Which year did Jan Železný retire?
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Jan Železný retired from competitive javelin throwing in 2006, after winning his ninth world championship title. He had won a total of 15 world championship medals, including eight golds, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest javelin throwers of all time. Železný set the world record for the javelin throw six times, and his personal best of 98.48 m remains the second-longest throw in history.
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