| Jan Zelezny made a surpise return to action following his
'retirement' after the 2004 Olympic Games in an attempt to win the only
title, the European Championships, that had eluded him in his long and
illustrious career. Zelezny, by now 40 years of age, rolled back the
years with a magnificent effort of 85.92m with his first throw in the
final to win the bronze medal. Not the medal that Zelezny had dreamed of
but a truly remarkable performance nevertheless. The main photo above
shows Jan showing off his medal whilst the action picture is during the
final itself. |
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Men's Javelin Final.
European Athletics Championships 2006
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| 1. Andreas THORKILDSEN |
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NOR |
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88.78 |
| 2. Tero PITKAMAKI |
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FIN |
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86.44 |
| 3. Jan ZELEZNY |
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CZE |
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85.92 |
| 4. Vadims VASILEVSKIS |
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LAT |
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83.21 |
| 5. Ainars KOVALS |
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LAT |
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81.65 |
| 6. Peter ESENWEIN |
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GER |
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81.11 |
| 7. Stefan MULLER |
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SWI |
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80.87 |
| 8. Aleksandr IVANOV |
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RUS |
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80.09 |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS:
2006 86.07 Doha (QAT) 12 MAY 2006
2005 83.98 Monaco (MON) 10 SEP 2005
2004 86.12 Ostrava (CZE) 08 JUN 2004
2003 89.06 Paris (FRA) 04 JUL 2003
2002 87.77 Sheffield (GBR) 30 JUN 2002
2001 92.80 Edmonton (CAN) 12 AUG 2001
2000 90.59 Pretoria (RSA) 24 MAR 2000
1999 89.06 Paris (FRA) 21 JUL 1999
1997 94.02 Stellenbosch (RSA) 26 MAR 1997
1996 98.48 Jena (GER) 25 MAY 1996 (World record)
1995 92.28 Monaco (MON) 09 SEP 1995
1994 91.82 Sheffield (GBR) 04 SEP 1994
1993 95.66 Sheffield (GBR) 29 AUG 1993 (World record) & 95.54m 06 APRIL 1993 (WR)
1992 90.18 Tokyo (JPN) 19 SEP 1992
1991 82.86 Nice (FRA) 15 JUL 1991
1990 86.52 Nice (FRA) 10 JUL 1990
1989 84.74 Bratislava (TCH) 14 JUN 1989
1988 86.88 Leverkusen (GER) 28 JUN 1988
1987 87.66 Nitra (TCH) 31 MAY 1987
1986 82.48 Praha (TCH) 17 AUG 1986