Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France
Date
  • 6 August 2024 (qualification)
    8 August 2024 (final)
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The men's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 6 and 8 August 2024. This will be the 27th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Background

The men's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1908.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)LocationDate
World record Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)98.48 [1] Jena, Germany25 May 1996
Olympic record Flag of Norway.svg  Andreas Thorkildsen  (NOR)90.57 Beijing, China23 August 2008
World leadingFlag of Germany.svg  Max Dehning  (GER)90.20 [2] Halle, Germany25 February 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [3]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)
Africa ( records )Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Yego  (KEN)92.72
Asia ( records )Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Cheng Chao-Tsun  (TPE)91.36
Europe ( records )Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)98.48 WR
North, Central America

and Caribbean ( records )

Flag of Grenada.svg  Anderson Peters  (GRN)93.07
Oceania ( records )Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jarrod Bannister  (AUS)89.02
South America ( records )Flag of Brazil.svg  Luiz Maurício da Silva  (BRA)85.87

Qualification

For the men's javelin throw event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 85.50 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [4] [5]

Results

Qualification

The qualification is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 10:10 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:35 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking. [5]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 20:30 (UTC+2) in the evening. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "All time Top lists – Senior – Javelin throw men", World Athletics , 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Javelin throw men", World Athletics , 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Records – Javelin throw men". World Athletics . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com , 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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