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Uwe Hohn (born 16 July 1962) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is the only athlete to throw a javelin 100 metres or more, with his world record of 104.80 m (343 ft 9 + 3 ⁄ 4 in).
Sep 21, 2022 · Uwe Hohn is a German javelin thrower who holds the eternal record courtesy a 104.8m throw. He has also coached Neeraj Chopra. Know his achievements and medals won.
Sep 13, 2021 · Uwe Hohn, the German great hired in 2017 to coach javelin star Neeraj Chopra, has been sacked by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Hohn, 59, the only athlete to throw over 100 metres, was Chopra’s coach when he won gold medals at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in 2018, and remained in charge as the national javelin coach for ...
Nov 26, 2017 · For East Germany’s legendary athlete Uwe Hohn, it was all downhill after his record-breaking monstrous throw. He missed his sure-shot Olympic gold at LA because of his country’s boycott and this was followed by a botched surgery that ended his career.
Jun 16, 2021 · WITH THE Tokyo Olympics just a month away, India’s javelin throw coach Uwe Hohn has said that the country’s top sports organisations — Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Athletics Federation of India (AFI) — “did not do enough” to prepare athletes for the mega event.
(Instagram/Neeraj Chopra) German Uwe Hohn will no longer coach Indian javelin throwers after the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) decided not to renew his contract post the Tokyo Olympics. The AFI said it was dissatisfied by Uwe John’s performance and they will be hiring two replacements soon.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Monday announced the end of its association with national chief javelin coach Uwe Hohn, saying it is "not happy" with his performance and will hire...
Nov 8, 2018 · Uwe Hohn was 14 when he decided that he would one day throw the javelin to a distance of 100m. Nobody had ever done it; he wanted to be the first to achieve that feat. Some eight years later, he...
Nov 9, 2018 · Uwe Hohn was 14 when he decided that he would one day throw the javelin, clearing the distance of 100m. Nobody had done it ever; he wanted to be the first to achieve that feat. Some eight years...
Sep 10, 2020 · Uwe Hohn, the only man to throw a javelin over the 100-metre mark, believes that India’s Neeraj Chopra needs to be at a “higher level” if he has to challenge for the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
