World Record Progression: The Javelin

The Javelin has one of the most unique histories in track and field. Its renovations, records, and athletes, display a side of the sport that no one could have ever expected and is home to some of the greatest athletic achievements of all time.

Also, hopefully it won't take another 7 months to come out with another WR vid on a conventional event oops

[BillyBob-whsq]

It still astounds me that Zelezny nearly threw 100 meters even after the changes in the javelin were introduced. He was a monster of an athlete.

[calvincaron]

Love the videos! A marathon progression video would be sick!

[kray]

Dick Held is a great name for a Javelineer.

[dougerrohmer]

Michael Landon, the actor who played Pa in Little House on the Prairie and Little Joe in Bonanza, was an excellent javelin thrower, with his 193 ft 4 in (58.93 m) toss in 1954 being the longest throw by a high schooler in the United States that year. Just thought you might like to know.

[kinera]

Zelezny's throw technique is wild. It looks like he is throwing a baseball, instead of a giant spear, the way his arm whips through so quickly.

[Veleliini]

2009 Jan Zelezny was 42 years old and was coaching another Czech thrower Jakub Vadlejch. At practise session as an examble he throw 84, 78m three years after retiring!!

[rufuspipemos]

What would Zelezny have thrown the javelin from the mid-80s???? 115m?

[fuegoredlego]

Finally a video about people who are better than me at throwing 😌

[judahcantclimb]

I love this series so much! Please keep making more :D

[BELKO]

great content. Can't wait for your channel to blow up

[tomw]

Garth Brooks threw javelin for Oklahoma State

[donmac]

Given the constant redesigns to make long throws more difficult, I wonder what distances today's elite throwers would be reaching using the equipment of the 1950's.

[yyzsupra]

Goo nar???? Where are you from bro? Gunner, like runner fool. 😂 that is how you say it. Dang.

[AJT]

Nice video, I take a bit of issue with 22:42 though... Anderson Peters threw 90+ at 4 competitions last year before getting beat up on a boat and thrown overboard and ending his season, seems like he'll only get better from here. Johannes Vetter probably was the best prospect to throw 100 though, but I'm not sure if it will happen now with all his injuries. Is a shame as we might have to wait another generation for another prospect...

[grandmastermario]

I've been the top javelin and shot putter in my home city for the last 8 years now.

[burrits]

I just hit a new jav pr today!!! 50.14m. Feels bad that people can double that 💀

[lewisdemoss]

Terry Bradshaw set a high school national record in 1966 throwing 244 ft 11 inches. About 75 meters

[kurtfrancis]

Uwe Hohn didn't continue into the "new javelin" era in 1986 on due to a major back injury sustained after East German coaches pushed him too hard in the weight room. It wasn't due to the change in the javelin for him.

[username.exenotfound]

is there a way to know how far Zelezny might have thrown it if he had uwes javelin when Zelezny had 98m?

[santeenl]

What do you mean Anderson Peters struggles to hit 90? He had this best season so far last year and this year just started.