Uwe Hohn threw the first officially recognized 100-metre javelin throw.
The East German athlete recorded 104.80 metres in Berlin on 20 July 1984. It was the only throw to pass 100 metres under the old javelin design and remains a landmark in throwing history.
The throw was so long that it raised safety concerns for athletics stadiums. The men’s javelin was redesigned in 1986 by moving its centre of gravity forward, causing throws to land sooner and making distances easier to distinguish. Records from the old design were then closed.
Hohn’s mark is therefore not the current men’s world record. The redesigned javelin produced a separate record progression, with later throws by athletes including Jan Železný.