Keshorn Walcott wins Olympic javelin gold

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Keshorn Walcott wins Olympic javelin gold

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Trinidad and Tobagos Keshorn Walcott won the mens javelin gold medal at the London Olympics.

12 August,2012 05:01 am

Keshorn Walcott won the javelin gold medal on Saturday to give Trinidad and Tobago its first Olympic title in a field event.Walcott, the world junior champion, threw a national record 84.58 meters with his second attempt and nobody improved on the mark for the remainder of the final.Oleksandr Pyantnytsya of Ukraine was second with a throw of 84.51 and Antti Ruuskanen of Finland took third.Two-time defending champion Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway finished sixth.