Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw explained

Event:	Men's javelin throw
Games:	1932 Summer
Venue:	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates:	August 4
Competitors:	13
Nations:	7
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Matti Järvinen
Goldnoc:	FIN
Silver:	Matti Sippala
Silvernoc:	FIN
Bronze:	Eino Penttilä
Bronzenoc:	FIN
Prev:	1928
Next:	1936

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

Results

Final standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
			72.71	OR
			69.80
			68.70
4			68.18
5			64.46
6			63.24
7			61.89
8			61.14
9			60.81
10			59.83
11			58.00
12			46.38
13			41.71

Key: OR = Olympic record

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175044/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/ATH/mens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 16 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.