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A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon. Today, ... In History of Ancient Egypt: Volume 1 (1882), ...
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, ... an earlier ten-event contest of American origin, did not include the javelin throw.
The javelin throw at the Summer Olympics is one of four track and field throwing events held at the multi-sport event. The men's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1908 , being the last of the current throwing events to feature at the Olympics after the shot put , discus throw and hammer throw .
The first world record in the men's javelin throw was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [ 1 ] As of 21 June 2009, 46 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [ 1 ]
The pentathlon was first documented in Ancient Greece, and included the discus and javelin throw.. A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente (five) and -athlon (competition) (Greek: πένταθλον).
The javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the automatic qualifying distance or placing in top twelve overall advancing to the final round.
The javelin went through the promising University of Georgia sprinter’s back below his left shoulder blade, punctured and collapsed his left lung and missed his heart by millimeters.
The soliferrum was an extremely effective heavy javelin. The weight and the density of the weapon's iron shaft, its small diameter and its narrow tip gave the soliferrum excellent armor-piercing capacity at close range and enabled it to penetrate even heavy shields.