Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 and 14 April 2018.^[1]

Men's javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	13 April (qualifying round) 14 April (final)
Competitors	24 from 19 nations
Winning distance	86.47 m
Medalists
Neeraj Chopra    India   Hamish Peacock    Australia   Anderson Peters    Grenada
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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Jan Železný (CZE)	98.48 m	Jena, Germany	25 May 1996
Games record	Marius Corbett (RSA)	88.75 m	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	21 September 1998

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Friday 13 April 2018	10:00	Qualification
Saturday 14 April 2018	14:35	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

Qualifying round

Across two groups, those who threw ≥78.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.^[3]

Rank	Athlete	Group	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	B	Hamish Peacock (AUS)	74.58	76.49	81.22	81.22		Q
2	B	Arshad Nadeem (PAK)	x	80.45		80.45	NR	Q
3	A	Anderson Peters (GRN)	76.93	76.08	80.44	80.44		Q
4	A	Neeraj Chopra (IND)	80.42			80.42		Q
5	B	Vipin Kasana (IND)	78.88			78.88		Q
6	A	Albert Reynolds (LCA)	76.02	71.86	78.10	78.10		Q
7	B	Phil-Mar van Rensburg (RSA)	78.00			78.00		Q
8	A	Luke Cann (AUS)	72.23	77.43	70.43	77.43		q
9	B	Ben Langton Burnell (NZL)	75.29	74.29	70.87	75.29		q
10	A	Shakeil Waithe (TTO)	71.39	x	75.21	75.21		q
11	A	Alex Kiprotich (KEN)	70.03	74.88	73.69	74.88		q
12	A	Sampath Ranasinghe (SRI)	74.72	71.75	73.93	74.72		q
13	B	Julius Yego (KEN)	x	74.55	73.67	74.55
14	B	Leslain Baird (GUY)	74.27	68.50	72.15	74.27
15	A	Samuel Kure (NGR)	72.70	73.49	72.07	73.49	PB
16	A	Joe Harris (IOM)	70.61	69.91	64.38	70.61
17	A	Donny Tuimaseve (SAM)	67.78	61.26	62.44	67.78	NR
18	B	Alexander Pascal (CAY)	65.08	66.66	62.85	66.66
19	B	Andre Bazil (DMA)	x	58.84	65.81	65.81	SB
20	B	Gennard Paul (GRN)	58.91	x	60.16	60.16
21	B	Jack Nasawa (VAN)	x	45.94	56.12	56.12
22	A	Imo Fiamalua (TUV)	47.45	47.99	52.84	52.84
23	A	Nia Misikea (NIU)	44.24	47.73	x	47.73
24	B	Loe Kaufisi (NIU)	x	x	38.44	38.44

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[2]

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Neeraj Chopra (IND)	85.50	x	84.78	86.47	83.48	x	86.47	SB
	Hamish Peacock (AUS)	75.95	81.37	79.05	82.59	79.74	79.42	82.59
	Anderson Peters (GRN)	68.68	82.20	74.53	80.57	74.93	79.52	82.20
4	Phil-Mar van Rensburg (RSA)	77.00	79.83	x	x	75.98	74.10	79.83
5	Vipin Kasana (IND)	72.16	75.93	77.87	77.22	x	77.42	77.87
6	Luke Cann (AUS)	62.79	72.10	76.99	70.94	x	x	76.99
7	Shakeil Waithe (TTO)	76.85	x	x	x	x	x	76.85
8	Arshad Nadeem (PAK)	74.46	73.55	75.75	74.91	76.02	73.84	76.02
9	Albert Reynolds (LCA)	73.87	71.49	71.44	—			73.87
10	Ben Langton Burnell (NZL)	73.77	72.47	73.06				73.77
11	Alex Toroitich Kiprotich (KEN)	68.68	72.72	73.21				73.21
12	Sampath Ranasinghe (SRI)	69.44	70.15	68.61				70.15

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's javelin throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
2. Athletics | Men's Javelin Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
3. Athletics | Men's Javelin Throw - Qualification (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. pp. 92–94. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.