The javelin throw became part of the Olympic track and field program in 1908. Since then, athletes representing the Czech Republic, Finland, the Federal Republic of Germany, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Soviet Union, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United States have won the event. Finland has won the Olympic javelin throw final 7 times, the most by any nation. In 1932, Finland captured all three medals. Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) won the event 3 times from 1992 to 2000, the most by a single performer.
Ten (10) athletes have won more than 1 medal in the event. Jan Zelezny (Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic) leads the individual medal count with 4 (3 gold, 1 silver), followed by Janis Lusis (Soviet Union) with 3 (1gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Steve Backley (Great Britain) with 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze), Gergely Kulcsar (Hungary) with 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze), Seppo Raaty (Finland) with 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze), Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway) with 2 gold, Eric Lemming (Sweden) with 2 gold, Jonni Myrra (Finland) with 2 gold, Viktor Tsybulenko (Soviet Union) with 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze), and Sergey Makarov (Russia) with 2 bronze medals.
Eighteen (18) nations have won medals in the Olympic javelin throw final. Finland leads the medal count with 22 (7 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze), followed by the Soviet Union with 7 (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), Hungary with 7 (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze), Sweden with 6 (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), Norway with 5 (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), the United States with 5 (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), Czech Republic with 3 gold, Germany with 3 (1 gold, 2 silver), Latvia with2 silver, Great Britain with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze), Russia with 2 bronze, the Federal Republic of Germany with 1 gold, Trinidad & Tobago with 1 gold, Poland with 1 silver, Czechoslovakia with 1 silver, Ukraine with 1 silver, the German Democratic Republic with 1 bronze, and Romania with1 bronze.
Thirty-two (32) nations/teams have scored points by placing in the Olympic javelin throw final. Finland leads scoring with 282 points, followed by the Soviet Union (83), then the United States (77), Sweden (74), Norway (61), Hungary (54), Germany (51), Great Britain (37), Czech Republic (35), Poland (34), Russia (21), Federal Republic of Germany (20), Latvia (18), German Democratic Republic (15), Trinidad & Tobago (10), Ukraine (8), Estonia (8), Iceland (7), Romania (6), Yugoslavia (6), Japan (5), Switzerland (5), Greece (5), Australia (3), Italy (3), France (2), New Zealand (2), Belarus (1), Canada (1), Commonwealth of Independent States (1), and Cuba (1).
(Points for Place: 1st=10 points; 2nd =8 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=5 points; 5th =4 points; 6th=3 points; 7th=2 points; 8th=1 point)
From 1956 to 1964, both the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German
Democratic Republic (East Germany) competed as a single team. From 1968 to 1988, they competed separately, reuniting as a single German team in 1992, after German reunification in 1991.
Following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, the former Soviet Socialist Republics, expect for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, competed as the Commonwealth of Independent States, or the “Unified Team” in 1992.
World and Olympic records noted are the records immediately before the final, including marks established in the qualifying rounds.
1908 London (July 17, 1908)
World Record: 54.40 meters (178 feet 6 inches) Eric Lemming (Sweden)
Olympic Record: 53.69 meters Eric Lemming (Sweden) July 17, 1908
1, Eric Lemming (Sweden) 54.825 meters (179 feet 10 inches) WR, OR
2, Arne Halse (Norway) 50.570 meters (165 feet 11 inches)
3, Otto Nilsson (Sweden) 47.105 meters (154 feet 6 inches)
4, Aarne Salovaara (Finland) 45.890 meters (150 feet 6 inches)
5, Armas Pesonnen (Finland) 45.180 meters (148 feet 3 inches)
6, Juho Halme (Finland) 44.960 meters (147 feet 6 inches)
7, Jalmari Sauli (Finland) N/M
1912 Stockholm (July 6)
World Record: 58.27 meters (191 feet 2 inches) Eric Lemming (Sweden)
Olympic Record: 57.42 meters Eric Lemming (Sweden) July 6, 1912
1, Eric Lemming (Sweden) 60.64 meters (198 feet 11 inches) WR, OR
2, Julius Juho Saaristo (Finland) 58.66 meters (192 feet 5 inches)
3, Mor Kovacs (Hungary) 55.50 meters (182 feet 1 inch)
4, Juho Halme (Finland) 54.65 meters (179 feet 3 inches)
5, Vaino Siikanienme (Finland) 52.43 meters (172 feet 0 inches)
6, Richard Abrink (Sweden) 52.20 meters (171 feet 3 inches)
7, Arne Halse (Norway) 51.98 meters (170 feet 6 inches)
8, Jonni Myrra (Finland) 51.32 meters (168 feet 4 inches)
1920 Antwerp
World Record: 66.10 (216 feet 10 inches) Jonni Myrra (Finland) August 24, 1919
Olympic Record: 63.605 meters Urho Peltonen (Finland) August 15, 1920
1, Jonni Myrra (Finland) 65.780 meters (215 feet 10 inches) OR
2, Urho Peltonen (Finland) 63.605 meters (208 feet 8 inches)
3, Paavo Jaale-Johansson (Finland) 63.095 meters (207 feet 0 inches)
4, Julius Juho Saaristo (Finland) 62.395 meters (204 feet 9 inches)
5, Aleksander Klumberg-Kolmpere (Estonia) 62.390 meters (204 feet 8 inches)
6, Gunnar Lindstrom (Sweden) 60.520 meters (198 feet 7 inches)
7, Milton Angier (United States) 59.275 meters (194 feet 5 inches)
8, Erik Blomqvist (Sweden) 58.180 meters (190 feet 10 inches)
1924 Paris (July 6)
World Record: 66.10 (216 feet 10 inches) Jonni Myrra (Finland) August 24, 1919
Olympic Record: 63.780 meters (215 feet 10 inches) Jonni Myrra (Finland) August 15, 1920
1, Jonni Myrra (Finland) 62.96 meters (206 feet 7 inches)
2, Gunnar Lindstrom (Sweden) 60.92 meters (199 feet 10 inches)
3, Eugene Oberst (United States) 58.35 meters (191 feet 5 inches)
4, Yrjo Ekqvist (Finland) 58.56 meters (188 feet 10 inches)
5, William Neufeld (United States) 56.96 meters (186 feet 10 inches)
6, Erik Blomqvist (Sweden) 56.85 meters (186 feet 6 inches)
7, Urho Peltonen (Finland) 55.66 meters (182 feet 7 inches)
8, Paavo Jaale-Johansson (Finland) 55.10 meters (180 feet 9 inches)
1928 Amsterdam (August 2)
World Record: 69.88 meters (229 feet 3 inches) Eino Penttila (Finland) October 8, 1927
Olympic Record: 63.780 meters (215 feet 10 inches) Jonni Myrra (Finland) August 15, 1920
1, Erik Lundkvist (Sweden) 66.60 meters (218 feet 6 inches) OR
2, Bela Szepes (Hungary) 65.26 meters (214 feet 1 inch)
3, Olav Sunde (Norway) 63.97 meters (209 meters 10 inches)
4, Paavo Liettu (Finland) 63.86 meters (209 meters 6 inches)
5, Bruno Schlokat (Germany) 63.40 meters (208 meters 0 inches)
6, Eino Penttila (Finland) 63.20 meters (207 feet 4 inches)
7, Stanley Lay (New Zealand) 62.89 meters (206 feet 3 inches)
8, Johannes Meimer (Estonia) 61.46 meters (201 feet 8 inches)
1932 Los Angeles (August 4)
World Record: 74.02 meters (242 feet 10 inches) Matti Jarvinen (Finland) June 27, 1932
Olympic Record: 66.60 meters Erik Lundkvist (Sweden) August 2, 1928
1, Matti Jarvinen (Finland) 72.71 meters (238 feet 6 inches) OR
2, Matti Sippala (Finland) 69.80 meters (229 feet 0 inches)
3, EIno Penttila (Finland) 68.70 meters (225 feet 5 inches)
4, Gottfried Weimann (Germany) 68.18 meters (223 feet 8 inches)
5, Lee Bartlett (United States) 64.46 meters (211 feet 6 inches)
6, Kenneth Churchill (United States) 63.24 meters (207 feet 6 inches)
7, Malcolm Metcalf (United States) 61.89 meters (203 feet 0 inches)
8, Kohsaku Sumiyoshi (Japan) 61.14 meters (200 feet 7 inches)
1936 Berlin (August 6)
World Record: 77.23 meters (253 feet 4 inches) Matti Jarvinen (Finland) June 18, 1936
Olympic Record: 72.71 meters (238 feet 6 inches) Matti Jarvinen (Finland) August 4, 1932
1, Gerhard Stock (Germany) 71.84 meters (235 feet 8 inches)
2, Yrjo Nikkanen (Finland) 70.77 meters (232 feet 2 inches)
3, Kallervo Toivonen (Finland) 70.72 meters (232 feet 0 inches)
4, Lennart Attervall (Sweden) 69.20 meters (227 feet 0 inches)
5, Matti Jarvinen (Finland) 69.18 meters (227 feet 0 inches)
6, Alton Terry (United States) 67.15 meters (220 feet 4 inches)
7, Eugeniusz Lokajski (Poland) 66.39 meters (217 feet 9 inches)
8, Jozsef Varszegi (Hungary) 65.30 meters (214 feet 3 inches)
1948 London (August 4)
World Record: 78.70 meters (258 feet 2 inches) Yrjo Nikkanen (Finland) October 16, 1938
Olympic Record: 72.71 meters (238 feet 6 inches) Matti Jarvinen (Finland) August 4, 1932
1, Kai Tapio Rautavaara (Finland) 69.77 meters (228 feet 10 inches)
2, Steve Seymour (United States) 67.56 meters (221 feet 8 inches)
3, Jozsef Varszegi (Hungary) 67.03 meters (219 feet 11 inches)
4, Pauli Vesterinen (Finland) 65.89 meters (216 feet 2 inches)
5, Odd Maehlum (Norway) 65.32 meters (214 feet 3 inches)
6, Martin Biles (United States) 65.71 meters (213 feet 9 inches)
7, Mirko Vujacic (Yugoslavia/Serbia) 64.89 meters (212 feet 10 inches)
8, Robert Likens (United States) 64.51 meters (211 feet 7 inches)
1952 Helsinki (July 24)
World Record: 78.70 meters (258 feet 2 inches) Yrjo Nikkanen (Finland) October 16, 1938
Olympic Record: 72.71 meters (238 feet 6 inches) Matti Jarvinen (Finland) August 4, 1932
1, Cyrus Young (United States) 73.78 meters (241 feet 1 inch)
2, William Miller (United States) 72.46 meters (237 feet 9 inches)
3, Toivo Hyytiainen (Finland) 71.89 meters (235 feet 10 inches)
4, Viktor Tsybulenko (Soviet Union) 71.72 meters (234 feet 4 inches)
5, Branko Dangubić (Yugoslavia/Serbia) 70.55 meters (231 feet 5 inches)
6, Vladimir Kusnetsov (Soviet Union) 70.37 meters (230 feet 10 inches)
7, Ragnar Ericzon (Sweden) 69.04 meters (226 feet 6 inches)
8, Soini Nikkinen (Finland) 68.80 meters (225 feet 9 inches)
1956 Melbourne (November 26)
World Record: 83.66 meters (274 feet 6 inches) Janusz Sidlo (Poland) June 30, 1956
Olympic Record: 74.76 meters (241 feet 1 inch) Cyrus Young (United States) November 26, 1956
1, Egil Danielsen (Norway) 85.71 meters (281 feet 2 inches) WR, OR
2, Janusz Sidlo (Poland) 79.98 meters (262 feet 5 inches)
3, Viktor Tsybulenko (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 79.50 meters (260 feet 10 inches)
4, Herbert Koschel (Germany/Federal Republic of Germany) 74.68 meters (245 feet 0 inches)
5, Jan Kopyto (Poland) 74.28 meters (243 feet 8 inches)
6, Giovanni Lievore (Italy) 72.88 meters (239 feet 1 inch)
7, Michel Macquet (France) 71.84 meters (235 feet 8 inches)
8, Aleksandr Gorshcov (Soviet Union/Russia) 70.32 meters (230 feet 8 inches)
1960 Rome (September 8)
World Record: 86.04 meters (283 feet 3 inches) Al Cantello (United States) June 5, 1959
Olympic Record: 85.71 meters (281 feet 2 inches) Egil Danielsen (Norway) November 26, 1956
1, Viktor Tsybulenko (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 84.64 meters (277 feet 8 inches)
2, Walter Kruger (Germany/German Democratic Republic) 79.36 meters (260 feet 4 inches)
3, Gergely Kulcsar (Hungary) 78.57 meters (257 feet 9 inches)
4, Vaino Kuisma (Finland) 78.40 meters (257 feet 3 inches)
5, Willy Rasmussen (Norway) 78.36 meters (257 feet 1 inch)
6, Knut Fredriksson (Sweden) 78.33 meters (256 feet 11 inches)
7, Zbiniew Radziwonowicz (Poland) 77.30 meters (253 feet 7 inches)
8, Janusz Sidlo (Poland) 76.46 meters (250 feet 10 inches)
1964 Tokyo (October 14)
World Record: 91.72 meters (300 feet 11 inches) Terje Pedersen (Norway) September 2, 1964
Olympic Record: 85.71 meters (281 feet 2 inches) Egil Danielsen (Norway) November 26, 1956
1, Pauli Nevala (Finland) 82.66 meters (271 feet 2 inches)
2, Gergely Kulcsar (Hungary) 82.32 meters (270 feet 1 inch)
3, Janis Lusis (Soviet Union/Latvia) 80.57 meters (264 feet 4 inches)
4, Janusz Sidlo (Poland) 80.17 meters (263 feet 0 inches)
5, Urs von Wartburg (Switzerland) 78.72 meters (258 feet 3 inches)
6, Jorma Kinnunen (Finland) 76.94 meters (252 feet 5 inches)
7, Rolf Herings (Germany/Federal Republic of Germany) 74.72 meters (245 feet 2 inches)
8, Vladimir Kusnetsov (Soviet Union/Russia) 74.26 meters (243 feet 8 inches)
1968 Mexico City (October 16)
World Record: 91.98 meters (301 feet 9 inches) Janis Lusis (Soviet Union/Latvia) June 23, 1968
Olympic Record: 85.71 meters (281 feet 2 inches) Egil Danielsen (Norway) November 26, 1956
1, Janis Lusis (Soviet Union/Latvia) 90.10 meters (295 feet 7 inches) OR
2, Jorma Kinnunen (Finland) 88.58 meters (290 feet 7 inches)
3, Gergely Kulcsar (Hungary) 87.06 meters (285 feet 7 inches)
4, Wladislaw Nikicuik (Poland) 85.70 meters (281 feet 2 inches)
5, Manfred Stolle (German Democratic Republic) 84.42 meters (277 feet 0 inches)
6, Ake Nilsson (Sweden) 83.48 meters (273 feet 11 inches)
7, Janusz Sidlo (Poland) 80.58 meters (264 feet 4 inches)
8, Urs von Wartburg (Switzerland) 80.56 meters (264 feet 4 inches)
1972 Munich (September 3)
World Record: 93.80 meters (307 feet 9 inches) Janis Lusis (Soviet Union/Latvia) July 6, 1972
Olympic Record: 90.10 meters (295 feet 7 inches) (A) Janis Lusis (Soviet Union/Latvia) October 16, 1968
1, Klaus Wolfermann (Federal Republic of Germany) 90.48 meters (296 feet 10 inches) OR
2, Janis Lusis (Soviet Union/Latvia) 90.46 meters (296 feet 9 inches)
3, William Schmidt (United States) 84.42 meters (277 feet 0 inches)
4, Hannu Siitonen (Finland) 85.32 meters (276 feet 8 inches)
5, Bjorn Grimnes (Norway) 83.08 meters (272 feet 7 inches)
6, Jorma Kinnunen (Finland) 82.08 meters (269 feet 3 inches)
7, Miklos Nemeth (Hungary) 81.98 meters (268 feet 11 inches)
8, Frederick Luke (United States) 80.06 meters (262 feet 8 inches)
1976 Montreal (July 26)
World Record: 94.08 meters (308 feet 8 inches) Klaus Wolfermann (Federal Republic of Germany) May 5, 1973
Olympic Record: 90.48 meters (296 feet 10 inches) Klaus Wolfermann (Federal Republic of Germany) September 3, 1972
1, Miklos Nemeth (Hungary) 94.58 meters (310 feet 4 inches) WR, OR
2, Hannu Siitonen (Finland) 87.92 meters (288 feet 5 inches)
3, Gheorghe Megelea (Romania) 87.16 meters (285 feet 11 inches)
4, Pyotr Bielczyk (Poland) 86.50 meters (283 feet 9 inches)
5, Sam Colson (United States) 86.16 meters (282 feet 8 inches)
6, Vasyl Yershov (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 85.26 meters (279 feet 9 inches)
7, Seppo Hovinen (Finland) 84.26 meters (276 feet 5 inches)
8, Janis Lusis (Soviet Union/Latvia) 80.26 meters (263 feet 4 inches)
1980 Moscow (July 27)
World Record: 96.27 meters (317 feet 4 inches) Ferenc Paragi (Hungary) April 23, 1980
Olympic Record: 94.58 meters (310 feet 4 inches) Miklos Nemeth (Hungary) July 26, 1976
1, Dainis Kula (Soviet Union/Latvia) 91.20 meters (299 feet 2 inches)
2, Aleksanr Makarov (Soviet Union/Russia) 89.64 meters (294 feet 1 inch)
3, Wolfgang Hanisch (German Democratic Republic) 86.72 meters (284 feet 6 inches)
4, Heino Puuste (Soviet Union/Estonia) 86.10 meters (282 feet 6 inches)
5, Antero Puranen (Finland) 85.12 meters (279 feet 3 inches)
6, Pentti Sinersaari (Finland) 84.34 meters (276 feet 8 inches)
7, Detlef Fuhrrnann (German Democratic Republic) 83.50 meters (273 feet 11 inches)
8, Miklos Nemeth (Hungary) 82.40 meters (270 feet 4 inches)
1984 Los Angeles (August 5)
World Record: 104.80 meters (343 feet 10 inches) Uwe Hohn (German Democratic Republic) July 20, 1984
Olympic Record: 94.58 meters (310 feet 4 inches) Miklos Nemeth (Hungary) July 26, 1976
1, Arto Harkonen (Finland) 86.76 meters (284 feet 8 inches)
2, Dave Ottley (Great Britain/England) 85.74 meters (281 feet 3 inches)
3, Kenth Eldebrink (Sweden) 83.72 meters (274 feet 8 inches)
4, Wolfram Gambke (Federal Republic of Germany) 82.46 meters (270 feet 6 inches)
5, Masami Yoshida (Japan) 81.98 meters (268 feet 11 inches)
6, Einar Vilhjalmsson (Iceland) 81.58 meters (267 feet 8 inches)
7, Roland Bradstock (Great Britain/England) 81.22 meters (266 feet 6 inches)
8, Laslo Babits (Canada) 80.68 meters (264 feet 8 inches)
1988 Seoul (September 25)
World Record: 87.66 (287 feet 7 inches) Jan Zelezny (Czechoslovakia) May 31, 1987
Olympic Record: 85.90 (281 feet 10 inches) Jan Zelezny (Czechoslovakia) September 24, 1988
1, Tapio Korjus (Finland) 84.28 meters (276 feet 6 inches)
2, Jan Zelezny (Czechoslovakia) 84.12 meters (276 feet 0 inches)
3, Seppo Raaty (Finland) 83.26 meters (273 feet 2 inches)
4, Klaus Tafelmeier (Federal Republic of Germany) 82.72 meters (271 feet 5 inches)
5, Viktor Yevshukov (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 82.32 meters (270 feet 1 inch)
6, Gerald Weiss (German Democratic Republic) 81.30 meters (266 feet 9 inches)
7, Vladimir Ovchinnikov (Soviet Union/Russia) 79.12 meters (259 feet 7 inches)
8, Dag Wennlund (Sweden) 78.30 meters (256 feet 11 inches)
1992 Barcelona (August 8)
World Record: 91.46 meters (300 feet 1 inch) Steve Backley (Great Britain) January 25, 1992
Olympic Record: 85.90 (281 feet 10 inches) Jan Zelezny (Czechoslovakia) September 24, 1988
1, Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) 89.66 meters (294 feet 2 inches) OR
2, Seppo Raaty (Finland) 86.60 meters (284 feet 1 inch)
3, Steve Backley (Great Britain/England) 83.38 meters (273 feet 7 inches)
4, Kimmo Kinnunen (Finland) 82.62 meters (271 feet 1 inch)
5, Sigurdur Einarsson (Iceland) 80.34 meters (263 feet 7 inches)
6, Juha Laukkanen (Finland) 79.20 meters (259 feet 10 inches)
7, Mike Barnett (United States) 78.64 meters (258 feet 0 inches)
8, Andrey Shevchuck (Commonwealth of Independent States/Russia) 77.74 meters (255 feet 1 inch)
1996 Atlanta (August 3)
World Record: 98.48 meters (323 feet 1 inch) Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) May 25, 1996
Olympic Record: 89.66 meters (294 feet 2 inches) Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) August 8, 1992
1, Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) 88.16 meters (289 feet 3 inches)
2, Steve Backley (Great Britain/England) 87.44 meters (286 feet 11 inches)
3, Seppo Raaty (Finland) 86.98 meters (285 feet 4 inches)
4, Raymond Hecht (Germany) 86.88 meters (285 feet 0 inches)
5, Boris Henry (Germany) 85.68 meters (281 feet 1 inch)
6, Sergey Makarov (Russia) 85.30 meters (279 feet 10 inches)
7, Kimmo Kinnunen (Finland) 84.02 meters (275 feet 8 inches)
8, Tom Pukstys (United States) 83.58 meters (274 feet 3 inches)
2000 Sydney (September 23)
World Record: 98.48 meters (323 feet 1 inch) Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) May 25, 1996
Olympic Record: 89.66 meters (294 feet 2 inches) Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) August 8, 1992
1, Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) 90.17 meters (295 feet 10 inches) OR
2, Steve Backley (Great Britain/England) 89.85 meters (294 feet 9 inches)
3, Sergey Makarov (Russia) 88.67 meters (290 feet 11 inches)
4, Raymond Hecht (Germany) 87.76 meters (287 feet 11 inches)
5, Aki Parviainen (Finland) 86.62 meters (284 feet 2 inches)
6, Konstantinos Gkatsioudis (Greece) 86.53 meters (283 feet 10 inches)
7, Boris Henry (Germany) 85.78 meters (281 feet 5 inches)
8, Emeterio Gonzalez (Cuba) 83.33 meters (273 4 inches)
2004 Athens (August 28)
World Record: 98.48 meters Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) May 25, 1996
Olympic Record: 90.17 Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) September 23, 2000
1, Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway) 86.50 meters
2, Vadims Vasilevskis (Latvia) 84.95 meters
3, Sergey Makarov (Russia) 84.84 meters
4, Steve Backley (Great Britain/England) 84.13 meters
5, Alexandr Ivanov (Russia) 83.13 meters
6, Andrus Varnik (Estonia) 83.25 meters
7, Eriks Rags (Latvia) 83.14 meters
8, Tero Pitkamaki (Finland) 83.01 meters
2008 Beijing (August 23)
World Record: 98.48 meters Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) May 25, 1996
Olympic Record: 90.17 Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) September 23, 2000
1, Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway) 90.57 meters (297 feet 1.75 inches) OR
2, Ainars Kovals (Latvia) 86.64 meters (284 feet 3 inches)
3, Tero Pitkamaki (Finland) 86.16 meters (282 feet 8.25 inches)
4, Tero Jarvenpaa (Finland) 83.95 meters (275 feet 5.25 inches)
5, Teemu Wirkkala (Finland) 83.46 meters (273 feet 10 inches)
6, Jarrod Bannister (Australia) 83.45 meters (273 feet 10 inches)
7, Ilya Korotkov (Russia) 83.15 meters (272 feet 9.75 inches)
8, Uladzimir Kazlou (Belarus) 82.06 meters (269 feet 2.75 inches)
2012 London (August 11)
World Record: 98.48 meters Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) May 25, 1996
Olympic Record: 90.57 meters (297 feet 1.75 inches) Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway) August 23, 2008
1, Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago), 84.58 meters (277 feet 6 inches)
2, Oleksandr P’iatnytsia (Ukraine), 84.51 meters (277 feet 3.25 inches)
3, Antti Ruuskanen (Finland), 84.12 meters (276 feet 0 inches)
4, Vitězslav Veselý (Czech Republic), 83.34 meters (273 feet 5.25 inches)
5, Tero Pitkämäki (Finland), 82.80 meters (271 feet 8 inches)
6, Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway), 82.63 meters (271 feet 1.25 inches)
7, Spyros Lempesis (Greece), 81.91 meters (268 feet 8.75 inches)
8, Tino Häber (Germany), 81.21 meters (260 feet 5.25 inches)
References:
Athletics Men’s Javelin Throw, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports;
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, Part IV (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2011);
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook, Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, Part I (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook, Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, Part II (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
Quercetani, R.L., A World History of Track and Field Athletics, 1864-1964 (London: Oxford University Press, 1964);
Wallechinsky, David, and Jaime Loucky, The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2012 Edition (London: Aurum Press, 2012).
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