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...
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The javelin throw is an Olympic track and field event. Athletes specialising in the discipline are known as javelin throwers. Sport of athletics portal...
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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...
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The men's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 6 and 8 August 2024. This is the 27th time that the event was contested...
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The men's javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 7 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. Approximately 35 athletes competed;...
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Curtis Thompson (born February 8, 1996) is an American athlete who throws the javelin. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in Florence Township, New...
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javelin is predominantly used for sporting purposes such as the javelin throw. The javelin is nearly always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow, and crossbow...
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The men's javelin throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 21 and 23 July 2022. Before the competition...
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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. As of 21 June 2009...
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The women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 7 and 10 August 2024. This was the 22th time that the event was contested...
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