Jan Železný – #1 All-time Javelin Athlete

Personal Stats

D.O.B: 06.16.66
N.O.C: Czech Republic
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Final Year of Competition: 2006
Years Top 10: 19

Personal Bests

Javelin Throw: 98.48 (Germany 1996)

Difficult to know where to start with Železný’s feats as the most dominant Javelin thrower in history

Difficult to know where to start with Železný’s feats as the most dominant Javelin thrower in history…
✅ The most medalled thrower ever – 3 consecutive Olympic Golds over 5 Olympic Games and a 3-time World Champion! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
✅ Multiple World Records, of which his 98.48m from 1996 stands to this very day (in 1997 he also threw over 90 metres five times in a single meet)!! 🚀
✅ Elite longevity over two decades; to the extent that his very name is now synonymous with the event!!! ✊
We salute Železný’s cannon of an arm and competitive fortitude – the Javelin’s standard-bearer for all to come over the years ahead…💪