2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on 5 and 6 October 2019.
Summary
The automatic qualification to the final was 84.00 metres. One and done, on his first throw Johannes Vetter beat that by over 5 metres with an 89.35m. In the second group, world leader Magnus Kirt took two attempts to make his mark of 88.36m. Either of those throws would have won the final easily.In the final, only four men got over 80 metres in the first round, Anderson Peters took the lead with. In the second round, Vetter and Kirt got respectable marks with 85.37m and 86.21m respectively. From that point, nobody would improve. Fourth place Lassi Etelätalo was almost 3 metres off the podium. In the fourth round, Peters duplicated his winning first round throw with another 86.69m. #8 in the world rankings coming in, Peters took gold.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:| Record | Athlete | Date | Location | ||
| World | 98.48 | Jan Železný | 25 May 1996 | Jena, Germany | |
| Championship | 92.80 | Jan Železný | 12 Aug 2001 | Edmonton, Canada | |
| World leading | 90.61 | Magnus Kirt | 22 Jun 2019 | Kuortane, Finland | |
| African | 92.72 | Julius Yego | 26 Aug 2015 | Beijing, China | |
| Asian | 91.36 | Cheng Chao-tsun | 26 Aug 2017 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | |
| NACAC | 91.29 | Breaux Greer | 21 Jun 2007 | Indianapolis, United States | |
| South American | 84.70 | Edgar Baumann | 17 Oct 1999 | San Marcos, United States | |
| European | 98.48 | Jan Železný | 25 May 1996 | Jena, Germany | |
| Oceanian | 89.02 | Jarrod Bannister | 29 Feb 2008 | Brisbane, Australia |
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time, is as follows:| Date | Time | Round |
| 5 October | 16:30 | Qualification |
| 6 October | 19:55 | Final |