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
athletics Athletics competitions at the
2020 Olympic Games
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 ) GermanyGermany  90.30 m Rio de Janeiro 2016
World Champion Anderson Peters ( Grenada ) GrenadaGrenada  86.89 m Doha 2019
European champion Thomas Röhler ( Germany ) GermanyGermany  89.47 m Berlin 2018
North / Central America / Caribbean champions Anderson Peters ( Grenada ) GrenadaGrenada  79.65 m Toronto 2018
South American champion Jaime Dayron Márquez ( Colombia ) ColombiaColombia  78.00 m Lima 2019
Asian champion Cheng Chao-tsun ( Chinese Taipei ) Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  86.72 m Doha 2019
African champions Algiers 2020
Oceania Champion Nash Lowis ( Australia ) AustraliaAustralia  79.10 m Townsville 2019

Existing records

World record Jan Železný ( Czech Republic ) Czech RepublicCzech Republic  98.48 m Jena , Germany May 25, 1996
Olympic record Andreas Thorkildsen ( Norway ) NorwayNorway  90.57 m Beijing Final , People's Republic of China August 23, 2008

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