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An Olympic javelin is about 2.5m, but note that it's not optimized for throwing distance, and in fact has been made more difficult to throw several times since
by dmurray 4y ago
An Olympic javelin is about 2.5m, but note that it's not optimized for throwing distance, and in fact has been made more difficult to throw several times since 1986. If it were optimized, or even kept at 1984 specifications, some athletes might be able to throw it out of the field.
- Gravityloss 4y agoProfessional Javelin throwing is crazy. I as a pretty regular person get about 20 meters, a quarter of the result of Olympic athletes. It's as if I took 40 seconds to run 100 meters.