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2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's Javelin Throw
The men's javelin throw at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 14 and 17 August. Medalists Results Qualification 81.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 European Athletics Championships, Men's Javelin Throw Events at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, Javelin Throw Javelin throw at the European Athletics 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 as far as possible. 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 (''Amentum, ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', a leather strap around the shaft, so when they released the javelin, 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 ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainārs Kovals
Ainārs Kovals (born 21 November 1981) is a Latvian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 86.64 m. He achieved this at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ..., where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka. He is married to fellow javelin thrower Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala. International competitions Seasonal bests by year *2002 - 75.05 *2003 - 80.75 *2004 - 82.13 *2005 - 82.22 *2006 - 85.95 *2007 - 82.23 *2008 - 86.64 *2009 - 82.47 *2010 - 82.33 *2011 - 78.39 *2012 - 83.89 *2013 - 80.71 *2014 - 81.75 *2015 - 78.90 References * External links * * * 1981 births Living people Athletes from Riga Latvian male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Latvia Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dejan Mileusnić
Dejan Mileusnić (born 16 November 1991 in Zenica) is a Bosnian athlete specialising in the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de .... He won a bronze medal at the 2017 Mediterranean Games. His personal best in the event is 81.63 metres set in Zenica in 2016. This is the current Bosnia and Herzegovina record. International competitions References 1991 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games Sportspeople from Zenica Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Bosnia and Herzegovina Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Wallin
Gabriel Wallin (born 14 October 1981) is a Sweden, Swedish athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He represented his country at four World Championships in Athletics without qualifying for the final. His personal best in the event is 83.23 metres set in Hässelby in 2013. International competitions Seasonal bests by year *2004 - 80.71 *2005 - 80.31 *2007 - 78.97 *2008 - 74.62 *2009 - 79.69 *2010 - 78.31 *2011 - 80.88 *2012 - 81.45 *2013 - 83.23 *2014 - 77.88 *2015 - 79.16 *2016 - 82.81 References 1981 births Living people Swedish male javelin throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden People from Södertälje Municipality NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Boise State Broncos men's track and field athletes 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatih Avan
Fatih Avan (born 1 January 1989) is a male Turkish javelin thrower. The tall athlete at is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics team, where he is coached by Metin Altıntaş. Career Avan participated in the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy and won the gold medal with a personal best throw of 79.78 m. At the 9th European Winter Throwing Cup held on 14 March 2009 in Los Realejos on Tenerife, Spain, he ranked third throwing the javelin 74.82 m. Avan is broke the Turkish record with a mark of 77.15 m in June 2009 in Bursa. He represented Turkey at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but did not make it past the qualifying round. In 2011 he improved his Turkish record to 81.16 m, clearing the eighty-metre mark for the first time, and the performance brought him the under-23 gold at the 2011 European Cup Winter Throwing. In 2011 he improved his Turkish record to 84.11 m, and won silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyridon Lebesis
Spyridon Lebesis (, born May 30, 1987, in Mavromati, Boeotia) is a Greek javelin thrower. His personal best is 83.02 meters, achieved in Nicosia in May 2012. This performance ranks him third among Greek javelin throwers, behind Kostas Gatsioudis and Ioannis Kiriazis Ioannis Kiriazis (; born 19 January 1996) is a Greek track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin .... Lebesis scored 82.40 in the qualification round of the London Summer Olympic, second place to the World Champion Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway. Achievements Seasonal bests by year *2006 – 72.50 *2007 – 75.45 *2008 – 76.97 *2009 – 80.95 *2010 – 82.90 *2011 – 81.12 *2012 – 83.02 *2013 – 79.97 *2014 – 80.64 References * 1987 births Living people People from Boeotia Greek male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Ženúch
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Magnus Kirt
Magnus Kirt (born 10 April 1990) is an Estonian retired athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. His personal best of 90.61 m is the Estonian record. Career He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China, without qualifying for the final, having a best throw of 82.22 metres. He competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, without reaching the final, having a best throw on the day of 79.33 metres. On 3 June 2018, he broke former world champion Andrus Värnik's long-standing national record with 88.45 m at the 54th Gustav Sule memorial competition in Tartu. He then threw 88.73 m on 5 June 2018 at Paavo Nurmi Games. On 13 July 2018 he further improved the record at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rabat, Morocco, taking the national record and meeting record to 89.75 m. In August, he won bronze at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, with a throw of 85.96 m. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Pyatnytsya
Oleksandr Serhiiovich Pyatnytsya (; born 14 July 1985 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a male javelin thrower from Ukraine. His personal best is 86.12 metres, achieved in May 2012 in Kyiv, which was a new national record. Career He won the bronze medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships and finished fifth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. He also competed at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships without reaching the final. He initially was awarded the silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2012 London Olympics with a throw of 84.51m. In 2016 a reanalysis of samples from the 2012 Olympics resulted in a positive test for the anabolic steroid turinabol. He was stripped of his title by the IOC and ordered to return his silver medal, medalist pin and diploma. In May 2017, he was disqualified for two years, due to doping violations. Personal life In 2020, Pyatnytsya joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He remained with the military following the Russian invasion of Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakub Vadlejch
Jakub Vadlejch (; born 10 October 1990) is a Czech track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is a four-time Olympian for the Czech Republic, having competed in 2012, 2016,2020 and 2024 winning a silver medal in 2020. He also has represented his country six times at the World Championships in Athletics (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023), winning the bronze medal in 2022 and 2023 and silver medal in 2017, and six times a competitor at the European Athletics Championships (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2024), winning the silver medal in 2022 and the gold medal in 2024. He also won the 2016 Diamond League title, 2017 Diamond League title, and the 2023 Diamond League Title. Career Born in Prague, Vadlejch took part in international javelin competitions from a young age, reaching the finals at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships. His senior debut fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Frydrych
Petr Frydrych (; born 13 January 1988) is a Czech track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best of 88.32 m was set at the 2017 World Championships, where he won the bronze medal. He is coached by world record holder and three-time Olympic Champion Jan Železný. Early career Frydrych competed in the 2005 World Youth Championships, 2006 World Junior Championships and 2007 European Junior Championships, without much success. In 2009 Frydrych, by then under Železný's guidance, exploded to the international elite. He improved his personal best from 75.55 to 84.96 and placed second in the European U23 Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, passed in the last round by Finland's Ari Mannio. He qualified for the final at the World Championships in Berlin, finishing 10th with a 79.29 effort. The 2010 season started well for Frydrych, who first improved to 85.60 at the May 23 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, losing to Norway's two-time Olympic Champion And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanel Laanmäe
Tanel Laanmäe (born 29 September 1989) is an Estonian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He won the gold medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He has also represented his country at the 2009, 2015 and 2017 World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game .... His personal best in the event, set in 2016, is 85.04 m. International competitions Seasonal bests by year *2006 – 69.37 *2007 – 76.35 *2008 – 75.93 *2009 – 81.96 *2010 – 77.93 *2011 – 78.18 *2012 – 80.75 *2013 – 81.05 *2014 – 81.16 *2015 – 83.82 *2016 – 85.04 *2017 – 82.58 References 1989 births Living people Estonian male javelin throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia Tallinn University alumni Athletes (track and field) at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
