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!
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