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Her throw was almost 30 feet longer than the previous American record of 198 feet 8 inches (60.55 m) set by Barbara Friedrich in 1967. Schmidt holds twelve of the top 20 spots of the farthest throws ever by an American. She held the American record until the women's javelin was redesigned in 1999, resetting the records.
The javelin throw is an Olympic track and field event. Athletes specialising in the discipline are known as javelin throwers. Athletes specialising in the discipline are known as javelin throwers. Notable javelin throwers
Elizabeth "Liz" Gleadle (born December 5, 1988, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the javelin throw.She is the national record holder and has twice won Pan American Games medals, thrice made the World Championship finals (with a best result of 9th) and is a three-time Olympian, making the final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th.
Papua New Guinean female javelin throwers (2 P) Peruvian female javelin throwers (1 P) Polish female javelin throwers (19 P) Portuguese female javelin throwers (2 P) R.
A 101-year-old Canadian woman, Florence Storch, is making history this week as she competes in the javelin throw at a nationwide sporting event. CBC reportd, "The javelin happened by accident when ...
The following table shows the world record progression in the women's javelin throw. The first world record in the event was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922. [1] 48 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
She made her senior international debut in the javelin throw at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, finishing fifth. Later that year, Sanderson finished 13th in the 1974 European Athletics Championships. She broke the British javelin-throw junior record five times, achieving a distance of 55.04 m (180 ft 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) in 1974.