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.
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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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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.
Tessa won 1 Olympic gold medal, in javelin throw, at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
A javelin is the long pointed object town by the first Latina. They won an Olympic gold metal for this.
Babe Didrikson at the 1932 Summer Olympics.