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