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The Javelin - at the 2012 London olympics, he threw 84.58 metres.
The first modern Olympics was in 1896 at Athens and the javelin competition's first year was 1908 in London.
Christina Obergföll Germany (GER)
Antti Ruuskanen Finland (FIN)
Oleksandr Pyatnytsya Ukraine (UKR)
Linda Stahl of Germany (GER)
Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic (CZE)
Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
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As long as it is the correct weight, width, height, and it in good condition to throw (meaning the grip is intact and the tip is rubber), you can throw your own javelin. Along with other throwing implements in the throwing events.
The London marathon ( I am watching it on TV as I type this !) starts on Blackheath in SE London. It is run over 26 miles 385 yards. This distance has nothing to do with Phidipides & the battle of Marathon. It was the distance run from Windsor to White city in the London Olympics in 1908.