Jan Železný (born June 16, 1966 in Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech athlete, world and Olympic champion and world record holder in javelin throw. Železný won the gold at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympic Games and Silver in the 1988 Olympics as well as three World Championship titles; in 1993, 1995 and 2001. Because of his achievements he is widely considered to be the greatest javelin thrower ever. Železný holds both the world record, at 98.48 m set in 1996, … Wikipedia
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