javelin thrower

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• javelin thrower — ietininkas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Ieties metimo sportininkas, nuolat dalyvaujantis varžybose; ieties metikas. atitikmenys: angl. javelin thrower vok. Speerwerfer, m rus. копьеметатель; метатель копья …   Sporto terminų žodynas

• javelin thrower — person who participates in javelin throwing (track and field event in which long spear like objects are thrown long distances) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Ari Pakarinen (javelin thrower) — Ari Pakarinen (born 14 May 1969) is a Finnish javelin thrower.He finished fifth at the 1993 World Championships. He later qualified for the final at the 2002 European Championships, but finished last with no valid result.… …   Wikipedia

• Javelin throw — Bregje Crolla during Europacup 2007 …   Wikipedia

• javelin throw — /ˈdʒævələn θroʊ/ (say javuhluhn throh) noun Athletics an event in field games in which competitors try to throw the javelin the greatest distance. –javelin thrower, noun …  

• Javelin — For the athletic event, see Javelin throw. For other uses see Javelin (disambiguation) A javelin is a light spear designed primarily for casting as a ranged weapon. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand unlike the arrow and slingshot which… …   Wikipedia

• javelin throw — Track and field sport of throwing a wooden or metal spear for distance. It is hurled after a short run and must land point first. The men s javelin is 8.5 ft (260 cm) long, the women s 7.2 ft (220 cm). Included in the ancient Greek Olympic Games… …   Universalium

• Joakim Nilsson (javelin) — Joakim Nilsson (born March 30, 1971) is a Swedish former All American javelin thrower who competed for the University of Alabama 1991 1995. At the end of his carrier, he was awarded the prestigious Bryant Student Athlete Award (1995), named after …   Wikipedia

• Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's two handed javelin throw — The men s two handed javelin throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only appearance of the event at the Olympics, along with the other two handed throws. The… …   Wikipedia

• List of Finns — This is a list of people from Finland, i.e. of noted Finns: Actors *Ida Aalberg (1858 ndash; 1915) *Aino Ackte (1876 ndash; 1944) *Jouko Ahola *Olavi Ahonen *Irina Björklund *Liisa Evastina *Peter Franzén *George Gaynes *Gina Goldberg *Anna Leena …   Wikipedia

• Track and Field Sports — ▪ 2007 Introduction World Indoor Championships.       At the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) world indoor championships, held in Moscow on March 10–12, 2006, Russia and the U.S. divided up a majority share of the gold… …   Universalium