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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.
Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. In 1986, international javelin design regulations were changed and the center of gravity of the implement moved forward. As a result, throwing distances were in general shorter, flat landings fewer, and legal throws (tip-down) easier to attain post ...
Defunct field events Javelin throw (old javelin) 89.98 m (295-2) Einar Vilhjalmsson: Texas 2 June 1983 1983 Championships: Houston, Texas: Decathlon (old javelin) 8279 pts Tito Steiner: BYU 2–3 June 1981 1981 Championships: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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.
Discus throw: 69.32 m Ehsan Haddadi Iran 3 June 2008 Tallinn, Estonia Hammer throw: 84.86 m Koji Murofushi Japan 29 June 2003 Prague, Czech Republic Javelin throw: 91.36 m Cheng Chao-tsun Chinese Taipei 26 August 2017 Universiade: Taipei, Taiwan [19] 92.97 m Arshad Nadeem Pakistan 8 August 2024 Olympic Games: Paris, France [20] Decathlon: 8725 pts
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 ]
Ferenc Paragi (21 August 1953 – 21 April 2016) was a Hungarian athlete who, on 23 April 1980 established a world record of 96.72 meters in the javelin throw, eclipsing the global standard set by fellow countryman Miklós Németh at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Defending champion, Keshorn Walcott started the final with a respectable 83.45 m. The second thrower was Johannes Vetter who topped it with an 85.32 m. The eighth thrower in the round was reigning World Champion Julius Yego, who tossed it 88.24 m (289 ft 6 in), landing on his hands to avoid a face plant on the runway.