Japan at the 1928 Summer Olympics Japan at the 1928 Summer Olympics The Empire of Japan competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Japan Amateur Athletic Federation ("Nihon Rikujo Kyogi Renmei"), founded in 1925, officially took over sponsorship of the Japanese Olympic team from the Japan Amateur Athletic Association in 1928. Japanese government sponsorship of the Olympic effort continued, both financially, and through expansion of the annual Meiji Shrine Games to include a wider variety of sports, including archery, basketball, field hockey, rowing, table tennis, volleyball and equestrian sports. The games became the qualifying event for the Japanese Olympic team, which now for
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 2, 1928. Twenty-eight javelin throwers from 18 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. Erik Lundqvist set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 66.60 metres. The qualification started at 2 p.m. The best six throwers, all four groups counted together, qualified for the final. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group