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Javelin
Stade de France 

Event 	Medal


Time limit: Throw must be attempted within 60 seconds of athlete being called

Mackenzie Little (AUS) 
Set recent personal best of 66.27m in London

Men’s javelin 
Length: 2.6m-2.7m 
Min. weight: 800g
       
Steel head
Javelin must land tip first
     
Women’s javelin 
Length: 2.2m-2.3m 
Min. weight: 600g

Shaft
Fibreglass or carbon fibre

Cord grip
  
              
GRIP STRENGTH

Finnish grip
Most popular among top-class throwers

V or claw grip: Enables throwing arm to remain close to body

Run-up
Length: 35.6m
Athlete must not turn their back to scratch line

29°
  
Scratch line
Javelin must be thrown over shoulder, not slung or hurled
      

Olympic record	Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 	Beijing 2008 	90.57m
		Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 	Athens 2004 	71.53m
  
World record	Jan Zelezný (CZE) 		Jena 1996 	98.48m
		Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 	Stuttgart 2008 	72.28m


Sources: IOC, IAAF 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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