Athletics sport
Javelin Throw
A spear, a run-up, and about a tenth of a second to get it right.
- Origin
- Ancient Olympics, 708 BCE
- Competitors
- Individual
- Governing body
- World Athletics
- Men's javelin
- 800 g, 2.6–2.7 m
- Women's javelin
- 600 g, 2.2–2.3 m
- Olympic
- Yes, since 1908
Three ways in
Option one
Rules & how to play
Everything you need to follow a game of javelin throw: the objective, the field, the fouls and the officials.
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Option two
History & origins
Where javelin throw came from and how it grew, told as a timeline of the moments that changed it.
10 milestones
Option three
Players
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