Léon Syrovatski
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Léon Syrovatski is a former javelin throw
er from France
, who finished in 18th place in two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1956 and 1960. He set his personal best (76.68 metres) in 1963.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, who finished in 18th place in two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1956 and 1960. He set his personal best (76.68 metres) in 1963.
Achievements
| 1956 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**... |
Melbourne, Australia | 18th | 64.58 m |
| 1959 | Mediterranean Games 1959 Mediterranean Games After visiting Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean Games were for the first time held in Asia in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, thus completing the trio of continents belonging to the Mediterranean Sea... |
Beirut, Lebanon | 1st | 74.10 m |
| 1960 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-Records broken:... |
Rome, Italy | 18th | 71.59 m |