Javelin Throw

Lemming Shocks Finns

Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden, July 6, 1912

Finland held high expectations for the javelin competition at the Stockholm 1912 Olympics. However, it was Sweden's Eric Lemming who ultimately prevailed, defeating Julius Saaristo and dashing Finland's hopes of victory.

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Suomen Urheilulehti, August 20, 1912 (in Finnish)
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Eric Lemming at Stockholm 1912. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.