World record javelin throw

The men's world record in the javelin throw is held by Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic who threw the javelin 98.48 meters in 1996. The women's world record in the javelin throw is held by Barbora Špotáková of Czech Republic who threw the javelin 72.28 meters in 2008. *All the record mentioned above are all done with the current model of the javelin. The new model was invented in 1991.