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The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear
Spear

A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a sharpened head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be of another material fastened to the shaft, such as obsidian, iron or bronze....
-like object made of metal, fiberglass
Glass-reinforced plastic

Glass-reinforced plastic is a composite material or fiber-reinforced plastic made of a plastic reinforced by fine glass fibres made of glass....
 and, in some cases, carbon fiber
Carbon fiber

Carbon fiber or is a material consisting of extremely thin fibers about 0.005?0.010 mm in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together in microscopic crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber....
.

s are similar to other throwing events: Competitors take three throws after which the top eight take another three, their best legal throw is recorded and the winner is the individual with the longest legal throw measured to the nearest centimetre or foot and inch depending on country of competition.






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Javelin
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear
Spear

A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a sharpened head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be of another material fastened to the shaft, such as obsidian, iron or bronze....
-like object made of metal, fiberglass
Glass-reinforced plastic

Glass-reinforced plastic is a composite material or fiber-reinforced plastic made of a plastic reinforced by fine glass fibres made of glass....
 and, in some cases, carbon fiber
Carbon fiber

Carbon fiber or is a material consisting of extremely thin fibers about 0.005?0.010 mm in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together in microscopic crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber....
.

Competitions and throws

Rules are similar to other throwing events: Competitors take three throws after which the top eight take another three, their best legal throw is recorded and the winner is the individual with the longest legal throw measured to the nearest centimetre or foot and inch depending on country of competition. If the javelin's point touches the ground first, the throw is marked (measured) from this point. If the throw lands flat then the distance is measured from the back of the whipcord (grip). If the tail of the javelin lands first, then the throw is not counted and scratched. The most noticeable difference with the other events is that rather than a throwing circle as used in discus
Discus

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, shot put
Shot put

The shot put is an athletics event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the throwing motion....
 and hammer throw
Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic Games hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle....
, the competitors have a run-up area coated with the same surface used for running tracks, and a painted line on the surface for small spikes on each shoe. Many athletic tracks have javelin run-ups at each end to take advantage of any potential wind benefit.

Javelin throwers gain considerable forward velocity in their run-up to their throws, and as well as upper body strength demonstrate athleticism more similar to running and jumping events. Thus, the athletes share more physical characteristics with sprinters than other throwing athletes with their bulky frames. At release, a javelin can reach speeds approaching 113 km/h (70 mph).

Javelin redesigns

On April 1, 1986, the men's javelin (800g
Gram

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, 1.76lb) was redesigned by the governing body (the IAAF Technical Committee). They decided to change the rules for javelin construction because of the increasingly frequent flat landings and the resulting discussions and protests when these attempts were declared valid or invalid by competition judges. The javelin was redesigned so that the centre of gravity was moved 4cm forward, further away from the center of pressure (the point at which the aerodynamic forces of lift and drag act), so that the javelin had an increased downward pitching moment
Pitching moment

In aerodynamics, the pitching moment on an airfoil is the moment produced by the aerodynamic force on the airfoil if that aerodynamic force is considered to be applied, not at the center of pressure, but at the aerodynamic center of the airfoil....
. This brings the nose down earlier, reducing the flight distance by around 10% but also causing the javelin to stick in the ground more consistently. In 1999, the women's javelin (600g, 1.32lb) was similarly redesigned.

Modifications that manufacturers made to recover some of the lost distance, by increasing tail drag (using holes, rough paint or dimples), were outlawed at the end of 1991 and marks made using implements with such modifications removed from the record books.

History and the javelin at the Olympics

The javelin throw has been part of the Summer Olympics since 1906. Although the javelin is currently used only for sport in most areas, it has a long history of use for hunting
Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
 and war
War

...
fare. There are, for instance, numerous references to the javelin in ancient Hellenic civilization, who practised a form of javelin throwing at the ancient Olympics. Some believe the objective was to throw at a target rather than for distance, but this can not be determined.

The javelin throw has a particularly strong tradition in the Nordic nations of Europe. Of the 66 Olympic medals that have been awarded in the event, 30 have gone to competitors from Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, or Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
. Finland is the only nation to have ever swept the medals, and has done so twice, in 1920 and 1932.

Training techniques

Traditional free-weight training is often used by javelin throwers. Metal-rod exercises and resistance band exercises can be used to train a similar action to the javelin throw to increase power and intensity. Core stability can help in the transference of physical power and force from the ground through the body to the javelin. Stretching and sprint training are used to enhance the speed of the athlete at the point of release, and subsequently, the speed of the javelin.

Best year performance


Men's seasons best

YEARDISTANCEATHLETEPLACE
197190.68Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
197293.80Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
197394.08Leverkusen
Leverkusen

Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the eastern bank of the Rhine, half way between Cologne and D?sseldorf....
197489.58Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
197591.38Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
197694.58Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
197794.10Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
197894.22Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
197993.84Auckland
Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
1980
1980 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1980 in athletics ....
96.72Tata
Tata

Tata may refer to:...
1981
1981 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1981 in athletics ....
92.48Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
1982
1982 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1982 in athletics ....
95.80Stuttgart
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
1983
1983 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1983 in athletics ....
99.72Westwood
Westwood

Westwood may refer to:...
1984
1984 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1984 in athletics ....
104.80Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
1985
1985 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1985 in athletics ....
96.96Canberra
Canberra

Canberra is the List of Australian capital cities of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall....


A new model was introduced in 1986, and all records started fresh.

YEARDISTANCEATHLETEPLACE
1986
1986 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1986 in athletics ....
85.74Como
Como

Como is a city in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it is the capital of the province of Como and directly borders the Switzerland town of Chiasso....
1987
1987 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1987 in athletics ....
87.66Nitra
Nitra

Nitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River valley. With a population of 85,000, it is the fourth largest city in Slovakia....
1988
1988 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1988 in athletics ....
86.88Leverkusen
Leverkusen

Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the eastern bank of the Rhine, half way between Cologne and D?sseldorf....
1989
1989 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1989 in athletics ....
87.60San José
San Jose, California

San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....
1990
1990 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1990 in athletics ....
89.58Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
1991
1991 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1991 in athletics ....
89.16Potchefstroom
1992
1992 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1992 in athletics ....
91.46Auckland
Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
1993
1993 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1993 in athletics ....
95.66Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
1994
1994 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1994 in athletics ....
91.82Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
199592.60Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
199698.48 (WR)Jena
Jena

Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. With a population of 103,000 it is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt....
199794.02Stellenbosch
1998
1998 in athletics (track and field)

This page shows the main events during the 1998 in sports year in athletics throughout the world....
90.88Tartu
Tartu

For the French captain, see Jean-Fran?ois TartuTartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned University of Tartu....
1999
1999 in athletics (track and field)

This page shows the main events during the 1999 in sports year in athletics throughout the world....
93.09Kuortane
Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland....
2000
2000 in athletics (track and field)

This page shows the main events during the 2000 in sports year in athletics throughout the world....
91.69Kuortane
Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland....
2001
2001 in athletics (track and field)

This page shows the main events during the 2001 in sports year in athletics throughout the world....
92.80Edmonton
Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies....
2002
2002 in athletics (track and field)

This page shows the main events during the 2002 in sports year in athletics throughout the world....
92.61Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
2003
2003 in athletics (track and field)

This page shows the main events during the 2003 in sports year in athletics throughout the world....
90.11Dessau
Dessau

Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Ro?lau....
2004
2004 in athletics (track and field)

This page shows the main events during the 2004 in sports year in athletics throughout the world....
87.73Ostrava
Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. It is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence....
2005
2005 in athletics (track and field)

This page shows the main events during the 2005 in sports year in athletics throughout the world....
91.53Kuortane
Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland....
2006
2006 in athletics (track and field)

The following events in athletics took place in 2006 in sports:...
91.59Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
2007
2007 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 2007 in athletics ....
91.29Indianapolis
2008
2008 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 2008 in athletics ....
90.57 (OR)Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....


Women's seasons best

YEARDISTANCEATHLETEPLACE
1980
1980 in sports

Athletics...
70.08Podolsk
Podolsk

Podolsk is an industrial types of settlements in Russia and the administrative center of Podolsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Pakhra River ....
1981
1981 in sports

Artistic Gymnastics*1981 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:**Men's all-around champion: Yuri Korolev, USSR**Women's all-around champion: Olga Bicherova, USSR...
71.88Zagreb
Zagreb

Zagreb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the Culture of Croatia, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Cinema of Croatia, Economy of Croatia and Government of Croatia center of the Croatia....
1982
1982 in sports

Athletics...
74.20Hania
1983
1983 in sports

Artistic Gymnastics*1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:**Men's all-around champion: Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR**Women's all-around champion: Natalia Yurchenko, USSR...
74.76Tampere
Tampere

Tampere is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, N?sij?rvi and Pyh?j?rvi . Since the two lakes differ in level by , the rapids linking them, Tammerkoski, have been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity....
1984
1984 in sports

Athletics...
74.72Celje
Celje

Celje is the List of cities in Slovenia city in Slovenia. Exhibiting the typical characteristics of a Central European city, it is the regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name - the Urban Municipality of Celje ....
1985
1985 in sports

Artistic Gymnastics*1985 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:**Men's all-around champion: Yuri Korolev, USSR**Women's all-around champions: Oksana Omelianchik, USSR, Yelena Shushunova, USSR...
75.40Schwerin
Schwerin

Schwerin is a city in northern Germany and the capital of the state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . The population as of end of 2007 was 95,855....
1986
1986 in sports

Athletics...
77.44Stuttgart
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
1987
1987 in sports

Artistic Gymnastics*1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:**Men's all-around champion: Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR**Women's all-around champion: Aurelia Dobre, Romania...
78.90Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
1988
1988 in sports

Athletics...
80.00Potsdam
Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
1989
1989 in sports

Artistic Gymnastics*1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:**Men's all-around champion: Igor Korobchinsky, USSR**Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Boginskaya, USSR...
76.88Macerata
Macerata

Macerata is a city in Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The centro storico is located on a hill between the Chienti River and Potenza River rivers....
1990
1990 in sports

Athletics...
73.08Manaus
Manaus

Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of Amazonas state. It is situated at the confluence of the Rio Negro and River Solim?es rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and is a popular tourism destination....
1991
1991 in sports

Artistic Gymnastics*1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:**Men's all-around champion: Grigory Misutin, USSR**Women's all-around champion: Kim Zmeskal, USA...
71.44Fana
Fana

Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway....
1992
1992 in sports

Athletics...
70.36Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
1993
1993 in sports

Athletics...
72.12Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
1994
1994 in sports

Athletics...
71.40Seville
Seville

||-||}Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville ....
1995
1995 in sports

Athletics...
71.18Zürich
Zürich

Z?rich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Z?rich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne....
1996
1996 in sports

Athletics...
69.42Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
1997
1997 in sports

Artistic gymnastics*1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:**Men's all-around champion: Ivan Ivankov, Belarus**Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia...
69.66Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
1998
1998 in sports

Athletics Decathlon*Best Year Performance...
70.10Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....


A new model was introduced in 1999 and all records started fresh.

YEARDISTANCEATHLETEPLACE
1999
1999 in sports

Athletics Track*Hicham El Guerrouj sets the new World Record in the mile at the World Championships in Rome. He recorded a time of 3:43.13, barely edging out Noah Ngeny of Kenya who recorded 3:43.40....
68.19Fana
Fana

Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway....
2000
2000 in sports

Athletics Marathon ...
69.48Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
2001
2001 in sports

2001 in sports was marked by a high-scoring UEFA Cup final, in which Liverpool FC defeated Deportivo Alav?s by 5-4 after extra-time....
71.54Rethymno
Rethymno

Rethymno , a city of approximately 40,000 people, is the capital of Rethymno Prefecture in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity , even though was never a competitive Minoan center....
2002
2002 in sports

2002 in sports saw the Brazilian football team win its fifth World Cup....
67.47Munich
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
2003
2003 in sports

2003 in sports saw world cricket dominated by the Australian team which won both the Ashes and the World Cup....
66.52Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
2004
2004 in sports

2004 in sports was marked by the crisis in Zimbabwean cricket....
71.53 (OR)Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
2005
2005 in sports

2005 in sports describes events in world sport in 2005....
71.70Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
2006
2006 in sports

2006 in sports describes events in world sport in 2006....
66.91Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
2007
2007 in sports

2007 in sports describes events in world sport in 2007....
70.20Munich
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
2008
2008 in sports

2008 in sports describes events in world sport in 2008....
72.28 (WR)Stuttgart
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....


Top ten


Men's best throwers of all time (current 1986 model)

  • (Updated October 3, 2008)
RANKMARKATHLETEPLACEDATE
1.98.48Jena
Jena

Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. With a population of 103,000 it is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt....
1996-05-25
2.93.09Kuortane
Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland....
1999-06-26
3.92.61Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
2002-06-30
4.92.60Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
1995-07-21
5.91.69Kuortane
Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland....
2000-06-24
6.91.59Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
2006-06-02
7.91.53Kuortane
Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland....
2005-06-26
8.91.46Auckland
Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
1992-01-25
9.91.29Indianapolis2007-06-21
10.90.73Tallinn
Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Estonia and of Harju County. It occupies a surface of 159.2 km? in which 397,617 inhabitants live....
2007-07-22


Women's best throwers of all time (current 1999 model)

  • (Updated October 3, 2008)
RANKMARKATHLETEPLACEDATE
1.72.28Stuttgart
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
2008-09-13
2.71.70Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
2005-08-14
3.70.78Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
2008-08-21
4.70.20Munich
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
2007-06-23
5.69.48Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
2000-07-28
6.68.34Elstal
Wustermark

Wustermark is a municipality of the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It was established in 2002 through a merger of the five villages Buchow-Karpzow, Elstal, Hoppenrade, Priort and Wustermark....
2008-08-31
7.67.67Salamanca
Salamanca

Salamanca is a city in western Spain, the capital of the province of Salamanca , which belongs to the autonomous community of Castile and Leon ....
2005-07-06
8.67.51Sydney
Sydney

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2000-09-30
9.67.20Monaco
Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
2000-08-18
10.66.91Erfurt
Erfurt

Erfurt is a city in central Germany. It is the Capital of the state of Thuringia with a population of 202,929 . Erfurt is located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of N?rnberg and 180 km SE of Hannover....
1999-07-04


Notable javelin throwers


Women

  • Petra Felke
    Petra Felke

    Petra Felke, married name Meier , is a former Germany track and field athlete and Olympic champion who represented East Germany.Felke trained with Ruth Fuchs at the Motor Jena sport club....
    , East Germany
  • Ruth Fuchs
    Ruth Fuchs

    Ruth Fuchs, n?e Gamm is a German politician and former athlete. Fuchs, representing East Germany, was the winner of the women's javelin at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics....
    , East Germany
  • Trine Hattestad
    Trine Hattestad

    Trine Hattestad is a former Norway javelin thrower. She was born on 18 April 1966 in L?renskog, Norway.Hattestad made her international debut at the European Junior Championships in 1981 with a fifth place....
    , Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
  • Tiina Lillak
    Tiina Lillak

    Tiina Lillak is a former Finland javelin thrower, who was among the best female javelin throwers in the world in the early and mid 1980s. While she has been credited for starting a string of successes for Finnish female Javeline thrower, her more notable accomplishments include winning a world championship and an Olympic Games medal....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  • Osleidys Menéndez
    Osleidys Menéndez

    Osleidys Men?ndez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder....
    , Cuba
    Cuba

    The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
  • Christina Obergföll
    Christina Obergföll

    Christina Obergf?ll is a Germany athlete, competing in the javelin throw.At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won the silver medal with a European records in athletics by finishing second behind Osleidys Men?ndez, who set a new world record at the same event....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  • Tessa Sanderson
    Tessa Sanderson

    Theresa Ione Sanderson Order of the British Empire is a former United Kingdom javelin throw thrower and heptathlon.Sanderson was born in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, Jamaica of Ghanaian ancestry, she later emigrated to Wolverhampton, England....
    , Great Britain
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  • Kate Schmidt
    Kate Schmidt

    Kate "the great" Schmidt, a native of California and a graduate of UCLA, is a former World Record Holder and three-time Olympian, twice a Bronze Medalist in the javelin throw....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  • Barbora Špotáková
    Barbora Špotáková

    Barbora ?pot?kov? is a Czech Republic javelin thrower. She is the current IAAF World Championships in Athletics and Olympic Games champion, as well as the world record holder....
    , Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
  • Linda Stahl
    Linda Stahl

    Linda Stahl is a Germany javelin thrower.Her personal best throw is 66.06 metres, achieved on July 30, 2008 in Leverkusen, Germany, making her world 3rd-best for the year at that time....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  • Fatima Whitbread
    Fatima Whitbread

    Fatima Whitbread Order of the British Empire is an England former javelin throw thrower and multiple medal-winner....
    , Great Britain
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  • Dana Zátopková
    Dana Zátopková

    Dana Z?topkov? was an outstanding Czech Republic athlete in her own right in throwing the Javelin throw. She won the gold medal for javelin in the 1952 Summer Olympics , and the silver medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics....
    , Czechoslovakia
    Czechoslovakia

    Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until 1992 . On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....
  • Babe Didrikson, United States
    United States

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  • Mirela Manjani
    Mirela Manjani

    Mirela Manjani is a retired Greece javelin thrower. Prior to 1997 she represented Albania.She won the silver medal at the Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics#Women.27s_events with a personal best of 67.51 m, and the bronze medal in Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Javelin....
    , Greece
    Greece

    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
  • Sofia Sakorafa
    Sofia Sakorafa

    Sofia Sakorafa is a former javelin thrower from Greece.She was born in Trikala.She broke the world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 metres....
    , Greece
    Greece

    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....


Men

  • Steve Backley
    Steve Backley

    Stephen James Backley Order of the British Empire is a former Athletics from United Kingdom specialising in the javelin throw. Although he is ranked among the great javelin throwers of the modern era, Backley never won a gold medal in a major World athletics event....
    , Great Britain
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  • Patrik Bodén
    Patrik Bodén

    Lars Patrik Bod?n is a retired male Swedish javelin thrower. He holds the Swedish national record at 89.10 meters, set in Austin, Texas, in March 24, 1990....
    , Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  • Egil Danielsen
    Egil Danielsen

    Egil Danielsen is a former Norway javelin thrower. He represented Hamar IL.He won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics with a throw of 85.71 metres....
    , Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
  • Konstadinós Gatsioúdis
    Konstadinos Gatsioudis

    ?Konstadinos Gatsioudis is a Greece javelin thrower.He was born in Didymoteicho.Gatsioudis set a world junior record in 1990, and eight national records during his career....
    , Greece
    Greece

    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
  • Breaux Greer
    Breaux Greer

    Edward Breaux Greer is a male American javelin thrower. He is an eight time American Champion and American record holder for the javelin with a throw of 91.29 meters, achieved on 21 June 2007 during the U.S....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  • Uwe Hohn
    Uwe Hohn

    Uwe Hohn is a German athlete and coach. Hohn was the only athlete to throw a javelin throw more than 100 meters.On 20 July 1984, competing in the Olympic Day of Athletics competition at the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark, Berlin, Hohn threw the javelin a distance of 104.80 meters....
    , GDR
  • Arto Härkönen
    Arto Härkönen

    Arto Kalevi H?rk?nen is a retired Finland javelin thrower. He won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, with a throw of 86,76 metres....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  • Matti Järvinen
    Matti Järvinen

    bgcolor="#cccccc" align=center! colspan="3" | EAA European ChampionshipsMatti Henrikki J?rvinen was a Finland Javelin throw. He won the Olympic gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics ahead of two other Finns, Matti Sippala and Eino Penttil?....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  • Tapio Korjus
    Tapio Korjus

    Tapio Korjus is a Finland former javelin thrower.Born in Vehkalahti, he was one of the leading representatives of javelin throwing in his home country in the 1980s, but did not attain international success until the year 1988....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  • Dainis Kula
    Dainis Kula

    Dainis Kula is a former Latvian javelin thrower, an Olympic champion and a World Championship bronze medalist. At the international level, he represented the Soviet Union....
    , Soviet Union
    Soviet Union

    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
     (Latvia
    Latvia

    Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
    )
  • Gergely Kulcsár
    Gergely Kulcsár

    Gergely Kulcs?r is a retired Hungary athlete, who competed in javelin throw. He won three Olympic medals during his career: two bronze and one silver....
    , Hungary
    Hungary

    Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
  • Eric Lemming
    Eric Lemming

    Eric Valdemar Lemming was a Sweden Athletics who competed in a wide variety of events.Lemming won a total of 7 Olympic medals over three Olympics including 4 golds....
    , Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  • Janis Lusis
    Janis Lusis

    Janis Lusis is a Latvian Athletics who competed in javelin throw.Lusis trained at Daugava Voluntary Sports Societies of the USSR and later at Armed Forces ....
    , Soviet Union
    Soviet Union

    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
     (Latvia
    Latvia

    Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
    )
  • Sergey Makarov, Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  • Jonni Myyrä
    Jonni Myyrä

    Joonas "Jonni" Myyr? was a Finland javelin thrower. His first Olympics was 1912 Summer Olympics where he was 8th. He won the Olympic gold at the 1920 Summer Olympics ahead of three other Finns, and successfully defended his title at the 1924 Summer Olympics....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  • Miklós Németh
    Miklós Németh (sportsman)

    Note: Mikl?s N?meth is the name of a Hungarian politician as wellMikl?s N?meth is a Hungary Olympic champion and former World Record holder in the javelin throw....
    , Hungary
    Hungary

    Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
  • Aki Parviainen
    Aki Parviainen

    Aki Uolevi Parviainen is a Finland Javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  • Tom Petranoff
    Tom Petranoff

    Thomas Alan Petranoff is a former world record holder in the javelin throw; his May, 1983 effort was greater than the length of an entire American football field at 99.72 meters ....
    , United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  • Tero Pitkämäki
    Tero Pitkämäki

    Tero Kristian Pitk?m?ki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the current World Champion. Pitk?m?ki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  • Tapio Rautavaara
    Tapio Rautavaara

    Kaj Tapio Rautavaara was a Finland Athletics , singer and movie actor....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  • Seppo Räty
    Seppo Räty

    Seppo Henrik R?ty is a Finland javelin thrower. His personal record is 96.96 m, however this done with a modified javelin that was banned after the 1991 season....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  • Janusz Sidlo
    Janusz Sidlo

    Janusz Sidlo was a Polish athlete, who competed in the javelin throw.Sidlo was multiple Polish champion in javelin. He participated in five Olympic Games , and five European Championships in Athletics ....
    , Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
  • Andreas Thorkildsen
    Andreas Thorkildsen

    Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norway javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He was Summer Olympics in Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics, European Championships in Athletics in 2006, and twice silver medalist at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics....
    , Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
  • Andrus Värnik
    Andrus Värnik

    Andrus V?rnik is an Estonian javelin thrower. His personal best set in 2003, 87.83 m, is also the Estonian record.V?rnik won his first international medal, a silver medal, in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, throwing 85.17 m....
    , Estonia
    Estonia

    Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
  • Vadims Vasilevskis
    Vadims Vasilevskis

    Vadims Vasilevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasilevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times....
    , Latvia
    Latvia

    Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
  • Jan Železný
    Jan Železný

    Jan ?elezn? is a Czech Republic javelin throw, world and Olympic Games champion and world record holder in javelin throw.?elezn? won the gold at the Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics Summer Olympic Games and Silver in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olym...
    , Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....

See also

  • National champions Javelin (men)
    National champions Javelin (men)

    Below a list of all national champions in the Men's javelin event in track and field from several countries since 1980 in sports....


  • Javelin throwers have been selected as a main motif in numerous collectors' coins. One of the recent samples is the €5 Finnish 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics commemorative coin
    Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Finland)

    Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins Mint and issued by member states of the Eurozone, mainly in gold and silver, although other precious metals are also used in rare occasions....
    , minted in 2005 to commemorate the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
    2005 World Championships in Athletics

    The 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983....
    . On the obverse of the coin, a javelin thrower is depicted. On the reverse, legs of hurdle runners with the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
    Helsinki Olympic Stadium

    The Helsinki Olympic Stadium, located in the T??l? district about 2 km from the center of the Finland capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts....
     tower in the background can be seen.


External links

The following sites contain more information and statistics for Javelin throwing as well as for other track and field sports:
  • – statement of reasons to modify the javelin design