# 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 25 and 27 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Gatis Čakšs Latvia |
| Silver | Matija Muhar Slovenia |
| Bronze | Andrian Mardare Moldova |

## Results
### Final

27 July Start time: 15:24 Temperature: 28 °C Humidity: 37 % End time: 16:29 Temperature: 29 °C Humidity: 35 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Gatis Čakšs | Latvia | 70.65 | 70.21 | 70.06 | 70.70 | 70.89 | 74.04 | 74.04 | PB |
| | Matija Muhar | Slovenia | 71.72 | 72.97 | 69.53 | 70.09 | 66.52 | x | 72.97 | |
| | Andrian Mardare | Moldova | 72.81 | x | 67.20 | x | 68.77 | 69.83 | 72.81 | |
| 4 | Jonas Bonewit | Germany | 71.62 | 69.15 | 68.36 | x | x | 71.05 | 71.62 | |
| 5 | Shakeil Waithe | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.15 | x | 70.78 | x | x | 68.14 | 70.78 | |
| 6 | Edis Matusevičius | Lithuania | 68.97 | 66.85 | 69.96 | 70.58 | 70.54 | 65.09 | 70.58 | |
| 7 | Ioánnis Kiriazís | Greece | 70.38 | x | x | 64.72 | 64.77 | 65.90 | 70.38 | |
| 8 | Shu Mori | Japan | 69.73 | 69.66 | 66.75 | 67.34 | 64.70 | x | 69.73 | |
| 9 | Hsu Shui-Chang | Chinese Taipei | 67.94 | x | 61.57 | | | | 67.94 | |
| 10 | Takuto Kominami | Japan | x | 67.07 | 66.95 | | | | 67.07 | |
| 11 | Mateusz Kwaśniewski | Poland | x | 66.10 | x | | | | 66.10 | |
| 12 | Sindri Guðmundsson | Iceland | 65.61 | 62.74 | x | | | | 65.61 | |

### Qualifications

25 July With qualifying standard of 72.00 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final

#### Summary

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Andrian Mardare | Moldova | 74.46 | Q PB |
| 2 | Matija Muhar | Slovenia | 70.69 | q |
| 3 | Jonas Bonewit | Germany | 70.43 | q |
| 4 | Sindri Guðmundsson | Iceland | 69.99 | q |
| 5 | Shu Mori | Japan | 69.67 | q |
| 6 | Ioánnis Kiriazís | Greece | 69.19 | q |
| 7 | Gatis Čakšs | Latvia | 68.38 | q |
| 8 | Shakeil Waithe | Trinidad and Tobago | 68.19 | q |
| 9 | Edis Matusevičius | Lithuania | 67.64 | q |
| 10 | Hsu Shui-Chang | Chinese Taipei | 67.19 | q |
| 11 | Takuto Kominami | Japan | 67.02 | q |
| 12 | Mateusz Kwaśniewski | Poland | 66.70 | q |
| 13 | George Zaharia | Romania | 66.60 | |
| 14 | Nicolás Quijera | Spain | 66.19 | |
| 15 | Norbert Rivasz-Tóth | Hungary | 66.02 | |
| 16 | Majid Mohsen Ali Al-Badri | Egypt | 65.37 | |
| 17 | Curtis Thompson | United States | 64.89 | |
| 18 | Pieter Kriel | South Africa | 64.85 | |
| 19 | Mateusz Strzeszewski | Poland | 63.86 | |
| 20 | Mikalai Klimuk | Belarus | 63.57 | |
| 21 | Alan Ferber | Israel | 63.48 | |
| 22 | Pablo Bugallo | Spain | 63.34 | |
| 23 | Rhys Stein | Australia | 62.68 | |
| 24 | Quincy Andersson | Sweden | 61.58 | |
| 25 | Maximilian Slezák | Slovakia | 61.45 | |
| 26 | Raul Stefan Rusu | Romania | 61.36 | |
| 27 | Jarne Duchateau | Belgium | 61.20 | |
| 28 | Choe Deokyeong | South Korea | 60.34 | |
| 29 | Parvinder Kumar | India | 59.59 | |
| 30 | Ante-Roko Zemunik | Croatia | 55.92 | |
| | Freddie Curtis | United Kingdom | NM | |

#### Details

With qualifying standard of 72.00 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final

##### Group A

27 July Start time; 12:35 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 50 % End time: 13:16 Temperature: 24 °C Humidity: 41 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Andrian Mardare | Moldova | 74.46 | | | 74.46 | Q PB |
| 2 | Matija Muhar | Slovenia | 70.55 | 70.69 | x | 70.69 | q |
| 3 | Jonas Bonewit | Germany | 67.20 | 66.45 | 70.43 | 70.43 | q |
| 4 | Sindri Guðmundsson | Iceland | 60.90 | 60.21 | 69.99 | 69.99 | q |
| 5 | Ioánnis Kiriazís | Greece | 68.39 | 65.18 | 69.19 | 69.19 | q |
| 6 | Shakeil Waithe | Trinidad and Tobago | 68.19 | x | x | 68.19 | q |
| 7 | Takuto Kominami | Japan | x | 64.60 | 67.02 | 67.02 | q |
| 8 | Mateusz Strzeszewski | Poland | x | 63.86 | x | 63.86 | |
| 9 | Alan Ferber | Israel | 60.82 | 63.48 | 59.25 | 63.48 | |
| 10 | Pablo Bugallo | Spain | 61.28 | 63.34 | 61.22 | 63.34 | |
| 11 | Rhys Stein | Australia | 59.88 | 55.84 | 62.68 | 62.68 | |
| 12 | Raul Stefan Rusu | Romania | 61.36 | x | 59.87 | 61.36 | |
| 13 | Jarne Duchateau | Belgium | 59.83 | x | 61.20 | 61.20 | |
| 14 | Parvinder Kumar | India | 58.85 | x | 59.59 | 59.59 | |
| | Freddie Curtis | United Kingdom | x | x | x | NM | |

##### Group B

27 July Start time; 13:53 Temperature: 24 °C Humidity: 41 % End time: 14:36 Temperature: 26 °C Humidity: 37 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Shu Mori | Japan | 67.53 | 66.03 | 69.67 | 69.67 | q |
| 2 | Gatis Čakšs | Latvia | 68.38 | x | x | 68.38 | q |
| 3 | Edis Matusevičius | Lithuania | 64.89 | 62.01 | 67.64 | 67.64 | q |
| 4 | Hsu Shui-Chang | Chinese Taipei | x | 65.95 | 67.19 | 67.19 | q |
| 5 | Mateusz Kwasniewski | Poland | x | 66.70 | x | 66.70 | q |
| 6 | George Zaharia | Romania | 65.01 | x | 66.60 | 66.60 | |
| 7 | Nicolás Quijera | Spain | 65.19 | 63.83 | 66.19 | 66.19 | |
| 8 | Norbert Rivasz-Tóth | Hungary | 66.02 | 62.44 | 60.28 | 66.02 | |
| 9 | Majid Mohsen Ali Al-Badri | Egypt | 60.92 | 65.37 | 63.50 | 65.37 | |
| 10 | Curtis Thompson | United States | 61.30 | 64.59 | 64.89 | 64.89 | |
| 11 | Pieter Kriel | South Africa | 64.85 | x | 61.22 | 64.85 | |
| 12 | Mikalai Klimuk | Belarus | 63.57 | 62.17 | x | 63.57 | |
| 13 | Quincy Andersson | Sweden | x | x | 61.58 | 61.58 | |
| 14 | Maximilian Slezák | Slovakia | x | 61.45 | x | 61.45 | |
| 15 | Choe Deokyeong | South Korea | 60.34 | 58.71 | 54.90 | 60.34 | |
| 16 | Ante-Roko Zemunik | Croatia | x | x | 55.92 | 55.92 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Germany (1)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Iceland (1)
* India (1)
* Israel (1)
* Japan (2)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Moldova (1)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (2)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (1)