The Olympic record for the javelin throw is 203.78 feet. It was accomplished by Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, August 23, 2008.
Jan Zelezny was 28 years old when he set the world record for javelin throw on May 25, 1996 with a distance of 98.48 meters.
The current world record for javelin was set on August 26, 2020, by Johannes Vetter from Germany with a throw of 97.76 meters.
The distance for the junior world record javelin throw is 80.95 meters (265 feet and 10 inches), set by Neeraj Chopra of India in 2016.
The current men's world record in the javelin throw is held by Jan Železný from the Czech Republic. He set the record on May 25, 1996, with a throw of 98.48 meters. Železný is considered one of the greatest javelin throwers of all time.
The world record for the Men's javelin throw is 104.80. It was set in 1984 by Uwe Hohn. However, this was before new regulations were imposed on javelin builds.
American Tom Putskys set a Victoria International Track Classic record with a throw of 83.10 meters in 1992.
The current world record for javelin throw in men's category is 98.48 meters, set by Jan Železný from Czech Republic in 1996. In women's category, the world record is 72.28 meters, set by Barbora Špotáková, also from Czech Republic, in 2008.
The current world record for the men's javelin throw is 98.48 meters, set by Jan Železný of the Czech Republic in 1996. The women's world record is 72.28 meters, achieved by Barbora Špotáková, also from the Czech Republic, in 2008.
Fatima Whitbread.Whitbread set the women's world record with a throw of 77.44 meters (254 feet, 3/4 inch) at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart.One other British athlete has held the world record in javelin. That was Steve Backley who held the men's world record on three separate occasions, the first being in 1990.
The Australian men's national record for javelin is 89.02 meters by Jarrod Bannister of Queensland at the Australian Championships in 2008. He broke the old record of 86.67 meters set by Andrew Currey in 2001.
between 75 and 91 meters as the olympic record is 91.56m set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics