Javelin throw

Athletics Javelin throw
German javelin thrower Thomas Röhler in 2011
World records
Men	Jan Železný 98.48 m (323 ft 1 in) (1996)
Women	Barbora Špotáková 72.28 m (237 ft 1 in) (2008)
Olympic records
Men	Arshad Nadeem 92.97 m (305 ft 0 in) (2024)
Women	Osleidys Menéndez 71.53 m (234 ft 8 in) (2004)
World Championship records
Men	Jan Železný 92.80 m (304 ft 5 in) (2001)
Women	Osleidys Menéndez 71.70 m (235 ft 2 in) (2005)
World junior (U20) records
Men	Neeraj Chopra 86.48 m (283 ft 8 in) (2016)
Women	Ziyi Yan 64.83 m (212 ft 8 in) (2025)

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) 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.