Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships
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| Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships | |
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| File:Sunette Viljoen Daegu 2011.jpg Sunette Viljoen competing at the 2011 championships | |
| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2023 Women: 1983 – 2023 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | Jan Železný 92.80 m (2001) |
| Women | Osleidys Menéndez 71.70 m (2005) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men | File:Flag of India.svg Neeraj Chopra (IND) |
| Women | File:Flag of Japan.svg Haruka Kitaguchi (JPN) |
The javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the automatic qualifying distance or placing in top twelve overall advancing to the final round. Overall, the Czech Republic has been the most successful nation in the event, winning 7 gold medals in total and 13 medals overall. Germany has won the most medals out of any country, with 18 medals in total, including 5 golds. Norway is the only country aside from the Czech Republic and Germany to have won gold medals in both the men's and the women's event. Finland has seen significant success in the men's event, topping the men's medal table with 4 golds and 9 medals overall. Jan Železný is the most successful and most decorated athlete in the event, having won 5 medals in total, including 3 golds. His compatriot Barbora Špotáková is the most successful female athlete, with 3 medals in total, all of them gold.Christina Obergföll and Steffi Nerius are the most decorated female athletes, with 4 medals in total. The championship records for the event are 92.80 m for men, set by Železný in 2001, and 71.70 m for women, set by Osleidys Menéndez in 2015. Additionally, Menéndez' championship record throw was also the only time the world record was broken at the championships.
Age records
- All information from World Athletics.[1]
| Distinction | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date | |
| Youngest champion | File:Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Corbett (RSA) | 21 years, 313 days | 5 Aug 1997 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 21 years, 265 days | 6 Aug 2001 |
| Youngest medalist | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Železný (CZE) | 21 years, 75 days | 30 Aug 1987 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) | 21 years, 10 days | 8 Aug 1995 |
| Youngest finalist | File:Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS) | 19 years, 79 days | 12 Aug 2001 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 17 years, 268 days | 9 Aug 1997 |
| Youngest participant | File:Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jae-sang (KOR) | 18 years, 340 days | 29 Aug 1987 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Lili (CHN) | 15 years 283 days | 26 Aug 1999 |
| Oldest champion | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Železný (CZE) | 35 years, 57 days | 12 Aug 2001 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Nerius (GER) | 37 years, 48 days | 18 Aug 2009 |
| Oldest medalist | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Železný (CZE) | 35 years, 57 days | 12 Aug 2001 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Nerius (GER) | 37 years, 48 days | 18 Aug 2009 |
| Oldest finalist | File:Flag of Germany.svg Peter Blank (GER) | 41 years, 193 days | 31 Aug 2003 | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Laverne Eve (BAH) | 40 years, 59 days | 14 Aug 2005 |
| Oldest participant | File:Flag of Germany.svg Peter Blank (GER) | 41 years, 193 days | 31 Aug 2003 | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Laverne Eve (BAH) | 42 years, 74 days | 29 Aug 2007 |
Medalists
Men
Medalists by country
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Multiple medalists
Women
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Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Multiple medalists
Combined medal table
Championship record progression
Men
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.86 m | Klaus Tafelmeier | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) | 1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-10 |
| 90.40 m | Detlef Michel | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) | 1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-10 |
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82.10 m | Viktor Yevsyukov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 1987 | Qualification | 1987-08-29 |
| 82.20 m | Jan Železný | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1987 | Final | 1987-08-30 |
| 82.32 m | Seppo Räty | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 1987 | Final | 1987-08-30 |
| 82.52 m | Viktor Yevsyukov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 1987 | Final | 1987-08-30 |
| 83.54 m | Seppo Räty | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 1987 | Final | 1987-08-30 |
| 90.82 m | Kimmo Kinnunen | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 1991 | Final | 1991-08-26 |
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.10 m | Colin MacKenzie | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 1993 | Qualification | 1993-08-15 |
| 81.04 m | Dmitriy Polyunin | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1993 | Qualification | 1993-08-15 |
| 83.22 m | Jan Železný | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) | 1993 | Qualification | 1993-08-15 |
| 84.78 m | Kimmo Kinnunen | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 1993 | Final | 1993-08-16 |
| 85.98 m | Jan Železný | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) | 1993 | Final | 1993-08-16 |
| 87.60 m | Boris Henry | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 1995 | Final | 1993-08-13 |
| 89.58 m | Jan Železný | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) | 1995 | Final | 1993-08-13 |
| 91.31 m | Aki Parviainen | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 2001 | Final | 2001-08-12 |
| 92.80 m | Jan Železný | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) | 2001 | Final | 2001-08-12 |
Women
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.80 m | Tessa Sanderson | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-12 |
| 68.50 m | Anna Verouli | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GRE) | 1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-12 |
| 69.16 m | Tiina Lillak | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-12 |
| 70.82 m | Tiina Lillak | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 1983 | Final | 1983-08-13 |
| 73.16 m | Fatima Whitbread | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 1987 | Final | 1987-09-06 |
| 76.64 m | Fatima Whitbread | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 1987 | Final | 1987-09-06 |
1Subsequently disqualified after failing a doping test.[6]
Best performances
Top ten furthest World Championship throws1
1Does not include ancillary marks
See also
References
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45.
- ↑ Original bronze medalist Russian Mariya Abakumova was later disqualified for failing retests of samples
- ↑ Original gold medalist Russian Mariya Abakumova was later disqualified for failing retests of samples
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Main > Men's Javelin Throw > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Main > Women's javelin throw > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
- ↑ "Tatyana Lebedeva and Maria Abakumova stripped of World Championship medals for doping violations". Sky Sports. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "Men's javelin throw".
- ↑ "Women's javelin throw". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
Bibliography
- Butler, Mark (2023). World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 Statistics Book. World Athletics.