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Uwe Hohn (born 16 July 1962) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is the only athlete to throw a javelin 100 metres or more, with his world record of 104.80 m (343 ft 9 + 3 ⁄ 4 in).
Sep 21, 2022 · Meet the javelin ace. Uwe Hohn: Javelin throw’s ‘eternal record’ holder who never won the Olympic gold medal! German javelin thrower Uwe Hohn is the only athlete to record a throw over 100m. He also coached Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra. 6 min By Utathya Nag 21 September 2022 05:25 GMT-7. (Getty Images)
Jul 20, 2020 · Uwe Hohn broke the iconic 100 metres barrier. He managed to match angle of attitude and angle of release (31°), throwing the javelin at a velocity of 32.5m/s. The implement mass was measured as...
Oct 8, 2022 · Feature 08 Oct 2022. From Held to Hohn and beyond – the evolution of the javelin. Javelin thrower Uwe Hohn (© Getty Images) When USA’s Tom Petranoff set a world javelin record of 99.72m in May 1983, he assured fans that the javelin could still be thrown even farther, that there was more excitement to come.
Jan 26, 2022 · Uwe Hohn, coach of Neeraj Chopra from 2017 to 2018. Asian Games gold medallist Neeraj Chopra’s most well-known coach is German Uwe Hohn, the only athlete in history to throw the javelin over a 100 metres. In 1984, Uwe Hohn recorded a massive throw of 104.8m in Berlin.
Nov 14, 2017 · Injuries kept world record holder Uwe Hohn from realizing his potential in javelin throw. Now as coach of the Indian team, he is hoping his proteges can avoid a similar fate.
Nov 26, 2017 · First uploaded on: 26-11-2017 at 03:51 IST. For East Germany’s legendary athlete Uwe Hohn, it was all downhill after his record-breaking monstrous throw. He missed his sure-shot Olympic gold at LA because of his country’s boycott and this was followed by a botched surgery that ended his career.
