Javelin throw
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The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon.
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Athletics Javelin throw | |
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World records | |
Men | Jan Železný 98.48 m (323 ft 1 in) (1996) |
Women | Barbora Špotáková 72.28 m (237 ft 1 in) (2008) |
Olympic records | |
Men | Andreas Thorkildsen 90.57 m (297 ft 1 in) (2008) |
Women | Osleidys Menéndez 71.53 m (234 ft 8 in) (2004) |
World Championship records | |
Men | Jan Železný 92.80 m (304 ft 5 in) (2001) |
Women | Osleidys Menéndez 71.70 m (235 ft 2 in) (2005) |
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