How close is Neeraj Chopra to 90m mark? Full list of javelin throws upto Lausanne Diamond League, best performances, year-wise progression

After the men’s javelin throw event at the Lausanne Diamond League, Sportstar tracks all the throws Neeraj Chopra has made since his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

India’s Neeraj Chopra in action during the men’s javelin throw at the Lausanne Diamond League. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Neeraj Chopra registered a season-best 89.49m with his final throw to finish second in the javelin final at the Lausanne Diamond League on Thursday.

The 26-year-old has come to the meet after winning the silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, landing the javelin at a then season-best distance of 89.45m.

Neeraj was expected to pull out of the Lausanne leg due to a groin injury but opted to continue with the season, while his competitor and gold-medallist at the Paris Games, Arshad Nadeem, did not take part in the competition.

Paris Olympics bronze medallist Anderson Peters finished first with a Meet Record of 90.61m breaking the previous record of 90.16 set by Keshorn Walcott in 2015.

Year	Event	Position	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Throw 4	Throw 5	Throw 6
2022	Paavo Nurmi Games, Finland	2nd	86.92	89.30	X	X	X	85.85
2022	Kuortane Games, Finland	1st	86.69	X	X	-	-	-
2022	Stockholm Diamond League	2nd	89.94	84.37	87.46	84.77	86.67	86.84
2022	World Championships, Eugen (Q)	-	88.39	-	-	-	-	-
2022	World Championships, Eugene	2nd	X	82.39	86.37	88.13	-	-
2022	Lausanne Diamond League	1st	89.08	85.18	-	X	-	80.04
2022	Diamond League Final, Zurich	1st	X	88.44	88.00	86.11	87.00	83.60
2023	Diamond League, Doha	1st	88.67	86.04	85.47	X	84.37	86.52
2023	Diamond League, Lausanne	1st	X	83.52	85.04	X	87.66	84.15
2023	World Championships, Budapest (Q)	-	88.77	-	-	-	-	-
2023	World Championships, Budapest	1st	X	88.17	86.32	86.64	87.73	83.96
2023	Diamond League, Zurich	2nd	80.79	X	X	85.22	X	85.71
2023	Diamond League Final, Eugene	2nd	X	83.80	81.37	X	80.74	80.90
2023	Asian Games	1st	82.38	84.49	X	88.88	80.80	X
2024	Diamond League, Doha	2nd	X	84.93	86.24	86.18	82.28	88.36
2024	Federation Cup, Bhubaneswar	1st	82	X	81.29	82.27	-	-
2024	Paavo Nurmi Games, Finland	1st	83.62	83.45	85.97	82.21	X	82.97
2024	Paris 2024 Olympics	2nd	X	89.45	X	X	X	X

What are Neeraj Chopra’s top 5 throws?

• 89.94m - Diamond League, Stockholm
• 89.49m - Diamond League, Lausanne (2024)
• 89.45m - Paris Olympics (Final)
• 89.34m - Paris Olympics (Qualification)
• 89.30m - Paavo Nurmi Games

What are Neeraj Chopra’s year-wise best throws?

• 2024 - 89.49m at Lausanne Diamond League
• 2023 - 88.88m at Asian Games, Hangzhou
• 2022 - 89.94m at Diamond League, Stockholm
• 2021 - 88.07m at Federation Cup, Patiala
• 2020 - 87.86m at ACNW League Meeting, Potchefstroom