The javelin throw first appeared in the ancient olympics at the 708 BC Games.
There were two events that involved the javelin throw, one was for distance and the other for accuracy.
Although the use of the Javelin was around much earlier mostly in hunting.
The early javelins were made of olive wood.
In 1780, the javelin changed to hickory wood.
In 1953, Franklin Held invented the hollow javelin.
These days the Javelin is made of metal.
The javelin throw first appeared in the modern Olympics in 1908.
Countries that are strong in the javelin throw include Finland, Cuba and Great Britain.
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