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

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Men's two handed javelin throw
at the Games of the V Olympiad
VenueStockholm Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 9
Competitors14 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Julius Saaristo  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Väinö Siikaniemi  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Urho Peltonen  Finland

The men's two handed javelin throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only appearance of the event at the Olympics, along with the other two handed throws. The format of the event was such that each thrower threw the javelin three times with his right hand and three times with his left hand. The best distance with each hand was summed to give a total. The three finalists received three more throws with each hand.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]

Results

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Saaristo, who had taken the silver medal in the one-handed event, won the two-handed event, leading a Finnish medal sweep.

The three Finnish throwers qualified for the final, but being assured of medals, they mutually agreed to scratch the final and let the results stand: Olympic officials accepted their request.

Place Athlete Preliminary Final Best mark
total
1 2 3 Total Rank 4 5 6
 Julius Saaristo (FIN) 57.64 59.88 61.00 109.42 1st Not held 109.42
48.42
 Väinö Siikaniemi (FIN) 54.09 101.13 2nd 101.13
43.76 45.09 47.04
 Urho Peltonen (FIN) 53.22 53.58 100.24 3rd 100.24
46.30 46.63 46.66
4  Eric Lemming (SWE) 52.23 58.33 98.59 4th 98.59
35.78 40.26
5  Arne Halse (NOR) 52.05 55.05 96.92 5th 96.92
41.48 41.87
6  Richard Åbrink (SWE) 48.78 50.04 93.12 6th 93.12
41.71 43.08
7  Daniel Johansen (NOR) 48.38 48.78 92.82 7th 92.82
40.99 43.19 44.04
8  Otto Nilsson (SWE) 48.24 50.21 88.90 8th 88.90
38.69
9  Juho Halme (FIN) 52.76 54.90 88.54 9th 88.54
33.64
10  Arvid Ohrling (SWE) 46.51 87.17 10th 87.17
40.66
11  Sten Hagander (SWE) 42.58 46.39 86.80 11th 86.80
37.68 40.41
12  Mór Kóczán (HUN) 55.74 86.39 12th 66.69
29.23 30.65
13  Anders Krigsman (SWE) 43.78 46.85 85.80 13th 85.80
36.09 38.95
14  Karl Sonne (SWE) 49.48 84.96 14th 84.96
33.52 36.00 36.48

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw, Both Hands". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Official report, p. 61.

Sources

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  • Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 January 2007.