Klaus Tafelmeier
Olympic athlete
1958 –
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Who is Klaus Tafelmeier?
Klaus Tafelmeier is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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 fifth among German javelin throwers with the new implement, behind Raymond Hecht, Boris Henry, Peter Blank and Peter Esenwein.
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