| 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 (13) 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 | ||
| 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 QR | 404 | Stan Lay |  NZL | 62.89 (7) | – | |||
| 8 QR | 818 | Johan Meimer |  EST | 61.46 (8) | – | |||
| 9 QR | 792 | Albert Lamppu | FIN | 61.45 (9) | – | |||
| 10 QR | 564 | Arthur Sager |  USA | 60.46 (10) | – | |||
| 11 QR | 738 | Erich Stoschek | GER | 59.86 (11) | – | |||
| 12 QR | 665 | Doral Pilling |  CAN | 59.16 (12) | – | |||
| 13 QR | 262 | Kosaku Sumiyoshi |  JPN | 59.05 (13) | – | |||
| 14 QR | 854 | Gunnar Lindström | SWE | 58.69 (14) | – | |||
| 15 QR | 786 | Vilho Rinne | FIN | 58.04 (15) | – | |||
| 16 QR | 506 | Lee Bartlett | USA | 57.57 (16) | – | |||
| 17 QR | 536 | Creth Hines | USA | 57.17 (17) | – | |||
| 18 QR | 616 | Jules Herremans |  BEL | 56.33 (18) | – | |||
| 19 QR | 537 | Charles Harlow | USA | 55.85 (19) | – | |||
| 20 QR | 144 | Georgios Zacharopoulos |  GRE | 55.50 (20) | – | |||
| 21 QR | 290 | George Weightman-Smith |  RSA | 54.37 (21) | – | |||
| 22 QR | 611 | Gaston Étienne | BEL | 54.34 (22) | – | |||
| 23 QR | 839 | Vilim Messner |  YUG | 53.70 (23) | – | |||
| 24 QR | 61 | Emmanuel Degland |  FRA | 52.82 (24) | – | |||
| 25 QR | 312 | Jaap Knol |  NED | 52.68 (25) | – | |||
| 26 QR | 157 | Viktoras Ražaitis |  LTU | 51.16 (26) | – | |||
| 27 QR | 361 | Otto Rottmann |  ROU | 50.93 (27) | – | |||
| 28 QR | 318 | Joop van der Leij | NED | 47.73 (28) | – | |||
| 409 | Fritz Umfahrer |  AUT | – ( | – | ||||
| 15 | László Gyurko | HUN | – ( | – | ||||
| 62 | Paul Diringer | FRA | – ( | – | ||||
| 228 | Alberto Dominutti |  ITA | – ( | – | ||||
| 99 | Arthur Picard | FRA | – ( | – | ||||
| 267 | Arturo Conturbia |  SUI | – ( | – | ||||
| 47 | Simon Angeli | FRA | – ( | – | ||||
| 684 | Arturo Medina |  CHI | – ( | – | ||||
| 14 | Anthony Ghillany | HUN | – ( | – | ||||
| 821 | Ervin Tamman | EST | – ( | – |
| Date | 2 August 1928 |
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| Format | Top 6 (and ties) advanced to the final. |
| Date | 2 August 1928 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Erik Lundqvist | SWE | 66.60 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Johan Meimer | EST | 61.46 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Erich Stoschek | GER | 59.86 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Kosaku Sumiyoshi | JPN | 59.05 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Vilho Rinne | FIN | 58.04 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Charles Harlow | USA | 55.85 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Otto Rottmann | ROU | 50.93 | ||
| 2 | Fritz Umfahrer | AUT | – | |||
| 7 | László Gyurko | HUN | – | |||
| 8 | Paul Diringer | FRA | – |
| Date | 2 August 1928 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Béla Szepes | HUN | 65.26 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Stan Lay | NZL | 62.89 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Albert Lamppu | FIN | 61.45 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Gunnar Lindström | SWE | 58.69 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lee Bartlett | USA | 57.57 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Gaston Étienne | BEL | 54.34 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Jaap Knol | NED | 52.68 | ||
| 2 | Alberto Dominutti | ITA | – | |||
| 8 | Arthur Picard | FRA | – | |||
| 10 | Arturo Conturbia | SUI | – |
| Date | 2 August 1928 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Olav Sunde | NOR | 63.97 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Paavo Liettu | FIN | 63.86 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Arthur Sager | USA | 60.46 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Jules Herremans | BEL | 56.33 | ||
| 5 | 5 | George Weightman-Smith | RSA | 54.37 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Viktoras Ražaitis | LTU | 51.16 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Joop van der Leij | NED | 47.73 | ||
| 7 | Simon Angeli | FRA | – | |||
| 8 | Arturo Medina | CHI | – |
| Date | 2 August 1928 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Bruno Schlokat | GER | 63.40 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Eino Penttilä | FIN | 63.20 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Doral Pilling | CAN | 59.16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Creth Hines | USA | 57.17 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Georgios Zacharopoulos | GRE | 55.50 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Vilim Messner | YUG | 53.70 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Emmanuel Degland | FRA | 52.82 | ||
| 6 | Anthony Ghillany | HUN | – | |||
| 8 | Ervin Tamman | EST | – |
| Date | 2 August 1928 — 14:00 |
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| 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 | ||
| 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 |
