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