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Javelin Throw, Men

Date	6 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiastadion, Reichssportfeld, Berlin
Participants	28 from 19 countries

By 1936 Matti Järvinen, the defending gold medalist, had set 10 consecutive world records. He had won the 1934 European Championship by almost seven metres and was an overwhelming favorite until a few weeks before the Olympics, when he injured his back. Hurting in Berlin he could throw only 69.18 (226-11¾) and would place fifth. His Finnish teammates, Yrjö Nikkanen and Kalervo Toivonen, won the silver and bronze medals, but the gold went to German Gerd Stöck who triumphed with his fifth-round throw of 71.84. Stöck was also shot put bronze medalist in Berlin. In 1938, Nikkanen twice broke Järvinen’s world record but placed second to Järvinen at the 1938 European Championships.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	868	Gerhard Stöck	GER	63.50est (8)	71.84 (1)	Gold
2	289	Yrjö Nikkanen	FIN	67.00est (2)	70.77 (2)	Silver
3	182	Kalervo Toivonen	FIN	64.90est (=5)	70.72 (3)	Bronze
4	597	Lennart Atterwall	SWE	64.40est (7)	69.20 (4)
5	181	Matti Järvinen	FIN	66.00est (3)	69.18 (5)
6	787	Alton Terry	USA	61.50est (13)	67.15 (6)
7	550	Eugeniusz Lokajski	POL	65.50est (4)	66.39 (7)
8	722	József Várszegi	HUN	69.70est (1)	65.30 (8)
9	869	Gottfried Weimann	GER	63.20est (9)	63.58 (9)
10	551	Walter Turczyk	POL	63.10est (10)	63.36 (10)
11	149	Gustav Sule	EST	64.90est (=5)	63.26 (11)
12	785	Lee Bartlett	USA	60.80est (14)	61.15 (12)
13	450	Oto Jurģis	LAT	61.90est (11)	60.71 (13)
14	90	Jim Courtright	CAN	60.30est (15)	60.54 (14)
15	786	Malcolm Metcalf	USA	60.20est (17)	58.20 (15)
16	310	Jaap van der Poll	NED	61.70est (12)	56.25 (16)
17	867	Friedrich Gerdes	GER	60.30est (=15)	55.93 (17)
18 r1/2	24	Ibrahim Okasha	EGY	58.00est (18)	–
19 r1/2	14	Konstantinos Metaxas	GRE	56.00est (19)	–
=20 r1/2	403	Noboru Ueno	JPN	55.00est (=20)	–
=20 r1/2	434	Rudolf Markušić	YUG	55.00est (=20)	–
=22 r1/2	15	Napoleon Papageorgiou	GRE	52.00est (=22)	–
=22 r1/2	324	Kristján Vattnes	ISL	52.00est (=22)	–
=22 r1/2	629	Josef Neumann	SUI	52.00est (=22)	–
=22 r1/2	685	Josef Klein	TCH	50.00est (=22)	–
=26 r1/2	117	Hao Chunde	CHN	48.00est (=26)	–
=26 r1/2	686	Pavol Mal'a	TCH	48.00est (=26)	–
28 r1/2	126	Campo Elías Gutiérrez	COL	35.00est (28)	–
DNS	513	Franz Bucher	AUT	–	–
DNS	232	Roger Frinot	FRA	–	–
DNS	402	Saburo Nagao	JPN	–	–
DNS	630	Georges Vuillermot	SUI	–	–
DNS	598	Erik Lundqvist	SWE	–	–
DNS	435	Josip Miloš	YUG	–	–
DNS	436	Karol Smejda	YUG	–	–

Qualifying Round (6 August 1936 — 10:30)

All those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	722	József Várszegi	HUN	69.70est	58.50est	69.70est	–	Q
2	289	Yrjö Nikkanen	FIN	67.00est	59.60est	67.00est	–	Q
3	181	Matti Järvinen	FIN	66.00est	66.00est	–	–	Q
4	550	Eugeniusz Lokajski	POL	65.50est	65.50est	–	–	Q
=5	182	Kalervo Toivonen	FIN	64.90est	59.00est	64.90est	–	Q
=5	149	Gustav Sule	EST	64.90est	64.90est	–	–	Q
7	597	Lennart Atterwall	SWE	64.40est	64.40est	–	–	Q
8	868	Gerhard Stöck	GER	63.50est	63.50est	–	–	Q
9	869	Gottfried Weimann	GER	63.20est	63.20est	–	–	Q
10	551	Walter Turczyk	POL	63.10est	59.00est	×	63.10est	Q
11	450	Oto Jurģis	LAT	61.90est	58.00est	59.80est	61.90est	Q
12	310	Jaap van der Poll	NED	61.70est	58.00est	61.70est	–	Q
13	787	Alton Terry	USA	61.50est	61.50est	–	–	Q
14	785	Lee Bartlett	USA	60.80est	60.80est	–	–	Q
15	90	Jim Courtright	CAN	60.30est	×	60.30est	–	Q
=15	867	Friedrich Gerdes	GER	60.30est	×	60.30est	–	Q
17	786	Malcolm Metcalf	USA	60.20est	60.20est	–	–	Q
18	24	Ibrahim Okasha	EGY	58.00est	50.00est	×	58.00est
19	14	Konstantinos Metaxas	GRE	56.00est	50.00est	56.00est	56.00est
=20	403	Noboru Ueno	JPN	55.00est	54.00est	55.00est	48.00est
=20	434	Rudolf Markušić	YUG	55.00est	50.00est	55.00est	50.00est
=22	629	Josef Neumann	SUI	52.00est	52.00est	50.00est	47.00est
=22	324	Kristján Vattnes	ISL	52.00est	46.00est	52.00est	45.00est
=22	15	Napoleon Papageorgiou	GRE	52.00est	50.00est	52.00est	52.00est
=22	685	Josef Klein	TCH	50.00est	50.00est	×	50.00est
=26	117	Hao Chunde	CHN	48.00est	48.00est	40.00est	40.00est
=26	686	Pavol Mal'a	TCH	48.00est	×	48.00est	48.00est
28	126	Campo Elías Gutiérrez	COL	35.00est	31.10est	35.00est	×

Final Round (6 August 1936 — 15:15)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	868	Gerhard Stöck	GER	71.84	×	68.11	65.50est	66.00est	71.84est	65.00est
2	289	Yrjö Nikkanen	FIN	70.77	×	70.77	×	62.00est	62.00est	63.00est
3	182	Kalervo Toivonen	FIN	70.72	62.00	67.00	68.76	×	70.72est	×
4	597	Lennart Atterwall	SWE	69.20	67.15	69.20	×	65.00est	61.00est	62.00est
5	181	Matti Järvinen	FIN	69.18	68.30	69.18	×	64.00est	×	66.00est
6	787	Alton Terry	USA	67.15	67.10	67.15	×	64.00est	65.00est	62.00est
7	550	Eugeniusz Lokajski	POL	66.39	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	722	József Várszegi	HUN	65.30	–	–	–	–	–	–
9	869	Gottfried Weimann	GER	63.58	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	551	Walter Turczyk	POL	63.36	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	149	Gustav Sule	EST	63.26	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	785	Lee Bartlett	USA	61.15	–	–	–	–	–	–
13	450	Oto Jurģis	LAT	60.71	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	90	Jim Courtright	CAN	60.54	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	786	Malcolm Metcalf	USA	58.20	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	310	Jaap van der Poll	NED	56.25	–	–	–	–	–	–
17	867	Friedrich Gerdes	GER	55.93	–	–	–	–	–	–