Uwe Hohn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Uwe Hohn

German track and field athlete and coach

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1962

Place of Birth: Neuruppin, Brandenburg, Germany

Profession: coach, athletics competitor, javelin thrower

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Uwe Hohn (born 16 July 1962) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.
He is the only athlete to throw a javelin 100 metres or more, with his world record of 104.80 m (343 ft 9 3/4 in).
A new javelin design was implemented in 1986 and the records had to be restarted, thus Hohn's mark became an "eternal world record". Born in Neuruppin, Hohn excelled at the javelin throw from a young age and won the 1981 European Junior Championship with a throw of 86.56 m, a junior record.
He then won gold at the 1982 European Championships with a 91.34 m throw.
He did not compete at the 1983 World Championships and missed out on the 1984 Summer Olympics as East Germany had boycotted the games.
He did however win gold at the Friendship Games, throwing 94.44 m (Arto Härkönen won the 1984 Olympics with a throw of 86.76 m).
In 1985, Hohn won the IAAF World Cup and European Cup but his career ended in 1986 after several setbacks due to a surgery. After his retirement from competition, Hohn became a coach and since 1999 he has worked for SC Potsdam, the successor of ASK Vorwärts Potsdam, where he started his career as a sportsman.