Javelin throw

The javelin throw is an athletics (track and field) throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear-like object made of metal, fibreglass and in some javelins, carbon fibre.

World records

The world record for men, at 98.48 meters, is held by Jan ?elezný from the Czech Republic, set at Jena, Germany, on May 25, 1996.

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Jan ?elezný - Czech Republic - Jena - Germany - May 25 - 1996

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The world record for women, at 71.70 meters, is held by Osleidys Menéndez from Cuba, set at Helsinki, Finland on August 14, 2005.

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Osleidys Menéndez - Cuba - Helsinki - Finland - August 14 - 2005

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