2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

Thirteen athletes made the automatic qualifying mark to get into the final. Five throws into the first round, Johannes Vetter (GER) threw the winner, 89.89 m (294 ft 10 in). At the end of the round, his teammate Thomas Röhler threw 87.08 m to move into second place. On the second throw of the second round, Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) threw tantalizingly close to Vetter with an 89.73 m. Three throws later, Vetter's second throw even bettered that, 89.78 m. At the end of round, Röhler improved to 88.26 m Through the next three rounds, nobody could surpass that third best throw, not even the leaders, though Petr Frydrych (CZE) threw 87.93 m twice. On his final throw, Frydrych threw 88.32m to take the bronze medal. Both Czech athletes are coached by world record holder Jan Železný. Both threw personal bests.

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record	Perf.	Athlete	Nat.	Date	Location
World	98.48	Jan Železný	CZE	25 May 1996	Jena, Germany
Championship	92.80	Jan Železný	CZE	12 Aug 2001	Edmonton, Canada
World leading	94.44	Johannes Vetter	GER	11 Jul 2017	Lucerne, Switzerland
African	92.72	Julius Yego	KEN	26 Aug 2015	Beijing, China
Asian	89.15	Zhao Qinggang	CHN	2 Oct 2014	Incheon, South Korea
NACAC	91.29	Breaux Greer	USA	21 Jun 2007	Indianapolis, IN, United States
South American	84.70	Edgar Baumann	PAR	17 Oct 1999	San Marcos, TX, United States
European	98.48	Jan Železný	CZE	25 May 1996	Jena, Germany
Oceanian	89.02	Jarrod Bannister	AUS	29 Feb 2008	Brisbane, Australia

No records were set at the competition.[3]

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 83.00 metres.[4]

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]