Men's Olympic Track & Field: Men's Olympic Javelin Throw Through the Years
Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
Javelin Throw
Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the men's javelin throw competition from 1908 to the present.
| Year | Distance | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Eric Lemming, SWE | 179-10 | WR |
| 1912 | Eric Lemming, SWE | 198-11 | WR |
| 1920 | Jonni Myyrä, FIN | 215-10 | OR |
| 1924 | Jonni Myyrä, FIN | 206- 7 | |
| 1928 | Erik Lundkvist, SWE | 218- 6 | OR |
| 1932 | Matti Järvinen, FIN | 238- 6 | OR |
| 1936 | Gerhard Stöck, GER | 235- 8 | |
| 1948 | Kai Tapio Rautavaara, FIN | 228-10 | |
| 1952 | Cy Young, USA | 242- 1 | OR |
| 1956 | Egil Danielson, NOR | 281- 2 | WR |
| 1960 | Viktor Tsibulenko, USSR | 277- 8 | |
| 1964 | Pauli Nevala, FIN | 271- 2 | |
| 1968 | Jänis Lüsis, USSR | 295- 7 | OR |
| 1972 | Klaus Wolfermann, W. Ger | 296-10 | OR |
| 1976 | Miklos Németh, HUN | 310- 4 | WR |
| 1980 | Dainis Kula, USSR | 299- 2 | |
| 1984 | Arto Härkönen, FIN | 284- 8 | |
| 1988 | Tapio Korjus, FIN | 276- 6 | |
| 1992 | Jan Zelezny, CZE | 294- 2* | OR |
| 1996 | Jan Zelezny, CZR | 289- 3 | |
| 2000 | Jan Zelezny, CZR | 295- 10 | OR |
| 2004 | Andreas Thorkildsen, NOR | 283- 9 | |
| 2008 | Andreas Thorkildsen, NOR | 297- 1 | OR |
| 2012 | Keshorn Walcott, TRI | 277-5 7/8 |
*In 1986 the balance point of the javelin was modified and new records have been kept since.
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