Amsterdam 1928 - Athletics - Men: Javelin Throw

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Date: 2 August 1928

Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Erik Lundqvist SWE 66.60m [218' 6"]
2 Béla Szepes HUN 65.26m [214' 1 ¼"]
3 Olav Sunde NOR 63.97m [209' 10 ½"]
4 Paavo Liettu FIN 63.86m [209' 6 ¼"]
5 Bruno Schlokat GER 63.40m [208' 0"]
6 Eino Penttila FIN 63.20m [207' 4 ¼"]
7 Stanley Lay NZL 62.89m [206' 4"]
8 Johan Meimer EST 61.46m [201' 7 ¾"]
9 Albert Lamppu FIN 61.45m [201' 7 ¼"]
10 Arthur Sager USA 60.46m [198' 4 ¼"]
11 Erich Stoschek GER 59.86m [196' 4 ¾"]
12 Doral Pilling CAN 59.16m [194' 1 ¼"]
13 Kosaku Sumiyoshi JPN 59.05m [193' 8 ¾"]
14 Gunnar Lindstrom SWE 58.69m [192' 6 ¾"]
15 Vilho Rinne FIN 58.04m [190' 5"]
16 Lee Bartlett USA 57.57m [188' 10 ½"]
17 Creth Hines USA 57.17m [187' 6 ¾"]
18 Jules Herremans BEL 56.33m [184' 9 ¾"]
19 Charles Harlow USA 55.85m [183' 2 ¾"]
20 Georgios Zakharopoulos GRE 55.50m [182' 1"]
21 George Weightman-Smith RSA 54.37m [178' 4 ½"]
22 Gaston Etienne BEL 54.34m [178' 3 ¼"]
23 Vilim Messner YUG 53.70m [176' 2 ¼"]
24 Emmanuel Degland FRA 52.82m [173' 3 ½"]
25 Jaap Knol NED 52.68m [172' 10"]
26 Viktoras Razaitis LTU 51.16m [167' 10 ¼"]
27 Otto Rottman ROU 50.93m [167' 1"]
28 Johannes van der Leij NED 47.73m [156' 7 ¼"]