javelin

     

Javelin may refer to:

Trivia about javelin

  • The one thrown by men in track & field is metal-tipped & over 8 feet in length
  • People got the "point" from his how-to book on how to hurl one of these
  • This Olympic sport could also be called spear-throwing
  • In 1976 Hungary's Miklos Nemeth won Olympic gold by throwing this over 300 feet, a feat not equaled in the games since
  • In 1976 Hungary's Miklos Nemeth threw this farther than any field apparatus in Olympic history -- 310' 4"
  • The name of this Olympic weapon may go back to the Welsh gaflach, "forked branch"
  • Throwing events include this one, the hurling of a spearlike shaft
  • In 2000 the Czech Republic's Jan Zelezny hurled this an Olympic record 295 feet, 9 1/2 inches
  • 297' 1 3/4" by Andres Thorkildsen
  • 1964 saw the first time a man threw this 300 feet & the first time a woman threw it 200 feet
  • Event an Olympian throws
  • For men, the bar has a minimum length of 8 feet, 6.25 inches & weight of 1.75 pounds in this field event

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