Ivonne Leal (born February 27, 1966, in San Nicolas de Bari) is a retired javelin thrower from Cuba. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 1985 Summer Universiade in Kobe, Japan.
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Cuba | ||||
| 1985 | World Student Games | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 71.82 m |
| 1986 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santiago, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 56.56 m |
| 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 1st | 63.70 m |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 8th | 64.90 m | |
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m in length, is thrown as far as possible. 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.
Western Samoa competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Leal can refer to:
Eugene G. Oberst was an American football player, track and field athlete, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. Oberst was born the youngest of eleven children. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he played football at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s under coach Knute Rockne, and competed in track and field as a javelin thrower. He won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris. Oberst served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee University (1929–1930), Canisius College (1931–1932), and John Carroll University (1946).
A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon. Today, the javelin is predominantly used for sporting purposes such as the Javelin throw. The javelin is nearly always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow, and crossbow, which launch projectiles with the aid of a hand-held mechanism. However, devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distances, such as spear-throwers or the amentum.
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