Athletics At The 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's Javelin Throw
The women's javelin throw event at the Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton), Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Results References Final results (The Canberra Times)
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Javelin Throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. 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. History The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic Games as part of the pentathlon in 708 BC. It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong (''ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', and when they released the shaft, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory. Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in Germany and Sweden in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin, and throwing them for distance became a common event there and in Finland in the 1880s. The rules continued to evolve ...
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