RIO DE JANEIRO - Sunette Viljoen won a silver medal in the Olympic women's javelin final on Thursday. Viljoen, a two-time world bronze medallist, claimed silver with 64.92m, while double defending Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic took bronze (64.80).
Unheralded Croat Sara Kolak threw a national record of 66.18 metres for gold glory. Kolak won bronze at the European championships but few expected her to challenge for honours before the Games in an event where the focus was on Spotakova's attempt to make history. But the 35-year-old winner of London and Beijing Games had to settle for bronze with a best throw of 64.80m
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