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Now that everybody was warmed up, the real throwing can begin in the second round. Vadlejch improved to 84.18m. Two throwers later, Chopra launched 88.17 m (289 ft 3 in). [2] He knew it was good, he turned to the crowd to celebrate and didn't even watch if fly. Near the end of the round Julian Weber tossed 85.79m to take over the second position.
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.
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48 m: Jena, Germany: 25 May 1996 Championship record: 92.80 m: Edmonton, Canada: 12 August 2001 World Leading
Below a list of all national champions in the Men's javelin event in track and field from several ... * unofficial championships Finland ... Dutch Results This page ...
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.
Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. In 1986, international javelin design regulations were changed and the center of gravity of the implement moved forward. As a result, throwing distances were in general shorter, flat landings fewer, and legal throws (tip-down) easier to attain post ...
Standing records prior to the 2022 European Athletics Championships World record Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48 m [2] Jena, Germany: 25 May 1996 European record: Championship record Steve Backley (GBR) 89.72 m: Budapest, Hungary: 23 August 1998 World Leading Anderson Peters (GRN) 93.07 m [3] Doha, Qatar: 13 May 2022 Europe Leading Jakub Vadlejch ...
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 ...