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Jan Zelezny
Javelin - CZE
Born: June 16, 1966
Hometown: Mlada
Boleslav, Czech Republic
Resides:
Jablonec,
Czech Republic
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 72.3kg
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 His personal best of 2003, 89.06m, is well short of his world record throw of 98.48, but still the second-longest throw in 2003
Captured
his third consecutive Olympic gold medal at Sydney,
setting a Games record with a throw of 90.17m
Also
won silver at 1988 Seoul Olympics
Entering
the 1999 season, Zelezny had the five best throws
in the history of the sport
Forced
to undergo career-threatening shoulder surgery in
1998, but came back to win bronze medal at 1999 world
championships in Seville
After
his Olympic victory in Atlanta, Zelezny was given
a baseball tryout with the Atlanta Braves, even though
he had never played the sport before
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