India’s Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics and achieved a high position in the world by winning the sport. He threw the javelin at the Tokyo Olympics at 87.58 meters. On the other hand, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, leaving Neeraj behind, won the gold medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games by throwing a javelin 90.18 meters away. Please say that Neeraj Chopra did not participate in this tournament.
Meanwhile, many people want to know which athlete has thrown the javelin the farthest. FYI, let us tell you that India’s Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem are nowhere near the javelin throw world record.
It is worth noting that Neeraj Chopra, who threw 87.58 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, threw 88.39 meters at the World Championships. After this he said that he wants to cross the distance of 90 meters. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who threw the 90.18m javelin in 2022 in his absence, said his goal was 95m but missed due to injury.
Now let’s talk about the world record in the javelin throw. You may be surprised to learn that Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem are not even included in the top 20 of the Javelin throw world record. The farthest javelin throw record is held by Jan Zelzny of the Czech Republic.
1- Jan Zelezny- 98.48m (Czech Republic)
2- Johannes Vetter – 97.76m (Germany)
3- Thomas Roella – 93.90m (Germany)