Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||
Dates | August 4 (qualifying and final) | ||||||
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Medalists | |||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | |||
800 m | men | |||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
10 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Decathlon | men |
The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4. The final was won by Finn Tapio Rautavaara.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
78.70 m | Kotka, Finland | 16 October 1938 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
72.71 m | Los Angeles, United States | 4 August 1932 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Wednesday, 4 August 1948 | 11:00 | Qualifications |
Wednesday, 4 August 1948 | 14:30 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying Round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 64.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Martin Biles | ![]() | 67.68 | Q |
2 | Per-Arne Berglund | ![]() | 67.02 | Q |
3 | Tapio Rautavaara | ![]() | 64.68 | Q |
4 | Gunnar Petersson | ![]() | 64.04 | Q |
5 | Steve Seymour | ![]() | 63.83 | q |
6 | Lumír Kiesewetter | ![]() | 63.25 | q |
7 | Odd Mæhlum | ![]() | 63.00 | q |
8 | Mirko Vujačić | ![]() | 62.53 | q |
9 | Pauli Vesterinen | ![]() | 61.67 | q |
10 | József Várszegi | ![]() | 61.63 | q |
11 | Soini Nikkinen | ![]() | 61.21 | q |
12 | Bob Likins | ![]() | 61.00 | q |
13 | Ricardo Héber | ![]() | 60.82 | |
14 | Raymond Tissot | ![]() | 58.19 | |
15 | Dušan Vujačić | ![]() | 57.62 | |
16 | Nico Lutkeveld | ![]() | 56.25 | |
17 | Jóel Sigurðsson | ![]() | 55.69 | |
18 | Pedro Apellániz | ![]() | 54.93 | |
19 | Morville Chote | ![]() | 54.84 | |
20 | Leo Roininen | ![]() | 53.92 | |
21 | Malcolm Dalrymple | ![]() | 53.17 | |
22 | Halil Zıraman | ![]() | 53.30 | |
23 | Pierre Sprécher | ![]() | 52.30 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Tapio Rautavaara | ![]() |
69.77 | x | 57.59 | 59.43 | 61.86 | 58.95 | 69.77 | |
![]() | Steve Seymour | ![]() |
x | 62.37 | 67.56 | 61.72 | 63.58 | 61.00 | 67.56 | |
![]() | József Várszegi | ![]() |
67.03 | 58.14 | 60.29 | 57.53 | 59.71 | 58.35 | 67.03 | |
4 | Pauli Vesterinen | ![]() |
65.44 | 60.96 | 63.01 | 61.76 | 65.89 | 65.79 | 65.89 | |
5 | Odd Mæhlum | ![]() |
65.32 | 62.00 | 61.67 | 59.23 | 60.59 | 59.33 | 65.32 | |
6 | Martin Biles | ![]() |
58.70 | 65.09 | 65.17 | 59.09 | 64.10 | 65.17 | 65.17 | |
7 | Mirko Vujačić | ![]() |
64.89 | |||||||
8 | Bob Likins | ![]() |
64.51 | |||||||
9 | Gunnar Petersson | ![]() |
62.80 | |||||||
10 | Per-Arne Berglund | ![]() |
62.62 | |||||||
11 | Lumír Kiesewetter | ![]() |
60.25 | |||||||
12 | Soini Nikkinen | ![]() |
58.05 |
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's javelin throw, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-07-15.
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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