The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 2, 1928.
Contents
Twenty-eight javelin throwers from 18 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Erik Lundqvist set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 66.60 metres.
Qualification
The qualification started at 2 p.m. The best six throwers, all four groups counted together, qualified for the final.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Final
The final was held on the same day and started at about 4.30 p.m.
References
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA