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Johannes Vetter

Vetter at the 2016 Bislett Games
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 32) Dresden, Germany
Residence	Offenburg, Germany
Height	1.88 m
Weight	103 kg
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Club	LG Offenburg
Coached by	Boris Obergföll
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	NR 97.76 m (2020)
Medal record Representing  Germany World Championships Gold 2017 London Javelin throw Bronze 2019 Doha Javelin throw

Johannes Vetter is a German athlete who is famous for throwing the javelin. He was born on March 26, 1993. In 2017, he won a gold medal at the World Championships in Athletics. Johannes Vetter holds the German record for javelin throw with an amazing distance of 97.76 meters. This makes him the second-best javelin thrower ever, right after Jan Železný. He trains with coach Boris Obergföll and is part of the LG Offenburg team.

About Johannes Vetter

Johannes Vetter grew up in Dresden, Germany. After finishing school, he joined the police force in Saxony. Since September 2014, he has been a "Sport Soldier" (Sportsoldat). This means he serves in the military but focuses on his sports career. He has a cool tattoo on his back of an Ancient Greek javelin thrower.

Johannes Vetter's Athletics Journey

Early Competitions (2011–2016)

Johannes started competing in big events in 2011. At the European Junior Championships, he threw the javelin 71.60 meters in the qualifying round. He then finished 12th in the final.

In 2015, he competed in the European U23 Championships. He finished fourth with a throw of 79.78 meters. Later that year, he took part in the IAAF World Championships. He placed seventh, throwing 83.79 meters.

Johannes Vetter competed for Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Before the Olympics, he threw a personal best of 88.23 meters. This throw easily qualified him for the games. In the Olympic final, he started strong with an 85.32-meter throw. He ended up finishing fourth, just six centimeters away from winning a medal. After the Olympics, he set another personal best of 89.57 meters at the ISTAF Berlin event.

Becoming a World Champion (2017–2020)

In July 2017, Johannes won his first German Championship with a throw of 89.35 meters. Just two days later, he had an incredible day at a competition in Luzern, Switzerland. He threw 90.75 m, 91.06 m, 93.06 m, and then a new personal best of 94.44 meters! This throw also became a new German record.

Vetter competing at the ISTAF Berlin in 2019.

In August 2017, he won a gold medal at the World Championships in London. His winning throw was 89.89 meters. He finished the 2017 season by winning gold again at the ISTAF Berlin. Because of his amazing year, he won the European Athlete of the Year award in October 2017.

In March 2018, he won gold at the European Throwing Cup. He threw an impressive 92.70 meters, which was much farther than anyone else. Later that year, he finished fifth at the European Championships.

In September 2019, Johannes represented Team Europe in a special competition against Team USA. He won gold with a throw of 90.03 meters. At the 2019 World Athletics Championships, he won a bronze medal with a throw of 85.37 meters.

On September 6, 2020, Johannes Vetter had one of his best performances ever at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial. He threw an incredible 97.76 meters! This was his new personal best and almost broke the world record held by Jan Železný. He also had other great throws that day, including 94.84 meters. He said his 97-meter throw was "really close to perfection."

Tokyo Olympics (2020/2021)

Johannes Vetter was expected to win a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021). In the qualifying round, he threw 85.64 meters. However, in the final, his best throw was 82.52 meters. He finished in ninth place and did not make it to the final stage of the competition. India's Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal. Even though he missed a medal chance in Tokyo, Johannes said he was excited for future competitions, including the Diamond League and the 2024 Olympics.

Competition Record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Germany
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	12th	Javelin throw	65.87 m
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	4th	Javelin throw	79.78 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	7th	Javelin throw	83.79 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	16th (q)	Javelin throw	79.98 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	Javelin throw	85.32 m
2017	World Championships	London, England	1st	Javelin throw	89.89 m
2018	European Throwing Cup	Leiria, Portugal	1st	Javelin throw	92.70 m CR
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	Javelin throw	83.27 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Javelin throw	85.37 m
2020	World Athletics Continental Tour	Chorzow, Poland	1st	Javelin throw	97.76 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	9th	Javelin throw	82.52 m

Best Throws Each Year

See also

In Spanish: Johannes Vetter para niños

• Athletics in Germany
• Germany at the Olympics