Seppo Räty 96,96

Seppo Räty throw world record 2.6.1991.

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• keihäänheitto
• javelin

[santeenl]

@rocketjav11 Zelezny's WR was with another javelin then Raty his WR

[santeenl]

To be clear for everyone. The javelin used here by Raty is indeed the Nordic (Sandvik) Champion made of steel. The javelin is still for sale nowaydays only had another design back then which was banned due changes in the IAAF rules. The javelin zelezny used in 1992 for his banned WR was a Nemeth classic 90 (green tail) which got banned also. This javelin is also still for sale (only, fcourse another design)

[ohedd]

What exactly was the problem with his javelin? Was it so much different from the one they use today?

[SodomaMuikku]

By the way, I have to comment this video once again. It makes me wonder how on earth Raty got his javelin that far in those conditions. That day was not supposed to be day when someone throws 97m. It was rainy and wind blew from side, a typical Finnish summer day in june. Somehow he just did it and that's why he is the most respected javelin thrower in Finland. He didn't mind if he was physically injured (like he was a lot), least what wheater it would be. Only what mattered was the result.

[SodomaMuikku]

@rocketjav11 Well I did some investigations and find that although some articles are telling that Seppo threw Nemeths javelin, he was surprisingly using javelin named Champion by Sandviken. That's the stick which had a rough sticker on its end. Nonetheless it doesn't explain why Zelezny used that kind on javelin a year after... Maybe he believed that it would not be ejected because it was designed by Nemeth or something like that.

[rocketjav11]

@SodomaMuikku Yes i'm surprised Zelezny was allowed to compete with it even if it was already banned. Makes you wonder what zelezny would have thrown with that jav in 96'! Seppo's coach was right his technique was superb in this throw!

[SodomaMuikku]

@rocketjav11 You're right. Zelezny did throw same javelin 94,74m a year after (1992) - and it was WR at the time. It's little bit strange because Raty's result 96,96m was cleared in autumn 1991. Why did they keep throwing that banned javelin in 1992 and still think they could have the record... Raty's coach Eino Maksimainen said that Raty had one perfect throw in his career. And that was the trow above.

[rocketjav11]

@SodomaMuikku oh okay that makes sense that's the same thing that happened to zelezny with his 94m wr if I remember correctly, IAAF was worried cause guys could still throw the jav as far as before I guess:P

[SodomaMuikku]

@rocketjav11 It's the same javelin as today. Made of iron and had a rough surface (velcro tape) on back wich gave it better flight capability. Seppo owned this world record for a while back then. The Javelin wich Seppo threw was modified javelin by Nemeth which was banned by the IAAF later that year. If I remember correctly, Zelezny threw the same jav' 'only' 88m and Steve Backley got it over 90m. Those results were deleted also. Seppo threw it also 91,80m earlier that year in Japan.

[rocketjav11]

@TheFinnKingV okay maybe you can clear this up for me, how does this throw fit in to the progression of world records? if its the old jav then its not a wr because Hohn threw 104m and if its new jav then its not a wr because Zelezny threw 94m( which was world record at the time) in 1992 which is after this? soo confused