javelin throw

Also known as javelin throwing

track and field athletics event where the javelin is thrown

AI overview

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics event in which competitors throw a spear-like implement called a javelin as far as possible. It's one of the standard competitive events in athletics that tests throwing strength, technique, and athletic ability.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: sports discipline
Sport: athletics
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S0702-0025, Wolfgang Hanisch.jpg

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Commons category: Javelin throw
topic's main category: Category:Javelin throw
record or record progression: Women's javelin world record progression
OpenStreetMap tag: athletics=javelin_throw
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “javelin throw” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.