Julian Weber had to pinch himself after the longed-for entry to the 90-meter thrower club.
“I don’t know what happened tonight. I think I have to look at it. I just felt great,” said the German javelin thrower after finally ending a long waiting time in Doha. With 91.06 m, the Mainz was the first seventh German to break through the 90-meter sound wall.
“With the throw to victory and the 90 meters in the last round, it was really perfect. The tailwind here in Doha is ideal for us javelin thrower. If you hit the right angle, the spear just flies great,” said the Olympic sixth start to the World Cup year at Athletics.de. After he had already exceeded his three-year-old best in the fifth round of 89.84 m, Weber snapped the victory in the last round of the Indian Olympic Coaster Neraj Chopra (90.23) with his world year’s best.
Weber, whose previous career test from 2022 was 89.54 m, had to recently step down in training. “The last few weeks have not been so good for me,” said the 30-year-old, who is now looking forward to the further course of the season: “I know that I have potential, and when I train well, I am confident that even more good can happen.”
The former European champion scraped past the podium at the World Championships 2022 and 2023, also at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo and in Paris, the dream of a medal did not meet world level. Another dry spectacle of the sports soldier is to end at this year’s World Cup in Tokyo (13th to 21st September).
Through his litter, Weber pushed fifth in the eternal best list of the German Athletics Association (DLV). The Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha is a good place for German javelin thrower. Eight years ago, Rio Olympic champion Thomas Röhler already threw the spear at 93.90 m. The German record of Johannes Vetter is 97.76 m, he succeeded in Chorzow, Polish five years ago.