Javelin throw
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The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area.
German javelin thrower Thomas Röhler in 2011
Javelin thrower on an Athenian red-figure cup, 5th century BCE (Berlin Antikensammlung F 2728)
Julius Saaristo in 1912 Summer Olympics
Matti Järvinen throwing the javelin at the 1932 Olympics
Jan Železný
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Jan Železný is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World and Olympic champion and holds the world record with a throw of 98.48 metres. Widely considered t
Javelin throw
…1999, and the world records (then 104.80 m by Uwe Hohn, and 80.00 m by Petra Felke) were reset. The current (as of 2017) men's world record is held by Jan Železný at 98.48 m (1996); Barbora Špotáková holds the women's world record at 72.28 m (2008). Of the 69 Olympic medals that have been awarded in the men's…
Železný in 2015