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Uwe Hohn

Germany · 1980–1988

The only person to throw a javelin over 100 metres.

104.80 m
Best throw: Eternal record
Status: 1
European titles: 1984
Year set

Career

Hohn threw 104.80 m in East Berlin in 1984, a distance that nearly cleared the stadium infield and directly caused the redesign of the implement two years later. Because the old javelin was retired, his mark can never be broken — it is listed as the eternal record.

Honours

Only athlete to throw a javelin beyond 100 metres
His record can never be broken — the implement was redesigned
European Champion, 1982
Prompted the 1986 redesign of the men's javelin

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