| Men's freestyle javelin throw at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 15 July 1908 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5 miles | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3200 m steeplechase | men |
| Medley relay | men |
| 3 mile team race | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| 3500 m walk | men |
| 10 mile walk | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Greek discus | men |
| Freestyle javelin | men |
The men's freestyle javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin could be held anywhere, as opposed to the standard javelin throw which required the javelin to be held by a grip in the middle. This was the only time such a "freestyle" event was held at the Olympics. The competition was held on 15 July 1908. 33 throwers from nine nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.
Records
This was the modern Olympic debut of the javelin throw, discounting the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer considered part of the Olympics.
| World record |  Eric Lemming (SWE) |
53.90(*) | Athens | 26 April 1906 | |
| Olympic record | N/A |
(*) unofficial
Eric Lemming set a new world and Olympic record throwing in the standard manner in the freestyle event. Two days later in the standard javelin throw event, Lemming improved his own world and Olympic record set in this event with 54.83 m.
Results
Eric Lemming set a new world and Olympic record with 54.44 metres. He threw the javelin in a conventional manner.
References
- "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Official report, p. 32.
- "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
Sources
- Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
| Javelin throw at the Olympic Games | |
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| See also: 1908 Men's freestyle javelin throw • 1912 Men's two handed javelin throw | |
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| Two handed shot put |
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| Greek style discus throw |
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| Two handed discus throw |
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| Stone throw |
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| 56 pounds weight throw |
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| Freestyle javelin throw |
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| Two handed javelin throw |
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