Stephen ("Steve") Andrew Seymour was an American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw; he is regarded by track and field historians as America's original javelin technician.
Thomas Alan Petranoff is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He held the world record from May 1983 to July 1984; his 99.72 m throw was greater than the length of an American football field. During his career, he was a silver medalist at the World Championships in 1983 and represented the United States at the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988. He transferred to South Africa in the 1990s and was twice a winner at the African Championships. His personal best with the new implement javelin is 89.16 m (292.5 ft). In the final years of his career, he returned to the United States and won a medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 30 August 2003. The qualification mark was set at 60.00 metres.
The final of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Thursday August 7, 2003. America's Kim Kreiner dethroned reigning PanAm champion and world record holder Osleidys Menéndez from Cuba.
The final of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003. Cuba's Emeterio González set a new PanAm record, with a distance of 81.72 metres. He won the title for the third time in a row.
The men's javelin throw event at the 1999 Pan American Games was held on July 27.
The women's javelin throw event at the 1999 Pan American Games was held on July 27.
The men's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Guillermo Martínez of Cuba.
The women's javelin throw's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Alicia DeShasier of the United States.
Anderson Peters is a Grenadian javelin thrower and the current world champion in the event. He is a multiple time CARIFTA Games champion at the discipline and in 2016 earned a bronze medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, setting a new Grenadian national record and OECS record at the same time.
The men's javelin throw event at the 1995 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Atletico "Justo Roman" on 21 March.
The women's javelin throw event at the 1995 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Atletico "Justo Roman" on 19 March. The old model javelin was used for this competition.
The women's javelin throw event at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba on 11 August.
Marjorie Lea Larney (born January 4, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York is a retired American track and field athlete known for throwing events. She represented the United States in the javelin throw at the 1952 Olympics, finishing 13th after being in 8th place after the qualifying round. She was only 15 years old at the time. She returned to the Olympics in 1956 to place 11th. Later she attended Queens College. She won the National Championships in the javelin five times, in 1952 and 1957–60, as well as the 1952 Olympic Trials, by almost 3 meters. She also won the National Championships in the discus throw in 1954 and was the first American in 1955. She represented the Queens Mercurettes for most of her career. She won a silver medal in the javelin and a bronze medal in the discus at the 1959 Pan American Games. She had finished out of the medals at the 1955 Pan American Games.
Amelia Wood was an American track and field athlete who competed in throwing events, specializing in the javelin throw. She was a Pan American Games champion and a 1956 Olympian.
The men's javelin throw event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 28 August. It was the last time that men used the old model javelin at the Games.
Hortensia "Stretch" López García was a Mexican-American javelin thrower, softball player, and basketball player. Representing Mexico, she won a gold medal in the javelin at the inaugural 1951 Pan American Games. In 1978, she became the first female player to be elected to the El Paso Softball Hall of Fame, and later served as the organization's president.
The women's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place on the 9 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Elizabeth Gleadle from Canada.
The men's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place on the 10 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago.
