Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
Results

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Place	Athlete	Preliminary	Final	Best mark

1	2	3	Rank	4	5	6

1	Eric Lemming (SWE)	53.02	54.78	57.42 OR	1st	60.64 OR	—	59.00	60.64

2	Julius Saaristo (FIN)	54.75	55.37 OR	—	2nd	56.21	—	58.66	58.66

3	Mór Kóczán (HUN)	54.06	—	54.99	3rd	—	—	55.50	55.50

4	Johan Halme (FIN)	53.81	54.65	—	4th	54.65

5	Väinö Siikaniemi (FIN)	52.19	—	52.43	5th	52.43

6	Richard Åbrink (SWE)	46.56	48.25	52.20	6th	52.20

7	Arne Halse (NOR)	51.98	—	—	7th	51.98

8	Jonni Myyrä (FIN)	48.77	51.33	—	8th	51.33

9	Urho Peltonen (FIN)	49.20	—	—	9th	49.20

10	Otto Nilsson (SWE)	47.59	48.01	49.18	10th	49.18

11	Karl Sonne (SWE)	—	47.85	—	11th	47.85

12	Daniel Johansen (NOR)	46.18	46.87	47.61	12th	47.61

13	Svante Olsson (SWE)	46.94	—	—	13th	46.94

14	Anders Krigsman (SWE)	45.14	45.48	46.71	14th	46.71

15	Janne Dahl (SWE)	—	44.09	45.67	15th	45.67

16	Arvid Ohrling (SWE)	45.00	45.32	—	16th	45.32

17	Nikolay Neklapaev (RUS)	—	44.78	44.98	17th	44.98

18	Emil Kukko (FIN)	44.50	—	44.66	18th	44.66

19	Josef Waitzer (GER)	41.99	43.20	43.71	19th	43.71

20	Nikolajs Švedrēvics (RUS)	—	43.21	—	20th	43.21

21	Algot Larsson (SWE)	43.18	—	—	21st	43.18

22	Karl Halt (GER)	—	41.99	—	22nd	41.99

23	Paul Willführ (GER)	41.05	—	—	23rd	41.05

24	Eskil Falk (SWE)	—	—	—	24th	None

Gustav Krojer (AUT)	—	—	—	24th	None

Sentence(s)

Eric Lemming improved the record to 57.42 m and finally to 60.64 m.

final_sentence: Eric Lemming improved the record to 57.42 m and finally to 60.64 m.