Peter Blank

Peter Blank (born 10 April 1962 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German javelin thrower. In his earlier career he was a decathlete, where he set the world record for longest javelin throw in a decathlon.

His personal best throw is 88.70 metres, achieved in June 2001 in Stuttgart. This ranks him third among German javelin (new implement) throwers, only behind Raymond Hecht and Boris Henry. [1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Germany
1990 European Championships Split, FR Yugoslavia 25th 73.30 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th 72.62 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 29th 74.10 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th 74.88 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, USA 9th 81.82 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 83.66 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 13th 80.89 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 17th 80.96 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 8th 80.34 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 6th

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