2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw explained

Event:Men's javelin throw
Competition:2023 World Championships
Venue:National Athletics Centre
Dates:25 August (qualification)
27 August (final)
Competitors:37
Nations:25
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:88.17
Gold:Neeraj Chopra
Goldnoc:IND
Silver:Arshad Nadeem
Silvernoc:PAK
Bronze:Jakub Vadlejch
Bronzenoc:CZE
Prev:2022
Next:2025

The men's javelin throw at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 25 and 27 August 2023.

Summary

After winning two successive championships Anderson Peters was beaten up and badly injured by 5 crew members of a party boat.[1] Peters was able to return, but threw 78.49m in the preliminary round and didn't make the final. Across two previous competitions, only one of his throws had ever been less than 80m, three throws were over 90m. Jakub Vadlejch, the returning bronze medalist, came into the competition as the world leader for 2023 and the returning silver medalist, Tokyo Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra were top qualifiers to the final.

Oliver Helander started things off with 83.38m, Vadlejch followed him with 82.59m. The first two throws of the competition would prove to be the first round leaders. Ihab Abdelrahman came out of the round in third place at 80.64m. Now that everybody was warmed up, the real throwing can begin in the second round. Vadlejch improved to 84.18m. Two throwers later, Chopra launched . He knew it was good, he turned to the crowd to celebrate and didn't even watch if fly. Near the end of the round Julian Weber tossed 85.79m to take over the second position. In the third round, Arshad Nadeem hit an 87.82m to put a scare into Chopra's lead. Nadeem's fourth round throw was also in the 87 metre range. In the fifth round, Vadlejch threw 86.67m to move into bronze position.

Chopra's win was the first Gold Medal at the World Championships for India. He was not alone as two other Indian competitors, Kishore Jena and D. P. Manu finished in fifth and sixth. Nadeem was the first ever medal for neighboring Pakistan. Even though the two countries have been sabre-rattling since their inception, the two men shared a congratulatory hug.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

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World record98.48 mJena, Germany25 May 1996
Championship record92.80 mEdmonton, Canada12 August 2001
World Leading89.51 mTurku, Finland13 June 2023
African Record92.72 mBeijing, China26 August 2015
Asian Record91.36 mTaipei City, Taipei26 August 2017
North, Central American and Caribbean record93.07 mDoha, Qatar13 May 2022
South American Record84.70 mSan Marcos, United States17 October 1999
European Record98.48 mJena, Germany25 May 1996
Oceanian record89.02 mBrisbane, Australia29 February 2008

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 85.20 m.[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), is as follows:

DateTimeRound
25 August 10:10 Qualification
27 August 20:15 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying distance 83.00 (Q) or the 12 best athletes including ties (q) qualify to the final.[4] [5]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A 88.77 88.77 Q,
2 B 70.63 81.53 86.79 86.79 Q,
3 B 81.34 83.50 83.50 Q
4 A 81.05 82.39 80.83 82.39 q
5 B 78.44 82.35 - 82.35 q
6 A 78.10 81.31 72.40 81.31 q
7 A 76.50 81.25 75.74 81.25 q
8 B 80.75 x x 80.75 q
9 B 80.55 78.07 x 80.55 q
10 B x 80.19 x 80.19 q
11 B 73.00 80.11 - 80.11 q
12 B 79.78 77.27 79.00 79.78 q
13 A 79.27 x x 79.27
14 A 78.21 78.57 79.21 79.21
15 B 78.2878.49 77.35 78.49
16 A 78.02 77.51 78.49 78.49
17 A x 78.42 76.68 78.42
18 B 76.89 78.19 x 78.19
19 B x 75.44 78.10 78.10
20 B 68.25 77.70 74.17 77.70
21 A Patriks Gailums77.20 77.43 x 77.43
22 A 76.65 x 75.70 76.65
23 B 72.31 76.18 x 76.18
24 A 76.10 x x 76.10
25 B 75.75 74.61 74.67 75.75
26 B 73.81 x 75.50 75.50
27 A 64.29 75.03 71.21 75.03
28 A 68.23 74.80 x 74.80
29 B 74.46 73.98 x 74.46
30 A 72.46 72.99 74.21 74.21
31 A 66.02 74.03 73.55 74.03
32 B x x 73.81 73.81
33 A x 72.34 73.42 73.42
34 A x 67.11 72.34 72.34
B x x x
B x x x
A

Final

The final started on 27 August at 20:16.[6]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
X 88.17 86.32 84.64 87.73 83.96 88.17
74.80 82.81 87.82 87.15 X 81.86 87.82
82.59 84.18 83.65 83.62 86.67 X 86.67
4 80.43 85.79 76.86 82.55 82.81 79.01 85.79
5 75.70 82.82 x 80.19 84.77 x 84.77
6 78.44 X 83.72 X 83.48 84.14 84.14
7 83.38 81.44 X X X 82.85 83.38
8 75.13 80.42 82.29 79.17 x 77.53 82.29
9 78.19 74.60 80.75 80.75
10 80.64 78.94 X 80.64
11 79.66 79.24 79.49 79.66
12 72.17 74.56 X 74.56

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 August 2022 . Watch: Javelin throw world champion Anderson Peters beaten, thrown off the boat into the water . Times Now . 13 February 2024 . 10 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210084537/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/watch-javelin-throw-world-champion-anderson-peters-beaten-thrown-off-the-boat-into-the-water-article-93532562 . live .
  2. Web site: Javelin Throw Men − Records. World Athletics. 24 August 2023. 12 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220712103537/https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/javelin-throw/outdoor/men. live.
  3. Web site: Qualification System and Entry Standards. World Athletics. 19 August 2022. 24 August 2023. 19 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220819191514/https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/62ff627cef4200119b5555be.pdf#page=4. live.
  4. Web site: 24 August 2023 . Results Javelin Throw Men - Qualification . 24 August 2023 . . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826220657/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-JT-M-q----.RS6.pdf . live .
  5. Web site: 24 August 2023 . Summary Javelin Throw Men - Qualification . 24 August 2023 . . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826220834/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-JT-M-q----.RS4.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: 27 August 2023 . Results Javelin Throw Men - Final . . 13 February 2024 . 27 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827215235/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-JT-M-f----.RS6.pdf . live .