2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 16 July.^[1][2]

Men's javelin throw at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships
Venue	National Stadium
Location	Bangkok, Thailand
Dates	16 July
Competitors	12 from 9 nations
Winning distance	83.15 m
Medalists
Genki Dean    Japan   Devarakeshavi Prakasha Manu    India   Muhammad Yasir    Pakistan
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Records

Records before the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Distance (m)	Location	Date
World record[3]	Jan Železný (CZE)	98.48	Jena, East Germany	25 May 1986
Asian record[4]	Cheng Chao-tsun (TPE)	91.36	Taipei, Taiwan	26 August 2017
Championship record		86.72	Doha, Qatar	22 April 2019
World leading[5]	Jakub Vadlejch (CZE)	89.51	Turku, Finland	13 June 2023
Asian leading[6]	Neeraj Chopra (IND)	88.67	Doha, Qatar	5 May 2023

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Genki Dean	Japan	77.30	77.69	81.27	83.15	79.46	x	83.15
	Devarakeshavi Prakasha Manu	India	78.22	79.83	x	78.78	75.35	81.01	81.01
	Muhammad Yasir	Pakistan	67.16	x	67.38	73.96	74.90	79.93	79.93
4	Niu Heqing	China	74.60	75.36	74.33	x	x	x	75.36
5	Ryohei Arai	Japan	x	x	72.31	x	69.65	72.43	72.43
6	Artur Gafner	Kazakhstan	69.79	71.89	70.51	71.85	x	68.83	71.89
7	Cheng Chao-tsun	Chinese Taipei	x	x	66.37	69.54	x	67.30	69.54
8	Wachirawit Sornwichai	Thailand	64.15	64.08	60.58	x	62.16	62.07	64.15
9	Watcharakiat Zuesat	Thailand	63.55	x	60.93				63.55
10	Abdul Hafiz	Indonesia	62.53	x	59.09				62.53
11	Ricky Hui Wai Hei	Hong Kong	60.03	58.18	57.70				60.03
12	Kittipong Janduang	Thailand	53.75	54.39	53.86				54.39