1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
| Men's javelin throw at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's javelin throw at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 26 and 27 August 1950.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Toivo Hyytiäinen Finland |
| Silver | Per-Arne Berglund Sweden |
| Bronze | Ragnar Ericzon Sweden |
Results
Final
27 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toivo Hyytiäinen | Finland | 71.26 | ||
| Per-Arne Berglund | Sweden | 70.06 | ||
| Ragnar Ericzon | Sweden | 69.82 | ||
| 4 | Mirko Vujacic | Yugoslavia | 66.84 | |
| 5 | Tapio Rautavaara | Finland | 66.20 | |
| 6 | Amos Matteucci | Italy | 64.99 | |
| 7 | Erwin Pektor | Austria | 62.13 | |
| 8 | Nico Lutkeveld | Netherlands | 61.50 | |
| 9 | Viktor Iyevlev | Soviet Union | 58.59 |
Qualification
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per-Arne Berglund | Sweden | 68.49 | Q |
| 2 | Toivo Hyytiäinen | Finland | 68.02 | Q |
| 3 | Tapio Rautavaara | Finland | 67.36 | Q |
| 4 | Ragnar Ericzon | Sweden | 65.29 | Q |
| 5 | Mirko Vujacic | Yugoslavia | 63.74 | Q |
| 6 | Erwin Pektor | Austria | 63.51 | Q |
| 7 | Amos Matteucci | Italy | 61.63 | Q |
| 8 | Viktor Iyevlev | Soviet Union | 61.25 | Q |
| 9 | Nico Lutkeveld | Netherlands | 60.66 | Q |
| 10 | Halil Zıraman | Turkey | 60.46 | |
| 11 | Branko Dangubić | Yugoslavia | 59.37 | |
| 12 | Jóel Sigurðsson | Iceland | 58.87 | |
| 13 | Vasilios Kalimanis | Greece | 54.28 | |
| 14 | Raymond van Eycken | Belgium | 52.82 | |
| 15 | Ernst Lüthi | Switzerland | 51.54 | |
| 16 | Raymond Prud'homme | Belgium | 46.35 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Finland (2)
- Greece (1)
- Iceland (1)
- Italy (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Soviet Union (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Turkey (1)
- Yugoslavia (2)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014