It was in the third round that Johannes Vetter, 27, got his real hit.
The spear flew 97.76 meters and even before they had measured the throw, the German turned around and roared out his joy.
Only the legendary Jan Zelezny has thrown further into the history of athletics and he has only done so with his world record of 98.48 meters on May 25, 1996.
Before today's throw of Vetter, Zelezy had the four longest throws in history.