The London 2012 Javelin event is the next Google Doodle in the Olympics sequence of images (Doodles) from Google. Below you will find some more information on current world record for Javelin. These are the records that the athletes will need to break at the London 2012 Javelin games.
London 2012 Javelin – Records Men
To get the London 2012 Javelin record, athletes will need to throw more than 98.48 meters for the world record, and 90.57 meters for the Olympic record.
| Type | Distance | Athlete | Date and place | |
| WR | 98.48 meters | ZELEZNY Jan | Czech Republic | 25 May 1996 – Jena (GER) |
| OR | 90.57 meters | THORKILDSEN Andreas | Norway | 23 Aug 2008 – Beijing (CHN) |
| AF | 88.75 meters | CORBETT Marius | South Africa | 21 Sep 1998 – Kuala Lumpur (MAS) |
| AS | 87.60 meters | MIZOGUCHI Kazuhiro | Japan | 27 May 1989 – San Jose, CA (USA) |
| EU | 98.48 meters | ZELEZNY Jan | Czech Republic | 25 May 1996 – Jena (GER) |
| NA | 91.29 meters | GREER Breaux | United States of America | 21 Jun 2007 – Indianapolis, IN (USA) |
| OC | 89.02 meters | BANNISTER Jarrod | Australia | 28 Feb 2008 – Brisbane, QLD (AUS) |
| SA | 84.70 meters | BAUMANN Edgar | Paraguay | 17 Oct 1999 – San Marcos, TX (USA) |
London 2012 Javelin – Records Women
In order to get the London 2012 Javelin Olympic record, athletes will need to throw more than 71.53 Meters for the Olympic record and 72.28 Meters for the world record.
| Type | Distance | Athlete | Date and place | |
| WR | 72.28 meters | SPOTAKOVA Barbora | Czech Republic | 13 Sep 2008 – Stuttgart (GER) |
| OR | 71.53 meters | MENENDEZ Osleidys | Cuba | 27 Aug 2004 – Athens (GRE) |
| AF | 69.35 meters | VILJOEN Sunette | South Africa | 9 Jun 2012 – New York, NY (USA) |
| AS | 65.11 meters | LI Lingwei | People’s Republic of China | 23 Jun 2012 – Fuzhou (CHN) |
| EU | 72.28 meters | SPOTAKOVA Barbora | Czech Republic | 13 Sep 2008 – Stuttgart (GER) |
| NA | 71.70 meters | MENENDEZ Osleidys | Cuba | 14 Aug 2005 – Helsinki (FIN) |
| OC | 66.80 meters | CURREY Louise | Australia | 5 Aug 2000 – Runaway Bay, QLD (AUS) |
| SA | 62.62 meters | MOYA Sabina | Colombia | 12 May 2002 – Guatemala City (GUA) |
