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2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's Javelin Throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ..., Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 18 July. Medalists Results Final 18 July Qualifications 16 July Qualifying 76.00 or 12 best to the Final Group A Group B Participation According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) References {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 European Athletics Championships, Mens javelin throw Javelin throw Javelin throw at the European Athletics U23 Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javelin Throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. History The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic Games as part of the pentathlon in 708 BC. It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong ('' ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', and when they released the shaft, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory. Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in Germany and Sweden in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin, and throwing them for distance became a common event there and in Finland in the 1880s. The rules continued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
