# 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 9 and 11 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Robert Szpak Poland |
| Silver | Ihab El-Sayed Egypt |
| Bronze | Ansis Brūns Latvia |

## Results
### Final

11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Robert Szpak | Poland | 71.47 | 73.67 | 78.01 | 76.67 | 75.47 | 71.02 | 78.01 | |
| | Ihab El-Sayed | Egypt | 76.20 | 69.88 | 70.10 | 75.72 | x | 73.40 | 76.20 | |
| | Ansis Brūns | Latvia | 59.97 | 72.23 | 70.15 | x | x | 75.31 | 75.31 | |
| 4 | Jaakko Talvitie | Finland | 67.43 | 69.37 | 70.25 | 68.10 | 71.80 | 74.47 | 74.47 | |
| 5 | Hamish Peacock | Australia | 68.99 | 71.71 | x | 72.81 | 72.00 | 74.44 | 74.44 | |
| 6 | Bobur Shokirjonov | Uzbekistan | 63.50 | x | 68.98 | 67.07 | 71.66 | 70.29 | 71.66 | |
| 7 | Dmitriy Kosynskyy | Ukraine | 62.05 | 66.49 | 69.59 | 66.70 | 64.98 | 65.79 | 69.59 | |
| 8 | Tuomas Laaksonen | Finland | 69.07 | x | x | 65.82 | x | 68.38 | 69.07 | |
| 9 | Tanel Laanmäe | Estonia | 68.88 | 68.35 | 68.09 | | | | 68.88 | |
| 10 | Jakub Vadlejch | Czech Republic | 66.97 | 65.02 | 68.79 | | | | 68.79 | |
| 11 | Ugis Svaza | Latvia | 67.49 | 67.16 | 65.45 | | | | 67.49 | |
| 12 | Emanuele Sabbio | Italy | 65.21 | x | 62.19 | | | | 65.21 | |

### Qualifications

9 July

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Ihab El-Sayed | Egypt | 67.94 | 71.06 | 69.31 | 71.06 | q |
| 2 | Ansis Brūns | Latvia | 67.06 | 70.61 | 66.05 | 70.61 | q |
| 3 | Emanuele Sabbio | Italy | 69.29 | 66.17 | x | 69.29 | q |
| 4 | Jakub Vadlejch | Czech Republic | 69.27 | x | 66.16 | 69.27 | q |
| 5 | Tuomas Laaksonen | Finland | 68.03 | 68.92 | 67.12 | 68.92 | q |
| 6 | Maik Dolch | Germany | 65.32 | 67.51 | 66.66 | 67.51 | |
| 7 | Park Won-Kil | South Korea | x | 65.63 | 64.46 | 65.63 | |
| 8 | Nerijus Luckauskas | Lithuania | 60.44 | 62.35 | 60.48 | 62.35 | |
| 9 | Luke Laird | United States | 60.28 | 61.73 | x | 61.73 | |
| 10 | Piotr Frackiewicz | Poland | 60.22 | 60.18 | 61.53 | 61.53 | |
| 11 | Ranno Koorep | Estonia | 60.13 | 59.80 | 59.67 | 60.13 | |
| 12 | Lo Hung-Chang | Chinese Taipei | 57.79 | x | 55.32 | 57.79 | |
| | Makoto Yamazaki | Japan | x | x | x | NM | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Robert Szpak | Poland | 72.29 | - | - | 72.29 | Q |
| 2 | Hamish Peacock | Australia | 71.05 | x | 65.52 | 71.05 | q |
| 3 | Ugis Svaza | Latvia | 65.16 | x | 68.93 | 68.93 | q |
| 4 | Bobur Shokirjonov | Uzbekistan | 67.65 | 63.83 | 68.92 | 68.92 | q |
| 5 | Tanel Laanmäe | Estonia | 64.37 | 68.40 | 65.54 | 68.40 | q |
| 6 | Jaakko Talvitie | Finland | 65.19 | 67.79 | - | 67.79 | q |
| 7 | Dmitriy Kosynskyy | Ukraine | 67.69 | 66.69 | 65.74 | 67.69 | q |
| 8 | Kim Amb | Sweden | 65.20 | 67.59 | 63.14 | 67.59 | |
| 9 | Franz Burghagen | Germany | x | 67.42 | 66.96 | 67.42 | |
| 10 | Mustafa Tan | Turkey | 64.58 | 63.94 | 60.78 | 64.58 | |
| 11 | Stipe Žunić | Croatia | 62.36 | 62.38 | 62.44 | 62.44 | |
| 12 | Alexandru Craescu | Romania | 58.69 | 60.83 | x | 60.83 | |
| 13 | Joni Kaartinen | Sweden | 60.66 | x | x | 60.66 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Estonia (2)
* Finland (2)
* Germany (2)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (1)
* Latvia (2)
* Lithuania (1)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (1)
* South Korea (1)
* Sweden (2)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United States (1)
* Uzbekistan (1)