Track and Field Statistics

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All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons. •   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated   • 88.86 Klaus Tafelmeier FRG Helsinki Aug 10, 1983 • 90.40 Detlef Michel GDR Helsinki Aug 10, 1983 New Javelin (officially from 01.06.1986) • 82.10 Viktor Yevsyukov URS Rome Aug 29, 1987 • 82.20 Jan Zelezny TCH Rome Aug 30, 1987 • 82.32 Seppo Räty FIN Rome Aug 30, 1987 • 82.52 Viktor Yevsyukov URS Rome Aug 30, 1987 • 83.54 Seppo Räty FIN Rome Aug 30, 1987 • 90.82 Kimmo Kinnunen FIN Tokyo Aug 26, 1991 Present Javelin (officially from 18.11.1991) • 84.78 Kimmo Kinnunen FIN Stuttgart Aug 16, 1993 • 85.98 Jan Zelezny CZE Stuttgart Aug 16, 1993 • 87.60 Boris Henry GER Göteborg Aug 13, 1995 • 89.58 Jan Zelezny CZE Göteborg Aug 13, 1995 • 91.31 Aki Parviainen FIN Edmonton Aug 12, 2001 • 92.80 Jan Zelezny CZE Edmonton Aug 12, 2001