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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.
Julius Yego (born 4 January 1989) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.Nicknamed "Mr. YouTube" because he learned how to throw by watching YouTube videos of javelin athletes, Yego is the African record holder for the event with a personal best of 92.72 m.
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]
She won her first Finnish national title in the javelin in 2021 at the age of 18 years-old. Her winning throw of 59.52 metres set a national under-19 record. [2] [3] She was a bronze medalist at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn. [4] [5] She competed in the javelin throw at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in ...
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.
He improved this further at the Glasgow Grand Prix, throwing the javelin 86.99 m (285 ft 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) to take a surprise victory over reigning world champion Vítězslav Veselý. [ 11 ] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , he won the gold medal with a throw of 90.30 m, narrowly missing the Olympic record of 90.57 m set by Andreas ...
Before he fought back from being impaled by a javelin to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, Elija Godwin admits he wasn’t an obedient patient. He’d wait until his mom left for work and the ...
Official Replay. The men's javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 7 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] Approximately 35 athletes competed; the exact number depended on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (one universality place was used in 2016).