Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The javelin throw at the Summer Olympics is one of four track and field throwing events held at the multi-sport event. The men's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1908, being the last of the current throwing events to feature at the Olympics after the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. The women's event was first contested at the 1932 Olympics, becoming the second women's throws event after the discus in 1928.The Olympic records for the event are held by Andreas Thorkildsen, with 90.57 m (297 ft 11⁄2 in) for men, and Osleidys Menéndez, with 71.53 m (234 ft 8 in) for women. The event was subject to the javelin remodelling by the IAAF. The men's javelin design changed for the 1988 Olympics onwards, making Miklós Németh's record of 94.58 m (310 ft 31⁄2 in) defunct. The women's javelin was changed for the 2000 Olympics, erasing Petra Felke's mark of 74.68 m (245 ft 0 in).Two variants of the javelin have featured on the Olympic programme: a freestyle version was first contested at the 1906 Intercalated Games and then again the 1908 London Olympics. A one-off two-handed version was held at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics."@en }
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- Javelin_throw_at_the_Olympics abstract "The javelin throw at the Summer Olympics is one of four track and field throwing events held at the multi-sport event. The men's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1908, being the last of the current throwing events to feature at the Olympics after the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. The women's event was first contested at the 1932 Olympics, becoming the second women's throws event after the discus in 1928.The Olympic records for the event are held by Andreas Thorkildsen, with 90.57 m (297 ft 11⁄2 in) for men, and Osleidys Menéndez, with 71.53 m (234 ft 8 in) for women. The event was subject to the javelin remodelling by the IAAF. The men's javelin design changed for the 1988 Olympics onwards, making Miklós Németh's record of 94.58 m (310 ft 31⁄2 in) defunct. The women's javelin was changed for the 2000 Olympics, erasing Petra Felke's mark of 74.68 m (245 ft 0 in).Two variants of the javelin have featured on the Olympic programme: a freestyle version was first contested at the 1906 Intercalated Games and then again the 1908 London Olympics. A one-off two-handed version was held at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.".