Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games. There was a total of 776 participants from 43 countries competing.-Medal table:...

at the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...

. The competition was held on August 6, 1936. The final was won by German

Germans

The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

Gerhard Stöck.

Final

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result
	Gerhard Stöck Gerhard Stöck Gerhard Stöck was a German athlete who competed mainly in the shot put and javelin throw.Gerhard Stöck represented Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, earning a bronze medal in the shot put and a come-from-behind gold medal in the javelin throw.In the shot put, Stöck was out performed...		68.11	65.50	66.00	71.84	65.00	71.84
	Yrjo Nikkanen Yrjö Nikkanen Jouko Yrjö Nikkanen was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw....		70.77		62.00	62.00	63.00	70.77
	Kalervo Toivonen Kalervo Toivonen Kaarlo Kalervo Toivonen was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw during his career....	62.00	67.00	68.76		70.72		70.72
4	Lennart Atterwall Lennart Atterwall Lennart Atterwall was a Swedish javelin thrower and European champion. He participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he placed fourth in javelin throw. He became European champion in 1946.-References:...	67.15	69.20		65.00	61.00	62.00	69.20
5	Matti Järvinen	68.30	69.18		64.00		66.00	69.18
6	Alton Terry	67.10	67.15		64.00	65.00	62.00	67.15
7	Eugeniusz Lokajski Eugeniusz Lokajski Eugeniusz Zenon Lokajski was a Polish athlete, gymnast and photographer. He is notable as the Champion of Poland in javelin throw and the creator of more than 1000 photos documenting the Warsaw Uprising.-Biography:...							66.39
8	József Várszegi József Várszegi Competitor for HungaryJózsef Várszegi was a Hungarian athlete who competed in javelin throw. He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics....							65.30
9	Gottfried Weimann							63.58
10	Walter Turczyk							63.36
11	Gustav Sule							63.26
12	Lee Bartlett Lee Bartlett Lee Bartlett was one of America's top performers in the javelin throw during the 1920s and 30s. The Hillsdale, Michigan native was a three-time Olympian; representing the United States at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympic Games....							61.15
13	Oto Jurģis							60.71
14	Jim Courtright							60.54
15	Malcolm Metcalf							58.20
16	Jaap van der Poll Jaap van der Poll Jaap van der Poll was a Dutch javelin thrower.Van der Poll competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He threw in the first round, but had to withdraw due to kidney stones. He commented on his Olympic appearance saying "I felt flattered that I was allowed into the Olympic Games. I was in my eyes only...							56.25
17	Friedrich Gerdes							55.93

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