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Athletics (Track & Field) World Records



Men's Javelin. World Record Progression

DISTANCE   ATHLETE            COUNTRY DATE        VENUE
  
Present Javelin (officially from 18.11.1991) 98.48m. Jan Zelezny (CZE) 25 May 96 Jena 95.66m. Jan Zelezny (CZE) 29 Aug 93 Sheffield 95.54m. Jan Zelezny (CZE) 06 Apr 93 Pietersburg 91.46m. Steve Backley (GBR) 25 Jan 92 Auckland
New Javelin (used from 01.04.1986 - 18.11.1991) 96.96m. Seppo Räty (FIN) 02 Jun 91 Punkalaidun 91.98m. Seppo Räty (FIN) 06 May 91 Shizuoka 90.98m. Steve Backley (GBR) 20 Jul 90 London 89.66m. Jan Zelezny (TCH) 14 Jul 90 Oslo 89.58m. Steve Backley (GBR) 02 Jul 90 Stockholm 89.10m. Patrik Boden (SWE) 24 Mar 90 Austin 87.66m. Jan Zelezny (TCH) 31 May 87 Nitra 85.74m. Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) 20 Sep 86 Como
Old style Javelin: 104.80m. Uwe Hohn (GDR) 20 Jul 84 Berlin 99.72m. Tom Petranoff (USA) 15 May 83 Los Angeles 96.72m. Ferenc Paragi (HUN) 23 Apr 80 Tata 94.58m. Miklos Nemeth (HUN) 26 Jul 76 Montreal 94.08m. Klaus Wolfermann (FRG) 05 May 73 Leverkusen 93.80m. Janis Lusis (URS) 06 Jul 72 Stockholm 92.70m. Jorma Kinnunen (FIN) 18 Jun 69 Tampere 91.98m. Janis Lusis (URS) 23 Jul 68 Saarijarvi 91.72m. Terje Pedersen (NOR) 02 Sep 64 Oslo 87.12m. Terje Pedersen (NOR) 01 Jul 64 Oslo 86.74m. Carlo Lievore (ITA) 01 Jun 61 Milan 86.04m. Al Cantello (USA) 05 Jun 59 Compton 85.71m. Egil Danielsen (NOR) 26 Nov 56 Melbourne 83.66m. Janusz Sidlo (POL) 30 Jun 56 Milan 83.56m. Soini Nikkinen (FIN) 24 Jun 56 Kuhmoinen 81.75m. Bud Held (USA) 21 May 55 Modesto 81.29m. Bill Miller (USA) 21 Aug 54 Pasadena 81.29m. Bud Held (USA) 21 May 55 Modesto 80.41m. Bud Held (USA) 08 Aug 53 Pasadena 78.70m. Yrjo Nikkanen (FIN) 16 Oct 38 Kotka 77.87m. Yrjo Nikkanen (FIN) 25 Aug 38 Karhula 77.23m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 18 Jun 34 Helsinki 76.66m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 07 Sep 33 Turin 76.10m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 15 Jul 33 Helsinki 74.61m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 07 Jun 33 Vaasa 74.28m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 25 May 33 Mikkeli 74.02m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 27 Jun 32 Turku 72.93m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 14 Sep 30 Viipuri 71.88m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 31 Aug 30 Vaasa 71.70m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 17 Aug 30 Tampere 71.57m. Matti Jarvinen (FIN) 08 Aug 30 Viipuri 71.01m. Erik Lundqvist (SWE) 15 Aug 28 Stockholm 69.88m. Eino Penttila (FIN) 01 Oct 27 Viipuri 68.55m. Jonni Myyrä (FIN) 27 Sep 25 Richmond, Va. 67.31m Gunnar Lindström (SWE) 20 Sep 25 Oslo 66.62m. Gunnar Lindstrom (SWE) 12 Dec 24 Eksji 66.10m. Jonni Myyra (FIN) 24 Aug 19 Stockholm 65.55m Jonni Myyrä (FIN) 13 Jul 19 Savitaipale 64.81m Jonni Myyrä (FIN) 18 Jul 15 Lappeenranta 63.29m Jonni Myyrä (FIN) 05 Jul 14 Malmö 62.32m. Eric Lemming (SWE) 29 Sep 12 Stockholm Back To Top Of Page