Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4. The final was won by Tapio Rautavaara from Finland.

Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 64.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).