Barbora Spotakova, greatest female javelin thrower in history, retires

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Category : Sports Published on: September 13 2022

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Barbora Spotakova, a two-time Olympic champion and world record holder in the javelin, retired at age 41.
Spotakova, who won Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012 and bronze in 2016, last competed at the Diamond League meet in Zurich on Thursday.
She is also the first woman in history to win three Olympic medals in the javelin.
Spotakova, who set the world record of 72.28 metres in 2008. The world record is also the longest-standing in the women’s javelin.
She had won gold at the world championships in 2007, 2011 and 2017 and silver in 2009.

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Barbora Spotakova, greatest female javelin thrower in history, retires