3 . ▁ ▁The ▁j avel in ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Games ▁was ▁the ▁closest ▁in ▁Olympic ▁history . ▁Wol fer mann ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁lead ▁from ▁J ā nis ▁L ū s is ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁round ▁with ▁an ▁Olympic ▁Record ▁throw ▁of ▁ 9 0 . 4 8 ▁meters . ▁Then , ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁and ▁final ▁round , ▁L ū s is ▁let ▁fly ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁effort ▁that ▁measured ▁at ▁ 9 0 . 4 6 ▁meters ▁– ▁Wol fer mann ' s ▁two ▁cent imeter ▁margin ▁was , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁smallest ▁unit ▁of ▁measurement ▁used ▁in ▁j avel in ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Klaus ▁Wol fer mann ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁j avel in ▁throw , ▁better ing ▁L ū s is ' ▁previous ▁record ▁of ▁ 9 3 . 8 0 ▁meters ▁with ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁ 9 4 . 0 8 ▁m . ▁Wol fer mann ' s ▁record ▁stood ▁until ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁when ▁Hung ary ' s ▁Mik l ós ▁N ém eth ▁threw ▁his ▁j avel in ▁for ▁ 9 4 . 5 8 ▁m ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Inter view ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L