Men's javelin all time TOP 100: Finland still number one, Zelezny dominates longest throws

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.

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 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.



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.