In August, the 'golden boy' of Indian athletics, Neeraj Chopra, secured the silver medal in the javelin throw at the Paris 2024 Olympics, thereby winning medals in consecutive Summer Games.
Neeraj had earlier won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 games and is known for his consistency, as he is currently ranked second best in the world in Men's javelin throw.
He finished second with a best throw of 89.45m at the Olympic games, only behind an Olympic-record throw from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who breached the 90 metre mark, at 92.97m.
In the recent Lausanne Diamond League 2024 in Switzerland, India's Neeraj once again finished second with a best throw in his fifth attempt at 89.45, which was his season best.
However, he had to settle for a silver medal against as Anderson Peters, who breached the 90m mark won the first place.
In this article, The Sporting News looks at the Indian javelin thrower's personal best throw in his career so far.
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What is Neeraj Chopra's personal best throw in his javelin throw career so far?
In his javelin throw career so far, India's Neeraj Chopra has been unable to breach the 90m mark.
When he won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, he was able to secure the gold medal with a throw of 87.58, however, the competition has only got more intense since then.
In his last two competitions, at the Paris Olympics 2024 and in the recent Lausanne Diamond League, he was missed out on the gold medal as the winner had breached the 90m mark.
Neeraj Chopra's personal best throw in his career came at the Olympiastadion, Stockholm, in Sweden on June 2022, where he finished with a throw of 89.94m.
Neeraj Chopra's personal best throws (top five)
| Rank | Throw | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 89.94m | Stockholm Diamond League 2022 (Sweden) |
| 2 | 89.49m | Lausanne Diamond League 2024 (Switzerland) |
| 3 | 89.45m | Paris Olympics 2024 finals (France) |
| 4 | 89.34m | Paris Olympics 2024 qualifiers (France) |
| 5 | 89.30 | Paavo Nurmi Games 2022 in Turku (Finland) |
How did Neeraj Chopra secure a silver medal at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024?
India's Neeraj Chopra was languishing just outside the podium finish, in fourth place at the end of his fourth attempt.
With a throw of 85.58m in his fifth attempt, he jumped to third place. However, he saved his best for the last - on the sixth and final attempt, he recorded his season best throw of 89.49m, surpassing Germany's Julian Weber to second place.
Grenada's Anderson Peters won the gold medal with a best throw of 90.61m
| Attempt | Throw (in meters) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 82.10m |
| 2 | 83.21m |
| 3 | 83.13m |
| 4 | 82.34m |
| 5 | 85.58m |
| 6 | 89.49m |
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