The men's two handed javelin throw was a track and field athletics

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced for the first time, as the 5 mile event was eliminated...

 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.

Results

Saaristo, who had taken the silver medal in the one-handed event

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

The men's javelin throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event...

, won the two-handed event, leading a Finnish medal sweep. When three Finnish throwers made the finals, the three agreed to let the results stand as they were and not throw during the finals round.

Place	Athlete	Preliminary					Final			Best mark total
		1	2	3	Total	Rank	4	5	6
		57.64	59.88	61.00	109.42	1st	Not held			109.42
		—	—	48.42'
		54.09	—	—	101.13	2nd				101.13
		43.76	45.09	47.04
		—	53.22	53.58	100.24	3rd				100.24
		46.30	46.63	46.66
4		52.23	58.33	—	98.59	4th				98.59
		35.78	40.26	—
5		52.05	55.05	—	96.92	5th				96.92
		41.48	—	41.87
6		48.78	50.04	—	93.12	6th				93.12
		41.71	43.08	—
7		48.38	—	48.78	92.82	7th				92.82
		40.99	43.19	44.04
8		48.24	50.21	—	88.90	8th				88.90
		38.69	—	—
9		—	52.76	54.90	88.54	9th				88.54
		33.64	—	—
10		46.51	—	—	87.17	10th				87.17
		40.66	—	—
11		42.58	46.39	—	86.80	11th				86.80
		37.68	40.41	—
12		55.74	—	—	86.39	12th				66.69
		29.23	30.65	—
13		43.78	46.85	—	85.80	13th				85.80
		36.09	38.95	—
14		—	49.48	—	84.96	14th				84.96
		33.52	36.00	36.48