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.
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!!
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...
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.
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.
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
Javelin could go back to times when skill was more important. That is shooting to target and long. Throws were measured before differently and it was important to throw straight ahead. Thats the original way.
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
I don’t really get how it’s ok to spin for discus and shot putt but not javelin. Also don’t understand why they wouldn’t just make a bigger field to throw if people were throwing it out of the traditional space. Instead they make the javelin harder to throw as far, yet there’s people trying to make the javelin go further by putting the grooves in it
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A slightly dangerous event. We had the javelin event at schools in England, one of the teachers was once not paying attention to the thrower, and got it through the neck.
What a stupid sport!! It might be the only one in history that continually nerfs itself. The fact that its meant to see how far a human can throw and when it was going to far they said "nah, its dangerous for the audience", imagine preventing a crazy feat that displays the limit of human ability and strength but not wanting it. Put it outside then if you want people to be safe.
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.
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.
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.
Dick Held is a great name for a Javelineer.
It's a great name for anyone. 😂🎉
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!!
I remember Jan when I was a kid..what a famous athlete! Greater ever in his sport
8:00 LMAO “Dick Held”
Finally a video about people who are better than me at throwing 😌
I love this series so much! Please keep making more :D
Germany vetter is 97.76m Almost Record Done !
Love the videos! A marathon progression video would be sick!
7:20 You mean *that* Cy Young?
No
I've been the top javelin and shot putter in my home city for the last 8 years now.
great content. Can't wait for your channel to blow up
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...
Great work Sir keep it up.
What would Zelezny have thrown the javelin from the mid-80s???? 115m?
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.
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.
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
Well done!
I just hit a new jav pr today!!! 50.14m. Feels bad that people can double that 💀
Terry Bradshaw set a high school national record in 1966 throwing 244 ft 11 inches. About 75 meters
Great video 👌👌
Garth Brooks threw javelin for Oklahoma State
make one whit discus
pls
crazy
Goo nar???? Where are you from bro? Gunner, like runner fool. 😂 that is how you say it. Dang.
What do you mean Anderson Peters struggles to hit 90? He had this best season so far last year and this year just started.
Javelin could go back to times when skill was more important. That is shooting to target and long. Throws were measured before differently and it was important to throw straight ahead. Thats the original way.
is there a way to know how far Zelezny might have thrown it if he had uwes javelin when Zelezny had 98m?
no
Anyone named Cy Young was born to throw things
yeah
connecting quickly before this goes from 8k views to 2.4m
0:26 wtf, are they standing in the flight zone of the javalin?
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
7:57 oh no. Is that really his name? Why did his parents hate him? 🤣
I don’t really get how it’s ok to spin for discus and shot putt but not javelin. Also don’t understand why they wouldn’t just make a bigger field to throw if people were throwing it out of the traditional space. Instead they make the javelin harder to throw as far, yet there’s people trying to make the javelin go further by putting the grooves in it
Atlatl throwing should be a sport.
I guess you're not talking about any marks from ancient Olympics
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Notice that all the javelin record holders, are basically all light and middle weights, but shot put record holders are basically all heavyweights.
Bro I can't even do 40m 😱
what is a meter? /j
Road to 99
What is a Liandrys Tornment?
100 Centimeters
A slightly dangerous event.
We had the javelin event at schools in England, one of the teachers was once not paying attention to the thrower, and got it through the neck.
Did he survive?!
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BRO PUT A STINKY INDIAN ON THIS VIDEO
What a stupid sport!! It might be the only one in history that continually nerfs itself. The fact that its meant to see how far a human can throw and when it was going to far they said "nah, its dangerous for the audience", imagine preventing a crazy feat that displays the limit of human ability and strength but not wanting it. Put it outside then if you want people to be safe.
Yeah they should probably increase the range than try to restrict athletes.
How dare you assume their gender!!!