The American Tom PETRANOFF has been very close to be the first man to break the 100m line when he threw 99,72m in 1984 with the ”Flying” javelin . (he then achieved 89,16m with the ”new rules” implement. As can be seen on this commented still picture , his technique was great and there was indeed no real difference. Whatever the javelin , the technical requirements and biomechanics are the same ! Documents added 14-04-2020 Video Petranoff world record 99,67m + Video 2 with slow motion