Original sentence: 78.80.Current Javelin.Men's Javelin world record progression International Olympic Committee
Edited sentence: 14 July 1990.2 July 1990.2 June 1991.20 July 1990.6 May 1991.78.70.89.58.89.66.90.98.91.98.96.96.As of June 21, 2009, 46 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.Javelins with serrated tails were outlawed by the IAAF in 1991.London, United Kingdom.New specifications for the javelin were introduced in 1986, and javelins with serrated tails were banned in 1991 which had the effect of reverting to an earlier record set in 1990.New specifications were introduced in 1986.Oslo, Norway.Punkalaidun, Finland.Shizuoka, Japan.Stockholm, Sweden.The first world record in the men's javelin throw was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912.The record reverted to Stever Backley's 89.58