javelin
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- /ˈdʒævəlɪn/
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lanzamiento de jabalina
- Sharing a constant, goofy grin, it's clear the pair have a lot in common: friends, interests, and, oh yeah, they're both among the top collegiate javelin throwers in the country.
If you go to the Olympics and look at the podium winners of a javelin thrower, they look identical.
- If you go to the Olympics and look at the podium winners of a javelin thrower, they look identical.
Examples
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During the track and field competition, she set a new record in the javelin throw.
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Of course you threw javelin for Team London.
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I asked one student what they were good at, and he said javelin throwing in athletic competitions.
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He knew how to throw a javelin.
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"I tried to show him what a day in the life of me was like as a javelin thrower," Nielsen said.
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Sophomore Joe Zimmerman and senior Kyle Nielson are javelin throwers on the UW track team.
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On Friday, Imeshia Jones of Johnson C. Smith won the javelin, Brelyn Finley of Bowie State won the shot put, and Bean of Johnson C. Smith won the 3,000-meter run.
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He practiced daily to improve his technique in throwing the javelin at the Olympic trials.
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In ancient times, warriors used the javelin as a weapon in battle.
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Etymology
The word javelin for the athletic event comes from the same Old French javelot, a 'small spear' made to be thrown, so the javelin competition is simply the contest to throw that spear as far as possible.