1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the European Athletics Championships
1938 European
Athletics Championships
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The men's javelin throw at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 September 1938.[1]

Medalists

Gold Matti Järvinen
 Finland
Silver Yrjö Nikkanen
 Finland
Bronze József Várszegi
 Hungary

Results

Final

3 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matti Järvinen  Finland 76.87 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yrjö Nikkanen  Finland 75.00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) József Várszegi  Hungary 72.78 NR
4 Gustav Sule  Estonia 70.50
5 Friedrich Issak  Estonia 70.23
6 Lennart Atterwall  Sweden 68.58
7 Gerhard Stöck  Germany 65.34
8 Oskar Ospelt  Liechtenstein 58.83
9 Roger Frinot  France 58.40
10 Raffaele Drei  Italy 55.98
11 Marc Dore  France 52.18

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014
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