Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Dates	August 4 (qualifying and final)
Medalists
Tapio Rautavaara  Finland Steve Seymour  United States József Várszegi  Hungary

Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
80 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
10 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Decathlon		men

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.

Results

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
	Tapio Rautavaara	Finland	69.77	x	57.59	59.43	61.86	58.95	69.77
	Steve Seymour	United States	x	62.37	67.56	61.72	63.58	61.00	67.56
	József Várszegi	Hungary	67.03	58.14	60.29	57.53	59.71	58.35	67.03
4	Pauli Vesterinen	Finland	65.44	60.96	63.01	61.76	65.89	65.79	65.89
5	Odd Mæhlum	Norway	65.32	62.00	61.67	59.23	60.59	59.33	65.32
6	Martin Biles	United States	58.70	65.09	65.17	59.09	64.10	65.17	65.17
7	Mirko Vujačić	Yugoslavia							64.89
8	Bob Likins	United States							64.51
9	Gunnar Petersson	Sweden							62.80
10	Per-Arne Berglund	Sweden							62.62
11	Lumír Kiesewetter	Czechoslovakia							60.25
12	Soini Nikkinen	Finland							58.05

References

• 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's javelin throw, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-07-15.