Arshad Nadeem

Arshad Nadeem

PP

Nadeem at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Native name	ارشد ندیم
Full name	Arshad Nadeem
Born	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27) Mian Channu, Punjab, Pakistan[1]
Employer	WAPDA
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Coached by	Salman Iqbal Butt[3] Terseus Liebenberg[4]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2024
World finals	2023
Regional finals	2019 2018 2016
Commonwealth finals	2022
Highest world ranking	5 (weeks: 24)[1]
Personal bests	92.97 m OR AR (2024)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Pakistan Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 - - World Championships - 1 - Commonwealth Games 1 - - Asian Games - - 1 Islamic Solidarity Games 1 - 1 South Asian Games 1 - 1 Asian Junior Championships - - 1 Total 4 1 4 Olympic Games 2024 Paris Javelin throw World Championships 2023 Budapest Javelin throw Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Javelin throw Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya Javelin throw 2017 Baku Javelin throw South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu Javelin throw 2016 Guwahati and Shillong Javelin throw Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Javelin throw Asian Junior Athletics Championships 2016 Ho Chi Minh City Javelin throw

Arshad Nadeem PP (Punjabi / Urdu: ارشد ندیم; Punjabi pronunciation: [ˈɐrʃəd nɐˈdiːm]; born 2 January 1997) is a Pakistani javelin thrower.^[1] He is the reigning Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion. He is also the current silver medalist in the World Athletics Championship. He set an Olympic and Asian record with a throw of 92.97 metres (305.0 ft) at the 2024 Summer Olympics. His throw was also the sixth longest throw in the history of javelin throw, when considering only the best throw from each athlete. ^[5]

He is a two-time Olympian,^[6] and the first Pakistani to qualify for the final of any track and field event at the Olympic Games^[7] and the World Athletics Championships.^[8]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he set a new national and Commonwealth Games record with a throw of 90.18 m (295.9 ft) and became the first athlete from South Asia to breach the 90 m mark.^[9] In the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he became the first Pakistani athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships, a silver.^[10] He represents the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in the National Games of Pakistan.^[11]