We take a look at the men's javelin throw world all time best throwers and results. One man dominates the longest throws list.
This article is based on the Tilastopaja statistics of the currently used javelin model. The A-mark beside the result stands for result made in high altitude.
Germany's
Johannes Vetter rose to the second place of men's javelin throw's all time list with the current javelin model after throwing
an amazing result of 97,76 in Poland in early September. The world record still remains with Czech Republic's
Jan Železný who threw his WR of 98,48 in 1996 in Jena, Germany.
Before Vetter the last athlete to enter the top 10 all time list is Vetter's fellow German
Andreas Hofmann. Hofmann threw 92,06 in Offeburg, Germany in 2018 and gained the number eight spot on the all time thrower's list.
The Kenyan
Julius Yego has also reached the all time top 10 during the last 10 years. He won the World Championships in Beijing in 2015 with an impressive throw of 92,72.
Alltogether 19 athletes have reached the incredible mark of 90 metres. Germany and Finland are the countries with the most 90 metres throwers: Germany has five, Finland three. These are the only two countries with more than one athlete in this elite club. Czech Republic, Kenya, Russia, Greece, Norway, Great Britain, Taipei, USA, Latvia, Estonia and Trinidad & Tobago have one thrower each to reached 90 metres.
Men's javelin - All time top 100 throwers
# | Athlete | Result | Date |
1. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 98.48 | 25.5.1996 |
2. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 97.76 | 6.9.2020 |
3. | Thomas Röhler (GER) | 93.90 | 5.5.2017 |
4. | Aki Parviainen (FIN) | 93.09 | 26.6.1999 |
5. | Julius Yego (KEN) | 92.72 | 26.8.2015 |
6. | Sergey Makarov (RUS) | 92.61 | 30.6.2002 |
7. | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 92.60 | 21.7.1995 |
8. | Andreas Hofmann (GER) | 92.06 | 2.6.2018 |
9. | Konstandínos Gatsioúdis (GRE) | 91.69 | 24.6.2000 |
10. | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | 91.59 | 2.6.2006 |
11. | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) | 91.53 | 26.6.2005 |
12. | Steve Backley (GBR) | 91.46 | 25.1.1992 |
13. | Cheng Chao-Tsun (TPE) | 91.36 | 26.8.2017 |
14. | Breaux Greer (USA) | 91.29 | 21.6.2007 |
15. | Vadims Vasiļevskis (LAT) | 90.73 | 22.7.2007 |
16. | Magnus Kirt (EST) | 90.61 | 22.6.2019 |
17. | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 90.60 | 20.7.1992 |
18. | Boris Henry (GER) | 90.44 | 9.7.1997 |
19. | Keshorn Walcott (TTO) | 90.16 | 9.7.2015 |
20. | Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) | 89.73 | 12.8.2017 |
21. | Ihab Abdelrahman (EGY) | 89.21 | 18.5.2014 |
22. | Edis Matusevičius (LTU) | 89.17 | 27.7.2019 |
23. | Tom Petranoff (USA) | 89.16A | 1.11.1991 |
24. | Zhao Qinggang (CHN) | 89.15 | 2 Oct 2014 |
25. | Patrik Bodén (SWE) | 89.10 | 24.11.1990 |
26. | Bernhard Seifert (GER) | 89.06 | 26.5.2019 |
27. | Jarrod Bannister (AUS) | 89.02 | 29.2.2008 |
28. | Antti Ruuskanen (FIN) | 88.98 | 2.8.2015 |
29. | Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS) | 88.90 | 7.6.2003 |
30. | Dmitriy Tarabin (RUS) | 88.84 | 24.7.2013 |
31. | Marius Corbett (RSA) | 88.75 | 21.9.1998 |
32. | Peter Blank (GER) | 88.70 | 30.6.2001 |
33. | Matthias de Zordo (GER) | 88.36 | 16.9.2011 |
34. | Vítězslav Veselý (CZE) | 88.34 | 8.8.2012 |
35. | Petr Frydrych (CZE) | 88.32 | 12.8.2017 |
36. | Julian Weber (GER) | 88.29 | 3.9.2016 |
37. | Matti Närhi (FIN) | 88.24 | 27.7.1997 |
38. | Juha Laukkanen (FIN) | 88.22 | 20.6.1992 |
39. | Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) | 88.20 | 5.7.1996 |
40. | Marcin Krukowski (POL) | 88.09 | 21.7.2017 |
41. | Neeraj Chopra (IND) | 88.06 | 27.8.2018 |
42. | Oliver Helander (FIN) | 88.02 | 7.7.2018 |
43. | Ioánnis Kiriazís (GRE) | 88.01 | 31.3.2017 |
44. | Vladimir Ovchinnikov (RUS) | 88.00 | 14.5.1995 |
45. | Andrus Värnik (EST) | 87.83 | 19.8.2003 |
46. | Harri Hakkarainen (FIN) | 87.82 | 24.6.1995 |
47. | Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN) | 87.60 | 27.5.1989 |
48. | Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) | 87.40 | 24.6.1995 |
49. | Andrey Moruyev (RUS) | 87.34 | 25.6.1994 |
50. | Anderson Peters (GRN) | 87.31 | 10.8.2019 |
51. | Teemu Wirkkala (FIN) | 87.23 | 22.7.2009 |
52. | Viktor Zaytsev (UZB) | 87.20 | 23.6.1992 |
52. | Peter Esenwein (GER) | 87.20 | 31.5.2004 |
52. | Guillermo Martínez (CUB) | 87.20A | 28.10.2011 |
55. | Dariusz Trafas (POL) | 87.17 | 17.9.2000 |
56. | Tom Pukstys (USA) | 87.12 | 25.5.1997 |
56. | Emeterio González (CUB) | 87.12 | 3.6.2000 |
58. | Yuriy Rybin (RUS) | 86.98 | 26.8.1995 |
59. | Mick Hill (GBR) | 86.94 | 13.6.1993 |
60. | Ryohei Arai (JPN) | 86.83 | 21.10.2014 |
61. | Ari Mannio (FIN) | 86.82 | 7.6.2015 |
62. | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) | 86.80 | 29.8.1992 |
62. | Robert Oosthuizen (RSA) | 86.80A | 1.11.2008 |
64. | Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR) | 86.74 | 22.9.2000 |
65. | Lars Hamann (GER) | 86.71 | 13.5.2017 |
66. | Tero Järvenpää (FIN) | 86.68 | 27.7.2008 |
67. | Andrew Currey (AUS) | 86.67 | 22.7.2001 |
68. | Zigismunds Sirmais (LAT) | 86.66 | 7.7.2016 |
69. | Klaus Tafelmeier (GER) | 86.64 | 12.7.1987 |
69. | Ainārs Kovals (LAT) | 86.64 | 23.8.2008 |
69. | Huang Shih-Feng (TPE) | 86.64 | 26.8.2017 |
72. | Harri Haatainen (FIN) | 86.63 | 19.8.2001 |
73. | Tapio Korjus (FIN) | 86.50 | 25.8.1988 |
74. | Kim Amb (SWE) | 86.49 | 25.7.2020 |
75. | Ēriks Rags (LAT) | 86.47 | 22.7.2001 |
76. | Alexandru Novac (ROU) | 86.37 | 5.7.2018 |
77. | Stuart Farquhar (NZL) | 86.31 | 29.4.2012 |
78. | Arshad Nadeem (PAK) | 86.29 | 7.12.2019 |
79. | Shivpal Singh (IND) | 86.23 | 22.4.2019 |
80. | Oleksandr Pyatnytsya (UKR) | 86.12 | 20.5.2012 |
81. | Aliaksei Katkavets (BLR) | 86.05 | 1.8.2020 |
82. | Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) | 85.96 | 8.8.1999 |
82. | Yukifumi Murakami (JPN) | 85.96 | 29.4.2013 |
84. | Paraskevás Batzávalis (GRE) | 85.95 | 20.7.2016 |
85. | Magnus Arvidsson (SWE) | 85.75 | 5.5.2007 |
86. | Dmitriy Polyunin (UZB) | 85.74 | 23.6.1992 |
86. | Miroslav Guzdek (CZE) | 85.74A | 5.4.2002 |
88. | Andrey Shevchuk (RUS) | 85.70 | 1.6.1993 |
89. | Mark Roberson (GBR) | 85.67 | 19.7.1998 |
90. | William Hamlyn-Harris (AUS) | 85.60 | 31.1.2004 |
90. | Fatih Avan (TUR) | 85.60 | 20.5.2012 |
92. | Ilya Korotkov (RUS) | 85.47 | 25.2.2010 |
93. | Andreas Linden (GER) | 85.42 | 17.9.1995 |
94. | Rocco van Rooyen (RSA) | 85.39 | 23.5.2015 |
95. | Donald-Aik Sild (EST) | 85.28 | 10.6.1994 |
96. | Ahmed Bader Magour (QAT) | 85.23 | 13.6.2017 |
97. | Björn Lange (GER) | 85.21 | 19.8.2001 |
98. | Ari Pakarinen (FIN) | 85.18 | 22.7.1995 |
99. | Viktor Yevsyukov (KAZ) | 85.16 | 21.6.1987 |
100. | Joshua Robinson (AUS) | 85.11 | 14.5.2016 |
Most Finns in the top 100
Now let's take a look at the compelete list of 100 best throwers.
The top 100 includes 34 different nationalities. Finland has the most entries with 15 athletes. Germany is right behind with 14. The top two are miles clear of the rest as Russia is third with eight top 100 throwers and the Czech Republic follows fourth with five athletes on the list.
At the moment the top 100 spot requires a throw of 85,11.
Top 100 throwers by nationality
Nationality | Amount |
FIN | 15 |
GER | 14 |
RUS | 8 |
CZE | 5 |
LAT, AUS | 4 |
JPN, GBR USA, EST, SWE, RSA, GRE | 3 |
NOR, BLR, TPE, UZB, CUB, NZL, POL, IND | 2 |
GRN, ISL, TTO, ROU, EGY, PAK, LTU, UKR, CHN, TUR, QAT, KAZ, KEN | 1 |
Top 100 throws of all time: Železný in his own class, Vetter closing up
The top 100 list that we just went through included only one best throw by each athlete. When we broaden the scope and take into account all the throws by each athlete, the list gets a little one-sided.
The world record thrower Jan Železný's name is mentioned in the following top 100 throws -list staggering 42 times. Železný has thrown six of the ten longest throws of all time. Vetter has now three throws in the all time top 10. The German
Thomas Röhler is the only one who fits in the top 10 with the mentioned super duo. Röhler gets the 10th spot on the list with his PB of 93,90.
Top 100 throws of all time
# | Athlete | Result | Date |
1. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 98.48 | 25.5.1996 |
2. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 97.76 | 6.9.2020 |
3. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 95.66 | 29.8.1993 |
4. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 95.54A | 6.4.1993 |
5. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 95.34 | 29.8.1993 |
6. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 94.84 | 6.9.2020 |
7. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 94.64 | 31.5.1996 |
8. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 94.44 | 11.7.2017 |
9. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 94.02 | 26.11.1997 |
10. | Thomas Röhler (GER) | 93.90 | 5.5.2017 |
11. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 93.88 | 18.8.2017 |
12. | Aki Parviainen (FIN) | 93.09 | 26.6.1999 |
13. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 93.06 | 11.7.2017 |
14. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 92.88 | 25.5.1996 |
15. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 92.80 | 12.8.2001 |
16. | Julius Yego (KEN) | 92.72 | 26.8.2015 |
17. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 92.70 | 11.11.2018 |
18. | Sergey Makarov (RUS) | 92.61 | 30.6.2002 |
19. | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 92.60 | 21.7.1995 |
20. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 92.42 | 28.5.1997 |
21. | Aki Parviainen (FIN) | 92.41 | 23.6.2001 |
22. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 92.30 | 26.3.1997 |
23. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 92.28 | 9.9.1995 |
23. | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 92.28 | 14.8.1996 |
25. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 92.26 | 26.3.1997 |
26. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 92.12 | 27.8.1995 |
26. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 92.12 | 15.9.1995 |
28. | Andreas Hofmann (GER) | 92.06 | 2.6.2018 |
29. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.88 | 27.8.1995 |
30. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.82 | 4.9.1994 |
31. | Thomas Röhler (GER) | 91.78 | 4.5.2018 |
32. | Konstandínos Gatsioúdis (GRE) | 91.69 | 24.6.2000 |
33. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.68 | 1.7.1994 |
34. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 91.67 | 18.8.2017 |
35. | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | 91.59 | 2.6.2006 |
36. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 91.56 | 4.5.2018 |
37. | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) | 91.53 | 26.6.2005 |
38. | Thomas Röhler (GER) | 91.53 | 28.6.2017 |
39. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.50 | 4.6.1994 |
39. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.50A | 8.4.1996 |
39. | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 91.50 | 1.9.1996 |
42. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 91.49 | 11.8.2020 |
43. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.48 | 15.9.1995 |
44. | Steve Backley (GBR) | 91.46 | 25.1.1992 |
45. | Andreas Hofmann (GER) | 91.44 | 20.5.2018 |
45. | Andreas Hofmann (GER) | 91.44 | 30.8.2018 |
45. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.44 | 25.5.1996 |
45. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.44 | 26.3.1997 |
49. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.40 | 2.7.1993 |
50. | Julius Yego (KEN) | 91.39 | 7.6.2015 |
51. | Cheng Chao-Tsun (TPE) | 91.36 | 26.8.2017 |
52. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.34 | 8.4.1997 |
53. | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) | 91.33 | 10.9.2005 |
54. | Aki Parviainen (FIN) | 91.31 | 12.8.2001 |
55. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.30 | 1.9.1995 |
56. | Breaux Greer (USA) | 91.29 | 21.6.2007 |
57. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.28 | 8.7.1994 |
57. | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | 91.28 | 28.8.2009 |
57. | Thomas Röhler (GER) | 91.28 | 29.6.2016 |
60. | Konstandínos Gatsioúdis (GRE) | 91.27 | 26.5.2001 |
61. | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) | 91.23 | 22.7.2007 |
61. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.23 | 8.6.2001 |
61. | Konstandínos Gatsioúdis (GRE) | 91.23 | 24.7.2002 |
64. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 91.22A | 27.2.2018 |
65. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 91.20 | 10.8.2017 |
66. | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) | 91.11 | 24.6.2006 |
67. | Andreas Hofmann (GER) | 91.07 | 26.8.2017 |
68. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 91.06 | 11.7.2017 |
69. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.04 | 22.6.1996 |
69. | Thomas Röhler (GER) | 91.04 | 29.6.2016 |
71. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 91.02 | 22.6.1996 |
71. | Thomas Röhler (GER) | 91.02 | 28.6.2017 |
73. | Aki Parviainen (FIN) | 90.97 | 24.6.2000 |
74. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.92 | 15.9.1995 |
75. | Aki Parviainen (FIN) | 90.88 | 11.6.1998 |
76. | Sergey Makarov (RUS) | 90.87 | 12.6.2002 |
77. | Sergey Makarov (RUS) | 90.86 | 29.5.2002 |
77. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 90.86 | 25.8.2020 |
79. | Steve Backley (GBR) | 90.81 | 22.7.2001 |
80. | Aki Parviainen (FIN) | 90.80 | 20.6.2000 |
80. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.80 | 30.5.1995 |
82. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.76 | 10.8.2001 |
82. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.76 | 8.7.1994 |
84. | Thomas Röhler (GER) | 90.75 | 8.6.2018 |
84. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 90.75 | 11.7.2017 |
86. | Vadims Vasiļevskis (LAT) | 90.73 | 22.7.2007 |
87. | Breaux Greer (USA) | 90.71 | 20.5.2007 |
87. | Vadims Vasiļevskis (LAT) | 90.71 | 23.5.2009 |
89. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.68 | 21.7.1993 |
90. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.62 | 27.8.1995 |
91. | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | 90.61 | 14.8.2011 |
92. | Magnus Kirt (EST) | 90.61 | 22.6.2019 |
93. | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 90.60 | 20.7.1992 |
93. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.60 | 13.4.1993 |
93. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.60 | 11.5.1996 |
96. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.59A | 24.11.2000 |
97. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.58 | 26.3.1997 |
97. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.58 | 8.4.1996 |
99. | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | 90.57 | 23.8.2008 |
100. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.56 | 5.6.2000 |
100. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 90.56 | 28.7.2000 |
12 nationalities are included in the top 100. The Germans and Finns are on top also on this list as Germany has 4 athletes on the list and Finland 3. One thrower each for Czech Republic, Norway, Russia, Greece, Latvia, Estonia, Kenya, Great Britain, USA and Taipei.
17 different athletes are found in the top 100 throws list. As mentioned Železný rules the list with an incredible 42 top throws. Vetter has the second most entries on the list with 14, Röhler is third with 7.
Most top 100 -throws
# | Athlete | Amount |
1. | Jan Železný (CZE) | 42 |
2. | Johannes Vetter (GER) | 14 |
3. | Thomas Röhler (GER) | 7 |
4. | Aki Parviainen (FIN) | 6 |
5. | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) | 4 |
5. | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) | 4 |
5. | Andreas Hofmann (GER) | 4 |
8. | Sergey Makarov (RUS) | 3 |
8. | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 3 |
8. | Konstandínos Gatsioúdis (GRE) | 3 |
11. | Vadims Vasiļevskis (LAT) | 2 |
11. | Julius Yego (KEN) | 2 |
11. | Steve Backley (GBR) | 2 |
14. | Magnus Kirt (EST) | 1 |
14. | Breaux Greer (USA) | 1 |
14. | Seppo Räty (FIN) | 1 |
14. | Cheng Chao-Tsun (TPE) | 1 |