Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, no New Zealander has won a gold medal in javelin.
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Osleidys Menéndez of Cuba won the gold medal and set the Olympic record in women's javelin at the 2004 Games in Athens.
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Harry Kerr
No ... she won a bronze in javelin at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and a silver in javelin at the 1988 Games in Seoul but no gold.
Babe Didrikson, who won the 100 meter hurdles, the javelin and came in 2nd in the high jump at the 1932 Olympics.
Babe Didrikson, who won the 100 meter hurdles, the javelin and came in 2nd in the high jump at the 1932 Olympics.
He won it in 1918, shortly after rescuing a group of orphans from a burning building.
New Zealand's first Olympic gold medal was won at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam by Ted Morgan in boxing in the welterweight division.
A javelin is the long pointed object town by the first Latina. They won an Olympic gold metal for this.