2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw
at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
VenueNational Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Dates17 September (qualification)
18 September (final)
Winning distance88.16 m
Medalists
gold medal Keshorn Walcott   Trinidad and Tobago
silver medal Anderson Peters   Grenada
bronze medal Curtis Thompson   United States
Events at the
2025 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m steeplechasemenwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
35 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
World Team event
World Team

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]

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
[4]

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 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
[4]

Final

Place Athlete Nation Round Mark Notes
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Keshorn Walcott  Trinidad and Tobago 81.22 87.83 81.65 88.16 85.84 83.00 88.16 m SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anderson Peters  Grenada 84.59 87.38 82.83 83.62 84.19 86.26 87.38 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's javelin throw − Schedule". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Men's javelin throw − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Men's javelin throw" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Javelin Throw Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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