2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
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The men's javelin throw at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 17 and 18 September 2025.[1]
VenueNational Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Dates17 September (qualification)
18 September (final)
18 September (final)
Winning distance88.16 m
| Men's javelin throw at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 17 September (qualification) 18 September (final) | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 88.16 m | |||||||||
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Summary
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
98.48 m | Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
| Championship record | 92.80 m | Edmonton, Canada | 12 August 2001 | |
| World Leading |  Julian Weber (GER) |
91.51 m | Zurich, Switzerland | 28 August 2025 |
| African Record |  Julius Yego (KEN) |
92.72 m | Beijing, China | 26 August 2015 |
| Asian Record |  Arshad Nadeem (PAK) |
92.97 m | Paris, France | 8 August 2024 |
| European Record | Jan Železný (CZE) |
98.48 m | Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Anderson Peters (GRN) |
93.07 m | Doha, Qatar | 13 May 2022 |
| Oceanian record |  Jarrod Bannister (AUS) |
89.02 m | Brisbane, Australia | 29 February 2008 |
| South American Record |  Luiz Maurício da Silva (BRA) |
91.00 m | São Paulo, Brazil | 3 August 2025 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 85.50 m.[3]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 17 September | 19:10 | Qualification |
| 18 September | 19:23 | Final |
Results
Qualification
All athletes over 84.50 m ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) advanced to the final.
Group A
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Mark | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | |||||
| 1 | Julian Weber | Germany |
82.29 | 87.21 | 87.21 m | Q | |
| 2 | Dawid Wegner |  Poland |
79.72 | 73.97 | 85.67 | 85.67 m | Q, PB |
| 3 | Neeraj Chopra |  India |
84.85 | 84.85 m | Q | ||
| 4 | Jakub Vadlejch | Czech Republic |
80.46 | 84.11 | – | 84.11 m | q, SB |
| 5 | Keshorn Walcott |  Trinidad and Tobago |
83.93 | 77.61 | x | 83.93 m | q |
| 6 | Sachin Yadav | India |
80.16 | 83.67 | 82.63 | 83.67 m | q |
| 7 | Edis Matusevičius |  Lithuania |
79.73 | 82.78 | x | 82.78 m | |
| 8 | Sumeda Ranasinghe |  Sri Lanka |
80.36 | 81.54 | 81.86 | 81.86 m | |
| 9 | Cyprian Mrzygłód | Poland |
81.47 | 79.54 | 78.86 | 81.47 m | |
| 10 | Lassi Etelätalo |  Finland |
x | 75.74 | 81.33 | 81.33 m | |
| 11 | Marc Minichello |  United States |
71.04 | x | 80.47 | 80.47 m | |
| 12 | Keyshawn Strachan |  Bahamas |
80.03 | x | x | 80.03 m | |
| 13 | Hu Haoran |  China |
79.42 | 76.04 | 78.10 | 79.42 m | |
| 14 | Pedro Henrique Rodrigues | Brazil |
x | 74.11 | 79.35 | 79.35 m | |
| 15 | Yuta Sakiyama |  Japan |
76.30 | x | 77.61 | 77.61 m | |
| 16 | Genki Dean | Japan |
77.01 | 76.58 | 72.89 | 77.01 m | |
| 17 | Leandro Ramos |  Portugal |
74.46 | 74.43 | 76.65 | 76.65 m | |
| 18 | Billy Julio |  Colombia |
70.71 | 74.78 | 76.01 | 76.01 m | |
| 19 | Sindri Hrafn Guðmundsson |  Iceland |
75.56 | 74.49 | x | 75.56 m | |
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Group B
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Mark | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | |||||
| 1 | Anderson Peters | Grenada |
84.44 | 89.53 | 89.53 m | Q, SB | |
| 2 | Julius Yego | Kenya |
85.96 | 85.96 m | Q, SB | ||
| 3 | Arshad Nadeem | Pakistan |
76.99 | 74.17 | 85.28 | 85.28 m | Q |
| 4 | Curtis Thompson | United States |
77.97 | 84.72 | 84.72 m | Q | |
| 5 | Cameron McEntyre |  Australia |
76.90 | 83.03 | x | 83.03 m | q, PB |
| 6 | Rumesh Tharanga | Sri Lanka |
82.44 | 82.27 | 82.80 | 82.80 m | q |
| 7 | Simon Wieland |  Switzerland |
82.26 | x | 79.71 | 82.26 m | NR |
| 8 | Douw Smit |  South Africa |
81.23 | x | 76.73 | 81.23 m | |
| 9 | Luiz Maurício da Silva | Brazil |
78.90 | 71.35 | 81.12 | 81.12 m | |
| 10 | Marcin Krukowski | Poland |
76.87 | 77.77 | 80.29 | 80.29 m | |
| 11 | Oliver Helander | Finland |
79.75 | x | x | 79.75 m | |
| 12 | Lars Flaming |  Paraguay |
74.96 | x | 79.07 | 79.07 m | |
| 13 | Eemil Porvari | Finland |
78.51 | 76.95 | 77.81 | 78.51 m | |
| 14 | Rohit Yadav | India |
77.81 | 74.51 | x | 77.81 m | |
| 15 | Yashvir Singh | India |
76.11 | 76.21 | 77.51 | 77.51 m | |
| 16 | Artur Felfner |  Ukraine |
73.77 | 76.13 | x | 76.13 m | |
| 17 | Gen Naganuma | Japan |
74.70 | x | 72.43 | 74.70 m | |
| 18 | Martin Konečný | Czech Republic |
73.38 | 72.31 | x | 73.38 m | |
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Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Mark | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | |||||
 |
Keshorn Walcott | Trinidad and Tobago |
81.22 | 87.83 | 81.65 | 88.16 | 85.84 | 83.00 | 88.16 m | SB |
 |
Anderson Peters | Grenada |
84.59 | 87.38 | 82.83 | 83.62 | 84.19 | 86.26 | 87.38 m | |
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Curtis Thompson | United States |
86.67 | 81.36 | 85.31 | x | x | x | 86.67 m | |
| 4 | Sachin Yadav | India |
86.27 | x | 85.71 | 84.90 | 85.96 | 80.95 | 86.27 m | PB |
| 5 | Julian Weber | Germany |
83.63 | 86.11 | x | 80.66 | 81.57 | 84.67 | 86.11 m | |
| 6 | Julius Yego | Kenya |
76.58 | 85.54 | x | – | – | – | 85.54 m | |
| 7 | Rumesh Tharanga | Sri Lanka |
84.38 | 81.22 | 82.17 | x | x | 84.38 m | ||
| 8 | Neeraj Chopra | India |
83.65 | 84.03 | x | 82.86 | x | 84.03 m | ||
| 9 | Dawid Wegner | Poland |
77.15 | 82.84 | 78.19 | 83.03 | 83.03 m | |||
| 10 | Arshad Nadeem | Pakistan |
82.73 | x | 82.75 | x | 82.75 m | |||
| 11 | Jakub Vadlejch | Czech Republic |
78.71 | x | x | 78.71 m | ||||
| 12 | Cameron McEntyre | Australia |
74.39 | 75.65 | x | 75.65 m | ||||
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