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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 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 javelin throw is an Olympic track and field event. Athletes specialising in the discipline are known as javelin throwers. ... List of javelin throwers.
Besides his Olympic gold, Järvinen is remembered for his numerous world records. From 1930 to 1936, he broke the javelin throw world record a record ten times in a row. [ 1 ] He also became the European champion in 1934, setting a new world record with 76.66 m, and defended his title successfully in 1938. [ 1 ]
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). Widely considered the greatest javelin thrower of the modern era, he also has the ...
Below a list of all national champions in the Men's javelin event in track and field from several countries since 1980. ... List of javelin throw national champions (men)
All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.
In the final round Vesely put out his best throw of the competition, but his 83.34 was only good enough for 4th place, exactly 5 meters behind his lone throw in the qualifying round the day before. Walcott's mark of 84.58 was the shortest winning throw since the 1988 Seoul Olympics - the first with the [then] new, re-balanced javelin - when ...