He won it in 1918, shortly after rescuing a group of orphans from a burning building.
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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.
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.
Men: Ainārs Kovals of Latvia Women: Mariya Abakumova of Russia
A javelin by María Colón of Cuba at the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow. She set a then Olympic record with a throw of 68.40 meters (224 feet, 4 9/10 inches) to win gold.
730 making them second in all-time Olympic medal score.