| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 April 1962 (age 58) Frankfurt am Main, West Germany |
| Sport | |
| Country |  West Germany (–1990) Germany (1991–2003) |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Javelin throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 88.70 m (2001) |
Peter Blank (born 10 April 1962) is a German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. Early on in his career, he was a decathlete. In 1992, he set the world record for longest javelin throw in a decathlon with a distance of 79.80 m.
His personal best throw is 88.70 m, achieved in June 2001 in Stuttgart at age 39. This throw was briefly a Masters M35 world record; it lasted less than a week because Jan Železný had turned 35 three weeks earlier and in his first competition after turning 35, Železný threw the javelin 89.94 m. Železný then further improved the record to 92.80 m at the 2001 World Championships, putting it beyond Blank's reach. Two years later, Blank set the M40 world record with an 84.08 m throw, but was again bested once Železný turned 40 and improved the record to 85.92 m. In 2007, Blank set the M45 world record, surpassing the record by Larry Stuart that had stood for 21 years. As of 2017, this record continues to stand, unsurpassed by Železný when he turned 45, or any other javelin thrower.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing West Germany | |||||
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, FR Yugoslavia | 25th | 73.30 m | |
| Representing Germany | |||||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | 72.62 m | |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 29th | 74.10 m | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 20th | 74.88 m | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 9th | 81.82 m | |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | 83.66 m | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 13th | 80.89 m | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 17th | 80.96 m | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 8th | 80.34 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 6th | 77.39 m | ||
Seasonal bests by year
- 1987 - 77.94
- 1988 - 80.84
- 1989 - 79.60
- 1991 - 82.62
- 1992 - 81.12
- 1993 - 80.76
- 1994 - 82.56
- 1995 - 83.18
- 1996 - 88.12
- 1997 - 86.84
- 1998 - 86.99
- 1999 - 87.11
- 2000 - 85.45
- 2001 - 88.70
- 2002 - 82.24
- 2003 - 84.08
- 2004 - 82.65
- 2005 - 76.00
- 2007 - 77.15
References
- Peter Blank at World Athletics