List of javelin throwers

The javelin throw is an Olympic track and field event. Athletes specialising in the discipline are known as javelin throwers.

Notable javelin throwers

Men

Steve Backley, Great Britain
Edgar Baumann, Paraguay
Terry Bradshaw, United States
Patrik Bodén, Sweden
Al Cantello, United States
Marius Corbett, South Africa
Egil Danielsen, Norway
Konstadinós Gatsioúdis, Greece
Breaux Greer, United States
Flint Hanner, United States
Arto Härkönen, Finland
Bud Held, United States
Uwe Hohn, GDR
Toivo Hyytiäinen, Finland
Matti Järvinen, Finland
Jorma Kinnunen, Finland
Kimmo Kinnunen, Finland
Tapio Korjus, Finland
Ainārs Kovals, Latvia
Dainis Kūla, Soviet Union (Latvia)
Gergely Kulcsár, Hungary
Eric Lemming, Sweden
Jānis Lūsis, Soviet Union (Latvia)
Sergey Makarov, Russia
Jonni Myyrä, Finland
Miklós Németh, Hungary
Pauli Nevala, Finland
Yrjö Nikkanen, Finland
Eugene Oberst, United States
Aki Parviainen, Finland
Terje Pedersen, Norway
Urho Peltonen, Finland
Tom Petranoff, United States
Tero Pitkämäki, Finland
Seppo Räty, Finland
Tapio Rautavaara, Finland
Antti Ruuskanen, Finland
Bob Roggy, United States
Steve Seymour, United States
Janusz Sidło, Poland
Hannu Siitonen, Finland
Pentti Sinersaari, Finland
Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway
Andrus Värnik, Estonia
Vadims Vasiļevskis, Latvia
Keshorn Walcott, Trinidad and Tobago
John Whittemore, United States World's Oldest Athlete
Cy Young, United States
Jan Železný, Czech Republic

Women

See also

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