German track and field athlete

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 compe*ion 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, surp*ing the record by Larry Stuart that had stood for 21 years. As of 2017, this record continues to stand, unsurp*ed by Železný when he turned 45, or any other javelin thrower.

Achievements

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