The men's
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
event was part of the
track and field athletics programme at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920. Twenty-five javelin throwers from twelve nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
At first
Urho Peltonen
Urho Pellervo Peltonen (15 January 1893 – 7 January 1951) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.
He competed for Finland in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden, in both the regular and two-handed ja ...
set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 63.605 m. In the final
Jonni Myyrä
Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä (13 July 1892 – 22 January 1955) was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympics. In 1912, he finished eighth in the javelin throw. At the 1920 Olympics his left arm was fractured in a warm-up accid ...
set the new Olympic record with 65.78 m.
Results
The best ten javelin throwers qualified for the final.
References
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Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
Javelin throw at the Olympics