The men's javelin throw was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 13 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 98.48 m Jena, Germany 25 May 1996 World lead 92.62 m Rome, Italy 4 June 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 92.72 m Beijing, China 26 August 2015 Asian record 92.97 m Paris, France 8 August 2024 European record 98.48 m Jena, Germany 25 May 1996 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 93.07 m Doha, Qatar 13 May 2022 Oceanian record 89.02 m Brisbane, Australia 29 February 2008 South American record 91.00 m São Paulo, Brazil 3 August 2025
Qualification For the javelin throw, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 13 September at 18:13 (UTC+2).
PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 Rumesh Pathirage 75.89 85.69 87.11 91.09 91.09 m 2 Anderson Peters 80.18 86.18 84.15 82.63 86.18 m 3 Julian Weber 84.09 85.89 78.84 78.75 85.89 m 4 Keshorn Walcott 76.44 82.41 81.97 x 82.41 m 5 Arshad Nadeem 74.42 79.66 81.49 81.49 m 6 Julius Yego 79.76 x 80.23 80.23 m 7 Dawid Wegner 72.51 77.21 77.21 m 8 Curtis Thompson 74.40 75.80 75.80 m
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