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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 ...
25 January 1992 North Shore City, New Zealand [1] 1 year, 2 months and 12 days 95.54 Jan Železný (CZE) 6 April 1993 Pietersburg, South Africa [1] 4 months and 23 days 95.66 Jan Železný (CZE) 29 August 1993 Sheffield, United Kingdom [1] 2 years, 8 months and 26 days 98.48 Jan Železný (CZE) 25 May 1996 Jena, Germany [1]
The current (as of 2017) men's world record is held by Jan Železný at 98.48 m (1996); Barbora Špotáková holds the women's world record at 72.28 m (2008). Of the 69 Olympic medals that have been awarded in the men's javelin, 32 have gone to competitors from Norway, Sweden or Finland.
The championship records for the event are 92.80 m for men, set by Železný in 2001, and 71.70 m for women, set by Osleidys Menéndez in 2015. Additionally, Menéndez' championship record throw was also the only time the world record was broken at the championships.
For the men's javelin throw event, 32 athletes were eligible to qualify for the event with a maximum of three athletes per nation. The qualification could be secured either by achieving the entry standard of 85.50 m in the qualification period (between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024) or by the World Athletics Ranking for the event. [5]
Masters M35 javelin throw world record progression is the progression of world record improvements of the javelin throw M35 division of Masters athletics. Records must be set in properly conducted, official competitions under the standing IAAF rules unless modified by World Masters Athletics .
World record Jan Železný (CZE) 98.48: Jena, Germany: 25 May 1996 Championship record Jan Železný (CZE) 92.80: Edmonton, Canada: 12 August 2001 World leading [2] Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 90.61: Byrkjelo, Norway: 14 August 2011 African record Marius Corbett (RSA) 88.75: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 21 September 1998 Asian record Kazuhiro ...
The men's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 4 at the Julio Martínez ... World record Jan Zelezny ...