Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics |
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | |||
800 m | men | |||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
10 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Decathlon | men |
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Medalists
Gold | Cy Young (USA) |
Silver | Bill Miller (USA) |
Bronze | Toivo Hyytiäinen (FIN) |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | Yrjö Nikkanen (FIN) | 78.70 m | October 16, 1938 | Kotka, Finland |
Olympic Record | Matti Järvinen (FIN) | 72.71 m | August 4, 1932 | Los Angeles, United States |
Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 64.00 advance to the Final.
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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Cy Young | United States | 68.45 | 73.78 | 72.80 | 65.73 | 71.73 | x | 73.78 | OR | |
Bill Miller | United States | 72.46 | 71.65 | 63.95 | 65.41 | 66.97 | 70.45 | 72.46 | ||
Toivo Hyytiäinen | Finland | 71.89 | 71.24 | 70.25 | 70.00 | 69.55 | 71.16 | 71.89 | ||
4 | Viktor Tsybulenko | 23x15px Soviet Union | 71.72 | 70.44 | 66.48 | 71.37 | 66.49 | x | 71.72 | |
5 | Branko Dangubić | Yugoslavia | 66.21 | 61.09 | 70.55 | 58.94 | x | 70.55 | ||
6 | Vladimir Kuznetsov | 23x15px Soviet Union | 70.37 | 65.71 | 64.81 | 56.16 | 58.08 | 60.10 | 70.37 | |
7 | Ragnar Ericzon | Sweden | 69.04 | 64.55 | 68.02 | 69.04 | ||||
8 | Soini Nikkinen | Finland | 68.80 | 64.08 | 61.58 | 68.80 | ||||
9 | Bud Held | United States | 68.42 | x | x | 68.42 | ||||
10 | Per-Arne Berglund | Sweden | 58.93 | 67.47 | 64.13 | 67.47 | ||||
11 | Otto Bengtsson | Sweden | 65.50 | 63.92 | 64.58 | 65.50 | ||||
12 | Herbert Koschel | Germany | x | 64.54 | 64.06 | 64.54 | ||||
13 | Yury Shcherbakov | 23x15px Soviet Union | 64.52 | 60.09 | 60.79 | 64.52 | ||||
14 | Dick Miller | Great Britain | x | 63.75 | 59.64 | 63.75 | ||||
15 | Ricardo Héber | Argentina | 60.43 | 62.70 | 62.82 | 62.82 | ||||
16 | Eino Leppänen | Finland | 58.28 | 62.61 | x | 62.61 | ||||
17 | Amos Matteucci | Italy | 59.75 | 61.67 | 61.38 | 61.67 |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84.org.