Jan Zelezny vs. Tapio Korjus - 1988 Olympics javelin throw final

Coming to the Olympics Železný already had the world record (87.66m) and qualified himself for the finals with his first throw - 85.90m, which was an Olympic Record at the time (former record was 94.58m by Miklos Nemeth, but with the old javelin)
At the Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, Tapio Korjus took the lead early in the competition with 82.74m. In the third round Seppo Räty of Finland threw 83.26m, but then the 22 year old Jan Železný bettered it with 83.46m on his fourth throw. In his last attempt Železný threw even farther - 84.12m.
Tapio Korjus, with the very last throw of the competition, threw 84.28 meters, which meant gold for Korjus and silver medal for Jan Železný, who went on to win the next three Olympics (1992,1996,2000).
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[@EneriGiilaan]

There was an added drama in this. Korjus was covering from a leg muscle sprain he got earlier in the season. The muscle ruptured again in his second throw - and this time it was even worse than before. He bypassed the 3rd and 4th turns - tending the wound with ice and pain killers. On the 5th throw (75 m - not measured) he tested the leg - and on the 6th he 'made history' ...

[@intldawn]

Eneri Giilaan That’s incredible.

[@jmiogo]

Wow. Thanks for that!

[@thehawkman8017]

I remember this comp, it was close and quite a few dramas as well , I think an official got speared, not paying attention.

[@user-nu5pc2we9u]

Hi. I enjoyed the video. Do you have any information on the preliminary round of javelin throw for the 1988 Olympics? Let me ask you a favor

[@krish7067]

a grand salute

[@bigtor22]

legend!

[@PaulVinonaama]

If it weren't for Korjus, Zelezny would have got four consecutive golds, joining the club of Oerter and Lewis. However, since Zelezny was so superior resultwise, he can be ranked higher than Oerter.

[@leoesharkey1]

No, I do not consider the great Jan Zelezney to be superior to Oerter.

[@AjayKumar-dv4pq]

Oerter was NEVER the favorite in any of the four olympics. He kept his nerve to win each time. He's certainly not the best discus thrower of all time. Jan was ALWAYS the favorite, being the world record holder all the time. True, that last throw by Korjus robbed him of the ultimate glory. I saw that competition live on TV.