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Jakub Vadlejch (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakub ˈvadlɛjx]; born 10 October 1990) is a Czech track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. [1] He is a four-time Olympian for the Czech Republic, having competed in 2012, 2016,2020 and 2024 winning a silver medal in 2020.
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.
Jan Železný (Czech pronunciation: [jan ˈʒɛlɛzniː] ⓘ; born 16 June 1966) 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 (323 ft 1 in).
Vítězslav Veselý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈviːcɛslav ˈvɛsɛliː]) (born 27 February 1983) is a Czech javelin thrower. He won two bronze medals at the Olympic games, in 2012 and 2020 . [ 1 ]
Nikola Ogrodníková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɪkola ˈoɡrodɲiːkovaː]; born 18 August 1990) is a Czech athlete specialising in the javelin throw. [4] She is a two-time Olympian and won a bronze medal in the women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Dana Zátopková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdana ˈzaːtopkovaː]; née Ingrová [ˈɪŋɡrovaː], 19 September 1922 – 13 March 2020) [1] [2] [3] was a Czech javelin thrower. She won the gold medal for javelin at the 1952 Summer Olympics (only an hour after her husband, Emil Zátopek, won the 5,000 m), [4] and the silver medal in the 1960 ...
Official Replay. The men's javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 7 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] Approximately 35 athletes competed; the exact number depended on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (one universality place was used in 2016).
Men's javelin throw at the 2017 World Championships Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 10 August (qualification) 12 August (final) Competitors 32 from 25 nations Winning distance 89.89 Medalists Johannes Vetter Germany Jakub Vadlejch Czech Republic Petr Frydrych Czech Republic ← 2015 2019 → Video on YouTube Official Video Events at the 2017 World Championships Track events 100 m men women 200 m ...