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
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[@BillyBob-wh4sq]

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.

[@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!!

[@kr12a2y]

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.

[@username0984]

8:00 LMAO “Dick Held”

[@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.

[@bananaman5668]

There actually footage of Zelezny in his prime throwing baseballs at an MLB facility or something at up to around 95mph. Dude definitely could’ve been a pitcher if he wanted to.

[@fuegoredlego]

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

[@calvincaron1683]

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

[@judahcantclimb]

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

[@szymon6207]

Germany vetter is 97.76m Almost Record Done !

[@johnmartin117]

In 1970, Al Cantello was an assistant coach under Jim Gehrdes at the NAVAL ACADEMY. I was a triple jumper on the plebe squad and Al gave me A LOT of advice on that event. He was truly a man with EXTENSIVE track and field knowledge

[@payrysdoscs4903]

7:20 You mean *that* Cy Young?

[@extrabfbmm]

No

[@michaelyoung6837]

Great work Sir keep it up.

[@peytonbair]

Well done!

[@1985BELKO]

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

[@grandmastermario3695]

Notice that all the javelin record holders, are basically all light and middle weights, but shot put record holders are basically all heavyweights.

[@kurtfrancis4621]

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.

[@grandmastermario3695]

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

[@AJT127]

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...

[@sunnygames4948]

crazy

[@lotiche769]

make one whit discus pls

[@rufuspipemos]

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

[@TheMatsValk]

yeah

[@donmac7780]

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.

[@VisualTedium]

Anyone named Cy Young was born to throw things

[@burrit0s827]

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

[@TheBeardedGamerReviews]

7:57 oh no. Is that really his name? Why did his parents hate him? 🤣

[@chappikingofjoberg3583]

Minor error, you say egil danielsen held the first norwegian record, but you also have a G. Gran from Norway with a 19th century record. Not sure which is the error, curious to know

[@nathan._.h]

connecting quickly before this goes from 8k views to 2.4m

[@username.exenotfound2943]

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

[@santeenl]

no

[@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.

[@liftbread]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BRO PUT A STINKY INDIAN ON THIS VIDEO

[@rando5673]

Bro I can't even do 40m 😱

[@payrysdoscs4903]

I guess you're not talking about any marks from ancient Olympics

[@signaturerush]

Atlatl throwing should be a sport.

[@tomw6308]

Garth Brooks threw javelin for Oklahoma State

[@TiloDroid]

what is a meter? /j

[@szymon6207]

Road to 99

[@santeenl]

What is a Liandrys Tornment?

[@dijkb]

100 Centimeters