# Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 6, 1924. 29 javelin throwers from 15 nations competed.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 66.10 | Jonni Myyrä | Stockholm (SWE) | August 25, 1919 |
| Olympic Record | 65.78 | Jonni Myyrä | Antwerp (BEL) | August 15, 1920 |

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification started at about 3 p.m. The best six throwers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order is not available and not all throwing series are available.
Group 1
| Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
| 1 | Gunnar Lindström (SWE) | ~59 | ~58 | 60.81 | 60.81 | 1 | Q |
| 2 | Jonni Myyrä (FIN) | X (~52) | 59.30 | ~56 | 59.30 | 2 | Q |
| 3 | Eugene Oberst (USA) | | ~53 | 57.98 | 57.98 | 3 | Q |
| 4 | Yrjö Ekqvist (FIN) | | ~56 | 56.15 | 56.15 | 5 | Q |
| 5 | Lajos Csejthey (HUN) | | 54.86 | | 54.86 | 9 | |
| 6 | Lee Priester (USA) | 54.51 | ~52 | | 54.51 | 11 | |
| 7 | Hugo Lilliér (SWE) | 52.95 | ~51 | ~45 | 52.95 | 13 | |
| 8 | Georgios Zacharopoulos (GRE) | 51.17 | 51.17 | 51.17 | 51.17 | 15 | |
| 9 | Willy Seewald (BRA) | 49.39 | 49.39 | 49.39 | 49.39 | 18 | |
| 10 | Taki N'Dio (FRA) | 48.92 | 48.92 | 48.92 | 48.92 | 19 | |
| 11 | Samba Ciré (FRA) | 48.65 | 48.65 | 48.65 | 48.65 | 20 | |
| 12 | Jock Dalrymple (GBR) | 46.92 | 46.92 | 46.92 | 46.92 | 24 | |
| 13 | Willi Moser (SUI) | 46.80 | 46.80 | 46.80 | 46.80 | 25 | |
| 14 | Sławosz Szydłowski (POL) | 46.00 | 46.00 | 46.00 | 46.00 | 26 | |
| — | Jiří Svoboda (TCH) | | | | NM | | |
Group 2
| Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
| 1 | William Neufeld (USA) | | 56.96 | | 56.96 | 4 | Q |
| 2 | Erik Blomqvist (SWE) | X (~54) | ~56 | 56.15 | 56.15 | 5 | Q |
| 3 | Urho Peltonen (FIN) | X (~56) | X (~56) | 55.67 | 55.67 | 7 | |
| 4 | Pekka Johansson (FIN) | 55.10 | | | 55.10 | 8 | |
| 5 | Taka N'Gangué (FRA) | 54.65 | 54.65 | 54.65 | 54.65 | 10 | |
| 6 | Homer Welchel (USA) | 52.98 | 52.98 | 52.98 | 52.98 | 12 | |
| 7 | Carlo Clemente (ITA) | 52.75 | 52.75 | 52.75 | 52.75 | 14 | |
| 8 | Arvīds Ķibilds (LAT) | 50.15 | 50.15 | 50.15 | 50.15 | 16 | |
| 9 | Aleksander Klumberg (EST) | ~50 | ~50 | 49.61 | 49.61 | 17 | |
| 10 | Hans Wipf (SUI) | 48.57 | 48.57 | 48.57 | 48.57 | 21 | |
| 11 | Emmanuel Degland (FRA) | 48.57 | 48.57 | 48.57 | 48.57 | 21 | |
| 12 | Mór Kóczán (TCH) | 48.39 | 48.39 | 48.39 | 48.39 | 23 | |
| 13 | Henri Dauban de Silhouette (GBR) | 44.70 | 44.70 | 44.70 | 44.70 | 27 | |
| 14 | Victor Pickard (CAN) | 44.69 | 44.69 | 44.69 | 44.69 | 28 | |

### Final

The final was held on the same day and started at about 4.30 p.m.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance |
| 1 | Jonni Myyrä (FIN) | 59.30 | ~60 | 62.96 | ~58 | 62.96 |
| 2 | Gunnar Lindström (SWE) | 60.81 | ~60 | 60.92 | | 60.92 |
| 3 | Eugene Oberst (USA) | 57.98 | | | | 57.98 |
| 4 | Yrjö Ekqvist (FIN) | 56.15 | 57.56 | | | 57.56 |
| 5 | William Neufeld (USA) | 56.96 | | | | 56.96 |
| 6 | Erik Blomqvist (SWE) | 56.15 | | | | 56.15 |