Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw
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The men's javelin throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme, took place at the Alexander Stadium on the 7th of August 2022
| Men's javelin throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 7 August 2022 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 90.18 m GR NR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal throwing 90.18m setting a new games record. [1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
98.48 m | Jena, Germany | 25 May 1996 |
| Games record |  Marius Corbett (RSA) |
88.75 m | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 21 September 1998 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[2]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 7 August 2022 | 19:40 | Final |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Results
Final
The medals were determined in the final.[3]
| Rank | Name | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Arshad Nadeem (PAK) |
86.61 | x | 88.00 | 85.09 | 90.18 | 81.29 | 90.18 | GR, NR |
 |
 Anderson Peters (GRN) |
82.30 | 82.74 | 81.02 | 78.95 | 88.64 | 85.50 | 88.64 | |
 |
 Julius Yego (KEN) |
85.70 | x | x | x | x | 82.68 | 85.70 | SB |
| 4 |  Keshorn Walcott (TTO) |
82.61 | 80.70 | 79.22 | 79.22 | 82.33 | x | 82.61 | |
| 5 |  D. P. Manu (IND) |
79.04 | 82.28 | 78.79 | x | 78.72 | 78.72 | 82.28 | |
| 6 | Rohit Yadav (IND) |
80.66 | 77.74 | 78.73 | 80.80 | 79.41 | 82.22 | 82.22 | |
| 7 |  Cameron Mcentyre (AUS) |
76.51 | x | x | 79.89 | 75.02 | x | 79.89 | |
| 8 | Alex Kiprotich (KEN) |
x | 77.93 | x | x | – | 70.61 | 77.93 | |
| 9 |  Chinecherem Nnamdi (NGR) |
76.46 | 76.20 | 75.25 | 76.46 | ||||
| 10 |  Sumeda Ranasinghe (SRI) |
69.22 | 70.22 | 70.45 | 70.22 | ||||
| 11 |  Joe Harris (IOM) |
64.79 | 63.54 | 67.91 | 67.91 | ||||
| 12 |  Lakona Gerega (PNG) |
x | x | 63.46 | 63.46 | ||||
| 13 |  Donny Tuimaseve (SAM) |
60.30 | 56.34 | 63.14 | 63.14 |
