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Gudmundur Hólmar Jónsson

Gudmundur Hólmar Jónsson (born April 28, 1979 in Akureyri, Iceland) is a javelin thrower from Iceland.


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Ainārs

Ainārs Kovals (born 1981), a Latvian javelin thrower and Olympic medalist.

Béla Szepes

One of the most successful javelin thrower of his time, he won the Hungarian championships seven times in a row from 1925 to 1931.

Christine Stückelberger

She is the fifth Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics, after middle-distance runner Paul Martin, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer, and javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg.

En spjutkastares visor

Rautavara was also a successful javelin thrower and his gold medal in 1948 Olympic games is referred in the album title.

Gabriele Bühlmann

She is, jointly with equestrian Markus Fuchs, the seventh Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics, after middle-distance runner Paul Martin, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer, javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg, equestrian Christine Stückelberger, and Alpine skier Paul Accola.

Menendez

Osleidys Menéndez (born 1979), Cuban Olympic championship javelin thrower

Patla

Genowefa Patla (born 1962), a female javelin thrower from Poland

Sam's Son

Like Landon's TV film The Loneliest Runner it is loosely based on Landon's early life, and follows the coming-of-age story of a young man who, embarrassed by his large ears, grows his hair long (covering them), later coming to believe that this gives him athletic prowess as a javelin thrower (much like Samson of the Old Testament).

Serafina Akeli

Patsy Serafina Akeli (born December 7, 1978 in Motootua) is a Samoan javelin thrower.

Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala

In the year of 2007 she participated in European Junior Championships where she won the silver medal and was beaten only by Ukrainian javelin thrower Vira Rebryk.

Voldemārs

Voldemārs Lūsis (born 1974), Latvian athlete, javelin thrower, Olympic competitor

Women's powerlifting in Australia

Australian Commonwealth Games competitors and Australians Olympians who took up the sport include Bev Francis, a shot putter and javelin thrower.