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Javelin Throw, Freestyle, Men

Javelin Throw, Freestyle, Men

Date	15 July 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	33 from 9 countries

This was only the second Olympic javelin freestyle event, as it first appeared on the Olympic programme in 1906, when the title was won by Eric Lemming (SWE). The holder of the world record, who would set 11 world marks in his career, Lemming was the heavy favorite. He had set the current record at the 1908 Swedish championships, on 7 June, recording 57.33 (188-1).

The three finalists failed to improve their qualifying marks, and Lemming was a comfortable winner. Although the contestants were free to use any style they chose, the majority of the competitors used the orthodox center-grip technique. Hence, there was little difference between the two javelin competitions, and the freestyle event was dropped from the Olympic programme.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	Eric Lemming	👁 Image SWE	54.45 (1)	54.44 (1)	Gold
2	Michail Dorizas	👁 Image GRE	51.36 (2)	51.36 (2)	Silver
3	Arne Halse	👁 Image NOR	49.73 (3)	49.73 (3)	Bronze
4	Charalampos Zouras	👁 Image GRE	48.61 (4)	–
5	Hugo Wieslander	👁 Image SWE	47.56 (5)	–
6	Armas Pesonen	👁 Image FIN	46.04 (6)	–
7	Imre Mudin	👁 Image HUN	45.96 (7)	–
8	Jalmari Sauli	👁 Image FIN	43.30 (8)	–
9	Juho Halme	👁 Image FIN	39.88 (9)	–
Henry Leeke	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Walter Henderson	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Ernest May	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Nikolaos Georgantas	👁 Image GRE	– ()	–
Conrad Carlsrud	👁 Image NOR	– ()	–
István Mudin	👁 Image HUN	– ()	–
Alfred Flaxman	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Edmond Barrett	👁 Image GBR	– ()	–
Johan Kemp	👁 Image FIN	– ()	–
Aarne Salovaara	👁 Image FIN	– ()	–
Evert Jakobsson	👁 Image FIN	– ()	–
Ferenc Jesina	👁 Image HUN	– ()	–
György Luntzer	👁 Image HUN	– ()	–
Bruno Söderström	👁 Image SWE	– ()	–
Knut Lindberg	👁 Image SWE	– ()	–
Otto Nilsson	👁 Image SWE	– ()	–
František Souček	👁 Image BOH	– ()	–
Jarl Jakobsson	👁 Image FIN	– ()	–
Verner Järvinen	👁 Image FIN	– ()	–
Ludwig Uettwiller	👁 Image GER	– ()	–
Emil Welz	👁 Image GER	– ()	–
Miklós Kovács	👁 Image HUN	– ()	–
Emilio Brambilla	👁 Image ITA	– ()	–
John Johansen	👁 Image NOR	– ()	–
Jonas Lie	👁 Image NOR	–	–
G. E. Stevens	👁 Image RSA	–	–
Abraham Strübi	👁 Image SUI	–	–
John Schommer	👁 Image USA	–	–
Kálman Czorna	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Edmond Baillard	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Arthur Rado	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Lajos Veres	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Miroslav Šustera	👁 Image BOH	–	–
Ed Archibald	👁 Image CAN	–	–
George Barber	👁 Image CAN	–	–
Con Walsh	👁 Image CAN	–	–
Pierre Failliot	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Charles Lagarde	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Raoul Paoli	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Alan Fyffe	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Denis Horgan	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Gyula Strausz	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Umberto Avattaneo	👁 Image ITA	–	–
Doug Stupart	👁 Image RSA	–	–
Julius Wagner	👁 Image SUI	–	–
Oscar Lemming	👁 Image SWE	–	–
Platt Adams	👁 Image USA	–	–
Wilbur Burroughs	👁 Image USA	–	–
Arthur Dearborn	👁 Image USA	–	–
John Flanagan	👁 Image USA	–	–
Johnny Garrels	👁 Image USA	–	–
Simon Gillis	👁 Image USA	–	–
Matt McGrath	👁 Image USA	–	–
Ralph Rose	👁 Image USA	–	–
Martin Sheridan	👁 Image USA	–	–
Benjamin Sherman	👁 Image USA	–	–
Lee Talbott	👁 Image USA	–	–
André Desfarges	👁 Image FRA	–	–
Vincent Duncker	👁 Image RSA	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	15 July 1908 — 10:00
Format	Each competitor allowed three throws, after which the leading three were allowed a further three trials. The scheduled eight qualifying sections were consolidated into five pools.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Eric Lemming	👁 Image SWE	54.45	178-7½
2	Michail Dorizas	👁 Image GRE	51.36	168-6
3	Arne Halse	👁 Image NOR	49.73	163-1¾
4	Charalampos Zouras	👁 Image GRE	48.61	159-5¾
5	Hugo Wieslander	👁 Image SWE	47.56	156-0
6	Armas Pesonen	👁 Image FIN	46.04	151-0½
7	Imre Mudin	👁 Image HUN	45.96	150-9
8	Jalmari Sauli	👁 Image FIN	43.30	142-1
9	Juho Halme	👁 Image FIN	39.88	130-10
Henry Leeke	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Walter Henderson	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Ernest May	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Nikolaos Georgantas	👁 Image GRE	–	–
Conrad Carlsrud	👁 Image NOR	–	–
István Mudin	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Alfred Flaxman	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Edmond Barrett	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Johan Kemp	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Aarne Salovaara	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Evert Jakobsson	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Ferenc Jesina	👁 Image HUN	–	–
György Luntzer	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Bruno Söderström	👁 Image SWE	–	–
Knut Lindberg	👁 Image SWE	–	–
Otto Nilsson	👁 Image SWE	–	–
František Souček	👁 Image BOH	–	–
Jarl Jakobsson	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Verner Järvinen	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Ludwig Uettwiller	👁 Image GER	–	–
Emil Welz	👁 Image GER	–	–
Miklós Kovács	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Emilio Brambilla	👁 Image ITA	–	–
John Johansen	👁 Image NOR	–	–

Group A

Date	15 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Armas Pesonen	👁 Image FIN	46.04	151-0½
2	Jalmari Sauli	👁 Image FIN	43.30	142-1
3	Juho Halme	👁 Image FIN	39.88	130-10
Henry Leeke	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Walter Henderson	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Ernest May	👁 Image GBR	–	–

Group B

Date	15 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Michail Dorizas	👁 Image GRE	51.36	168-6
2	Arne Halse	👁 Image NOR	49.73	163-1¾
3	Charalampos Zouras	👁 Image GRE	48.61	159-5¾
Nikolaos Georgantas	👁 Image GRE	–	–
Conrad Carlsrud	👁 Image NOR	–	–
István Mudin	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Alfred Flaxman	👁 Image GBR	–	–
Edmond Barrett	👁 Image GBR	–	–

Group C

Date	15 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Imre Mudin	👁 Image HUN	45.96	150-9
Johan Kemp	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Aarne Salovaara	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Evert Jakobsson	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Ferenc Jesina	👁 Image HUN	–	–
György Luntzer	👁 Image HUN	–	–

Group D

Date	15 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Eric Lemming	👁 Image SWE	54.45	178-7½
Bruno Söderström	👁 Image SWE	–	–
Knut Lindberg	👁 Image SWE	–	–
Otto Nilsson	👁 Image SWE	–	–
František Souček	👁 Image BOH	–	–

Group E

Date	15 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Hugo Wieslander	👁 Image SWE	47.56	156-0
Jarl Jakobsson	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Verner Järvinen	👁 Image FIN	–	–
Ludwig Uettwiller	👁 Image GER	–	–
Emil Welz	👁 Image GER	–	–
Miklós Kovács	👁 Image HUN	–	–
Emilio Brambilla	👁 Image ITA	–	–
John Johansen	👁 Image NOR	–	–

Final Round

Date	15 July 1908

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Distance (Imperial)
1	Eric Lemming	👁 Image SWE	54.44	178-7½
2	Michail Dorizas	👁 Image GRE	51.36	168-6
3	Arne Halse	👁 Image NOR	49.73	163-1¾

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/56522

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