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2024 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's Javelin Throw
The men's javelin throw events at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships were held in Kobe, Japan. Medalists References {{DEFAULTSORT:2024 World Para Athletics Championships - Men's javelin throw 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 ... Javelin throw at the World Para Athletics Championships 2024 in men's athletics ... [...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] |
Guillermo Varona
Guillermo Varona González (born 1 August 1995) is a Cuban para-athlete javelin thrower who competes in the F46 category. He is a gold medalist at the 2023 Parapan American Games, 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, and 2024 Summer Paralympics. He has also competed in the shot put. Career At the 2019 Parapan American Games, Varona won the gold medal in the F48 category and also competed in the shot put. He then competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he finished in fourth place in the javelin throw. Varela returned to the Parapan American Games in 2023 Parapan, in the F48 category, winning a gold medal setting a record in the games in the process. In May 2024, he won a gold medal in the men's F46 javelin throw event at the World Para Athletics Championship in Kobe, Japan. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandeep Chaudhary
Sandeep Chaudhary (born 10 April 1996) is an Indian track and field para-athlete from Rajasthan. He competes in javelin throw. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. Background Chaudhary is from Khetri, Rajasthan. He is supported by GoSports Foundation under the Para Champions Programme. He is coached by Vipin Kasana. Career Chaudhary represented India at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia where he won a gold medal and set a new world record of with his third throw in the F42-44/61-64 category. The previous world record was set in 2008 by Chinese athlete Gao Mingjie. At World Para Athletics' 2021 Dubai Grand Prix, he won with a gold medal with . At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective mona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulan Kodithuwakku
Samitha Dulan Kodithuwakku (born 10 July 1990), also known as Samitha Dulan, is a Sri Lankan Paralympic track and field athlete. He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Sri Lanka at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Personal life Samitha Dulan was born and raised up in Deniyaya, Southern Province. He pursued his primary and secondary education at the Deniyaya Central College and Rahula College. Dulan suffered an impairment in his right leg after a tragic motorbike accident and took up para sports in 2017. He serves as a corporal of Sri Lanka Military Police and represents Military Police Sports Club. He joined the Sri Lanka Army on 5 December 2009. Career Dulan's fourth-place finish in the men's F44 category of the javelin throw event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai secured his berth in order to obtain direct slot to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Dulan claimed bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F64 category at the 2020 To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumit Antil
Sumit Antil (born 7 June 1998) is an Indian javelin thrower. He is a double gold medalist at the Paralympics, having won the men's javelin throw F64 event at the 2020 Paralympics and the 2024 Paralympics. He set a new Paralympic record both times with his throws of 68.55 m and 70.59 m. He is a two-time gold medalist at the World Para Championships. In 2022, Antil not only won the gold medal at the Asian Para Games but also made the para-javelin of 73.29 m. He is a six-time world record holder. Early life Family Antil was born in Khewra, Sonipat, Haryana, to Niramala Devi and Ram Kumar Antil. His father, who was employed in the Indian Air Force, passed away when he was seven. His mother motivated him to take up sports after his accident. He has three sisters, Kiran, Sushila & Renu. He was born in Antil clan, a sub-clan of Tomar Jats. Accident He wanted to pursue a career in wrestling and join the Indian Army. In 2015, when he was 17, his motorbike was hit by a speeding truc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauzi Purwolaksono
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Mohammad Khalvandi
Mohammad Khalvandi (; born 11 January 1990) is an Iranian-born Turkish Paralympian athlete who competes in the disability class F58 of javelin throw event. He is Paralympics, world and European champion, and world and European record holder. Spor career In Iran At the 2012 Paralympics, Khalvandi set a World Record for the F58 class with a throw of 50.98 m as he won gold in the combined F57/58 category. Khalvandi also won the combined F57/58 javelin 2013 World title. In Turkey Khalvandi is supported by the Mersin Provincial Administration of Youth and Sports, where he is coached by Zübeyde Yıldız. Competing for Turkey, he captured the gold medal in the javelin throw F57 event at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. With his throw of 45.72 m, improved the European record of 38.55 m by Marcelin Walico from France. He claimed the gold medal with his throw of 49.98 m at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cícero Valdiran Lins Nobre
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Sergei Makhov
Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin ''gens'' Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in Kyivan Rus', of Sergius of the Holy Caves (Saint Sergius the Obedient of the Kiev Caves), one of saint Fathers of Kyiv, Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and has been the name of four popes. It has given rise to numerous variants, present today mainly in the Romance (Serge, Sergio, Sergi) and Slavic languages (Serhii, Sergey, Serguei, Srđan). It is not common in English, although the Anglo-French name Sargent is possibly related to it. Etymology The name originates from the Roman ''nomen'' (patrician family name) ''Sergius'', after the name of the Roman ''gens'' of Latin origins Sergia or Sergii from Alba Longa, Old Latium, counted by Theodor Mommsen as one of the oldest Roman families, one of the original 100 ''gentes originaria''. It has been speculated to derive from a more ancien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
