Question: What region of the world has the most dominant javelin throwers?
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As an implement of war and hunting, javelin throwing began in prehistoric times.
Along with the discus, the javelin was the second throwing event in the ancient Olympic pentathlon.
Records from 708 BC show two javelin competition types co-existing: throwing at a target and throwing the javelin for distance.
It was the latter type from which the modern event derives.
In ancient competitions, athletes would wrap an "ankyle" (thin leather strip) around the javelin that acted as a sling to facilitate extra distance.
The javelin throw gained much popularity in Scandinavia in the late 18th century and athletes from the region are still among the most dominant throwers in men's competitions.
The modern event features a short run up on a track and then the thrower releases the javelin before the foul line.
The first Olympic men's javelin throw contest was held in 1908 and a women's competition was introduced in 1932.
The first javelins were made of various types of wood, but in the 1950s, former athlete Bud Held introduced a hollow javelin, then a metal javelin, both of which increased throwers performances.
Another former athlete, Miklós Németh invented the rough-tailed javelin and throws reached in excess of 100 m – edging towards the limits of stadia.
The distances and the increasing number of horizontal landings led the IAAF to redesign the men's javelin to reduce distance and increase the implement's downward pitching moment to allow for easier measurement.
Rough-tailed designs were banned in 1991 and all marks achieved with such javelins were removed from the record books.
The women's javelin underwent a similar redesign in 1999.
The current javelin specifications are 2.6 to 2.7 m in length and 800 grams in weight for men, and between 2.2 to 2.3 m and 600 g for women.
Tapio Korjus (born February 10, 1961 in Vehkalahti) is a Finnish former javelin thrower.
Born in Vehkalahti, he was one of the leading representatives of javelin throwing in his home country in the 1980s, but did not attain international success until the year 1988.
At the Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, Korjus held the silver medal position for most of the contest.
However, with the very last throw of the competition, he threw for 84.28 meters, which meant gold for Korjus.
The silver medal was eventually won by a young Jan Železný, who went on to be one of the dominant javelin throwers of all time.
After that stunning triumph Korjus quickly disappeared from the scene, having no more success.
After his active career he has coached other javelin throwers like Mikaela Ingberg. 
Latvian athletes have achieved medals in Olympics and European/World championships.
Most recently Ainars Kovals with a silver medal in the men's Javelin throw at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Staņislavs Olijars won silver medal in 2002, and gold medal in 2006 at European Championships in the 110 m hurdles.
Jeļena Prokopčuka has won New York City marathon in 2005 and 2006.
In the Soviet, period there were many great Latvian javelin throwers.
Javelin thrower Inese Jaunzeme became first Latvian who won Olympic Games she did it in 1956 Olympics.
In 1960 Summer Olympics gold medal won another javelin thrower Elvīra Ozoliņa.
Latvian javelin thrower Jānis Lūsis won 1968 Summer Olympics also he is 4 time European champion.
Lūsis set two world records in javelin throw, 91.68 m in 1968 and of 93.80 m in 1972.
In 1987, IAAF nominated him as the all-time greatest javelin thrower in the world.
Another javelin thrower won gold medal in 1980 Olympics it was Dainis Kūla. 
The javelin throw is an Olympic track and field event.
Athletes specialising in the discipline are known as javelin throwers. 
Gerhardus ("Hardus") Pienaar (born 10 August 1981 in Rustenburg, North West) is a South African javelin thrower and former Junior World Champion from South Africa.
His personal best throw is 84.50 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad.
He is widely considered to be one of the greatest javelin throwers in South African history.