Miklos Nemeth's World Record of 94.58m at the 1976 Olympics
Miklos Nemeth's winning javelin throw at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976.
In the first round Miklos unleashed a killer throw, 94.58 meters, a new world record. That throw finished the competition, and he won by over 6.6 meters (21'8"), a huge winning margin.
Jan Zelezny's Olympic Record of 89.66m
Jan Zelezny's Olympic Record of 89.66m in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics javelin throw final.
Coached by Miklos Nemeth, Zelezny won the Olympics with his first throw, just like Nemeth in the 1976 Olympics.
Ferenc Paragi 96.20m javelin throw
Ferenc Paragi 96.20m javelin throw
Ferenc Paragi's 96.20m javelin throw in Cwmbran, UK on May 18th, 1980.
Just 52cm (20") short of the world record, set by Paragi a few weeks earlier.
Klaus Wolfermann vs. Janis Lusis - 1972 Olympics javelin throw final
Klaus Wolfermann vs. Janis Lusis - 1972 Olympics javelin throw final
Klaus Wolfermann became a national hero when he won the Olympic gold medal by the smallest possible margin in front of his own people at Munich in 1972. Janis Lusis had set his second world record of 93.80 meters two month before the Games began. However, a few days before the Olympics began Wolfermann had hurled the spear 90.10 meters (295' 7"), which gave him great confidence.
In the Olympic final Lusis took the lead in the opening round with 88.88 meters (291' 7"). However, in round four Wolfermann came close with 88.40 meters (290' 0"). On his next throw Wolfermann went one better and threw 90.48 meters (296' 10"). Lusis's last throw went just over 90 meters. Amid great tension, the measurement was finally announced as 90.46 meters (296' 9"). The balding and bearded German had won it.
Janis Lusis's Olympic Record of 90.10m
Janis Lusis's Olympic Record of 90.10m at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
It was an exciting Olympic javelin throw final.
In the first round Kinnunen's 86.30m was the longest throw. In the second round Lusis threw 4 cm (less than 2") farther and took the lead. Then in the fourth round the Hungarian Gergely Kulcsar threw a personal best - 87.06m. He was leading the group until the last round, when Kinnunen threw 88.58m, but Janis Lusis was even better: 90.10m, Olympic Record, which was the winning throw.
From the Hungarian narrator:
Janis Lusis, this is javelin throwing with remote control: you must follow through, chase it with your eyes, neck,
shoulders and every nerve. You must send a chunk of will after the slender equipment: fly farther!
Klaus Tafelmeier's European javelin throw record of 84.76m
Klaus Tafelmeier's European javelin throw record of 84.76m in Stuttgart, 1986.
A few weeks later he achieved 85.74m in Como, Italy, which, at the end of 1986, became the first official world record with the new javelin.
Seppo Räty's 91.98m javelin throw world record
Seppo Räty's 91.98m javelin throw world record
Räty's 91.98m world record throw set in 06 May 1991, in Shizuoka, Japan.
The javelin used was a rough surface type, which was declared as illegal by the IAAF in August, 1991, so this record, along with Räty's 96.96m WR set a month later, was retrospectively deleted. The world record was set back to 89.58m, thrown in 1990 by Steve Backley.