2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship – Men's javelin throw
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The men's javelin throw was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 13 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held.[1] Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
| Men's javelin throw at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship | |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Athletics Centre |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Dates | 13 September 2026 (final) |
| Competitors | 8 from 8 nations |
| Winning time | 91.09 m |
| Champion | |
 Rumesh Pathirage (SRI) | |
Background
| Record | Distance | Athlete (nation) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 98.48 m |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
| World lead | 92.62 m | Rumesh Tharanga (SRI) |
Rome, Italy | 4 June 2026 |
| Record | Distance | Athlete (nation) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African record | 92.72 m |  Julius Yego (KEN) |
Beijing, China | 26 August 2015 |
| Asian record | 92.97 m |  Arshad Nadeem (PAK) |
Paris, France | 8 August 2024 |
| European record | 98.48 m | Jan Železný (CZE) |
Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
| North, Central American, and Caribbean record |
93.07 m |  Anderson Peters (GRN) |
Doha, Qatar | 13 May 2022 |
| Oceanian record | 89.02 m |  Jarrod Bannister (AUS) |
Brisbane, Australia | 29 February 2008 |
| South American record | 91.00 m |  Luiz Maurício da Silva (BRA) |
São Paulo, Brazil | 3 August 2025 |
Qualification
For the javelin throw, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.[3]
Results
Final
The final was held on 13 September at 18:13 (UTC+2).[4]
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | |||||
 |
Rumesh Pathirage | Sri Lanka |
75.89 | 85.69 | 87.11 | 91.09 | 91.09 m | |
| 2 | Anderson Peters | Grenada |
80.18 | 86.18 | 84.15 | 82.63 | 86.18 m | |
| 3 | Julian Weber |  Germany |
84.09 | 85.89 | 78.84 | 78.75 | 85.89 m | |
| 4 | Keshorn Walcott |  Trinidad and Tobago |
76.44 | 82.41 | 81.97 | x | 82.41 m | |
| 5 | Arshad Nadeem | Pakistan |
74.42 | 79.66 | 81.49 | 81.49 m | SB | |
| 6 | Julius Yego | Kenya |
79.76 | x | 80.23 | 80.23 m | ||
| 7 | Dawid Wegner |  Poland |
72.51 | 77.21 | 77.21 m | |||
| 8 | Curtis Thompson |  United States |
74.40 | 75.80 | 75.80 m | |||
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