Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 4
Competitors13 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matti Järvinen
 Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matti Sippala
 Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eino Penttilä
 Finland

The men's javelin throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 4.[1]

Results

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Matti Järvinen Finland72.71OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Matti Sippala Finland69.80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Eino Penttilä Finland68.70
4Gottfried Weimann Germany68.18
5Lee Bartlett United States64.46
6Kenneth Churchill United States63.24
7Malcolm Metcalf United States61.89
8Kosaku Sumiyoshi Japan61.14
9Olav Sunde Norway60.81
10Saburo Nagao Japan59.83
11Heitor Medina Brazil58.00
12Adolfo Clouthier Mexico46.38
13Miguel Camberos Mexico41.71

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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