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Javelin is very big in European countries. Recent Olympic medalists in men's competition have come from Norway, Latvia, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Finland, and Russia. Recent Olympic medalists in women's competition have come from Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, Norway, and Finland.
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What is the sport called in the Olympics with a javelin?
The Javelin Throw.
What is the name given to Olympic sport of spear throwing?
It is the Javelin.
What is the name of a sport where athletes throw a spear?
Javelin?
What sport uses a stick to throw into the ground?
javelin
What is a person who uses a javelin?
The person who uses a javelin or participates in the sport is called a javelin thrower. The javelin throwers throw the javelin by the use of their hands.
What is the name given to the Olympic sport spear-throwing?
Javelin throw
What is the name given to olympic sport of spear-throwing?
Javelin throw
Which olympic sport requires throwing a spear-like instrument?
Track and field athletics in the following events, javelin, decathlon, heptathlon.
How does the sport javelin use the metric system?
Distances of the throw are recorded in metres.
Why is javelin throw unpopular?
I wouldn't say that the javelin throw is unpopular. It is a sport that is very difficult to master and not very many people can become good at it. It is a sport, in the United States at least, that doesn't get much attention because of all the other sports that are played here. And that might be the reason other countries do not pay much attention to javelin. They are watching football and tennis and cricket more than they are watching javelin.
When did javelin throw become an Olympic sport?
1908. Olympic games in London
What do you throw in javelin?
in javelin you throw a long sick with a point called ajavelin
