Javelin Throw Stats:

 World Record Javelin Throw: 98.48 meters Jan Zelezny   (men) 

World Record Javelin Throw: 71.42 meters Barbora Špotáková (women)


Javelin World Record Progression:

http://www.athletix.org/statistics/wrJTmen.html

World’s Top Men’s Javlein Throwers All Time:

http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m33.htm

Olympic Javelin Medalists All time:

Men: http://trackandfield.about.com/od/javelin/qt/olymjavelinmen.htm

Women: http://trackandfield.about.com/od/javelin/qt/olymjavlinwomen.htm

World Javlein Throw Rankings By Nation

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/jtrankingbynation.pdf

Major Javlein Throw Championships Rankings

http://koti.welho.com/mrasilai/

Javelin Throw Trends:

http://www.nurmi.clara.net/jav8697.txt



Javelin Throw Techinque:

Great Basic Article on Javelin Training:

http://www.american-trackandfield.com/features/javelinthrowingSpring05.html

Rudimentary Article on a basic Javelin Throw:

http://www.wikihow.com/Throw-a-Javelin

Good Outline of Classical Javelin Techniques:

http://www.athleticscoaching.ca/UserFiles/File/Sport%20Science/Youth%20Development/Throwing%20Events/Javelin/Torim%20How%20to%20Develop%20a%20Basic%20JT.pdf

Short Article on Javelin Throwing:

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/technique/110-Harnes.pdf

Base Pull Javelin Angle Article:
http://www.geocities.com/jabalina_2y/JAVANGLE.html

Zelezny Doing Pullover Exercise:
http://www.geocities.com/jabalina_2y/JANPULL_E.html

General Interest on javelin throwing:

Physics Discussion of Javelin Flight:

http://www.leshatton.org/Documents/AW_JavelinArticle_1105.pdf

Talent Selection Article by Max Jones:

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/technique/142_Max_Jones.pdf

Article about a reporter attending the Javelin Festival in Finland:

http://www.intrex.net/klubkeihas/articles/article7/Fun_in_finland.htm

Article about Country Singer Garth Brooks Throwing Javelin:

http://www.strengthtech.com/photos/garthp/garthp.htm

Track and Field News Magazine:

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/

International Association of Athletics Federations:

http://www.iaaf.org/index.html

IAAF Introduction of the Javelin:

http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid=9427.html

Association of track and Field Statisticians:

http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~rsparks/atfs.htm

Long and strong Throwers page:
http://www.longandstrong.com

Finnish Javelin News:

http://www.nurmi.clara.net/

European Athletics:

www.european-athletics.org

Greek Site with Incredibly Large Photo Gallery:
http://www.athletix.org/

Canthrow.com:
http://www.canthrow.com


Javelin Throw Athletes: (There are Many More Athlete Links in The Javelin Hall of Fame).

April 2008 Pitkamaki Article on Beijing:

http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTIzMjU0NTA3Ng==

Australia’s top Thrower: Jarrod Bannister

http://www.athletics.com.au/fanzone/athleteprofiles/jarrod_bannister

Athlete Profile: Kim Kriener:

http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Kreiner_Kim.asp

Zelezny World Record Pictorial:

http://home.sprintmail.com/~jesusvirella/_uimages/zelezny98.48.JPG

Spotakova talks about Beijing 2008:

http://www.radio.cz/en/article/102873

Parviainen Article:
http://www2.hs.fi/english/archive/news.asp?id=20010810IE9

Javelin Athlete Sites:

Breaux Greer Official Site:

http://www.breauxgreer.us/

Andreas Thorkildsen:

http://andreas-thorkildsen.webgarden.cz/

Tero Pitkamaki:

http://www.teropitkamaki.com/?deptid=4204

Tero Pictures:
http://jarkko.sporttisaitti.com/

Boris Henry: Close your eyes for this one:

http://www.boris-henry.de/en/home/index.htm

Mikaela Ingberg:

http://www.mikaelaingberg.com/

Steffi Nerius (In German)

http://www.steffi-nerius.de/

Christina Scherwin

http://www.scherwin.dk/scherwin/

Javelin Throw Pictures:

Endless Photos and Videos: (Many links are broken)

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/chevillat/06_news/historique_english.htm

Incredible Pictures: Type in your favorite thrower to get tons of pictures of them:

http://www.picsearch.com/search.cgi?q=Steve%20Backley&start=21&navnx&cols=6&thumbs=18

Olympic Javelin Posters:

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Olympic-Javelin-Throwing-1960-Posters_i899056_.htm

1000’s of Javlein Throw Pics:

http://www.coachkrall.com/images/Javelin/index.html

Tons of Pictures of Various Javelin Throwers:

http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/searchresults.asp?linkDescription=+matching+search+results&AthleteName=&Athlete
Country=&AthleteEvent=Javelin&AthleteDecade=Select+One&SearchButton=Search

Javelin Throw Videos:

PG Javelin Video (Old School Tribute)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFCkix3sWCk&feature=related

Andreas Thorkildsen Inspirational Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHz0m0uWg_4&feature=related

Jan Zelezny Tribute Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2mHcNWyr9U

Javelin Throwing Video Clips:

http://throwvideo.narod.ru/html/javeline_en.htm

Javelin Throw Equipment:

Javelins, Videos and Back Braces:

http://www.intrex.net/Javeland/

Great Javelin Throwing Equipment Site:

http://www.everythingtrackandfield.com

Wide Selection of Throwing Equipment:

http://shop.trackcityusa.com/category.aspx?categoryID=108

More Javelins for Sale, Good Prices:

http://www.ontrackandfield.com
Nemeth Javelins:
http://www.nemethjavelins.hu/eindex.htm

Featured Track Clubs:
Nova Scotia Launchers Track Club:
http://www.launchers.ca
US Elite International Track and Field Inc. Track Club:
http://www.uselite.org/

Other Javelin Throw Sites:
Javelin throwing games:
http://www.xtrememedical.com/games/xtreme_speartoss.asp
Choose your thrower, use the side to side arrows to run and the space bar to throw:
http://www.onlinegames.net/games/709/javelin-throw.html