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Who broke Jan Železný's junior world record?

  • Usain Bolt

  • Andreas Thorkildsen

  • Zelezny still holds the junior world record

  • Nobody

Answer

Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower. He broke Jan Železný's junior world record in 2002, and went on to win the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Thorkildsen is a three-time world champion, and has also won the European Championships three times.
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