European Athletics Championships 1938 / men's javelin
2. European Athletics Championships | |
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discipline | Men's javelin throw |
city | Paris |
Stadion | Stade Olympique |
Attendees | 11 athletes from 8 countries |
Competition phase | September 3 |
Medalist | |
gold | Matti Järvinen ( FIN ) |
silver | Yrjö Nikkanen ( FIN ) |
bronze | József Várszegi ( HUN ) |
The men's javelin at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held on September 3, 1938 in the Stade Olympique in the French capital, Paris .
There was a Finnish double victory in this competition. European champion was defending champion Matti Järvinen . He won ahead of world record holder Yrjö Nikkanen . The Hungarian József Várszegi won bronze .
Records
Existing records
World record | 77.87 m | Yrjö Nikkanen | Karhula , Finland | August 25, 1938 |
Championship record | 76.66 m | Matti Järvinen | EM Turin , Italy | September 7, 1934 |
Record improvement
Matti Järvinen improved his own EM record by 21 centimeters to 76.87 meters.
execution
The eleven participants competed in a joint final. Each thrower was initially given three attempts. The best six athletes were then able to complete another three attempts. For the final result, the best litter of each participant came into the evaluation.
final
September 3, 1938, 4:20 p.m.
space | Surname | nation | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | 4th attempt | 5th attempt | 6th attempt | Bottom line |
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1 | Matti Järvinen | Finland | 71.38 m | 71.66 m | 74.82 m | 75.50 m | 76.40 m | 76.87 m CR | 76.87 m CR |
2 | Yrjö Nikkanen | Finland | x | 66.94 m | x | - | - | 75.00 m | 75.00 m |
3 | József Várszegi | Hungary | x | 66.81 m | 63.12 m | 68.90 m | 69.09 m | 72.78 m NO | 72.78 m NO |
4th | Gustav Sule | Estonia | x | 63.62 m | 68.60 m | x | x | 70.50 m | 70.50 m |
5 | Friedrich Issak | Estonia | x | 63.32 m | 70.10 m | - | - | 70.23 m SB | 70.23 m SB |
6th | Lennart Atterwall | Sweden | 67.88 m | x | 66.63 m | - | - | 68.58 m SB | 68.58 m SB |
7th | Gerhard Stock | German Empire | 61.87 m | 65.34 m SB | 61.77 m | not in the final of the six best throwers |
65.34 m SB | ||
8th | Oskar Ospelt | Liechtenstein | 57.63 m | 54.89 m | 58.83 m SB | 58.83 m SB | |||
9 | Roger Frinot | France | 58.40 m SB | 54.63 m | x | 58.40 m SB | |||
10 | Raffaele Three | Italy | x | x | 55.98 m SB | 55.98 m SB | |||
11 | Marc Dore | France | x | x | 52.18 m SB | 52.18 m SB | |||
DNS | Josef Neumann | Switzerland |
World record holder Yrjö Nikkanen saved silver with his last throw
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Paris 1938 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed March 12, 2019
- Men Javelin Throw European Championships 1938 Paris (FRA) on todor66.com, accessed March 12, 2019
- II European Championship, Paris 1938 from trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed March 12, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1938, javelin men on sportschau.de, accessed on March 12, 2019
- 2nd European Men's Athletics Championships 1938 in Paris, France from ifosta.de, accessed on March 12, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF world records. Men javelin , accessed March 12, 2019
- ↑ Men Javelin Throw European Championships 1938 Paris , accessed March 12, 2019