Arshad Nadeem

Arshad Nadeem
PP
Arshad Nadeem looking up with his hands together in celebration. He is a man in his late 20s with short hair and no facial hair wearing a sports jersey.
Nadeem at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Native nameارشد ندیم
Full nameArshad Nadeem
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27)
Mian Channu, Punjab, Pakistan[1]
EmployerWAPDA
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Coached bySalman Iqbal Butt (Pak) Terseus Liebenberg (RSA)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsGold 2024
World finalsSilver 2023
Regional finalsGold 2019
Commonwealth finalsGold 2022
Highest world ranking5 (weeks: 24)[1]
Personal bests92.97 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
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Javelin throw
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest Javelin throw
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Javelin throw
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Javelin throw
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku Javelin throw
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu Javelin throw
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati and Shillong Javelin throw
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Javelin throw
Asian Junior Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Ho Chi Minh City Javelin throw
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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. [3]

He is a two-time Olympian,[4] and the first Pakistani to qualify for the final of any track and field event at the Olympic Games[5] and the World Athletics Championships.[6]

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.[7] In the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he became the first Pakistani athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships, a silver.[8] He represents the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in the National Games of Pakistan.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d "World Athletics Profile". Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ Hussain, Abid (4 August 2024). "Meet Pakistan's Olympic javelin thrower". Al Jazeera. [...] the broad-chested, 1.92m-tall (6ft-3-inch-tall) athlete [...]
  3. ^ "Javelin Throw men - All time Top list". Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ Hussain, Abid. "'I compete against myself': Meet Pakistan's Olympic javelin thrower". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Arshad Nadeem — from Mian Channu to Pakistan's hope for Olympic glory". dawn.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "World Athletics Championships: Arshad makes history, qualifies for final". Express Tribune. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Watch: Arshad Nadeem becomes first South Asian to breach 90m mark". thebridge.in. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Arhsad Nadeem becomes first Pakistani to win silver medal at World Athletics Championship". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Arshad Nadeem wins gold as Army, WAPDA dominate National Athletics Championship". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 11 August 2024.