Shelley Holroyd record holder Hayley Thomas (javelin). Shelley Holroyd Shelley Holroyd (born 17 May 1973 in Salford, Lancashire, England) is a British javelin thrower. Holroyd is the sixth British javelin thrower to throw over 60 m (1993) and the first thrower to reach an Olympic Games since Tessa Sanderson. At the age of 23 she had already competed in every major championship. She started throwing at the age of 12 and at 13 threw 37m58cm to win the English Schools Championships. At the age of 16 Holroyd threw 52m50 and became a senior international athlete. In 1992 she broke the English Schools
Wilhelm Jahn (athlete) Wilhelm Jahn (athlete) Wilhelm Hans "Willi" Jahn (27 February 1889 – 24 January 1973) was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Jahn was born in Magdeburg, Germany, to a family of publishers. He was schooled in Berlin and joined the Wandervogel (German reform youth movement), while in Highschool (Gymnasium) in Berlin-Charlottenburg. In 1912 he participated in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics in the 800m event. He was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres competition, while his friend Hanns Braun moved up to take the bronze medal. Jahn became a leader in