He set an Olympic record in the qualifying round and led the final until the last thrower of the last round, Tapio Korjus of Finland, beat him by 16 centimetres.

• 在这届奥运的资格赛中，他就打破奥运会纪录，决赛中，他一 直领先，但在最后一轮被芬兰运动员科尔尤斯超过，遗憾的错失金牌。