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1991 Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318' 1"
1991 Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301' 9" 1987 Petra Felke (E Ger) throws javelin 78.89 m (women's record) 1984 Uwe Hohn of East Germany throws javelin a record 104.8 m 1972 Joanna Stone, Australian javelin thrower 1996 Olympics 1971 Andrew Currey, Australian javelin thrower 1996 Olympics 1970 Todd Riech, Polson Montana, javelin thrower 1969 Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower, Olympics-silver-92, 96 1968 Tomas P Pukstys, born in Chicago, Illinois, javelin thrower, Olympics-8th-96 1968 Edward Kaminski, born in Kansas City, Kansas, javelin thrower 1967 Gavin Brian Lovegrove, Auckland New Zealand, javelin 1996 Olympics 1966 Jan Zelezny, Czechoslovakia, javelin thrower, Olympics-2 gold-92, 96 1961 Tiina Lillak, born in Finland, javelin thrower 1984 Olympics silver 1960 Donna Mayhew, born in Taylor, Pennsylvania, javelin thrower 1959 Petra Felke, born in East Germany, javelin thrower, world record 1988 1958 Maria Caridad Colon, born in Cuba, javelin thrower, 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, javelin, 2 Gold Medals 1932 Olympics, Silver Medal 1932 Olympics, dies at 45 1956 Tessa Sanderson, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British javelin thrower 1984 Olympics gold 1953 Kate Schmidt, U.S. javelin thrower 1972 Olympics bronze 1946 Ruth Fuchs, born in East Germany, javelin thrower, Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics 1946 Miklos Nemeth, Hungary, javelin thrower 1976 Olympics gold 1939 Elvira Ozolina, U.S.S.R., javelin thrower 1960 Olympics gold 1927 Franklin "Bud" Held, javelin world champ, 1949, 51, 53-55 1922 Dana Zatopek, born in Czechoslovakia, javelin thrower 1952 Olympics gold 1915 Herma Bauma, born in Austria, javelin thrower, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1911 Gerhard Stoeck, born in Germany, javelin thrower 1936 Olympics gold 1910 Nan Gindele, U.S. javelin thrower, World Record 1932-38 1909 Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower 1932 Olympics gold |
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