Germany once ruled world javelin. Now, as Neeraj Chopra soars, they plot a return to the top
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Not too long ago, the talk in track and field circles was about a golden generation of javelin throwers emerging from Germany, all of them having breached the hallowed 90m mark, a distance considered very tough to cross.There was Johannes Vetter, the world champion in 2017 and the man tipped to be the Olympic champion at Tokyo 2020. There was Thomas Rohler, the Rio Olympics gold medallist. And then, there was the 2018 Diamond League final winner Andreas Hofmann, who finished second in the European Championships that year.
Between them, the three throwers have 32 throws over 90 metres. Vetter can claim to have launched 20 throws over the fabled 90m mark, all of them coming between 2017 to 2021. Rohler has seven throws over 90m, all of which came between 2016 and 2018. Hofmann has ...