The women's javelin throw events were held at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [1]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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F13 [2] | Anna Kulinich-Sorokina (RUS) | 37.95 | Lizaveta Piatrenka (BLR) | 37.33 ER | Natalija Eder (AUT) | 37.06 SB |
F34 [3] | Marjaana Heikkinen (FIN) | 17.85 | Frances Herrmann (GER) | 17.16 | Lucyna Kornobys (POL) | 16.12 |
F46 [4] | Noëlle Roorda (NED) | 39.72 PB | Saška Sokolov (SRB) | 36.78 PB | Katarzyna Piekart (POL) | 34.89 |
F54 [5] | Mariia Bogacheva (RUS) | 14.86 CR | Yuliya Nezhura (BLR) | 12.49 | Maja Rajkovic (MNE) | 12.33 SB |
F56 [6] | Martina Willing (GER) | 20.00 | Miroslava Obrova (CZE) | 15.09 | Ivana Petrovic (SRB) | 15.00 SB |
WR world record | ER European record | CR championship record | NR national record | WL world leading | EL European leading | PB personal best | SB seasonal best |
The Javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon.
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Deepa Malik is an Indian athlete. She started her career at the age of 30. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a Silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put. She also won gold in the F-53/54 Javelin event at the para athletic Grand Prix held in Dubai in 2018. She is currently the world number one in the F-53 category. She has won accolades for her participation in various adventure sports. She is associated with Himalayan Motorsports Association (H.M.A.) and Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (F.M.S.C.I.). She has undertaken an 8-day, 1,700-km drive in sub-zero temperatures which included a climb to 18,000 feet (5,500 m). It was – Raid De Himalaya. This journey covers many difficult paths including remote Himalayas, Leh, Shimla and Jammu.
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The men's javelin throw events were held at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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The women's discus throw events were held at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Two women's club throw events were held at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The men's discus throw events were held at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.