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|ORwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Osleidys Menéndez]] {{T&FcalcR|71.53}} (2004)}}

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The '''javelin throw''' is a [[track and field]] event where the [[javelin]], a [[spear]] about {{convert|2.5|m|abbr=on}} 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==

{{See also|History of physical training and fitness}}

The javelin throw was added to the [[Ancient Olympic Games]] as part of the [[pentathlon]] in 708&nbsp;BC.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2022 |title=From weapon of war to Olympic sport: A glance at javelin throw's history |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/javelin-throw-history |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref> It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong (''[[Amentum|ankyle]]'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', a leather strap around the shaft, so when they released the javelin, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greek Javelin |url=https://healthandfitnesshistory.com/ancient-fitness-tools/greek-javelin/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Health and Fitness History |language=en-US}}</ref>

 

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In the late 19th and early 20th century, most javelin competitions were two-handed; the implement was thrown with the right hand and separately with the left hand, and the best marks for each hand were added together. Competitions for the better hand only were less common, though not unknown.<ref name="synty" /> At the Olympics, a both-hands contest was held only once, in [[Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's two handed javelin throw|1912]]; Finland swept the medals, ahead of Lemming.<ref name="jukola"/>{{rp|441}} After that, this version of the javelin rapidly faded into obscurity, together with similar variations of the shot and the discus; Sweden's [[Yngve Häckner]], with his total of 114.28&nbsp;m from 1917, was the last official both-hands world record holder.<ref name="cat">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402182341/http://www.fcatletisme.cat/Ctecnic/documentacio/modelstecnics/12_JAVELINA_2011.pdf |archive-date= 2 April 2015 |url=http://www.fcatletisme.cat/Ctecnic/documentacio/modelstecnics/12_JAVELINA_2011.pdf |title=Part III: Llançaments – Tema 12 Javelina |author=Vélez Blasco, Miguel |language=ca |publisher=Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya / Federació Catalana d'Atletisme |url-status=dead }}</ref>

 

 

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