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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 Scandinavia, and there was little doubt that an athlete from that region would win. Of the 24 competitors in this event, 17 were from Scandinavia (3 Germans, 2 Russians, 1 Austrian, 1 Hungarian), and 14 of the top 15 places went to Scandinavian 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.

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	Competitor	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	– (AC)	–
NM	Eskil Falk	SWE	– (AC)	–
DNS	Harry Lott	USA	–	–
DNS	Olaf Ingebrigtsen	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 Desfarges	FRA	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	6 July 1912 — 13:00
Format	Qualifiers were separated into 4 groups. Top 3 throwers qualified for the final.

Pos	Competitor	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
AC	Gustav Krojer	AUT	–
AC	Eskil Falk	SWE	–

Group A

Date	6 July 1912 — 13:00

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

Group B

Date	6 July 1912 — 13:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	Jonni Myyrä	FIN	51.33	48.77	51.33	x
2	Nikolay Neklepayev	RUS	44.98	x	44.78	44.98
3	Emil Kukko	FIN	44.66	44.50	x	44.66
4	Nikolajs Švedrēvics	RUS	43.21	x	43.21	x
5	Karl von Halt	GER	41.99	x	41.99	x
6	Paul Willführ	GER	41.05	41.05	x	x

Group C

Date	6 July 1912 — 13:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	Miklós Kovács	HUN	54.99	54.06	x	54.99
2	Richard Åbrink	SWE	52.20	46.56	48.25	52.20
3	Arne Halse	NOR	51.98	51.98	x	x
4	William Krigsman	SWE	46.71	45.14	45.48	46.71
5	Algot Larsson	SWE	43.18	43.18	x	x
NM	Gustav Krojer	AUT	–	x	x	x

Group D

Date	6 July 1912 — 13:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	Väinö Siikaniemi	FIN	52.43	52.19	x	52.43
2	Daniel Johansen	NOR	47.61	46.18	46.87	47.61
3	Janne Dahl	SWE	45.67	x	44.09	45.67
NM	Eskil Falk	SWE	–	x	x	x

Final Round

Date	6 July 1912 — 15:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	Eric Lemming	SWE	60.64	60.64	x	59.00est	OR
2	Julius Saaristo	FIN	58.66	56.21	x	58.66
3	Miklós Kovács	HUN	55.50	x	x	55.50