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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Orona finished in the top four in all 10 events, placing first in the javelin and discus. — Brian Robin, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Van Der Westhuizen won the javelin with a final-round throw of 199-8. — ABC News, 12 June 2026 Ocoee’s Jayla Newton was third in the javelin (124-3). — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026 Hayayei competed at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, finishing sixth in the javelin and seventh in the shot put. — Luke Bosher, New York Times, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the javelin