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.
Infobox
Venue
National Stadium
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Dates
17 September (qualification) 18 September (final)
Winning distance
88.16 m
Tables
· Records
World record
World record
Record
World record
Athlete & Nat.
Jan Železný (CZE)
Perf.
98.48 m
Location
Jena, Germany
Date
25 May 1996
Championship record
Championship record
Record
Championship record
Athlete & Nat.
92.80 m
Perf.
Edmonton, Canada
Location
12 August 2001
World Leading
World Leading
Record
World Leading
Athlete & Nat.
Julian Weber (GER)
Perf.
91.51 m
Location
Zurich, Switzerland
Date
28 August 2025
African Record
African Record
Record
African Record
Athlete & Nat.
Julius Yego (KEN)
Perf.
92.72 m
Location
Beijing, China
Date
26 August 2015
Asian Record
Asian Record
Record
Asian Record
Athlete & Nat.
Arshad Nadeem (PAK)
Perf.
92.97 m
Location
Paris, France
Date
8 August 2024
European Record
European Record
Record
European Record
Athlete & Nat.
Jan Železný (CZE)
Perf.
98.48 m
Location
Jena, Germany
Date
25 May 1996
North, Central American and Caribbean record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Athlete & Nat.
Anderson Peters (GRN)
Perf.
93.07 m
Location
Doha, Qatar
Date
13 May 2022
Oceanian record
Oceanian record
Record
Oceanian record
Athlete & Nat.
Jarrod Bannister (AUS)
Perf.
89.02 m
Location
Brisbane, Australia
Date
29 February 2008
South American Record
South American Record
Record
South American Record
Athlete & Nat.
Luiz Maurício da Silva (BRA)
Perf.
91.00 m
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Date
3 August 2025
| 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 |
· Schedule
17 September
17 September
Date
17 September
Time
19:10
Round
Qualification
18 September
18 September
Date
18 September
Time
19:23
Round
Final
| Date | Time | Round |
| 17 September | 19:10 | Qualification |
| 18 September | 19:23 | Final |
· Results › Qualification › Group A
#1
#1
Place
#1
Athlete
#2
Nation
#3
1
1
Place
1
Athlete
Julian Weber
Nation
Germany
Round
82.29
Round
87.21
Mark
87.21 m
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Athlete
Dawid Wegner
Nation
Poland
Round
79.72
Round
73.97
Round
85.67
Mark
85.67 m
Notes
Q, PB
3
3
Place
3
Athlete
Neeraj Chopra
Nation
India
Round
84.85
Mark
84.85 m
Notes
Q
4
4
Place
4
Athlete
Jakub Vadlejch
Nation
Czech Republic
Round
80.46
Round
84.11
Round
–
Mark
84.11 m
Notes
q, SB
5
5
Place
5
Athlete
Keshorn Walcott
Nation
Trinidad and Tobago
Round
83.93
Round
77.61
Round
x
Mark
83.93 m
Notes
q
6
6
Place
6
Athlete
Sachin Yadav
Nation
India
Round
80.16
Round
83.67
Round
82.63
Mark
83.67 m
Notes
q
7
7
Place
7
Athlete
Edis Matusevičius
Nation
Lithuania
Round
79.73
Round
82.78
Round
x
Mark
82.78 m
8
8
Place
8
Athlete
Sumeda Ranasinghe
Nation
Sri Lanka
Round
80.36
Round
81.54
Round
81.86
Mark
81.86 m
9
9
Place
9
Athlete
Cyprian Mrzygłód
Nation
Poland
Round
81.47
Round
79.54
Round
78.86
Mark
81.47 m
10
10
Place
10
Athlete
Lassi Etelätalo
Nation
Finland
Round
x
Round
75.74
Round
81.33
Mark
81.33 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Marc Minichello
Nation
United States
Round
71.04
Round
x
Round
80.47
Mark
80.47 m
12
12
Place
12
Athlete
Keyshawn Strachan
Nation
Bahamas
Round
80.03
Round
x
Round
x
Mark
80.03 m
13
13
Place
13
Athlete
Hu Haoran [de]
Nation
China
Round
79.42
Round
76.04
Round
78.10
Mark
79.42 m
14
14
Place
14
Athlete
Pedro Henrique Rodrigues
Nation
Brazil
Round
x
Round
74.11
Round
79.35
Mark
79.35 m
15
15
Place
15
Athlete
Yuta Sakiyama
Nation
Japan
Round
76.30
Round
x
Round
77.61
Mark
77.61 m
16
16
Place
16
Athlete
Genki Dean
Nation
Japan
Round
77.01
Round
76.58
Round
72.89
Mark
77.01 m
17
17
Place
17
Athlete
Leandro Ramos
Nation
Portugal
Round
74.46
Round
74.43
Round
76.65
Mark
76.65 m
18
18
Place
18
Athlete
Billy Julio
Nation
Colombia
Round
70.71
Round
74.78
Round
76.01
Mark
76.01 m
19
19
Place
19
Athlete
Sindri Hrafn Guðmundsson
Nation
Iceland
Round
75.56
Round
74.49
Round
x
Mark
75.56 m
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Mark | Notes | ||
| | | | |||||
| 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 [de] | 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 | |
· Results › Qualification › Group B
#1
#1
Place
#1
Athlete
#2
Nation
#3
1
1
Place
1
Athlete
Anderson Peters
Nation
Grenada
Round
84.44
Round
89.53
Mark
89.53 m
Notes
Q, SB
2
2
Place
2
Athlete
Julius Yego
Nation
Kenya
Round
85.96
Mark
85.96 m
Notes
Q, SB
3
3
Place
3
Athlete
Arshad Nadeem
Nation
Pakistan
Round
76.99
Round
74.17
Round
85.28
Mark
85.28 m
Notes
Q
4
4
Place
4
Athlete
Curtis Thompson
Nation
United States
Round
77.97
Round
84.72
Mark
84.72 m
Notes
Q
5
5
Place
5
Athlete
Cameron McEntyre
Nation
Australia
Round
76.90
Round
83.03
Round
x
Mark
83.03 m
Notes
q, PB
6
6
Place
6
Athlete
Rumesh Tharanga
Nation
Sri Lanka
Round
82.44
Round
82.27
Round
82.80
Mark
82.80 m
Notes
q
7
7
Place
7
Athlete
Simon Wieland
Nation
Switzerland
Round
82.26
Round
x
Round
79.71
Mark
82.26 m
Notes
NR
8
8
Place
8
Athlete
Douw Smit
Nation
South Africa
Round
81.23
Round
x
Round
76.73
Mark
81.23 m
9
9
Place
9
Athlete
Luiz Maurício da Silva
Nation
Brazil
Round
78.90
Round
71.35
Round
81.12
Mark
81.12 m
10
10
Place
10
Athlete
Marcin Krukowski
Nation
Poland
Round
76.87
Round
77.77
Round
80.29
Mark
80.29 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Oliver Helander
Nation
Finland
Round
79.75
Round
x
Round
x
Mark
79.75 m
12
12
Place
12
Athlete
Lars Flaming
Nation
Paraguay
Round
74.96
Round
x
Round
79.07
Mark
79.07 m
13
13
Place
13
Athlete
Eemil Porvari
Nation
Finland
Round
78.51
Round
76.95
Round
77.81
Mark
78.51 m
14
14
Place
14
Athlete
Rohit Yadav
Nation
India
Round
77.81
Round
74.51
Round
x
Mark
77.81 m
15
15
Place
15
Athlete
Yash Singh
Nation
India
Round
76.11
Round
76.21
Round
77.51
Mark
77.51 m
16
16
Place
16
Athlete
Artur Felfner
Nation
Ukraine
Round
73.77
Round
76.13
Round
x
Mark
76.13 m
17
17
Place
17
Athlete
Gen Naganuma
Nation
Japan
Round
74.70
Round
x
Round
72.43
Mark
74.70 m
18
18
Place
18
Athlete
Martin Konečný
Nation
Czech Republic
Round
73.38
Round
72.31
Round
x
Mark
73.38 m
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Mark | Notes | ||
| | | | |||||
| 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 | Yash 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 | |
· Results › Final
#1
#1
Place
#1
Athlete
#2
Nation
#3
Round
#4
Round
#5
Round
#6
4
4
Place
4
Athlete
Sachin Yadav
Nation
India
Round
86.27
Round
x
Round
85.71
Round
84.90
Round
85.96
Round
80.95
Mark
86.27 m
Notes
PB
5
5
Place
5
Athlete
Julian Weber
Nation
Germany
Round
83.63
Round
86.11
Round
x
Round
80.66
Round
81.57
Round
84.67
Mark
86.11 m
6
6
Place
6
Athlete
Julius Yego
Nation
Kenya
Round
76.58
Round
85.54
Round
x
Round
–
Round
–
Round
–
Mark
85.54 m
7
7
Place
7
Athlete
Rumesh Tharanga
Nation
Sri Lanka
Round
84.38
Round
81.22
Round
82.17
Round
x
Round
x
Mark
84.38 m
8
8
Place
8
Athlete
Neeraj Chopra
Nation
India
Round
83.65
Round
84.03
Round
x
Round
82.86
Round
x
Mark
84.03 m
9
9
Place
9
Athlete
Dawid Wegner
Nation
Poland
Round
77.15
Round
82.84
Round
78.19
Round
83.03
Mark
83.03 m
10
10
Place
10
Athlete
Arshad Nadeem
Nation
Pakistan
Round
82.73
Round
x
Round
82.75
Round
x
Mark
82.75 m
11
11
Place
11
Athlete
Jakub Vadlejch
Nation
Czech Republic
Round
78.71
Round
x
Round
x
Mark
78.71 m
12
12
Place
12
Athlete
Cameron McEntyre
Nation
Australia
Round
74.39
Round
75.65
Round
x
Mark
75.65 m
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Mark | Notes | |||||
| | | | | | | |||||
| | 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 | |
| | 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 | ||||
References
- World Athleticshttps://worldathletics.org/en/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/timetable/bydiscipline/men/javelin-throw
- World Athleticshttps://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/javelin-throw/all/men
- World Athleticshttps://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/6753088e00156cf1973360a9.pdf
- World Athleticshttps://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-JT-M-q----.RS6.pdf
- World Athleticshttps://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-JT-M-f----.RS6.pdf