| Event: | Men's javelin throw |
| Games: | 1908 Summer |
| Venue: | White City Stadium |
| Date: | 17 July |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Nations: | 6 |
| Gold: | Eric Lemming |
| Goldnoc: | SWE |
| Silver: | Arne Halse |
| Silvernoc: | NOR |
| Bronze: | Otto Nilsson |
| Bronzenoc: | SWE |
| Next: | 1912 |
The men's javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin was required to be held in the middle. The competition was held on 17 July 1908. 16 throwers from six nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to this competition. Two days earlier in the freestyle javelin throw event Eric Lemming improved his own world and Olympic record set at the 1906 Summer Olympics with 53.90 m (he threw the javelin in a conventional manner).
| World Record | 54.44(*) |  Eric Lemming | London (GBR) | 15 July 1908 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 54.44 | Eric Lemming | London (GBR) | 15 July 1908 |
(*) unofficial
Eric Lemming set a new world and Olympic record with 54.83 m.
| Place | Name | Nation | Distance | |
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| 1 | 54.83 metres WR | |||
| 2 | 50.57 metres | |||
| 3 | 47.11 metres | |||
| 4 | 45.89 metres | |||
| 5 | 45.18 metres | |||
| 6 | 44.96 metres | |||
| 7 | Unknown | |||
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