Men's javelin throw at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
Date | July 6 | |||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 15 nations | |||||||||
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Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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100 m | men |
200 m | men |
400 m | men |
800 m | men |
1500 m | men |
5000 m | men |
10,000 m | men |
110 m hurdles | men |
400 m hurdles | men |
3000 m steeplechase | men |
4 × 100 m relay | men |
4 × 400 m relay | men |
3000 m team race | men |
10 km walk | men |
Road events | |
Marathon | men |
Field events | |
Long jump | men |
Triple jump | men |
High jump | men |
Pole vault | men |
Shot put | men |
Discus throw | men |
Hammer throw | men |
Javelin throw | men |
Combined events | |
Pentathlon | men |
Decathlon | men |
Cross-country events | |
Individual | men |
Team | men |
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The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 6, 1924. 29 javelin throwers from 15 nations competed.[1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 66.10 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | August 25, 1919 |
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Olympic Record | 65.78 | ![]() |
Antwerp (BEL) | August 15, 1920 |
The qualification started at about 3 p.m. The best six throwers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order is not available and not all throwing series are available.
Group 1
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
~59 | ~58 | 60.81 | 60.81 | 1 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
X (~52) | 59.30 | ~56 | 59.30 | 2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
~53 | 57.98 | 57.98 | 3 | Q | |
4 | ![]() |
~56 | 56.15 | 56.15 | 5 | Q | |
5 | ![]() |
54.86 | 54.86 | 9 | |||
6 | ![]() |
54.51 | ~52 | 54.51 | 11 | ||
7 | ![]() |
52.95 | ~51 | ~45 | 52.95 | 13 | |
8 | ![]() |
51.17 | 51.17 | 15 | |||
9 | ![]() |
49.39 | 49.39 | 18 | |||
10 | ![]() |
48.92 | 48.92 | 19 | |||
11 | ![]() |
48.65 | 48.65 | 20 | |||
12 | ![]() |
46.92 | 46.92 | 24 | |||
13 | ![]() |
46.80 | 46.80 | 25 | |||
14 | ![]() |
46.00 | 46.00 | 26 | |||
— | ![]() |
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Group 2
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
56.96 | 56.96 | 4 | Q | ||
2 | ![]() |
X (~54) | ~56 | 56.15 | 56.15 | 5 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
X (~56) | X (~56) | 55.67 | 55.67 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
55.10 | 55.10 | 8 | |||
5 | ![]() |
54.65 | 54.65 | 10 | |||
6 | ![]() |
52.98 | 52.98 | 12 | |||
7 | ![]() |
52.75 | 52.75 | 14 | |||
8 | ![]() |
50.15 | 50.15 | 16 | |||
9 | ![]() |
~50 | ~50 | 49.61 | 49.61 | 17 | |
10 | ![]() |
48.57 | 48.57 | 21 | |||
11 | ![]() |
48.57 | 48.57 | 21 | |||
12 | ![]() |
48.39 | 48.39 | 23 | |||
13 | ![]() |
44.70 | 44.70 | 27 | |||
14 | ![]() |
44.69 | 44.69 | 28 |
The final was held on the same day and started at about 4.30 p.m.
Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance |
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1 | ![]() |
59.30 | ~60 | 62.96 | ~58 | 62.96 |
2 | ![]() |
60.81 | ~60 | 60.92 | 60.92 | |
3 | ![]() |
57.98 | 57.98 | |||
4 | ![]() |
56.15 | 57.56 | 57.56 | ||
5 | ![]() |
56.96 | 56.96 | |||
6 | ![]() |
56.15 | 56.15 |
Javelin throw at the Olympic Games
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See also: 1908 Men's freestyle javelin throw • 1912 Men's two handed javelin throw |