| Event: | Men's javelin throw |
| Games: | 1928 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Stadium |
| Date: | August 2 |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Label: | Winning distance |
| Win Value: | 66.60 m |
| Gold: | Erik Lundqvist |
| Goldnoc: | SWE |
| Silver: | Béla Szepes |
| Silvernoc: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Olav Sunde |
| Bronzenoc: | NOR |
| Prev: | 1924 |
| Next: | 1932 |
The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 2, 1928. Twenty-eight javelin throwers from 18 nations competed.[1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 69.88 |  Eino Penttilä | Viipuri (FIN) | October 1, 1927 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 65.78 | Jonni Myyrä | Antwerp (BEL) | August 15, 1920 |
Erik Lundqvist set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 66.60 metres.
The qualification started at 2 p.m. The best six throwers qualified for the final. The final was held on the same day and started at about 4.30 p.m.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Qualification | Final | |||||||||||
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| 66.60 | 58 (~) | 60.5 (~) | 66.60 | 61 (~) | 61.58 | 54 (~) | 66.60 | ||||||||
| 62.5 (~) | 65.26 | 56 (~) | 65.26 | 62.50 | 54 (~) | 65.26 | |||||||||
| 62.5 (~) | 63.97 | 63.8 (~) | 63.97 | 59.50 | 55 (~) | 63.97 | |||||||||
| 4 | 62 (~) | 63.86 | 63.7 (~) | 63.86 | 55 (~) | 61 (~) | 63.76 | 63.86 | |||||||
| 5 | 58 (~) | 62 (~) | 63.40 | 63.40 | 60 (~) | 57.5 (~) | 63.26 | 63.40 | |||||||
| 6 | 56 (~) | 63.20 | 62 (~) | 63.20 | 58.35 | 56 (~) | 63.20 | ||||||||
| 7 | 60.5 (~) | 62.89 | 56 (~) | 62.89 | did not advance | ||||||||||
| 8 | 58 (~) | 61.46 | 61.46 | did not advance | |||||||||||
| 9 | 58.5 (~) | 56 (~) | 61.45 | 61.45 | did not advance | ||||||||||
| 10 | 60.50 | 58 (~) | 58 (~) | 60.50 | did not advance | ||||||||||
| 11 | 59.86 | 59.86 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 59.16 | 59.16 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 58 (~) | 59.05 | 59.05 | did not advance | |||||||||||
| 14 | 58 (~) | 58.69 | 58.69 | did not advance | |||||||||||
| 15 | 55 (~) | 58.04 | 57 (~) | 58.04 | did not advance | ||||||||||
| 16 | 56 (~) | 57.57 | 57.57 | did not advance | |||||||||||
| 17 | 56 (~) | 57.17 | 57.17 | did not advance | |||||||||||
| 18 | 56.33 | 56.33 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 55.85 | 55.85 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 55.50 | 55.50 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 54.37 | 54.37 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 54.34 | 54.34 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 53.70 | 53.70 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 52.82 | 52.82 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 52.68 | 52.68 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 51.16 | 51.16 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 50.93 | 50.93 | did not advance | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 46 (~) | 47.73 | 47.73 | did not advance | |||||||||||