Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold in the men’s javelin throw final at Paris 2024, winning his country’s first Olympic medal in 32 years.
India’s Neeraj Chopra was the favorite to defend his title after his win at Tokyo 2020.
Nadeem is no stranger to making Olympic history, at Tokyo 2020 he was the first Pakistani to qualify for the Olympic athletics final, eventually finishing fifth. At Paris 2024, he has added another page by competing with the support of the Olympic Solidarity Scholarship.
Final Rating:
Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) – 92.97 meters (or)
Neeraj Chopra (India) – 89.45m (SB)
Anderson Peters (Grenada) – 88.54m
Final Order Table:
Standings Bib NOC Name Personal Best Best Season World Ranking
1 552 Czechia Jacob Widlich 90.88 88.65 1
2 793 Granada Anderson Peters 93.07 88.63 6
3 1258 Trinidad and Tobago Keshorn Walcott 90.16 85.22 9
4 1113 Pakistan Arshad Nadeem 90.18 86.59
5 774 Germany Julian Weber 89.54 88.37 3
