Another shining name in the sport: Max Dehning, 19, youngest man to throw 90m

Max Dehning, a Javelin throw player from Germany, is only 19 years old, but proudly holds the title of being the youngest man to throw at the 90m mark in the sport.
He also becomes the first to breach the mark in the Olympics year. 

Until Saturday, the man's personal best was 78.07m. 
Dehning has tasted success at a very early age. Earlier, the young man has attained silver medals twice at the U20 World Championships. On Sunday, the young man achieved a remarkable feat in his very first attempt at the prestigious German Winter Throwing Championships. He showed immense improvement in the Championships from his previous mark by more than 12m. 

The throw of the young man, Max Dehning, of the mark 90.20 stands at the 22nd position on the list of the best-ever throws in the history of men's javelin so far. This makes the man enter the elite club of superstars in the sport; a club of which legendary stars like Jan Zelezny are already a member.

As per reports, the very moment when the player threw the spear, his coach got to know that this would become a special throw.

Was the exemplary throw nothing but a fluke? Well, that is not true. The second throw of Max Dehning was just as good and marked 85.45m. All these throws of the young player are enough evidence to prove that the player is ready to compete with the already established ones in the sport. Additionally, the exemplary throw by the 19-year-old Max Dehning made him fit to compete at the Olympics to be held in Paris. How? Well, the eligibility mark set for the Olympics to be held in Paris was set at the mark of 83m for men's javelin. The runner-up in the competition held on Sunday was Nico Cyclist. His mark was 76.56m.

Germany and javelin

Max Dehning belongs to Germany. The rich tradition of the country in javelin throw is one of the factors that contributed to the early success of Max Dehning. Bring out a list of the most successful javelin throw players in the world and you will find that many belong to Germany. For instance, Johannes Vetter, a 30-year-old javelin throw player from Germany holds the record for the second-best throw in the entire world at the mark of 97.76m. The world record of 98,48m is held by Jan Zelezny from the Czech Republic. The list of javelin players in the world with the top 10 distances ever has the names of four players who come from Germany. The names of these four German javelin throw players are Raymond Hecht, Andreas Hofmann, Vetter, and Thomas Rohler.

In this way, creating history in javelin throw seems to be a tradition in Germany, which, the 19-year-old young javelin throw player Max Dehning is all set to create again. The relationship between Germany and javelin has been strong, and young talents like Dehning are expected to further strengthen this legacy.