In addition he aimed to beat the old record of Terje Pedersen, who threw 91.72 metres with the old javelin implement, by throwing in the range of 93 to 94 metres.
Ademais pretendía bater o vello récord de Terje Pedersen, quen lanzara 91,72 metros coa antiga normativa, para lanzar no rango dos 93 a 94 metros.