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Johannes Vetter (German: [joˈhanəs ˈfɛtɐ]; born 26 March 1993) is a German athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He won gold at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. His personal best of 97.76 m is the German record, and ranks him second on the overall list behind Jan Železný.
May 1, 2024 · When he sat down for a Zoom interview with Sportstar, Johannes Vetter chose a spot just in front of his trophy case at his apartment in Offenburg, Germany. It’s a cabinet filled with memories...
German javelin star Johannes Vetter threw an amazing 97.76m at the Continental Tour Gold level athletics event in Chorzow, the second best distance in history. The 27-year-old smashed his own national record, and was just 72cm short of the World Record, set by three-time Olympic champion Jan Železný in 1996.
Mar 26, 1993 · Honours Summary. 1 x World champion. 1 x Diamond League Final winner. 1 x World Championships Bronze medallist. 1 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games. More Honours. World Rankings. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests.
Nicknamed “the Usain Bolt of the javelin” by the media, Germany's athletics superstar Johannes Vetter has thrown farther than 90m seven times this year alone. Could Jan Železný’s world record be on borrowed time?
Aug 6, 2021 · (PTI/Reuters) Johannes Vetter is the favourite to take home the javelin gold ahead of Indian star Neeraj Chopra on Saturday, and for good reason.
Jul 7, 2022 · The much-anticipated clash between Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra and his arch-rival Johannes Vetter at the World Athletics Championships 2022 will be a non-starter after the German javelin throw ace pulled out of the Oregon meet due to a shoulder injury.
Aug 13, 2020 · Johannes Vetter joined a select club of javelin throwers when he unleashed his 91.49m throw at the Paavo Nurmi Games, the opening World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting of 2020, on Tuesday (11).
Aug 8, 2021 · Tokyo Olympics: After winning the Javelin Gold on Saturday, Neeraj Chopra said he was aware that his good friend, Johannes Vetter had challenged him in the lead up to the Olympics. The Indian kept it simple and blew away the rest of the field, including the German star, with a stunning 87.58m throw.
Johannes Vetter produced one of the longest throws in javelin history at Silesia 2021, scoring maximum points for Germany in the European Team Championships....
