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Javelin Throw, Men

Date	6 July 1912
Status	Olympic
Location	Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Participants	25 from 7 countries

Javelin throwing in 1912 was immensely popular in Scandanavia, and there was little doubt that an athlete from that region would win. Of the 24 competitors in this event, 17 were from Scandanavia (3 Germans, 2 Russians, 1 Austrian, 1 Hungarian), and 14 of the top 15 places went to Scandanavian athletes. The world record at the time of the Olympics was 61.45, set on 25 May 1912 by Finland’s Julius Saaristo. Saaristo was likely the co-favorite with the defending champion, Sweden’s Eric Lemming.

But Lemming dominated the event. He defeated Saaristo in both the qualifying and the final, winning by two metres. It was his fourth, and final, javelin gold medal at the Olympics. In 1906 he had won the event at Athens, while at London in 1908, he won both the conventional and freestyle javelin events.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	–	Eric Lemming	SWE	57.42 (1)	60.64 (1)	Gold	OR
2	–	Julius Saaristo	FIN	55.37 (2)	58.66 (2)	Silver
3	–	Miklós Kovács	HUN	54.99 (3)	55.50 (3)	Bronze
4	–	Juho Halme	FIN	54.65 (4)	–
5	–	Väinö Siikaniemi	FIN	52.43 (5)	–
6	–	Richard Åbrink	SWE	52.20 (6)	–
7	–	Arne Halse	NOR	51.98 (7)	–
8	–	Jonni Myyrä	FIN	51.33 (8)	–
9	–	Urho Peltonen	FIN	49.20 (9)	–
10	–	Otto Nilsson	SWE	49.18 (10)	–
11	–	Hilding Sonne	SWE	47.85 (11)	–
12	–	Daniel Johansen	NOR	47.61 (12)	–
13	–	Svante Olsson	SWE	46.94 (13)	–
14	–	William Krigsman	SWE	46.71 (14)	–
15	–	Janne Dahl	SWE	45.67 (15)	–
16	–	Arvid Ohrling	SWE	45.32 (16)	–
17	–	Nikolay Neklepayev	RUS	44.98 (17)	–
18	–	Emil Kukko	FIN	44.66 (18)	–
19	–	Josef Waitzer	GER	43.71 (19)	–
20	–	Nikolajs Švedrēvics	RUS	43.21 (20)	–
21	–	Algot Larsson	SWE	43.18 (21)	–
22	–	Karl von Halt	GER	41.99 (22)	–
23	–	Paul Willführ	GER	41.05 (23)	–
NM	–	Gustav Krojer	AUT	– (NP)	–
NM	–	Eskil Falk	SWE	– (NP)	–
DNS	–	Harry Lott	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Olaf Ingebretsen	NOR	–	–
DNS	–	Hugo Ahrén	SWE	–	–
DNS	–	Jørgen Kornerup-Bang	DEN	–	–
DNS	–	Cesare Frassine	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Bruno Brodd	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Thomas Lund	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Michail Nomikos	GRE	–	–
DNS	–	Máté Szákall	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Urho Aaltonen	FIN	–	–
DNS	–	Gustave Lemasson	FRA	–	–
DNS	–	Giulio Alvisi	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Colombo Zevola	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Furio Bini	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Ubaldo Bianchi	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Jim Mitchel	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Pierre Failliot	FRA	–	–
DNS	–	Charles Lagarde	FRA	–	–
DNS	–	Raoul Paoli	FRA	–	–
DNS	–	André Tison	FRA	–	–
DNS	–	Kostas Tsiklitiras	GRE	–	–
DNS	–	István Mudin	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Rezső Ujlaki	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Manlio Legat	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Marcel Pelletier	LUX	–	–
DNS	–	Ferdinand Bie	NOR	–	–
DNS	–	Julius Wagner	SUI	–	–
DNS	–	Hugo Wieslander	SWE	–	–
DNS	–	Mkrtich Mkryan	TUR	–	–
DNS	–	Platt Adams	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Sam Bellah	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Dick Byrd	USA	–	–
DNS	–	Larry Whitney	USA	–	–
DNS	–	André Désfarges	FRA	–	–

Qualifying Round (6 July 1912 — 13:00)

Qualifiers were seperated into four groups. Top three throwers qualified for the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Eric Lemming	SWE	57.42	QOR
2	Julius Saaristo	FIN	55.37	QOR
3	Miklós Kovács	HUN	54.99	Q
4	Juho Halme	FIN	54.65
5	Väinö Siikaniemi	FIN	52.43
6	Richard Åbrink	SWE	52.20
7	Arne Halse	NOR	51.98
8	Jonni Myyrä	FIN	51.33
9	Urho Peltonen	FIN	49.20
10	Otto Nilsson	SWE	49.18
11	Hilding Sonne	SWE	47.85
12	Daniel Johansen	NOR	47.61
13	Svante Olsson	SWE	46.94
14	William Krigsman	SWE	46.71
15	Janne Dahl	SWE	45.67
16	Arvid Ohrling	SWE	45.32
17	Nikolay Neklepayev	RUS	44.98
18	Emil Kukko	FIN	44.66
19	Josef Waitzer	GER	43.71
20	Nikolajs Švedrēvics	RUS	43.21
21	Algot Larsson	SWE	43.18
22	Karl von Halt	GER	41.99
23	Paul Willführ	GER	41.05
NP	Gustav Krojer	AUT	–
NP	Eskil Falk	SWE	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (6 July 1912 — 13:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group A Round One	Group A Round Two	Group A Round Three
1	–	Eric Lemming	SWE	57.42	53.02	54.78	57.42	OR
2	–	Julius Saaristo	FIN	55.37	54.75	55.37	×
3	–	Juho Halme	FIN	54.65	53.81	54.65	×
4	–	Urho Peltonen	FIN	49.20	49.20	×	×
5	–	Otto Nilsson	SWE	49.18	47.59	48.01	49.18
6	–	Hilding Sonne	SWE	47.85	×	47.85	×
7	–	Svante Olsson	SWE	46.94	46.94	×	×
8	–	Arvid Ohrling	SWE	45.32	45.00	45.32	×
9	–	Josef Waitzer	GER	43.71	41.99	43.20	43.71

Qualifying Round, Group B (6 July 1912 — 13:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group B Round One	Group B Round Two	Group B Round Three
1	–	Jonni Myyrä	FIN	51.33	48.77	51.33	×
2	–	Nikolay Neklepayev	RUS	44.98	×	44.78	44.98
3	–	Emil Kukko	FIN	44.66	44.50	×	44.66
4	–	Nikolajs Švedrēvics	RUS	43.21	×	43.21	×
5	–	Karl von Halt	GER	41.99	×	41.99	×
6	–	Paul Willführ	GER	41.05	41.05	×	×

Qualifying Round, Group C (6 July 1912 — 13:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group C Round One	Group C Round Two	Group C Round Three
1	–	Miklós Kovács	HUN	54.99	54.06	×	54.99
2	–	Richard Åbrink	SWE	52.20	46.56	48.25	52.20
3	–	Arne Halse	NOR	51.98	51.98	×	×
4	–	William Krigsman	SWE	46.71	45.14	45.48	46.71
5	–	Algot Larsson	SWE	43.18	43.18	×	×
NM	–	Gustav Krojer	AUT	–	×	×	×

Qualifying Round, Group D (6 July 1912 — 13:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group D Round One	Group D Round Two	Group D Round Three
1	–	Väinö Siikaniemi	FIN	52.43	52.19	×	52.43
2	–	Daniel Johansen	NOR	47.61	46.18	46.87	47.61
3	–	Janne Dahl	SWE	45.67	×	44.09	45.67
NM	–	Eskil Falk	SWE	–	×	×	×

Final Round (6 July 1912 — 15:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	–	Eric Lemming	SWE	60.64	60.64	×	59.00est	OR
2	–	Julius Saaristo	FIN	58.66	56.21	×	58.66
3	–	Miklós Kovács	HUN	55.50	×	×	55.50