Arshad Nadeem

Arshad Nadeem
Personal information
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997
Khanewal, Pakistan[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Coached by Fiaz Bokhari

Arshad Nadeem (Urdu: ارشد ندی; born 2 January 1997) is a Pakistani athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

He set a new personal best of 80.45 metres in the qualification round of the event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia in April 2018. In August 2018, he set a new personal best and national record of 80.75m at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he won bronze.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Pakistan
2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India 3rd Javelin throw 78.33 m
Asian Junior Championships Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 3rd Javelin throw 73.40 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 30th (q) Javelin throw 67.17 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Javelin throw 76.33 m
Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 7th Javelin throw 78.00 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 8th Javelin throw 76.02 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Javelin throw 80.75 m

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