Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
| Men's javelin throw at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Date | August 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
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Jonni Myyrä |
 Finland
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Urho Peltonen |
Finland
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Paavo Johansson |
Finland
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The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920.
Twenty-five javelin throwers from twelve nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
At first Urho Peltonen set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 63.605 m. In the final Jonni Myyrä set the new Olympic record with 65.78 m.
The best ten javelin throwers qualified for the final.
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