VIDEO: 97,76! Huge throw by Johannes Vetter in Poland!
Johannes Vetter was in form in Poland on Tuesday night.
Etusuora: 06.09.2020 18:18Athletics
Johannes Vetter. Photo: Matthias Reiss [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia CommonsGermany's javelin monster Johannes Vetter competed on Sunday in Poland in the Memoriał Kamili Skolimowskiej -competition.
On the third round of the competition Vetter threw a huge throw. In fact it was the second longest throw of all time with the current javelin model: 97,76! The throw came only 72 centimeters short on Czech Republic's Jan Zelezny's thought to be unbeaten World Record of 98,48.
Vetter was on fire the whole night with all of his siz throws flying over 83 metres (83.77 - 86.41 - 97.76 - 94.84 - 89.95 - 87.28).
Vetter improved his personal best with more than three meters (previous PB 94,44). He continued his amazing form on the fourth round throwing an impressive 94,84. The result is also the new German record.