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Javelin Throw, Men

Date	2 August 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants	28 from 18 countries

Erik Lundqvist (SWE) was the dominant thrower in 1928, winning all but one of his meets. The world record holder was Eino Penttilä, but he performed poorly at the Olympics, finishing only sixth. In Amsterdam Lundqvist won with his first-round throw of 66.60 (218-6). Thirteen days later, he broke the world record with 71.01 (232-11¾), the first-ever throw over 70 metres.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	853	Erik Lundqvist	SWE	66.60 (1)	66.60 (1)	Gold	OR
2	39	Béla Szepes	HUN	65.26 (2)	65.26 (2)	Silver
3	198	Olav Sunde	NOR	63.97 (3)	63.97 (3)	Bronze
4	793	Paavo Liettu	FIN	63.86 (4)	63.86 (4)
5	737	Bruno Schlokat	GER	63.40 (5)	63.40 (5)
6	798	Eino Penttilä	FIN	63.20 (6)	63.20 (6)
7 r1/2	404	Stan Lay	NZL	62.89 (7)	–
8 r1/2	818	Johan Meimer	EST	61.46 (8)	–
9 r1/2	792	Albert Lamppu	FIN	61.45 (9)	–
10 r1/2	564	Arthur Sager	USA	60.46 (10)	–
11 r1/2	738	Erich Stoschek	GER	59.86 (11)	–
12 r1/2	665	Doral Pilling	CAN	59.16 (12)	–
13 r1/2	262	Kosaku Sumiyoshi	JPN	59.05 (13)	–
14 r1/2	854	Gunnar Lindström	SWE	58.69 (14)	–
15 r1/2	786	Vilho Rinne	FIN	58.04 (15)	–
16 r1/2	506	Lee Bartlett	USA	57.57 (16)	–
17 r1/2	536	Creth Hines	USA	57.17 (17)	–
18 r1/2	616	Jules Herremans	BEL	56.33 (18)	–
19 r1/2	537	Charles Harlow	USA	55.85 (19)	–
20 r1/2	144	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	55.50 (20)	–
21 r1/2	290	George Weightman-Smith	RSA	54.37 (21)	–
22 r1/2	611	Gaston Étienne	BEL	54.34 (22)	–
23 r1/2	839	Vilim Messner	YUG	53.70 (23)	–
24 r1/2	61	Emmanuel Degland	FRA	52.82 (24)	–
25 r1/2	312	Jaap Knol	NED	52.68 (25)	–
26 r1/2	157	Viktoras Ražaitis	LTU	51.16 (26)	–
27 r1/2	361	Otto Rottman	ROU	50.93 (27)	–
28 r1/2	318	Joop van der Leij	NED	47.73 (28)	–
DNS	409	Fritz Umfahrer	AUT	– (DNS)	–
DNS	15	László Gyurko	HUN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	62	Paul Diringer	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	228	Alberto Dominutti	ITA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	99	Arthur Picard	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	267	Arturo Conturbia	SUI	– (DNS)	–
DNS	47	Simon Angeli	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	684	Arturo Medina	CHI	– (DNS)	–
DNS	14	Anthony Ghillany	HUN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	821	Ervin Tamman	EST	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (2 August 1928)

Top six (and ties) advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Erik Lundqvist	SWE	66.60	Q
2	Béla Szepes	HUN	65.26	Q
3	Olav Sunde	NOR	63.97	Q
4	Paavo Liettu	FIN	63.86	Q
5	Bruno Schlokat	GER	63.40	Q
6	Eino Penttilä	FIN	63.20	Q
7	Stan Lay	NZL	62.89
8	Johan Meimer	EST	61.46
9	Albert Lamppu	FIN	61.45
10	Arthur Sager	USA	60.46
11	Erich Stoschek	GER	59.86
12	Doral Pilling	CAN	59.16
13	Kosaku Sumiyoshi	JPN	59.05
14	Gunnar Lindström	SWE	58.69
15	Vilho Rinne	FIN	58.04
16	Lee Bartlett	USA	57.57
17	Creth Hines	USA	57.17
18	Jules Herremans	BEL	56.33
19	Charles Harlow	USA	55.85
20	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	55.50
21	George Weightman-Smith	RSA	54.37
22	Gaston Étienne	BEL	54.34
23	Vilim Messner	YUG	53.70
24	Emmanuel Degland	FRA	52.82
25	Jaap Knol	NED	52.68
26	Viktoras Ražaitis	LTU	51.16
27	Otto Rottman	ROU	50.93
28	Joop van der Leij	NED	47.73
DNS	Fritz Umfahrer	AUT	–
DNS	László Gyurko	HUN	–
DNS	Paul Diringer	FRA	–
DNS	Alberto Dominutti	ITA	–
DNS	Arthur Picard	FRA	–
DNS	Arturo Conturbia	SUI	–
DNS	Simon Angeli	FRA	–
DNS	Arturo Medina	CHI	–
DNS	Anthony Ghillany	HUN	–
DNS	Ervin Tamman	EST	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (2 August 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Erik Lundqvist	SWE	66.60
2	Johan Meimer	EST	61.46
3	Erich Stoschek	GER	59.86
4	Kosaku Sumiyoshi	JPN	59.05
5	Vilho Rinne	FIN	58.04
6	Charles Harlow	USA	55.85
7	Otto Rottman	ROU	50.93
DNS	Fritz Umfahrer	AUT	–
DNS	László Gyurko	HUN	–
DNS	Paul Diringer	FRA	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (2 August 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Béla Szepes	HUN	65.26
2	Stan Lay	NZL	62.89
3	Albert Lamppu	FIN	61.45
4	Gunnar Lindström	SWE	58.69
5	Lee Bartlett	USA	57.57
6	Gaston Étienne	BEL	54.34
7	Jaap Knol	NED	52.68
DNS	Alberto Dominutti	ITA	–
DNS	Arthur Picard	FRA	–
DNS	Arturo Conturbia	SUI	–

Qualifying Round, Group C (2 August 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Olav Sunde	NOR	63.97
2	Paavo Liettu	FIN	63.86
3	Arthur Sager	USA	60.46
4	Jules Herremans	BEL	56.33
5	George Weightman-Smith	RSA	54.37
6	Viktoras Ražaitis	LTU	51.16
7	Joop van der Leij	NED	47.73
DNS	Simon Angeli	FRA	–
DNS	Arturo Medina	CHI	–

Qualifying Round, Group D (2 August 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Bruno Schlokat	GER	63.40
2	Eino Penttilä	FIN	63.20
3	Doral Pilling	CAN	59.16
4	Creth Hines	USA	57.17
5	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	55.50
6	Vilim Messner	YUG	53.70
7	Emmanuel Degland	FRA	52.82
DNS	Anthony Ghillany	HUN	–
DNS	Ervin Tamman	EST	–

Final Round (2 August 1928 — 14:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	853	Erik Lundqvist	SWE	66.60	66.60	61.00est	60.50est	61.00est	61.58	54.00est	OR
2	39	Béla Szepes	HUN	65.26	62.50	65.26	56.00est	×	62.50est	54.00est
3	198	Olav Sunde	NOR	63.97	62.50est	63.97	63.80	×	59.50est	55.00est
4	793	Paavo Liettu	FIN	63.86	62.00	63.86	63.70	55.00est	61.00est	63.76
5	737	Bruno Schlokat	GER	63.40	58.00est	62.00est	63.40	60.00est	57.50est	63.26
6	798	Eino Penttilä	FIN	63.20	56.00	63.20	62.00est	58.35	56.00est	×