SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
 
OLYMPIC GAMES. HISTORY 
MEN'S Javelin Throw
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1896-1904 (not contested)

1908
1. Eric Lemming (Swe) .................... 179-10..... 54.82 WR
2. Arne Halse (Nor) ......................... 165-10 .... 50.56
3. Otto Nilsson (Swe) ...................... 154-6 ......47.10
1912
1. Eric Lemming (Swe) .................... 198-11 .....60.64 WR
2. Juho Saaristo (Fin) ...................... 192-5 ...... 58.66
3. Mor Koczan (Hun) ....................... 182-1 ...... 55.50
1920
1. Jonni Myyra (Fin) ....................... 215-10 ..... 65.78
2. Urho Peltonen (Fin) .................... 208-4 ....... 63.50
3. Paavo Johansson (Fin) ............... 206-11 ..... 63.08
1924
1. Jonni Myyra (Fin) ........................ 206-7 ...... 62.96
2. Gunnar Lindstrom (Swe) .............. 199-10 .... 60.92
3. Eugene Oberst (US) .................... 191-5 ..... 58.34
1928
1. Erik Lundqvist (Swe) .................... 218-6 ...... 66.60
2. Bela Szepes (Hun) ...................... 214-1 ...... 65.26
3. Olav Sunde (Nor) ......................... 209-10 .... 63.96
1932
1. Matti Jarvinen (Fin) ...................... 238-6 ...... 72.70
2. Martti Sippala (Fin) ...................... 229-0 ...... 69.80
3. Eino Penttila (Fin) ....................... 225-5 ...... 68.70
1936
1. Gerhard Stock (Ger) .................... 235-8 ...... 71.84
2. Yrjo Nikkanen (Fin) ..................... 232-2 ...... 70.76
3. Kalervo Toivonen (Fin) ................. 232-0 ...... 70.72
1948
1. Tapio Rautavaara (Fin) ................. 228-11 .... 69.76
2. Steve Seymour (US) .................... 221-8 ...... 67.56
3. Jozsef Varszegi (Hun) .................. 219-10 .... 67.02
1952
1. Cy Young (US) ............................ 242-1 ...... 73.78
2. Bill Miller (US) ............................. 237-9 ...... 72.46
3. Toivo Hyytiainen (Fin) ................... 235-10 .... 71.88
1956
1. Egil Danielsen (Nor) ..................... 281-2 ......85.70 WR
2. Janusz Sidlo (Pol) ....................... 262-5 ...... 79.98
3. Viktor Tsibulenko (SU) ................. 260-10 .... 79.50
1960
1. Viktor Tsibulenko (SU) ................ 277-8 ...... 84.64
2. Walter Kruger (EG) ..................... 260-4 ...... 79.36
3. Gergely Kulcsar (Hun) ................. 257-9 ...... 78.56
1964
1. Pauli Nevala (Fin) ......................... 271-2 ...... 82.66
2. Gergely Kulcsar (Hun) .................. 270-1 ...... 82.32
3. Janis Lusis (SU) .......................... 264-4 ...... 80.56
1968
1. Janis Lusis (SU) ........................ 295-7 ...... 90.10
2. Jorma Kinnunen (Fin) ................. 290-7 ...... 88.58
3. Gergely Kulcsar (Hun) ................ 285-7 ...... 87.06
1972
1. Klaus Wolfermann (WG) ............. 296-10 ..... 90.48
2. Janis Lusis (SU) ......................... 296-9 ...... 90.46
3. Bill Schmidt (US) ........................ 277-0 ...... 84.42
1976
1. Miklos Nemeth (Hun) .................. 310-4 .......94.58 WR
2. Hannu Siitonen (Fin) ................... 288-5 ...... 87.92
3. Gheorge Megelea (Rom) ............. 285-11 .... 87.16
1980
1. Dainis Kula (SU) ......................... 299-2 ...... 91.20
2. Aleksandr Makarov (SU) .............. 294-1 ...... 89.64
3. Wolfgang Hanisch (EG) ............... 284-6 ...... 86.72
1984
1. Arto Harkonen (Fin) .................... 284-8 ...... 86.76
2. David Ottley (GB) ....................... 281-3 ...... 85.74
3. Kenth Eldebrink (Swe) ................ 274-8 ...... 83.72
1988
1. Tapio Korjus (Fin) ....................... 276-6 ...... 84.28
2. Jan Zelezny (Cze) ....................... 276-0 ...... 84.12
3. Seppo Raty (Fin) ........................ 273-2 ...... 83.26
1992
1. Jan Zelezny (Cze) ....................... 294-2 ..... 89.66
2. Seppo Raty (Fin) ........................ 284-1 ...... 86.60
3. Steve Backley (GB) .................... 273-7 ...... 83.38
1996
1. Jan Zelezny (Cze) ....................... 289-3 ...... 88.16
2. Steve Backley (GB) ..................... 286-10 .... 87.44
3. Seppo Raty (Fin) ......................... 285-4 ...... 86.98
2000
1. Jan Zelezny (CZE) ....................................... 90.17
2. Steve Backley (GBR) ................................... 89.85
3. Sergey Makarov (RUS) ................................. 88.67 

Medals
7 - 7 - 6  Finland
3 - 2 - 2  Soviet Union
3 - 1 - 2  Sweden
3 - 1 - 0  Czech
1 - 2 - 4  Hungary
1 - 2 - 2  USA
1 - 1 - 1  Norway
1 - 0 - 0  Germany
0 - 3 - 1  Great Britain
0 - 1 - 1  East Germany
0 - 1 - 0  Poland
0 - 0 - 1  Romania
0 - 0 - 1  Russia

More Gold Medals: Jan Zelezny (3), Eric Lemming, Jonni Myyra (2)
More Medals: Jan Zelezny (3-1-0), Janis Lusis (1-1-1), Steve Backley (0-2-1), Seppo Raty (0-1-2)