Olympics 2024 Javelin Throw Final: Who Finished on The Podium With Neeraj Chopra in Tokyo 2020?

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India's Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra will aim for a second successive Olympic gold when he competes in the men's javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday (August 8).

Chopra, who scripted history in Tokyo 2020 Games with the first-ever gold for India in athletics, started off his campaign in Paris with a monstrous 89.34m throw to qualify for the final in his very first attempt in the qualification round on Tuesday (August 6).

The Indian athlete will be joined in the final by several competitiors, who shared the field three years ago in Tokyo. Here is a look at the 12 athletes who qualified for the men's javelin throw final at Paris Olympic Games:

Paris Olympics 2024 men's javelin throw finals qualified athletes

• Neeraj Chopra (India) - 89.34m (Season Best)
• Anderson Peters (Grenada) - 88.63m (Season Best)
• Julian Weber (Germany) - 87.76m
• Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) - 86.59m (Season Best)
• Julius Yego (Kenya) - 85.97m (Season Best)
• Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil) - 85.91m (Area Record)
• Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) - 85.63m
• Toni Keränen (Finland) - 85.27m (Personal Best)
• Andrian Mardare (Moldova) - 84.13m (Season Best)
• Oliver Helander (Finland) - 83.81m
• Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) - 83.02m
• Lassi Etelätalo (Finland) - 82.91m

Only six athletes who qualified for the Tokyo 2020 final will be competing in the Paris 2024 final. Here is a look at the name of the javelin throwers and the medallists from three years ago:

Who are the Tokyo 2020 men's javelin throw finalists competing in Paris 2024 final?

India's Neeraj Chopra, Czechia's Jakub Vadlejch, Finland's Lassi Etelatalo, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, Moldova's Andrian Mardare and Germany's Julian Weber are the six athletes from Tokyo 2020 final competing in Paris 2024 final.

Who finished on the podium in men's javelin throw along with Neeraj Chopra in Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

Chopra clinched the gold medal in Tokyo 2020 with a best throw of 87.58m, while Czech Republic duo of Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely grabbed the other two medals. Vadlejch won the silver with a 86.67m throw, and his compatriot Vesely took home bronze with a 85.44m throw in the final on August 7, 2021.