Following Mega-Wurf incident, Julian Weber remains perplexed about the turn of events.
Title: "90-meter smasher: Julian Weber can't believe his luck after history-making throw"
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Julian Weber is still in shock after shattering the German javelin record with a throw of 91.06 meters in Doha. "I'm about to pinch myself - I'm not sure what happened tonight!" a stunned Weber told leichtathletik.de after the historic moment. The Mainz-based athlete stood atop the podium as only the seventh German to ever break the 90-meter mark, and he did it with style!
The final round was the sweetest - perfectly executed, with a winning throw and a personal best of 91.06 meters. The wind in Doha seemed tailor-made for the long-distance throwers, and when Weber nailed the right angle, his javelin flew like a missile.
India's Neeraj Chopra, who won the Olympic and World Championships in 2024, also felt the Doha wind, breaking 90 meters for the first time with a 90.23m throw. But Weber was the clear victor, demonstrating his prowess in the competitive world of javelin.
Weber's previous personal best of 89.54 meters was set in 2022, but with his recent injury-related setbacks, he was forced to trim his training schedule. "The past few weeks haven't been easy for me," the 30-year-old admitted. However, he remained hopeful about the rest of the season: "I know I'm capable, and with the right training, I'm ready for more amazing things to happen."
With his extraordinary throw in Doha, Weber climbed to the fifth spot on the German Athletics Association (DLV) all-time list, just shy of the 97.76m record set by Johannes Vetter in 2020. The Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha has been a generous hunting ground for German javelin throwers, with Rio Olympic champion Thomas Röhler once throwing a jaw-dropping 93.90 meters there eight years ago.
As Weber looks forward to the World Championships in Tokyo (August 19-27), he may finally end his fourth-place drought at major competitions, a title he has narrowly missed at the World Championships in 2022 and 2023, as well as the Olympics in Tokyo and Paris. This year's World Championships could be Julian Weber's year to shine!
References:
- ntv.de
- SPON Ibe
- länderbriefe
- leichtathletik.de
- eurosport.de
In the world of athletics, Julian Weber's recent performance in Doha has solidified his status as a force to be reckoned with in sports. seemingly perfectly timed, the German javelin thrower shattered his personal best with a historic 91.06 meters, a throw that placed him in the top five of the German Athletics Association's all-time list.
