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Men’s Javelin throw
Held at 27 Games, 1908–2024. Most golds: Finland (7). Most medals: Jan Železný (4). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals81
Delegations22on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Arshad Nadeem Pakistan | Neeraj Chopra India | Anderson Peters Grenada |
| 2020 Tokyo | Neeraj Chopra India | Jakub Vadlejch Czechia | Vítězslav Veselý Czechia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Thomas Röhler Germany | Julius Yego Kenya | Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2012 London | Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago | Antti Ruuskanen Finland | Vítězslav Veselý Czechia |
| 2008 Beijing | Andreas Thorkildsen Norway | Ainārs Kovals Latvia | Tero Pitkämäki Finland |
| 2004 Athens | Andreas Thorkildsen Norway | Vadims Vasiļevskis Latvia | Sergey Makarov Russia |
| 2000 Sydney | Jan Železný Czechia | Steve Backley Great Britain | Sergey Makarov Russia |
| 1996 Atlanta | Jan Železný Czechia | Steve Backley Great Britain | Seppo Räty Finland |
| 1992 Barcelona | Jan Železný Czechoslovakia | Seppo Räty Finland | Steve Backley Great Britain |
| 1988 Seoul | Tapio Korjus Finland | Jan Železný Czechoslovakia | Seppo Räty Finland |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Arto Härkönen Finland | David Ottley Great Britain | Kenth Eldebrink Sweden |
| 1980 Moscow | Dainis Kūla Soviet Union | Aleksandr Makarov Soviet Union | Wolfgang Hanisch East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Miklós Németh Hungary | Hannu Siitonen Finland | Gheorghe Megelea Romania |
| 1972 Munich | Klaus Wolfermann West Germany | Jānis Lūsis Soviet Union | Bill Schmidt United States |
| 1968 Mexico City | Jānis Lūsis Soviet Union | Jorma Kinnunen Finland | Gergely Kulcsár Hungary |
| 1964 Tokyo | Pauli Nevala Finland | Gergely Kulcsár Hungary | Jānis Lūsis Soviet Union |
| 1960 Rome | Viktor Tsybulenko Soviet Union | Walter Krüger United Team of Germany | Gergely Kulcsár Hungary |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Egil Danielsen Norway | Janusz Sidło Poland | Viktor Tsybulenko Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | Cy Young United States | Bill Miller United States | Toivo Hyytiäinen Finland |
| 1948 London | Tapio Rautavaara Finland | Steve Seymour United States | József Várszegi Hungary |
| 1936 Berlin | Gerhard Stöck Germany | Yrjö Nikkanen Finland | Kalervo Toivonen Finland |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Matti Järvinen Finland | Matti Sippala Finland | Eino Penttilä Finland |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Erik Lundqvist Sweden | Béla Szepes Hungary | Olav Sunde Norway |
| 1924 Paris | Jonni Myyrä Finland | Gunnar Lindström Sweden | Eugene Oberst United States |
| 1920 Antwerp | Jonni Myyrä Finland | Urho Peltonen Finland | Pekka Johansson Finland |
| 1912 Stockholm | Eric Lemming Sweden | Julius Saaristo Finland | Mór Kóczán Hungary |
| 1908 London | Eric Lemming Sweden | Arne Halse Norway | Otto Nilsson Sweden |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Czechia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |