Javelin throw
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.
| Athletics Javelin throw | |
|---|---|
German javelin thrower Thomas Röhler in 2011 | |
| World records | |
| Men | Jan Železný 98.48 m (323 ft 1 in) (1996) |
| Women | Barbora Špotáková 72.28 m (237 ft 1+1⁄2 in) (2008) |
| Olympic records | |
| Men | Andreas Thorkildsen 90.57 m (297 ft 1+1⁄2 in) (2008) |
| Women | Osleidys Menéndez 71.53 m (234 ft 8 in) (2004) |
| World Championship records | |
| Men | Jan Železný 92.80 m (304 ft 5+1⁄2 in) (2001) |
| Women | Osleidys Menéndez 71.70 m (235 ft 2+3⁄4 in) (2005) |
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