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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	Number	Competitor	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 Rothman	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

Date	2 August 1928
Format	Top six (and ties) advanced to the final.

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

Group A

Date	2 August 1928

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	853	Erik Lundqvist	SWE	66.60
2	818	Johan Meimer	EST	61.46
3	738	Erich Stoschek	GER	59.86
4	262	Kosaku Sumiyoshi	JPN	59.05
5	786	Vilho Rinne	FIN	58.04
6	537	Charles Harlow	USA	55.85
7	361	Otto Rothman	ROU	50.93
DNS	409	Fritz Umfahrer	AUT	–
DNS	15	László Gyurko	HUN	–
DNS	62	Paul Diringer	FRA	–

Group B

Date	2 August 1928

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	39	Béla Szepes	HUN	65.26
2	404	Stan Lay	NZL	62.89
3	792	Albert Lamppu	FIN	61.45
4	854	Gunnar Lindström	SWE	58.69
5	506	Lee Bartlett	USA	57.57
6	611	Gaston Étienne	BEL	54.34
7	312	Jaap Knol	NED	52.68
DNS	228	Alberto Dominutti	ITA	–
DNS	99	Arthur Picard	FRA	–
DNS	267	Arturo Conturbia	SUI	–

Group C

Date	2 August 1928

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	198	Olav Sunde	NOR	63.97
2	793	Paavo Liettu	FIN	63.86
3	564	Arthur Sager	USA	60.46
4	616	Jules Herremans	BEL	56.33
5	290	George Weightman-Smith	RSA	54.37
6	157	Viktoras Ražaitis	LTU	51.16
7	318	Joop van der Leij	NED	47.73
DNS	47	Simon Angeli	FRA	–
DNS	684	Arturo Medina	CHI	–

Group D

Date	2 August 1928

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	737	Bruno Schlokat	GER	63.40
2	798	Eino Penttilä	FIN	63.20
3	665	Doral Pilling	CAN	59.16
4	536	Creth Hines	USA	57.17
5	144	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	55.50
6	839	Vilim Messner	YUG	53.70
7	61	Emmanuel Degland	FRA	52.82
DNS	14	Anthony Ghillany	HUN	–
DNS	821	Ervin Tamman	EST	–

Final Round

Date	2 August 1928 — 14:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
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	x	62.50est	54.00est
3	198	Olav Sunde	NOR	63.97	62.50est	63.97	63.80	x	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	x