# Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 2, 1928. Twenty-eight javelin throwers from 18 nations competed.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 69.88 | Eino Penttilä | Viipuri (FIN) | October 1, 1927 |
| Olympic Record | 65.78 | Jonni Myyrä | Antwerp (BEL) | August 15, 1920 |
Erik Lundqvist set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 66.60 metres.

## Results

The qualification started at 2 p.m. The best six throwers qualified for the final. The final was held on the same day and started at about 4.30 p.m.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result |
| | Erik Lundqvist | Sweden | 66.60 OR | 58 (~) | 60.5 (~) | 66.60 | 61 (~) | 61.58 | 54 (~) | 66.60 |
| | Béla Szepes | Hungary | 62.5 (~) | 65.26 | 56 (~) | 65.26 | X | 62.50 | 54 (~) | 65.26 |
| | Olav Sunde | Norway | 62.5 (~) | 63.97 | 63.8 (~) | 63.97 | X | 59.50 | 55 (~) | 63.97 |
| 4 | Paavo Liettu | Finland | 62 (~) | 63.86 | 63.7 (~) | 63.86 | 55 (~) | 61 (~) | 63.76 | 63.86 |
| 5 | Bruno Schlokat | Germany | 58 (~) | 62 (~) | 63.40 | 63.40 | 60 (~) | 57.5 (~) | 63.26 | 63.40 |
| 6 | Eino Penttilä | Finland | 56 (~) | 63.20 | 62 (~) | 63.20 | 58.35 | 56 (~) | X | 63.20 |
| 7 | Stan Lay | New Zealand | 60.5 (~) | 62.89 | 56 (~) | 62.89 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 8 | Johan Meimer | Estonia | 58 (~) | 61.46 | X | 61.46 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 9 | Albert Lamppu | Finland | 58.5 (~) | 56 (~) | 61.45 | 61.45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 10 | Arthur Sager | United States | 60.50 | 58 (~) | 58 (~) | 60.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 11 | Erich Stoschek | Germany | 59.86 | ? | ? | 59.86 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 12 | Doral Pilling | Canada | 59.16 | 59.16 | 59.16 | 59.16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 13 | Kosaku Sumiyoshi | Japan | 58 (~) | 59.05 | ? | 59.05 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 14 | Gunnar Lindström | Sweden | X | 58 (~) | 58.69 | 58.69 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 15 | Vilho Rinne | Finland | 55 (~) | 58.04 | 57 (~) | 58.04 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 16 | Lee Bartlett | United States | X | 56 (~) | 57.57 | 57.57 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | Creth Hines | United States | 56 (~) | X | 57.17 | 57.17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 18 | Jules Herremans | Belgium | 56.33 | 56.33 | 56.33 | 56.33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 19 | Charles Harlow | United States | 55.85 | 55.85 | 55.85 | 55.85 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 20 | Georgios Zakharopoulos | Greece | 55.50 | 55.50 | 55.50 | 55.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 21 | George Weightman-Smith | South Africa | 54.37 | 54.37 | 54.37 | 54.37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 22 | Gaston Étienne | Belgium | 54.34 | 54.34 | 54.34 | 54.34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 23 | Vilim Messner | Yugoslavia | 53.70 | 53.70 | 53.70 | 53.70 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 24 | Emmanuel Degland | France | 52.82 | 52.82 | 52.82 | 52.82 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 25 | Jaap Knol | Netherlands | 52.68 | 52.68 | 52.68 | 52.68 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 26 | Viktoras Ražaitis | Lithuania | 51.16 | 51.16 | 51.16 | 51.16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 27 | Otto Rottman | Romania | 50.93 | 50.93 | 50.93 | 50.93 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 28 | Joop van der Leij | Netherlands | 46 (~) | 47.73 | ? | 47.73 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |