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

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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
← 1928
1936 →

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.
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