Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 4
Competitors13 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matti Järvinen
 Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matti Sippala
 Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eino Penttilä
 Finland
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The men's javelin throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 4.[1]

Results

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matti Järvinen  Finland 72.71 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matti Sippala  Finland 69.80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eino Penttilä  Finland 68.70
4 Gottfried Weimann  Germany 68.18
5 Lee Bartlett  United States 64.46
6 Kenneth Churchill  United States 63.24
7 Malcolm Metcalf  United States 61.89
8 Kosaku Sumiyoshi  Japan 61.14
9 Olav Sunde  Norway 60.81
10 Saburo Nagao  Japan 59.83
11 Heitor Medina  Brazil 58.00
12 Adolfo Clouthier  Mexico 46.38
13 Miguel Camberos  Mexico 41.71

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.