Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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 Tapio Rautavaara from Finland.[1]

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
DatesAugust 4 (qualifying and final)
Medalists
Tapio Rautavaara
 Finland
Steve Seymour
 United States
József Várszegi
 Hungary

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Yrjö Nikkanen (FIN) 78.70 m Kotka, Finland 16 October 1938
Olympic record  Matti Järvinen (FIN) 72.71 m Los Angeles, United States 4 August 1932

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 4 August 194811:00Qualifications
Wednesday, 4 August 194814:30Finals

Results

Qualifying Round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 64.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Martin Biles United States67.68Q
2Per-Arne Berglund Sweden67.02Q
3Tapio Rautavaara Finland64.68Q
4Gunnar Petersson Sweden64.04Q
5Steve Seymour United States63.83q
6Lumír Kiesewetter Czechoslovakia63.25q
7Odd Mæhlum Norway63.00q
8Mirko Vujačić Yugoslavia62.53q
9Pauli Vesterinen Finland61.67q
10József Várszegi Hungary61.63q
11Soini Nikkinen Finland61.21q
12Bob Likins United States61.00q
13Ricardo Héber Argentina60.82
14Raymond Tissot France58.19
15Dušan Vujačić Yugoslavia57.62
16Nico Lutkeveld Netherlands56.25
17Jóel Sigurðsson Iceland55.69
18Pedro Apellániz Spain54.93
19Morville Chote Great Britain54.84
20Leo Roininen Canada53.92
21Malcolm Dalrymple Great Britain53.17
22Halil Zıraman Turkey53.30
23Pierre Sprécher France52.30


Final

RankAthleteNationality123456ResultNotes
Tapio Rautavaara Finland 69.77x57.5959.4361.8658.9569.77
Steve Seymour United States x62.3767.5661.7263.5861.0067.56
József Várszegi Hungary 67.0358.1460.2957.5359.7158.3567.03
4Pauli Vesterinen Finland 65.4460.9663.0161.7665.8965.7965.89
5Odd Mæhlum Norway 65.3262.0061.6759.2360.5959.3365.32
6Martin Biles United States 58.7065.0965.1759.0964.1065.1765.17
7Mirko Vujačić Yugoslavia 64.89
8Bob Likins United States 64.51
9Gunnar Petersson Sweden 62.80
10Per-Arne Berglund Sweden 62.62
11Lumír Kiesewetter Czechoslovakia 60.25
12Soini Nikkinen Finland 58.05

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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