Olympic Stadium Athletics オリンピックスタジアム 陸上競技 / Athlétisme Stade olympique Men's Javelin Throw 男子やり投 / Lancer de javelot - hommes SAT 7 AUG 2021 Final Start Time 20:00 決勝 / Finale Extended Start List 拡張スタートリスト / Liste de départ détaillée

WORLD RECORD 98.48 ZELEZNY Jan CZE Jena (GER) 25 MAY 1996 OLYMPIC RECORD 90.57 THORKILDSEN Andreas NOR (CHN) 23 AUG 2008

NOC World Order Athlete Bib Name Code Date of Birth PB SB Ranking Personal Details General Interest 2020 Results 1 2912 MARDARE Andrian MDA 20 JUN 1995 86.66 86.66 15 Height: - Finished 17th at 2017 WCh. Placed 7th at 2018 European Ch. Silver at Qualification, Gp B: 5th, 82.70 2021 European Throwing Cup. Gold at 2017 U23 European Throwing Cup. Bronze at 2017 U23 European Ch. Bronze at 2014 Junior WCh. In other events - finished 4th in mixed team event at 2015 . In 2020, he broke the Balkan Championship javelin record that had stood for 32 years with a throw of 83.60m. 2 2297 CHOPRA Neeraj IND 24 DEC 1997 88.07 88.07 16 Height: - Finished 15th at 2017 WCh. Gold at 2017 Asian Ch, 9th in 2015. Gold at Qualification, Gp A: 1st, 86.65 2018 CWG. Gold at 2018 Asian Games. Gold at 2016 Junior WCh. Gold at 2016 . Silver at 2016 Junior Asian Ch. He is the first athlete representing to have won gold in javelin at the and the Asian Games, both in 2018. 3 3559 AMB Kim SWE 31 JUL 1990 86.49 82.40 12 Height: - Finished 17th at 2016 and 2012 OG. Placed 8th at 2019 WCh, 11th in Qualification, Gp A: 7th, 82.40 2015, 10th in 2013. Placed 7th at 2016 and 2012 European Ch. In 2021 season, finished 3rd at Grand Prix Gateshead in Diamond League. He was initially a pole vaulter, but switched to javelin after breaking three poles in the space of several months while attempting vaults. 4 3367 NOVAC Alexandru Mihaita ROU 24 MAR 1997 86.37 83.27 28 Height: - Finished 13th at 2019 WCh, 29th in 2017. Finished 17th at 2018 Qualification, Gp A: 4th, 83.27 European Ch. Placed 9th at 2021 European Throwing Cup. Gold at 2018 U23 European Throwing Cup, bronze in 2019. Silver at 2019 U23 European Ch. Silver at 2014 Youth OG. His personal best in the event is 86.37 metres set in Nembro, Italy in 2018. This is the current ROU national record. 5 1643 VESELY Vitezslav CZE 27 FEB 1983 88.34 83.04 26 Height: - Bronze at 2012 OG, 7th in 2016, 12th in 2008. Gold at 2013 WCh, 4th in Qualification, Gp A: 5th, 83.04 2011, 8th in 2015. Gold at 2012 European Ch, silver in 2014 and 2016, 9th in 2010. Finished 11th at 2021 European Throwing Cup, 5th at 2021 Golden Spike. At age 21, he considered giving up javelin after becoming frustrated with injuries. He had suffered problems with his shoulder, elbow and ankle. 6 2184 WEBER Julian GER 29 AUG 1994 88.29 84.95 9 Height: - Finished 9th at 2016 OG. Finished 6th at 2019 WCh. Finished 2nd at Qualification, Gp B: 3rd, 84.41 2021 British Grand Prix in Diamond League. Placed 1st at 2016 European Throwing Cup. Gold at 2013 Junior European Ch. He practised athletics as a child, but gave it up for four years to play . At age 16, he returned to javelin and trained with his father's friend and athletics coach Stephan KALLENBERG (GER). 7 1903 ETELATALO Lassi FIN 30 APR 1988 84.98 84.50 13 Height: - Finished 4th at 2019 WCh. Placed 4th at 2019 European Ch. Placed 9th Qualification, Gp A: 3rd, 84.50 at 2009 U23 European Ch. In 2021 season, finished 6th at Paavo Nurmi Games on Continental Tour. In 2017, he required surgery on an ankle injury. His nickname is Lassilihas.

Note: World Ranking as of 22 July 2020.

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NOC World Order Athlete Bib Name Code Date of Birth PB SB Ranking Personal Details General Interest Tokyo 2020 Results 8 2183 VETTER Johannes GER 26 MAR 1993 97.76 96.29 1 Height: - Finished 4th at 2016 OG. Gold at 2017 WCh, bronze in 2019, 7th in Qualification, Gp A: 2nd, 85.64 2015. Finished 5th at 2018 European Ch, 16th in 2016. In 2021 season, finished 1st at European Throwing Cup, British Grand Prix and Golden Spike. In 2019, he was elected to the Offenburg local council as an independent representative. He moved to the region from Dresden in 2014. 'I have always been very interested in politics.' 9 3119 NADEEM Arshad PAK 2 JAN 1997 86.38 86.38 23 Height: - Finished 16th at 2019 WCh. Placed 6th at 2019 Asian Ch, 7th in 2017. Qualification, Gp B: 1st, 85.16 Gold at , bronze in 2016. Bronze at 2018 Asian Games. Finished 8th at 2018 CWG. Bronze at 2016 Junior Asian Ch. He was a promising cricketer until he took up javelin, and had to decide. 'Not becoming a cricketer was the best thing that happened to me. I wouldn't be in the Olympics otherwise.' 10 1250 MIALESHKA Pavel BLR 24 NOV 1992 85.06 85.06 25 Height: - Finished 27th at 2019 and 2017 WCh. Finished 23rd at 2018 European Qualification, Gp A: 6th, 82.64 Ch. Bronze at 2021 European Throwing Cup, 7th in 2018, 6th in 2017. Placed 10th at 2013 U23 European Ch. Bronze at 2011 Junior European Ch. He took up the sport in 2004 at the Specialised Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.3 in Slonim, Belarus. 11 1642 VADLEJCH Jakub CZE 10 OCT 1990 89.73 84.93 7 Height: - Finished 8th at 2016 OG, 24th in 2012. Silver at 2017 WCh, 5th in 2019, Qualification, Gp B: 2nd, 84.93 16th in 2011, 20th in 2015. Finished 8th at 2018 European Ch, 9th in 2016, 16th in 2010, 20th in 2014. Finished 4th at 2021 British Grand Prix in Diamond League, 4th at Golden Spike. He took up athletics at age 10. 'I was like the classic child who was trying to offload his infinite energy.' 12 1249 KATKAVETS Aliaksei BLR 7 JUN 1998 86.05 85.10 21 Height: - Finished 14th at 2019 WCh. Finished 4th at 2021 European Throwing Qualification, Gp B: 4th, 82.72 Cup. Bronze at 2019 U23 European Ch. Gold at 2019 U23 European Throwing Cup. He combined playing football with athletics before focusing on javelin. 'Once a coach asked me to throw a football and he was surprised by the distance I threw it. After a couple of training sessions, he invited me to compete in javelin.'

Note: World Ranking as of 22 July 2020.

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