SASR Norms & Standards Vol 2 new.indd - Sport and Recreation ...

c = 6.00
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is an athletic fi eld event where the object thrown is the javelin which is manufactured
from either metal, fi breglass or carbon fi bre.
The men’s javelin weighs 800 gram whilst the women’s javelin weighs 600 gram. The overall length
varies from 2600 mm – 2700 mm for men and 2200 – 2300 mm for women.
The javelin runway must be at least 30 metre long and must be marked by two parallel lines 50 mm
wide and 4 metre apart.
Each throw is measured immediately after the throw from where the tip of the metal head fi rst struck
the ground to the inside edge of the arc along a line from the point of landing to the centre of the circle
of which the arc is a part. (See athletic track drawing). Distances are rounded down to the nearest 0.02
metre.
The current world record distance for men is 98.48 metre for men and 71.20 metre for women.
13
c = 0.14 c = 0.14
Hammer Throwing Cage with Gate
d = 3.20
GATE
26.44°
b = 5.64
o = 4.20
34.92°
2.135 (±0.005)
2.407
4.88 MIN.
0.05
0.75
Athletics
Javelin
3.50 MIN.
2.90