2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's javelin throw explained

Event:	Men's javelin throw
Competition:	2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Kasarani Stadium
Dates:	18 August (qualification) 20 August (final)
Competitors:	18
Nations:	14
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	76.46 m
Gold:	Janne Läspä
Goldnoc:	FIN
Silver:	Artur Felfner
Silvernoc:	UKR
Bronze:	Chinecherem Nnamdi
Bronzenoc:	NGR
Prev:	2018
Next:	2022

The men's javelin throw at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 18 and 20 August.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record		86.48	Bydgoszcz, Poland	23 July 2016
Championship Record
World U20 Leading		78.41	Tallinn, Estonia	17 July 2021

Results

Qualification

The qualification took place on 18 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 16:13 and Group B starting at 17:09. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 73.00 metres (

Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	A				69.39	78.02	78.02	,
2	B			72.89	77.15		77.15
3	B			69.88	77.10		77.10	,
4	A			65.80	73.82		73.82	,
5	A			71.73	66.70		71.73
6	A			70.69	71.05	70.48	71.05
7	B			70.34	63.11	70.11	70.34
8	A			68.11	68.85		68.85
9	B			68.56	65.13	63.40	68.56
10	B			68.39	65.67	66.62	68.39
11	B			60.48		67.51	67.51
12	A			67.15		66.33	67.15
13	B			62.24	66.71	59.16	66.71
14	B			65.53	66.52	63.81	66.52
15	A			65.61		63.89	65.61
16	A			59.24	63.02	64.39	64.39
17	B			62.20		61.73	62.20
18	A			54.87		58.41	58.41

Final

The final was held on 20 August at 14:19.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
				73.25	76.46		74.03		76.46
			76.31		73.49	76.32	74.21		76.32
			70.57	72.63	73.49	74.48	73.72	68.18	74.48
4			70.09	72.06	70.72	71.79	74.06	73.23	74.06
5			69.44	70.36	70.09	73.68	71.96		73.68
6			67.60	69.02	70.28	69.41	65.16	70.74	70.74
7			64.97	70.30	68.35	70.00	69.45	68.21	70.30
8			63.28		69.34	63.40	59.46	61.49	69.34
9			64.79	65.85	68.37				68.37
10			64.08	62.43	63.49				64.08
11					64.03				64.03
12					63.42				63.42

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 World U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable. 19 August 2018. worldathletics.org.
2. Web site: Javelin Throw Men − Qualification − Results. World Athletics. 18 August 2021. 19 August 2021.
3. Web site: Javelin Throw Men − Qualification − Summary. World Athletics. 18 August 2021. 19 August 2021.
4. Web site: Javelin Throw Men − Final − Results. World Athletics. 20 August 2021. 20 August 2021.