2020 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Javelin Throw (Men)
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sport | athletics |
discipline | Javelin throw |
gender | Men |
Attendees | ?? Athletes from ?? Countries |
Competition location | Olympic Stadium |
Competition phase | August 5th to 8th, 2020 |
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100 m | Women | Men | |
200 m | Women | Men | |
400 m | Women | Men | |
800 m | Women | Men | |
1500 m | Women | Men | |
5000 m | Women | Men | |
10,000 m | Women | Men | |
100 m hurdles | Women | ||
110 m hurdles | Men | ||
400 m hurdles | Women | Men | |
3000 m obstacle | Women | Men | |
4 × 100 m relay | Women | Men | |
4 × 400 m relay | Women | Men | Mixed |
20 km walking | Women | Men | |
50 km of walking | Men | ||
marathon | Women | Men | |
Long jump | Women | Men | |
Triple jump | Women | Men | |
high jump | Women | Men | |
Pole vault | Women | Men | |
Shot put | Women | Men | |
Discus throw | Women | Men | |
Hammer throw | Women | Men | |
Javelin throw | Women | Men | |
Heptathlon | Women | ||
Decathlon | Men |
The men's javelin competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will take place in the newly built Olympic Stadium from August 5th to 8th .
Current title holders
Olympic champion |
Thomas Röhler ( Germany )
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90.30 m | Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
World Champion |
Anderson Peters ( Grenada )
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86.89 m | Doha 2019 |
European champion |
Thomas Röhler ( Germany )
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89.47 m | Berlin 2018 |
North / Central America / Caribbean champions |
Anderson Peters ( Grenada )
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79.65 m | Toronto 2018 |
South American champion |
Jaime Dayron Márquez ( Colombia )
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78.00 m | Lima 2019 |
Asian champion |
Cheng Chao-tsun ( Chinese Taipei )
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86.72 m | Doha 2019 |
African champions | Algiers 2020 | ||
Oceania Champion |
Nash Lowis ( Australia )
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79.10 m | Townsville 2019 |
Existing records
World record |
Jan Železný ( Czech Republic )
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98.48 m | Jena , Germany | May 25, 1996 |
Olympic record |
Andreas Thorkildsen ( Norway )
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90.57 m | Beijing Final , People's Republic of China | August 23, 2008 |