javelin throw
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Kara Winger is the American record-holder in the javelin throw who just wrapped up her fourth Olympics.
From Fox News ● Aug. 9, 2021
Merrill initially focused on the 100-meter dash but also tried the 200, 400, 800, discus, shotput and javelin throw while at Saddleback College.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
Heptathlete Taliyah Brooks fainted before the javelin throw and had to be taken off the field in a wheelchair.
From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2021
Contested over two days, the decathlon was made up of 100-meter, 400-meter and 1,500-meter runs, 110-meter hurdles, the long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus throw, shot-put and javelin throw.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
Fierce on the ships above, the cars below, These wield the mace, and those the javelin throw.
From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander
