the javelin
noun
: a sporting event in which people compete by trying to throw a long spear (called a javelin) farther than everyone else
winner of the javelin
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Ocoee’s Jayla Newton was third in the javelin (124-3).
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Many in the sport viewed the javelin as his best event, but he was forced to drop it his junior year at Oregon after blowing out his elbow.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Corbo, a first-team All-Dade player at Palmer, went to Ole Miss as a walk-on track athlete, training in the javelin throw as a freshman and in the decathlon as a sophomore.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Forgione placed first at the New England championship in the javelin in 2024.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Many in the sport viewed the javelin as his best event, but he was forced to drop it his junior year at Oregon after blowing out his elbow.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Corbo, a first-team All-Dade player at Palmer, went to Ole Miss as a walk-on track athlete, training in the javelin throw as a freshman and in the decathlon as a sophomore.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Forgione placed first at the New England championship in the javelin in 2024.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
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“The javelin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20javelin. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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