2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's javelin throw explained

Medalists

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record	84.69	Bauska, Latvia	22 June 2011
Championship Record	83.07	Beijing, China	19 August 2006
World Junior Leading	82.23	Guwahati, India	10 February 2016

Qualification: 72.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	A	78.20			78.20	Q
2	A	72.39	76.20		76.20	Q
3	B	71.48	70.01	74.80	74.80	Q, PB
4	B	70.57	74.79		74.79	Q
5	A	74.48			74.48	Q
6	B	65.03	74.30		74.30	Q
7	A	74.02			74.02	Q, PB
8	A	73.95			73.95	Q
9	B	73.35			73.35	Q
10	B	73.33			73.33	Q
11	A	71.84	69.23	73.18	73.18	Q, PB
12	B	67.88	x	72.76	72.76	Q
13	B	72.65			72.65	Q
14	A	72.51			72.51	Q, PB
15	A	69.49	72.02	x	72.02	SB
16	B	70.38	x	71.54	71.54	PB
17	B	x	69.77	71.05	71.05
18	B	63.30	69.87	70.90	70.90
19	A	67.01	70.43	x	70.43
20	A	x	68.57	69.82	69.82	PB
21	B	68.30	68.23	68.91	68.91
22	A	68.61	67.99	65.93	68.61
23	A	68.57	66.34	x	68.57
24	B	64.21	68.32	65.08	68.32
25	B	65.55	68.31	67.19	68.31
26	B	x	x	68.00	68.00
27	A	67.75	64.95	67.97	67.97
28	A	67.76	66.11	67.58	67.76
29	B	x	x	67.36	67.36
30	A	x	63.35	67.17	67.17
31	A	x	62.89	66.01	66.01
32	A	64.36	63.09	65.63	65.63
33	B	x	65.34	60.15	65.34
34	A	63.63	63.20	63.02	63.63
35	B	x	62.76	x	62.76
	B

Rank	1	2	3	4	Result	Note
	79.66	86.48	78.36	x	86.48	WU20R
	80.59	69.01	x	75.16	80.59	PB
	79.51	79.65	75.12	76.95	79.65	NU20R
	75.20	73.65	x	x	75.20
	71.95	72.91	x	x	72.91
	72.66	66.07	70.55	69.87	72.66
	66.82	72.22	70.42		72.22
	71.21	67.44	66.50		71.21
	68.46	69.58	70.48		70.48
10	68.06	65.27	66.53		68.06
11	63.61	66.84	66.57		66.84
12	66.40	63.46	r		66.40
13	65.39	64.28	62.88		65.39
14	64.04	62.61	56.76		64.04