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It occurred in the qualifying round of the East German Championships at Erfurt (not Leipzig), which ran from the July 3–6, 1974. His record came with his very first throw, his series being (76.60 m 73.62 m 73.28 m), which was on day two of the championships, July 4, 1974. Next day, in the championship itself, he threw 73.62 m (241 ft. 6") for ...
20 April 1970 (age 54) Austria. Occupation (s) World Record Holder Free-diver and Air pilot. Herbert Nitsch (born 20 April 1970) is an Austrian freediver, the current freediving world record champion, and "the deepest man on earth" [ 1] having dived to a depth of 253.2 meters (831 feet). Nitsch has held 34 world records in all of the eight ...
The first world record in the men's shot put was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the 15.54 m performance by Ralph Rose in 1909. [ 1] As of June 21, 2009, 51 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [ 1] The distances by these men were accomplished with a ...
The first world record in the men's javelin throw was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [ 1] As of 21 June 2009, 46 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [ 1] New specifications for the javelin were introduced in 1986, and javelins with serrated tails were banned in 1991 which had ...
20 April 1969 (age 55) Salzburg, Austria. Other names. B.A.S.E. 502 – Fearless Felix. Website. felixbaumgartner .com. Felix Baumgartner ( German: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaʁtnɐ]; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. [ 1] He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere ...
Osleidys Menéndez 71.70 m (235 ft 2 in) (2005) The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon .
As of 2023 the men's hammer world record is held by Yuriy Sedykh, who threw 86.74 m (284 ft 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) at the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany on 30 August. The world record for the women's hammer is held by Anita Włodarczyk , who threw 82.98 m ( 272 ft 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) during the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial ...
The Czech inscription translates as: "At this spot on August 2, 1964, Ludvík Daněk set world record in discus throw marking 64.55 m." The first world record in the men's discus was recognised by the International Association of Amateur Athletics (IAAF), now known as World Athletics, in 1912, and was set by James Duncan in 1912 (47.58 m). As ...