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decathlon
decathlon , in modern Olympic games , a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. It consists of the long jump; the high jump; the discus throw; the shot putt; the javelin throw; the 100-, 400-, and 1,500-meter races; the 110-meter hurdle race; and the pole vault... Read more
pentathlon
pentathlon , composite athletic event. In ancient Greece it comprised leaping, foot racing, wrestling, discus throwing, and casting the javelin. The modern pentathlon, an Olympic games event for men since 1912, comprises a cross-country horseback ride, a cross-country run, a swimming race, é... Read more
discus throwing
discus throwing gymnastic exercise of the ancient Greeks, revived in modern times, especially as part of the Olympic games (in which it is an event of the decathlon ) and as an event of most other track and field meets. The discus used to be thrown with either hand, the arm extended backward and... Read more
track and field athletics
track and field athletics sports of foot racing, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, and throwing varied weights and objects. They are usually separated into two categories: track, the running and hurdling events; and field, the throwing, jumping, and vaulting events. "Meets" are traditionally conduct... Read more
boomerang
boomerang , special form of throwing stick, used mainly by the aborigines of Australia. Other forms of throwing sticks were used by the peoples of ancient Egypt, Ethiopia, and India and by the indigenous peoples of the SW United States. The boomerang is sickle-shaped with arms slightly curved in opp... Read more
sports
sports athletic games or tests of skill undertaken primarily for the diversion of those who take part or those who observe them. The range is great; usually, however, the term is restricted to any play, pastime, exercise, game, or contest performed under given rules, indoors or outdoors, on an indi... Read more
dice
dice [plural of die ], small cubes used in games. They are usually made of ivory, bone, wood, plastic, or similar materials. The six sides are numbered by dots from 1 to 6, so placed that the sum of the dots on opposite sides equals 7. Dice much like those used today were found in ancient Egyptian... Read more
switch
switch electrical device having two states: on, or closed; and off, or open. Ideally a switch offers a zero impedance to a current when it is closed, and it offers infinite impedance when open. Mechanical switches, which operate by moving contacts together and apart, are often classified by the n... Read more
Roberto Walker Clemente
Roberto Walker Clemente , 1934-72, Puerto Rican baseball player, b. Carolina, Puerto Rico. He played his entire major league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955-72) and was the mainspring of their successes for 18 years. He reached the 3,000-hit plateau in 1972. A right fielder, Clemente was ca... Read more
Doves Press
Doves Press , one of the leaders in the revival of the art and craft of making books that occurred in the late 19th and early 20th cent. It was founded at Hammersmith, London, in 1900 by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and Emery Walker, both of whom had been associated with William Morris in the work of the ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "javelin throw"

javelin
Book article from: World Encyclopedia javelin Lightweight, tapered spear thrown in a field event: the longest throw wins, provided the javelin lands point-first. The modern javelin is made of a metal alloy, is up to 2.7m (8.9ft...
decathlon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...of the long jump; the high jump; the discus throw; the shot putt; the javelin throw; the 100-, 400-, and 1,500-meter races...long jump; the high jump; the shot put; the javelin throw; the 200- and 800-meter races; and...
Bob Mathias
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...day, followed by the 110-meter hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, and 1,500-meter run on the second day. Each...successfully. Mathias had never pole vaulted, thrown a javelin, long jumped, or run distance races, but he trained...
Emil Zatopek
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...his second gold, he loaned the medal to her just before she began competing in the javelin throw. She put it in her bag for good luck, and with her first throw, set a new Olympic record and won the event. Zatopek had never won a marathon before...
Bruce Jenner
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...events to go, he had climbed to tenth place. After completing the pole vault, he advanced to seventh place, and his javelin throw propelled him to fifth place. In order to make the team, he had to beat the athlete in third place by 18 seconds...
smiling
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...expression is broad, it can be accurately recognized (although not, of course, the distinction between D- and non D-smiles), at about 100 m — the maximum distance of a javelin throw. Paul Ekman See also face ; facial expression .
fatigue
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...involves both, the effect of fatigue is redoubled. Power is the essence of such varied actions as a high jump, a javelin throw, a tennis serve, an axe-stroke, or work with a saw. Isometric fatigue Intensive isometric (static) exercise...
Daley Thompson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...jump, and running 400 meters. On the second day the athlete must run the 110-meter hurdles, throw the discus, pole vault, throw the javelin, and run 1,500 meters. Anyone who misses one event is out of the whole competition. Each athlete...
track and field athletics
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...yd dash and the mile run may also be part of a meet. Field events include the shot put; the hammer throw; the discus throw; the javelin toss (less frequently); the high jump; the long jump; the triple jump (formerly the running hop...
Mildred Didrikson Zaharias
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...entered, she won five — shot put, baseball throw, long jump, javelin, and 80-meter hurdles. In a single afternoon...gold medals in two events — hurdles and javelin — and set world records in both. For her...

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ejaculate
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ejaculate eject (fluid) XVI; utter suddenly XVII. f. pp. stem of L. ējaculārī , f. E- + jaculārī dart, f. jaculum dart, javelin, f. jacere throw; see -ATE3 . So ejaculation XVII.
Lugaid mac Con Roí
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...xFA;chulainn several times before he succeeds. Once he throws his spear and misses, killing Cúchulainn's charioteer...The Great Rout of Mag Muirthemne]. Lugaid first thrusts his javelin through Cúchulainn's bowels but does not kill him...
Gaesatae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Gaesatae, Gaesati [cf. OIr. gáe , spear, javelin]. Name used by the classical commentator Polybius (2nd cent...outside the tribal system. His descriptions are vivid: they throw off their clothes to fight naked in battle, their blond, lime...

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track and field
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0;See table. Track and Field Events biathlon cross-country run decathlon discus throw hammer throw heptathlon high jump hurdles javelin throw long jump marathon modern pentathlon pole vault relay shot put steeplechase triathlon triple...
fling
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English fling • noun   1. with one fling of the javelin synonyms : throw, toss, hurl, cast, pitch, shot, heave; inf. lob, chuck. See fling verb .   2. have a last fling before marriage...

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Perveen of Railways creates new national record in Javelin Throws.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 10/1/2004; 616 words ; QUETTA, Oct. 01: Promising young athlete Perveen Akhtar of Railways created a new national record in Javelin Throw event of the 29th National Games Athletics Championship being played at Ayub Stadium here on Friday. A Cup like Ayub Stadium...
Novice scores first place in javelin throw at Jr. Olympics.(Y)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 9/12/2008; 700+ words ; ...her belt, Leighanne won the javelin throw in the Youth Division...quick results. Her 65-foot throw was good enough to win the...she improved on her winning throw by 20 feet and won that event...opponents. Her second-to-last throw went 91 feet, 3 inches, winning...really nervous. In the six ...
Guirland's javelin throw golden for Lyndhurst
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 5/27/2006; ; 470 words ; ...NJ) 05-27-2006 Guirland's javelin throw golden for Lyndhurst By MATT WEILAND...topped her personal best on the javelin by more than 10 feet, throwing...can barely talk." The winning javelin throw topped the runner-up by...
Olympic Games: Backley speared by Zelezny Czech secures treble as 90-metre throw wrests javelin gold from friend's grasp
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/24/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...produced the greatest competitive javelin throw of his career here yesterday to...can now claim to be the greatest javelin thrower in history, Jan Zelezny...record, surpassed by only one other javelin thrower. The former Czech army...
GRANDSON'S HELP IS JAVELIN'S THROW AWAY.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/9/1987; 700+ words ; ...for Boys see him aiming the javelin or practicing the hammer throw. Sorkin, who works for Facilities...discus throw, an 82-foot javelin throw and a 33-foot shot...practice the art of throwing a javelin Sunday on Woodlawn Avenue...
ROWAN UNIVERSITY COMPETES AT LIONS' INVITATIONAL WHILE COREY THROWS JAVELIN AT PENN RELAYS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/3/2009; 592 words ; ...was in the championship javelin throw at the Penn Relays. The...during the event, he had throws that were better than the...advanced to the final. The javelin was won by Louisiana State's Chad Radgowski with a throw of 228' 8" (69.71...
DISTRICT THREE TRACK AND FIELD; Smith's throw is golden and a record, too; Columbia senior breaks district Class AA javelin mark; Donegal's Weeks is Class AA shot put champ
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 5/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...receive a partial scholarship to throw for the University of Delaware...won the Class AA shot put and javelin, respectively, at Shippensburg...book by winning the Class AA javelin with a throw of 130-feet...Donegal still holds the "old'' javelin record of 148-4 set in 1983...
RECORD JAVELIN THROW BY KOLLAR MAKES HIM CRY.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/8/1998; ; 468 words ; ...the nation's best junior javelin throwers into perhaps the best...last month, tossed a college javelin a 232 feet, 9 inches Sunday...Nationals in Spokane, Wash. The throw was also fourth on the all...Brian Kollar shattered the javelin national high school 17-18...
Athletics: Sotherton throws it away after another javelin flop.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 5/28/2007; 692 words ; The javelin once again proved Kelly Sotherton...the season in Austria. Her throw of 30.19 metres placed her...Carolina Kluft. Sotherton's javelin throw earned her only 480...on 6,210. Sotherton's javelin failure meant she was dethroned...
Asian champion Li Rongxiang defends national title in men's javelin throw
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/19/2005; 325 words ; ...defends national title in men's javelin throw NANJING, East China, Oct. 19...earning the best result in the men' s javelin throw. Li, 33, was crowned with...ensuring his victory in the men's javelin throw, Shen Shengfei has won the...