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Nationality
  
West Germany

Name
  
Klaus Tafelmeier

Club
  
Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Personal best(s)
  
91.44 m (1983)

Events
  
Javelin throw

Sport
  
Athletics

Weight
  
95 kg

Country
  
West Germany

Height
  
1.90 m


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Full name
  
Klaus-Dieter Tafelmeier

Born
  
April 12, 1958 (age 66) (
1958-04-12
)
Singen, Baden-Wurttemberg, West Germany

Klaus Tafelmeier (Germany) with a throw of 84.76 metres (PB 86.64 metres) javelin.


Klaus-Dieter Tafelmeier (born 12 April 1958 in Singen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

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In September 1986 Tafelmeier threw 85.74 metres in Como to record the first official world record for the new javelin type. The record lasted until May 1987 when Jan Železný threw 87.66 metres. Tafelmeier later established a career best throw of 86.64 metres in Gelsenkirchen. This ranks him seventh among German javelin throwers with the new implement, behind Johannes Vetter, Thomas Röhler, Raymond Hecht, Boris Henry, Peter Blank and Peter Esenwein.

Seasonal bests by year

  • 1986 - 85.74
  • 1987 - 86.64
  • 1988 - 82.72
  • References

    Klaus Tafelmeier Wikipedia


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