Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
| Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | August 4 (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
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Tapio Rautavaara Finland
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Steve Seymour United States
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József Várszegi Hungary
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The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4. The final was won by Finn Tapio Rautavaara.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Qual. rule: qualification standard 64.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
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