# 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero on 4 and 5 August.
20 athletes from 15 countries were entered to the competition, however 18 athletes from 14 countries were on the final entry list.

## Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nationality | Mark | Location | Date |
| World U20 Record | Neeraj Chopra (IND) | 86.48 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 23 July 2016 |
| Championship Record | Neeraj Chopra (IND) | 86.48 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 23 July 2016 |
| World U20 Leading | Artur Felfner (UKR) | 84.32 | Šamorín, Slovakia | 9 January 2022 |

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification started on 4 August at 09:00. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 72.50 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | Keyshawn Strachan | Bahamas | 65.96 | 71.42 | 76.87 | 76.87 | Q |
| 2 | Artur Felfner | Ukraine | 75.77 | | | 75.77 | Q |
| 3 | Max Dehning | Germany | x | 73.10 | | 73.10 | Q |
| 4 | György Herczeg | Hungary | 65.27 | 72.63 | | 72.63 | Q |
| 5 | Eleftherios Kontonikolas | Greece | 70.50 | 71.20 | 69.71 | 71.20 | q |
| 6 | Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage | Sri Lanka | 69.47 | 70.68 | 70.17 | 70.68 | q, PB |
| 7 | Kento Inoue | Japan | 63.39 | 65.96 | 69.84 | 69.84 | q |
| 8 | Vivek Kumar | India | 68.33 | x | 69.68 | 69.68 | q |
| 9 | Michael Allison | Great Britain | 58.54 | 64.38 | 69.60 | 69.60 | q |
| 10 | Evan Niedrowski | United States | 66.61 | 65.38 | 69.42 | 69.42 | q |
| 11 | Mathys Moutarde | France | 65.67 | 69.11 | 69.22 | 69.22 | q |
| 12 | Ryusei Nakamura | Japan | 67.24 | 68.08 | 68.88 | 68.88 | q |
| 13 | Onni Ruokangas | Finland | 64.50 | 67.81 | x | 67.81 | |
| 14 | Armand Willemse | South Africa | 60.31 | 65.80 | 61.91 | 65.80 | |
| 15 | Benjamin East | Great Britain | 61.51 | 57.95 | 64.05 | 64.05 | |
| 16 | Connor Barnes | South Africa | 61.24 | 61.72 | 62.21 | 62.21 | |
| 17 | Anthony Diaz | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.63 | 55.38 | x | 55.38 | |
| | Simon Schmitt | Germany | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Artur Felfner | Ukraine | 76.20 | 71.33 | 74.68 | 72.45 | 79.36 | x | 79.36 | |
| | Max Dehning | Germany | 76.05 | 77.24 | 74.68 | 72.06 | 74.76 | 75.16 | 77.24 | |
| | Keyshawn Strachan | Bahamas | 70.04 | x | x | x | 72.95 | 71.71 | 72.95 | |
| 4 | Vivek Kumar | India | 68.74 | 70.66 | 72.17 | 65.64 | 65.56 | 66.77 | 72.17 | PB |
| 5 | Eleftherios Kontonikolas | Greece | 68.95 | 72.11 | 70.49 | 67.53 | – | – | 72.11 | |
| 6 | Mathys Moutarde | France | 64.89 | 65.34 | 71.31 | 61.73 | 65.35 | 65.51 | 71.31 | |
| 7 | Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage | Sri Lanka | 68.31 | 67.36 | 69.98 | 68.43 | 66.00 | 68.28 | 69.68 | |
| 8 | Evan Niedrowski | United States | 65.35 | 65.02 | 69.25 | 66.72 | 67.93 | 65.47 | 69.25 | |
| 9 | Ryusei Nakamura | Japan | 67.89 | 66.39 | 68.17 | | | | 68.17 | |
| 10 | György Herczeg | Hungary | 66.08 | x | 67.22 | | | | 67.22 | |
| 11 | Kento Inoue | Japan | x | 66.61 | 59.56 | | | | 66.61 | |
| 12 | Michael Allison | United States | 62.86 | 63.02 | 59.79 | | | | 63.02 | |