29 November 2012 – Barcelona, Spain – One of the guests at the at the IAAF Centenary Gala in Barcelona last Saturday was Trinidad and Tobago’s super-talented teenage javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott, who won the 2012 Male Rising Star Award.

What is the best throw in javelin?

98.48
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Rank Mark Results Score
1 98.48 1365
2 97.76 1355
3 93.90 1299
4 93.09 1288

Who won the javelin in 2012?

29 November 2012 – Barcelona, Spain – One of the guests at the at the IAAF Centenary Gala in Barcelona last Saturday was Trinidad and Tobago’s super-talented teenage javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott, who won the 2012 Male Rising Star Award.

Who is the world No 1 in javelin throw?

Johannes VETTER
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Place Competitor Event List
1 Johannes VETTER Javelin Throw
2 Jakub VADLEJCH Javelin Throw
3 Julian WEBER Javelin Throw
4 Andrian MARDARE Javelin Throw

Who is the best javelin thrower of all time?

Jan Železný
Men

Rank Mark Athlete
1 98.48 m (323 ft 1 in) Jan Železný ( CZE )
2 97.76 m ( 320 ft 83⁄4 in) Johannes Vetter ( GER )
3 93.90 m ( 308 ft 3⁄4 in) Thomas Röhler ( GER )
4 93.09 m ( 305 ft 43⁄4 in) Aki Parviainen ( FIN )

What year did Keshorn Walcott win gold medal?

Keshorn “Keshie” Walcott, ORTT (born 2 April 1993) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is an Olympic champion, having won gold in 2012….From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Olympic Games
World Junior Championships
2012 Barcelona Javelin throw

How was Keshorn Walcott Honoured?

He was awarded $150,000 in cash and given land near his hometown of Toco, as well as a luxury home in Port of Spain. In addition, both the Toco lighthouse, (in north-east Trinidad) and the Toco Secondary School were renamed in his honour. Walcott has been coached since 2009 by Cuban-born Ismael Lopez Mastrapa.

Which country is best in javelin?

Finland
Medalists by country

Rank Nation Gold
1 Finland (FIN) 7
2 Soviet Union (URS) 3
3 Sweden (SWE) 3
4 Norway (NOR) 3

What is Neeraj Chopra best throw?

Neeraj Chopra, who has a personal best of 88.07m metres, clinched the historic gold with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt at Tokyo Games.

What’s the farthest javelin throw?

men – SENIOR – outdoor

Type Mark Competitor
World Records 98.48 Jan ŽELEZNÝ
World Championships in Athletics Records 92.80 Jan ŽELEZNÝ
World Leading 2022 87.53 Aliaksei KATKAVETS
Olympic Games Records 90.57 Andreas THORKILDSEN

Who won the javelin gold medal in 2021?

thrower Neeraj Chopra
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made history on August 7, 2021, by winning India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Tokyo Olympics. With a best throw of 87.58 metres, the 23-year-old took first place in the men’s javelin throw final.

This Czech javelin thrower is commonly regarded to be the best of all time. He holds the world record for the top four javelin throws, with a best throw of 98.48 meters achieved in 1996.

What is Jan Blumberg’s best javelin throw?

He holds the world record for the top four javelin throws, with a best throw of 98.48 meters achieved in 1996. Jan won gold in the Summer Olympic Games in 1992, 1996, and 2000, as well as silver in the 1988 Olympics and three World Championship championships in 1993, 1995, and 2001.

Who holds the javelin world record in 2020?

He rose to the second place of men’s javelin throw’s all time list with the current javelin model in 2020 after throwing an amazing result of 97,76 in Poland in early September. The world record still remains with Czech Republic’s Jan Železný who threw his WR of 98,48 in 1996 in Jena, Germany.

When was the javelin throw invented?

Eric Lemming of Sweden was the first outstanding javelin thrower, setting the world record (49.32 meters) in 1899 and dominating the sport from 1902 through 1912. In Finland, the first documented women’s javelin marks were recorded in 1909.