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Javelin Throw Men
OLYMPIC RECORD EVOLUTION Javelin Throw Men
ATHLETE
NAME
SCORE
OLYMPIC GAME
DATE
COUNTRY
DISTANCE
[meters]
1908
Eric LEMMING
53.69
London 1908
17 JULY
SWE
Eric LEMMING
54.82
London 1908
17 JULY
SWE
1912
Eric LEMMING
57.42
Stockholm 1912
06 JULY
SWE
Eric LEMMING
60.64
Stockholm 1912
06 JULY
SWE
Saaristo Juho
61
Stockholm 1912
09 JULY
1920
Peltonen Urho
63.6
Antwerp 1920
15 AUGUST
Jonni MYYRÄ
65.78
Antwerp 1920
15 AUGUST
FIN
1928
Lundqvist Erik
66.6
Amsterdam 1928
02 AUGUST
1932
Järvinen Matti
72.71
Los Angeles 1932
04 AUGUST
1952
Young Cy
73.78
Helsinki 1952
23 JULY
1956
Young Cy
74.76
Melbourne / Stockholm 1956
26 NOVEMBER
Egil DANIELSEN
85.71
Melbourne / Stockholm 1956
26 NOVEMBER
NOR
1968
Lusis Janis
90.1
Mexico 1968
16 OCTOBER
1972
Klaus WOLFERMANN
90.48
Munich 1972
03 SEPTEMBER
FRG
1976
Miklos NEMETH
94.58
Montreal 1976
25 JULY
HUN
1988
Jan ZELEZNY
85.9
Seoul 1988
24 SEPTEMBER
CZE
1992
Jan ZELEZNY
89.66
Barcelona 1992
08 AUGUST
CZE
2000
Jan ZELEZNY
90.17
Sydney 2000
23 SEPTEMBER
CZE
2008
Andreas THORKILDSEN
90.57
Beijing 2008
23 AUGUST
NOR
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Olympics Day 13 - Athletics - Men's Javelin
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Olympics Day 13 - Athletics - Men's Javelin Qualifications
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Olympics Day 13 - Athletics - Men's Javelin Group A
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Olympics Day 15 - Athletics - Men's Javelin Throw
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Walcott Edges Gold In Javelin Thriller - Highlights
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decathlon men
discus throw men
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WOMEN'S EVENTS
10000m women
100m women
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1500m women
200m women
20km race walk women
3000m steeplechase women
400m women
400m hurdles women
4x100m relay women
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5000m women
800m women
discus throw women
hammer throw women
heptathlon women
high jump women
javelin throw women
long jump women
marathon women
pole vault women
shot put women
triple jump women
New Olympic Record
90.57m
More about : Andreas THORKILDSEN Beijing 2008,
Beijing 2008
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Norway
Equipment and History
International Association of Athletics Federations
Olympic medallists
Gold medals
Keshorn WALCOTT
Braian TOLEDO
Andreas THORKILDSEN
Jan ZELEZNY
Tapio KORJUS
Arto HARKONEN
Dainis KULA
Miklos NEMETH
Klaus WOLFERMANN
Yanis LUSIS
Pauli Lauri NEVALA
Viktor TSYBULENKO
Egil DANIELSEN
Cyrus C. Jr. YOUNG
Kaj Tapio RAUTAVAARA
Gerhard (Gerd) STÖCK
Matti Henrik JARVINEN
Erik H. LUNDQVIST
Jonni MYYRÄ
Eric LEMMING
Silver medals
Oleksandr PYATNYTSYA
Devin BOGERT
Ainars KOVALS
Vadims VASILEVSKIS
Steve BACKLEY
Seppo Henrik RATY
Jan ZELEZNY
David OTTLEY
Aleksandr MAKAROV
Hannu Juhani SIITONEN
Yanis LUSIS
Jorma Viljo Palaavi KINNUNEN
Gergely KULCSAR
Walter KRÜGER
Janusz SIDLO
William Preston MILLER
Stephen Andrew SEYMOUR
Yrjo Jouko NIKKANEN
Matti Kalervo SIPPALA
Bela SZEPES-STRAUCH
Gunnar LINDSTRÖM
Urho Pellervo PELTONEN
Juho Julius SAARISTO
Arne HALSE
Bronze medals
Antti RUUSKANEN
Intars ISEJEVS
Tero PITKAMAKI
Sergey MAKAROV
Seppo Henrik RATY
Steve BACKLEY
Kenth ELDEBRINK
Wolfgang HANISCH
Gheorghe MEGELEA
William David SCHMIDT
Gergely KULCSAR
Yanis LUSIS
Viktor TSYBULENKO
Toivo Armas HYYTIÄINEN
Jozsef VARSZEGI
Kaarlo Kalervo TOIVONEN
Eino PENTTILA
Olav SUNDE
Eugene OBERST
Paavo JAALE-JOHANSSON
Mor KOVACS
Otto NILSSON