Well he did it! While poor Tero Pitkamaki struggled with an infection in Berlin and could only manage 5th place, Andreas Thorkildsen was in fine form and threw a championship winning 89.59m. With it he claimed a place in the record books as the only javelin thrower EVER to hold the European, Olympic and World Titles simultaneously!
It's a feat that even Zelezny (whose 1996 world record is still intact) couldn't achieve. As far as World Record attempts go, Thorkildsen doesn't prioritise that and is more focussed on Zelezny's haul of medals. He's halfway there!
For more coverage and full results from the Javelin events in berlin check out: www.squidoo.com/Berlin2009javelin
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Great blog! Lots of interesting news and really useful tips and advice for Javelin events!
I realise you haven't updated here in quite a long while, but perhaps I could persuade you to give your blog a second life over at Glipho? We're a new social blogging site, and I reckon our users would be really interested in your throwing tips! Have a quick look at http://glipho.com if yo get a chance, and see if you like it.
Thanks for your time, and I hope you return to blogging very soon!
All the best,
Teo
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