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Winger throws her season-best javelin mark at Lausanne

Result placed her fourth

By The Columbian
Published: July 5, 2018, 6:43pm

Clark County native Kara Winger placed fourth in the women’s javelin on Thursday at the Diamond League meet at Lausanne, Switzerland.

Her best mark of 63.02 meters (about 206 feet, 9 inches), was a season’s best and just 0.26 meters off the top-3 podium.

Winger posted on Twitter: “SB! Thought I had the positions down for round 6 and a big one but tried too hard. Happy overall with having some feeling again!”

Nikola Ogrodnikova of the Czech Republic won with a throw of 65.02.

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