Venue White City Stadium Competitors 33 from 9 nations | Date July 15 | |
The men's freestyle javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin could be held anywhere. The competition was held on July 15, 1908.
33 throwers from nine nations competed.
Results
Eric Lemming set a new world and Olympic record with 54.44 metres. He threw the javelin in a conventional manner.
References
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle javelin throw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA