"Feeling on Cloud Nine" After Shattering Personal Best, Julian Weber "Can't Believe What Happened"
Following Mega-Wurf incident, Julian Weber remains baffled about the events that transpired.
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German javelin thrower Julian Weber finds himself in disbelief after a monumental performance in Doha. "I can't believe what happened tonight. I should watch the replay, but I feel like I need to pinch myself to make sure it was real. I just feel amazing," a visibly elated Weber shared with leichtathletik.de following his history-making throw. Weber's 91.06-meter throw placed him among a select group of athletes to have broken the 90-meter barrier in the sport.
"It was perfect timing with the victory throw and the 90-meter mark in the final round. The beneficial tailwind here in Doha really helps javelin throwers like me. If you hit it just right, the javelin soars effortlessly," Weber said after a blazing start to the World Championships. After bettering his three-year-old personal best with 89.84 meters in the fifth round, Weber outshined Indian Olympic silver medalist Neeraj Chopra (90.23) with a world-leading throw in the last round.
A Long-Waited Victory
Weber, who had previously established a personal best of 89.54 meters in 2022, found it necessary to take a break in training recently. "The last few weeks haven't been stellar for me," Weber, now 30, declared, expressing confidence about the rest of the season: "I know I have potential, and if I put in the work, I'm optimistic that even greater things are yet to come."
A Career Milestone in a Cursed Stadium?
The former European champion narrowly missed the podium as fourth place at the World Championships in 2022 and 2023, as well as at the Olympics in 2021 in Tokyo and in Paris. This year's World Championships in Tokyo (September 13-21) could mark the end of this sports soldier's dry spell.
Weber moved up to fifth place in the German Athletics Association's (DLV) all-time list following his impressive performance at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha. It is worth noting that this same stadium has been a!haps a harbinger of success! for German javelin throwers. Eight years ago, Rio Olympic champion Thomas Röhler tossed the javelin 93.90 meters there!, a record that remains unbroken to this day. Johannes Vetter's German javelin record of 97.76 meters, set five years ago in Chorzów, Poland, still looms large.
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In conclusion, Julian Weber's journey in javelin throwing has been marked by periods of challenges in major competitions, but his recent breakthrough has catapulted him into the elite level of the sport. Weber's rise to stardom began in 2016, with throws of 84.45 meters and 86.83 meters at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland. However, it was not until 2025 that he finally managed to conquer the 90-meter barrier at the Doha Diamond League. This milestone came following a strong season, during which Weber secured a silver medal at Roma 2024 and faced a series of challenges despite consistently impressive performances. Prior to the Doha event, Weber had experienced a drought that culminated in a series of fourth-place finishes at the Olympics, World Championships, and European Championships, as well as a failure to surpass the 90-meter mark despite multiple attempts. However, Weber's prediction about himself and Neeraj Chopra crossing the 90-meter barrier came true in spectacular fashion at the Doha Diamond League, with Weber throwing a personal best of 91.06 meters and clinching the victory. This breakthrough performance will no doubt serve as a launching pad for even greater accomplishments in the future.
- Julian Weber's remarkable 91.06-meter throw in the javelin event at the Doha Diamond League has positioned him among the top athletes in athletics, having surpassed the 90-meter barrier.
- The sports of athletics and javelin, in which Weber shattered his personal best, have seen a string of historic performances, as evidenced by his feat and Thomas Röhler's record-breaking throw nearly a decade ago in the same stadium.
