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{{Infobox athletics event
|event= Javelin throw
|image= [[File:Thomas Röhler 2011.jpg|260px]]
|caption= German javelin thrower [[Thomas Röhler]] in 2011
|WRmen= {{flagicon|CZ}} [[Jan Železný]] {{T&FcalcR|98.48}} (1996)
|ORmen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Arshad Nadeem]] {{T&FcalcR|92.97}} (2024)}}
|CRmen= {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Železný]] {{T&FcalcR|92.80}} (2001)
|WRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Barbora Špotáková]] {{T&FcalcR|72.28}} (2008)}}
|ORwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Osleidys Menéndez]] {{T&FcalcR|71.53}} (2004)}}
|CRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Osleidys Menéndez]] {{T&FcalcR|71.70}} (2005)}}|WU20Rmen={{nowrap|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Neeraj Chopra]] {{T&FcalcR|86.48}} (2016)}}|WU20Rwomen={{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yan Ziyi]] {{T&FcalcR|71.74}} (2026)}}}}

The '''javelin throw''' is a [[track and field]] event where the [[javelin]], a [[spear]] about {{convert|2.5|m|abbr=on}} in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains [[momentum]] by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's [[decathlon]] and the women's [[heptathlon]].

==History==
{{See also|History of physical training and fitness}}
[[File:Attic red-figure cup - javelin thrower (Berlin Ant F 2728).jpg|thumb|Javelin thrower on an Athenian [[Red-figure pottery|red-figure]] cup, 5th century BCE ([[Antikensammlung Berlin|Berlin Antikensammlung]] F 2728)]]
The javelin throw was added to the [[Ancient Olympic Games]] as part of the [[pentathlon]] in 708&nbsp;BC.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2022 |title=From weapon of war to Olympic sport: A glance at javelin throw's history |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/javelin-throw-history |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref> It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong (''[[Amentum|ankyle]]'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', a leather strap around the shaft, so when they released the javelin, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greek Javelin |url=https://healthandfitnesshistory.com/ancient-fitness-tools/greek-javelin/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Health and Fitness History |language=en-US}}</ref>

Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in [[Germany]] and [[Sweden]] in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin, and throwing them for distance became a common event there and in [[Finland]] in the 1880s. The rules continued to evolve over the next decades; originally, javelins were thrown with no run-up, and holding them by the grip at the center of gravity was not always mandatory. Limited run-ups were introduced in the late 1890s, and soon developed into the modern unlimited run-up.<ref name="jukola">{{cite book |title=Huippu-urheilun historia |year=1935 |publisher=[[Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö]] |author=Jukola, Martti |language=fi}}</ref>{{rp|435–436}}

Sweden's [[Eric Lemming]], who threw his first world best (49.32 metres) in 1899 and ruled the event from 1902 to 1912, was the first dominant javelin thrower.<ref name="jukola"/>{{rp|436,441}}<ref name="synty">{{cite book |title=Urheilulajien synty |author1=Kanerva, Juha |author2=Tikander, Vesa |isbn=9789518513455 |publisher=Teos |language=fi}}</ref>{{rp|478}} When the men's javelin was introduced as an Olympic discipline at the [[Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906 Intercalated Games]], Lemming won by almost nine metres and broke his own world record; Sweden swept the first four places, as Finland's best throwers were absent and the event had yet to become popular in any other country.<ref name="jukola"/>{{rp|437}} Though challenged by younger talents, Lemming repeated as Olympic champion in 1908 and 1912; his eventual best mark (62.32&nbsp;m, thrown after the 1912 Olympics) was the first javelin world record to be officially ratified by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]].<ref name="jukola"/>{{rp|436–441}}<ref name=iaaf>
{{cite web
 |title       = 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009.
 |url         = http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf
 |publisher   = IAAF Media & Public Relations Department
 |location    = Monte Carlo
 |pages       = Pages 546, 559
 |year        = 2009
 |access-date  = 5 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629134819/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf
 |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}
</ref>
[[File:Julius Saaristo 1912b.jpg|thumb|upright=.6|[[Julius Saaristo]] in [[1912 Summer Olympics]]]]
In the late 19th and early 20th century, most javelin competitions were two-handed; the implement was thrown with the right hand and separately with the left hand, and the best marks for each hand were added together. Competitions for the better hand only were less common, though not unknown.<ref name="synty" /> At the Olympics, a both-hands contest was held only once, in [[Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's two handed javelin throw|1912]]; Finland swept the medals, ahead of Lemming.<ref name="jukola"/>{{rp|441}} After that, this version of the javelin rapidly faded into obscurity, together with similar variations of the shot and the discus; Sweden's [[Yngve Häckner]], with his total of 114.28&nbsp;m from 1917, was the last official both-hands world record holder.<ref name="cat">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402182341/http://www.fcatletisme.cat/Ctecnic/documentacio/modelstecnics/12_JAVELINA_2011.pdf |archive-date= 2 April 2015 |url=http://www.fcatletisme.cat/Ctecnic/documentacio/modelstecnics/12_JAVELINA_2011.pdf |title=Part III: Llançaments – Tema 12 Javelina |author=Vélez Blasco, Miguel |language=ca |publisher=Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya / Federació Catalana d'Atletisme |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Another early variant was the freestyle javelin, in which holding the javelin by the grip at the center of gravity was not mandatory; such a [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle javelin throw|freestyle competition]] was held at the 1908 Olympics, but it was dropped from the program after that.<ref name="synty"/>{{rp|478}} Hungary's [[Mór Kóczán]] used a freestyle end grip to break the 60-metre barrier in 1911, a year before Lemming and [[Julius Saaristo]] first did so with a regular grip.<ref name="jukola"/>{{rp|440}}<ref name="wrp">{{cite web |url=http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/Progression-of-IAAF-World-Records-2015/projet/IAAF-WRPB-2015.pdf |title=IAAF World Records Progression |edition=2015 |author1=Hymans, Richard |author2=Matrahazi, Imre |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref>{{rp|214}}

The first known women's javelin marks were recorded in Finland in 1909.<ref name="iaaf9427"/> Originally, women threw the same implement as men; a lighter, shorter javelin for women was introduced in the 1920s. Women's javelin throw was added to the Olympic program in 1932; [[Babe Didrikson Zaharias|Mildred "Babe" Didrikson]] of the United States became the first champion.<ref name="synty"/>{{rp|479}}

For a long time, javelins were made of solid wood, typically birch, with a steel tip. The hollow, highly aerodynamic Held javelin, invented by American thrower [[Bud Held]] and developed and manufactured by his brother Dick, was introduced in the 1950s; the first Held javelins were also wooden with steel tips, but later models were made entirely of metal.<ref name="synty"/>{{rp|478–479}}<ref name="iaaf9427">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606232418/http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid%3D9427.html |url=http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid=9427.html |archive-date= 6 June 2012 |publisher=IAAF |title=Javelin Throw – Introduction |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1955/06/06/602157/track |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=6 June 1955 |title=Track: A Salute to the Javelin And Its Practitioners—One of Whom, Bud Held, Is Showing Those Finns A Thing Or Two |access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> These new javelins flew further, but were also less likely to land neatly point first; as a response to the increasingly frequent flat or ambiguously flat landings, experiments with modified javelins started in the early 1980s. The resulting designs, which made flat landings much less common and reduced the distances thrown, became official for men starting in April 1986 and for women in April 1999, and the world records (then 104.80&nbsp;m by [[Uwe Hohn]], and 80.00&nbsp;m by [[Petra Felke]]) were reset.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coachr.org/javrevision.htm |title=Why did the senior javelin specification have to be changed? |author=Bremicher, Erick |access-date=22 May 2015 |archive-date=23 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923001604/http://www.coachr.org/javrevision.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The current ({{as of|2017|lc=y}}) men's world record is held by [[Jan Železný]] at 98.48&nbsp;m (1996); [[Barbora Špotáková]] holds the women's world record at 72.28&nbsp;m (2008).

Of the 69 Olympic medals that have been awarded in the men's javelin, 32 have gone to competitors from Norway, Sweden or Finland. Finland is the only nation to have swept the medals at a currently recognized official Olympics, and has done so twice, in 1920 and 1932, in addition to its 1912 sweep in the two-handed javelin; in 1920 Finland swept the first four places, which is no longer possible as only three entrants per country are allowed. Finland has, however, never been nearly as successful in the women's javelin.<ref name="synty"/>{{rp|479}}

The javelin throw has been part of the [[decathlon]] since the decathlon was introduced in the early 1910s; the all-around, an earlier ten-event contest of American origin, did not include the javelin throw. The javelin was also part of some (though not all) of the many early forms of women's pentathlon and has always been included in the [[heptathlon]] after it replaced the pentathlon in 1981.<ref name="iaafst7">IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events, pp. 7–10.</ref>

==Rules and competitions==
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The size, shape, minimum weight, and center of gravity of the javelin are all defined by [[World Athletics]] rules. In international competition, men throw a javelin between {{convert|2.6|and|2.7|m|abbr=on}} in length and {{convert|800|g|abbr=on}} in weight, and women throw a javelin between {{convert|2.2|and|2.3|m|abbr=on}} in length and {{convert|600|g|abbr=on}} in weight. The javelin has a grip, about {{convert|150|mm|abbr=on}} wide, made of cord and located at the javelin's center of gravity ({{convert|0.9|to|1.06|m|abbr=on}}) from the javelin tip for the men's javelin and {{convert|0.8|to|0.92|m|abbr=on}} from the javelin tip for the women's javelin.

[[File:Matti Järvinen.jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[Matti Järvinen (javelin)|Matti Järvinen]] throwing the javelin at the 1932 Olympics]]

Unlike the other throwing events ([[shot put]], [[discus]], and [[Hammer throw|hammer]]), the technique used to throw the javelin is dictated by World Athletics rules and "non-orthodox" techniques are not permitted. The javelin must be held at its grip and thrown overhand, over the athlete's shoulder or upper arm. Further, the athlete is prohibited from turning completely around or starting with their back facing the direction of the throw. This prevents athletes from attempting to spin and hurl the javelin sidearm in the style of a [[discus throw]]. This rule was put in place when a group of athletes began experimenting with a spin technique referred to as "free style". On 24 October 1956, [[Pentti Saarikoski (athlete)|Pentti Saarikoski]] threw {{T&Fcalc|99.52}}<ref>Pentti Saarikosk</ref> using the technique holding the end of the javelin. Officials were so afraid of the out of control nature of the technique that the practice was banned through these rule specifications.

Instead of being confined to a circle, javelin throwers have a runway {{convert|4|m|abbr=on}} wide and at least {{convert|30|m|abbr=on}} in length, ending in an {{cvt|8|m}} radius ''throwing arc'' from which their throw is measured; athletes typically use this distance to gain momentum in a "run-up" to their throw. Like the other throwing events, the competitor may not leave the throwing area (the runway) until after the implement lands. The need to come to a stop behind the throwing arc limits both how close the athlete can come to the line before the release as well as the maximum speed achieved at the time of release.

The javelin is thrown towards a 28.96º [[circular sector]] that is centered on the center point of the throwing arc. The angle of the throwing sector (28.96º) provides sector boundaries that are easy to construct and lay out on a field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pntf.org/officials/ivars/Throwing_Event_Sector_Angles_Rev_F1.pdf |title=Laying Out Sector Angles for the Track and Field Throwing Events |author=<!--Not stated--> |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=USA Track & Field Pacific Northwest}}</ref> A throw is only legal if the tip of the javelin lands within this sector, and is the first part of the javelin to strike the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Javelin Throw|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/disciplines/throws/javelin-throw|access-date=2021-01-22|website=World Athletics |language=en}}</ref> The distance of the throw is measured from the throwing arc to the point where the tip of the javelin landed, rounded down to the nearest centimetre.

Competition rules are similar to other throwing events: a ''round'' consists of one attempt by each competitor in turn, and competitions typically consist of three to six rounds. The competitor with the longest single legal throw (over all rounds) is the winner; in case of a tie, the competitors' second-longest throws are also considered. Competitions involving large numbers of athletes sometimes use a ''cut'' whereby all competitors compete in the first three rounds but only those who are currently among the top eight or have achieved some minimum distances are permitted to attempt to improve on their distance in additional rounds (typically three).

The javelin is almost always thrown outdoors, though it is rarely thrown [[indoor track|indoors]]. The world record for men's indoor javelin throw is {{convert|85.78|m}} by [[Matti Närhi]] in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Undercover javelin |work= SPIKES |publisher=World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/spikes/news/finland-indoor-javelin |access-date=2024-05-17 |date=29 Jan 2015 }}</ref>

===Javelin redesigns===
{{see also|Timeline of changes in the sport of athletics}}
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1984-0513-018, Uwe Hohn.jpg|thumb|[[Uwe Hohn]] (pictured in 1984) holds the "eternal world record" with a throw of 104.80&nbsp;m, as a new type of javelin (less debate of landing spot, less danger of reaching the spectators) was implemented in 1986.]]
On 1 April 1986, the men's javelin ({{convert|800|g|lbs|sigfig=3|lk=on}}) was redesigned by the governing body (the [[IAAF]] Technical Committee). They decided to change the rules for javelin design because of the increasingly frequent flat landings and the resulting discussions and protests when these attempts were declared valid or invalid by competition judges. The world record had also crept up to a potentially dangerous level, {{convert|104.80|m|abbr=on}} by [[Uwe Hohn]]. With throws exceeding 100 metres, it was becoming difficult to safely stage the competition within the confines of a stadium infield. The javelin was redesigned so that the [[centre of gravity]] was moved {{convert|4|cm|abbr=on}} forward. In addition, the surface area in front of centre of gravity was reduced, while the surface area behind the centre of gravity was increased. This had an effect similar to that produced by the feathers on an arrow. The javelin turns into the [[relative wind]]. This relative wind appears to originate from the ground as the javelin descends, thus the javelin turns to face the ground. As the javelin turns into the wind less lift is generated, reducing the flight distance by around 10% but also causing the javelin to stick in the ground more consistently. In 1999, the women's javelin ({{convert|600|g|lbs|sigfig=3}}) was similarly redesigned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofjavelin.com/posts/physics-javelin-designs-whats-the-significance/|title=Physics: Javelin Designs, what's the significance? |work=World of Javelin |last1=Johan |date=March 28, 2009 |access-date=27 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160908/http://www.worldofjavelin.com/posts/physics-javelin-designs-whats-the-significance/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Modifications that manufacturers made to recover some of the lost distance, by increasing tail drag (using holes, rough paint or dimples), were forbidden at the end of 1991 and performances made using implements with such modifications removed from the record books. [[Seppo Räty]] had achieved a world record of {{convert|96.96|m|abbr=on}} in 1991 with such a design, but this record was nullified.

===Weight rules by age group===
The weight of the javelin in the [[Under-20 athletics|Under-20]] category is the same as the [[Open class (track and field)|senior]] level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athleticsdirect.co.uk/throwing-weight-rules-1/|title=Throwing Weight Rules per Age Group |publisher=Athletics Direct |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
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|-
| || colspan=1 bgcolor=lightblue|'''Men''' ||colspan=2 bgcolor=pink|'''Women'''
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|U14|| colspan="2"| {{cvt|400|g|oz}} 
|-
|U16|| {{cvt|600|g|lboz}}|| rowspan="2"| {{cvt|500|g|lboz}}
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|[[Under-18 athletics|U18]]|| {{cvt|700|g|lboz}} 
|-
|[[Under-20 athletics|Junior (U20)]] ||rowspan="3"| {{cvt|800|g|lboz}} || rowspan="3"|{{cvt|600|g|lboz}}
|-
|[[Open class (track and field)|Senior]]  
|-
|35–49 
|-
|50–74 || bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=1| || {{cvt|500|g|lboz}}
|-
|50–59 ||{{cvt|700|g|lboz}}|| bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=1|
|-
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|70–79 ||{{cvt|500|g|lboz}} || bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=1| 
|-
|75+ || bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=1| || {{cvt|400|g|lboz}}
|-
|80+ || {{cvt|400|g|lboz}} || bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=1| 
|}

==Technique and training==
Unlike other throwing events, javelin allows the competitor to build speed over a considerable distance. In addition, the core and upper body strength is necessary to deliver the implement, javelin throwers benefit from the agility and athleticism typically associated with running and jumping events. Thus, the athletes share more physical characteristics with sprinters than with others, although they still need the skill of heavier throwing athletes.

Traditional free-weight training is often used by javelin throwers. Metal-rod exercises and resistance band exercises can be used to train a similar action to the javelin throw to increase power and intensity. Without proper strength and flexibility, throwers can become extremely injury prone, especially in the shoulder and elbow. Core stability can help in the transference of physical power and force from the ground through the body to the javelin. Stretching and sprint training are used to enhance the speed of the athlete at the point of release, and subsequently, the speed of the javelin. At release, a javelin can reach speeds approaching 113&nbsp;km/h (70&nbsp;mph).

The javelin throw consists of three separate phases: the run-up, the transition, and the delivery. During each phase, the position of the javelin changes while the thrower changes his or her muscle recruitment. In the run-up phase as author Luann Voza states, "your arm is bent and kept close to your head, keeping the javelin in alignment with little to no arm movement".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsrec.com/281327-describe-sequence-arm-muscle-movements-throwing-javelin.html|title=Describe the Sequence of Arm Muscle Movements in Throwing a Javelin|date=February 21, 2019|author=Luann Voza|website=SportsRec|language=en|access-date=2019-02-24}}</ref> This allows the thrower's bicep to contract, flexing the elbow. In order for the javelin to stay up high, the thrower's deltoid flexes. In the transition phase, the thrower's "back muscles contract" as "the javelin is brought back in alignment with the shoulder with the thrower's palm up".<ref name=":0" /> This, according to Voza, "stretches your pectoral, or chest, muscles. From there, a stretch reflex, an involuntary contraction of your chest, helps bring your throwing arm forward with increased force".<ref name=":0" /> During the final phase, the rotation of the shoulders initiates the release, which then "transfers movement through the triceps muscles, wrists and fingers to extend the throwing arm forward to release the javelin".<ref name=":0" />

==Culture==
[[File:A mens and womens javelin.png|thumb|right|60px|A women's (600-g, left) and men's (800-g, right) javelin.]]
In 1994, [[Michael Torke]] composed ''[[Javelin (Torke)|Javelin]]'', [[commission (art)|commissioned]] by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games in celebration of the [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]]'s 50th anniversary season, in conjunction with the [[1996 Summer Olympics]].

Javelin throwers have been selected as a main motif in numerous collectors' coins. One of the recent samples is the €5 Finnish [[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Finland)#2005 coinage|10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics commemorative coin]], minted in 2005 to commemorate the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics]]. On the obverse of the coin, a javelin thrower is depicted. On the reverse, legs of hurdle runners with the [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]] tower in the background can be seen.

==Area records==
*Updated 23 May 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/javelin-throw/outdoor/men |title=Men's Javelin Throw {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=11 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/javelin-throw/outdoor/women |title=Women's Javelin Throw {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=23 May 2026}}</ref>
{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable defaultleft col3center col6center"
|-
!scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2| Area
!scope="colgroup" colspan=3| Men
!scope="colgroup" colspan=3| Women
|-
!scope="col"| Mark
!scope="col"| Season
!scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Mark
!scope="col"| Season
!scope="col"| Athlete
|-
!scope="row"| [[List of world records in athletics|World]]
| '''{{T&FcalcR|98.48}}''' || 1996 || {{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|CZE}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|72.28}}''' || 2008 || {{flagathlete|[[Barbora Špotáková]]|CZE}}
|-
!colspan=7| Area records
|-
!scope="row"| [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]] {{small|(''[[List of African records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|92.72}}''' || 2015 || {{flagathlete|[[Julius Yego]]|KEN}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|69.35}}''' || 2012 || {{flagathlete|[[Sunette Viljoen]]|RSA}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian Athletics|Asia]] {{small|(''[[List of Asian records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|92.97}}''' || 2024 || {{flagathlete|[[Arshad Nadeem]]|PAK}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|71.74}}''' || 2026 || {{flagathlete|[[Yan Ziyi]]|CHN}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[European Athletic Association|Europe]] {{small|(''[[List of European records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|98.48}}''' || 1996 || {{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|CZE}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|72.28}}''' || 2008 || {{flagathlete|[[Barbora Špotáková]]|CZE}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association|North, Central America<br>and Caribbean]] {{small|(''[[List of North, Central American and Caribbean records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|93.07}}''' || 2022 || {{flagathlete|[[Anderson Peters]]|GRN}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|71.70}}''' || 2005 || {{flagathlete|[[Osleidys Menéndez]]|CUB}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceania]] {{small|(''[[List of Oceanian records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|89.02}}''' || 2008 || {{flagathlete|[[Jarrod Bannister]]|AUS}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|68.92}}''' || 2018 || {{flagathlete|[[Kathryn Mitchell]]|AUS}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Atletismo Sudamericano|South America]] {{small|(''[[List of South American records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|91.00}}''' || 2025 || {{flagathlete|[[Luiz Maurício da Silva]]|BRA}}
| '''{{T&FcalcR|66.70}}''' || 2024 || {{flagathlete|[[Flor Ruiz]]|COL}}
|}

==All-time top 25 (current models)==
{{See also|Men's javelin throw world record progression|Women's javelin throw world record progression}}
{| style="wikitable"
|Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''javelin throw marks''' and the top 25 '''athletes''':
|-
| style="background: #f6F5CE" |''- denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25 '''javelin throw marks'''''
|-
|''- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 '''javelin throw marks''', by repeat athletes''
|-
| style="background: #CCFFCC" |''- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25 javelin throw marks''
|}

===Men===
*Correct as of August 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Javelin Throw – men – senior – outdoor|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/throws/javelin-throw/outdoor/men/senior|access-date=2021-06-08|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Men's javelin|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mjaveok.htm|access-date=2022-09-13|website=alltime-athletics.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Mark !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|1 || align=center|1 || {{T&FcalcR|98.48}} || [[Jan Železný]] || {{CZE}} || 25 May 1996 || [[Jena]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|2 || align=center|2 || {{T&FcalcR|97.76}} || [[Johannes Vetter]] || {{GER}} || 6 September 2020 || [[Chorzów]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Vetter threatens javelin world record with 97.76m throw in Silesia|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/johannes-vetter-9776-silesia-continental-tour|publisher=World Athletics|author=Bob Ramsak|date=6 September 2020|access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=7| || align=center|3 || {{T&FcalcR|96.29}} || ''Vetter #2'' || rowspan=7| || 29 May 2021 || [[Chorzów]] || 
|-
| align=center|4 || {{T&FcalcR|95.66}} || ''Železný #2'' || 29 August 1993 || [[Sheffield]] || 
|- 
| align=center|5 || {{T&FcalcR|95.54}} {{AthAbbr|A}} || ''Železný #3'' || 6 April 1993 || [[Pietersburg]] || 
|-
| align=center|6 || {{T&FcalcR|94.64}} || ''Železný #4'' || 31 May 1996 || [[Ostrava]] || 
|-
| align=center|7 || {{T&FcalcR|94.44}} || ''Vetter #3'' || 11 July 2017 || [[Luzern]] || 
|-
| align=center|8 || {{T&FcalcR|94.20}} || ''Vetter #4'' || 19 May 2021 || [[Ostrava]] || 
|-
| align=center|9 || {{T&FcalcR|94.02}} || ''Železný #5'' || 26 March 1997 || [[Stellenbosch]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|3 || align=center|10 || {{T&FcalcR|93.90}} || [[Thomas Röhler]] || {{GER}} || 5 May 2017 || [[Doha]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/DOHA2017/PDF_RE0880040.PDF?h=he6w/LRN/CArZu80tTaXrwZlPqc=|website=sportresult.com|date=5 May 2017|access-date=5 May 2017|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827072536/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD/DOHA2017/PDF_RE0880040.PDF?h=he6w/LRN/CArZu80tTaXrwZlPqc=|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3| || align=center|11 || {{T&FcalcR|93.88}} || ''Vetter #5'' || rowspan=3| || 18 August 2017 || [[Thum]] || 
|-
| align=center|12 || {{T&FcalcR|93.59}} || ''Vetter #6'' || 26 June 2021 || [[Kuortane]] || 
|- 
| align=center|13 || {{T&FcalcR|93.20}} || ''Vetter #7'' || 21 May 2021 || [[Dessau]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|4 || align=center|14 || {{T&FcalcR|93.09}} || [[Aki Parviainen]] || {{FIN}} || 26 June 1999 || [[Kuortane]] ||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|5 || align=center|15 || {{T&FcalcR|93.07}} || [[Anderson Peters]] || {{GRN}} || 13 May 2022 || [[Doha]] || <ref name="Doha2022">{{Cite news|title=Peters prevails in javelin thriller at windy Diamond League debut in Doha|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/ooredoo-doha-meeting-peters-dos-santos-thomas|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=14 May 2022|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|6 || align=center|16
|{{T&FcalcR|92.97}}
|[[Arshad Nadeem]]
| {{PAK}}
|8 August 2024
|[[Stade de France|Saint-Denis]]
|<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Olympics 2024 - Men's Javelin Throw Final Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/athletics/men-s-javelin-throw/fnl-000100--}}</ref>
|-
| || align=center|17 || {{T&FcalcR|92.80}} || ''Železný #6'' || || 12 August 2001 || [[Edmonton]] ||  
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|7 || align=center|18 || {{T&FcalcR|92.72}} || [[Julius Yego]] || {{KEN}} || 26 August 2015 || [[Beijing]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/men/javelin-throw/final/series#resultheader|publisher=IAAF|date=26 August 2015|access-date=26 August 2015|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813011622/https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/men/javelin-throw/final/series#resultheader|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| || align=center|19 || {{T&FcalcR|92.70}} || ''Vetter #8'' || || 11 March 2018 || [[Leiria]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|8 || align=center|20 || {{T&FcalcR|92.61}} || [[Sergey Makarov (javelin thrower)|Sergey Makarov]] || {{RUS}} || 30 June 2002 || [[Sheffield]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|9 || align=center|21 || {{T&FcalcR|92.60}} || [[Raymond Hecht]] || {{GER}} || 14 August 1996 || [[Zurich]] || 
|-
| rowspan=4| || align=center|22 || {{T&FcalcR|92.42}} || ''Železný #7'' || rowspan=4| || 28 May 1997 || [[Ostrava]] || 
|-
| align=center|23 || {{T&FcalcR|92.41}} || ''Parviainen #2'' || 24 June 2001 || [[Vaasa]] || 
|- 
| rowspan=2 align=center|24 || rowspan=2|{{T&FcalcR|92.28}} || ''Železný #8'' || 9 September 1995 || [[Monaco]] || 
|-
| ''Hecht #2'' || 14 August 1996 || [[Zurich]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|10
| rowspan="16" |
|{{T&FcalcR|92.06}}
|[[Andreas Hofmann (athlete)|Andreas Hofmann]]
|{{GER}}
|2 June 2018
|[[Offenburg]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Hofmann improves to 92.06m in Offenburg|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=hofmann-improves-06m-offenburg/index.html|publisher=European Athletics|date=3 June 2018|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |11
|{{T&FcalcR|91.69}}
|[[Konstadinós Gatsioúdis]]
|{{GRE}}
|24 June 2000
|[[Kuortane]]
|
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|12
|{{T&FcalcR|91.59}}
|[[Andreas Thorkildsen]]
|{{NOR}}
|2 June 2006
|[[Oslo]]
|
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|13
|{{T&FcalcR|91.53}}
|[[Tero Pitkämäki]]
|{{FIN}}
|26 June 2005
|[[Kuortane]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |14
|{{T&FcalcR|91.51}}
|[[Julian Weber]]
|{{GER}}
|28 August 2025
|[[Letzigrund|Zurich]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/zurich/ATHMJAVELIN-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73I2_1.0.PDF|website=azureedge.net|date=28 August 2025|access-date=30 August 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|15
|{{T&FcalcR|91.46}}
|[[Steve Backley]]
|{{GBR2}}
|25 January 1992
|[[Auckland]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/e-inspire/hall-of-fame-athletes/steve-backley/|title=British Athletics Official WebsiteSteve Backley|author=British Athletics|work=britishathletics.org.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150923104758/http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/e-inspire/hall-of-fame-athletes/steve-backley/|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|16
|{{T&FcalcR|91.36}}
|[[Cheng Chao-tsun]]
|{{TPE}}
|26 August 2017
|[[Taipei]]
|<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=UNIVERSIADE: Taiwan's Cheng wins record-breaking gold in javelin|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201708260019.aspx|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=26 August 2017|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826234427/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201708260019.aspx|archive-date=26 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|17
|{{T&FcalcR|91.29}}
|[[Breaux Greer]]
|{{USA}}
|21 June 2007
|[[Indianapolis]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |18
|{{T&FcalcR|91.00}}
|[[Luiz Maurício da Silva]]
|{{BRA}}
|3 August 2025
|[[São Paulo]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Luiz Maurício da Silva destrói recorde brasileiro e faz marca que seria prata em Paris |url=https://www.olimpiadatododia.com.br/atletismo/698819-luiz-mauricio-recorde-sulamericano-dardo/ |publisher=OlimpiadadTodoDia|author=Gabriel Gentile|language=Portuguese |date=3 August 2025 |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |19
|{{T&FcalcR|90.88}}
|[[Jakub Vadlejch]]
|{{CZE}}
|13 May 2022
|[[Doha]]
|<ref name="Doha2022" />
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |20
|{{T&FcalcR|90.82}}
|[[Kimmo Kinnunen]]
|{{FIN}}
|26 August 1991
|[[Tokyo]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |21
|{{T&FcalcR|90.73}}
|[[Vadims Vasiļevskis]]
|{{LAT}}
|22 July 2007
|[[Tallinn]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
|{{T&FcalcR|90.61}}
|[[Magnus Kirt]]
|{{EST}}
|22 June 2019
|[[Kuortane]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kirt extends world lead in the javelin to 90.61m in Kuortane|url=https://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=kirt-extends-world-lead-the-javelin-61m-kuortane/index.html|publisher=European Athletics|date=22 June 2019|access-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623210905/https://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=kirt-extends-world-lead-the-javelin-61m-kuortane/index.html|archive-date=23 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
|{{T&FcalcR|90.60}}
|[[Seppo Räty]]
|{{FIN}}
|20 July 1992
|[[Nurmijärvi]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24
|{{T&FcalcR|90.44}}
|[[Boris Henry]]
|{{GER}}
|9 July 1997
|[[Linz]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |25
|{{T&FcalcR|90.23}}
|[[Neeraj Chopra]]
|{{IND}}
|16 May 2025
|[[Doha]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-16 |title=Doha Diamond League Live Updates: Julian Weber stuns Neeraj Chopra, beats his 90.23m mark with final throw |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/javelin-neeraj-chopra-doha-diamond-league-live-updates-results-commentary-2726021-2025-05-16 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Women===
*Correct as of May 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw - Women - Senior - All Time Top Lists|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/throws/javelin-throw/all/women/senior|access-date= 23 May 2026 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Mark !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|1 || align=center|1 || {{T&FcalcR|72.28}} || [[Barbora Špotáková]] || {{CZE}} || 13 September 2008 || [[Stuttgart]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|2 || align=center|2 || {{T&FcalcR|71.74}} || [[Yan Ziyi]] || {{CHN}} || 23 May 2026 || [[Xiamen]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2026/xiamen/ATHWJAVELIN-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73I2_1.0.PDF|website=azureedge.net|access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|3 || align=center|3 || {{T&FcalcR|71.70}} || [[Osleidys Menéndez]] || {{CUB}} || 14 August 2005 || [[Helsinki]] || 
|-
| rowspan=4| || align=center|4 || {{T&FcalcR|71.58}} || ''Špotáková #2'' || rowspan=4| || 2 September 2011 || [[Daegu]] || 
|-
| align=center|5 || {{T&FcalcR|71.54}} || ''Menéndez #2'' || 1 July 2001 || [[Rethymno]] || 
|- 
| align=center|6 || {{T&FcalcR|71.53}} || ''Menéndez #3'' || 27 August 2004 || [[Athens]] || 
|-
| align=center|7 || {{T&FcalcR|71.42}} || ''Špotáková #3'' || 21 August 2008 || [[Beijing]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|4 || align=center|8 || {{T&FcalcR|71.40}} || [[Maria Andrejczyk]] || {{POL}} || 9 May 2021 || [[Split, Croatia|Split]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Rojas opens with 15.14m, Andrejczyk throws 71.40m|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/rojas-1514m-crouser-22m-plus-series|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jess Whittington|date=9 May 2021|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|5 || align=center|9 || {{T&FcalcR|70.53}} || [[Mariya Abakumova]] || {{RUS}} || 1 September 2013 || [[Berlin]] ||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|6 || align=center|10 || {{T&FcalcR|70.20}} || [[Christina Obergföll]] || {{GER}} || 23 June 2007 || [[Munich]] ||
|-
| rowspan=7| || align=center|11 || {{T&FcalcR|70.03}} || ''Obergföll #2'' || rowspan=7| || 14 August 2005 || [[Helsinki]] || 
|-
| align=center|12 || {{T&FcalcR|69.82}} || ''Menéndez #4'' ||  29 August 2001 || [[Beijing]] || 
|- 
| align=center|13 || {{T&FcalcR|69.81}} || ''Obergföll #3'' || 31 August 2008 || [[Wustermark|Elstal]] || 
|-
| align=center|14 || {{T&FcalcR|69.75}} || ''Abakumova #2'' || 25 August 2013 || [[Wustermark|Elstal]] ||
|-
| align=center|15 || {{T&FcalcR|69.57}} || ''Obergföll #4'' || 8 September 2011 || [[Zurich]] || 
|- 
| align=center|16 || {{T&FcalcR|69.55}} || ''Špotáková #4'' || 9 August 2012 || [[London]] || 
|-
| align=center|17 || {{T&FcalcR|69.53}} || ''Menéndez #5'' || 6 August 2001 || [[Edmonton]] ||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|7 || align=center|18 || {{T&FcalcR|69.48}} || [[Trine Hattestad]] || {{NOR}} || 28 July 2000 || [[Oslo]] ||
|-
| || align=center|19 || {{T&FcalcR|69.45}} || ''Špotáková #5'' || || 22 July 2011 || [[Monaco]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|8 || align=center|20 || {{T&FcalcR|69.35}} || [[Sunette Viljoen]] || {{RSA}} || 9 June 2012 || [[New York City]] ||
|-
| || align=center|21 || {{T&FcalcR|69.34}} || ''Abakumova #3'' || || 16 March 2013 || [[Castellón de la Plana|Castellón]] || 
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|9 || align=center|22 || {{T&FcalcR|69.19}} || [[Christin Hussong]] || {{GER}} || 30 May 2021 || [[Chorzów]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Vetter throws 96.29m in Silesia for third best javelin mark in history|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/vetter-9629m-silesia|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jess Whittington|date=29 May 2021|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3| || align=center|23 || {{T&FcalcR|69.15}} || ''Špotáková #6'' || rowspan=3| || 31 May 2008 || [[Zaragoza]] || 
|-
| align=center|24 || {{T&FcalcR|69.09}} || ''Abakumova #4'' || 16 August 2013 || [[Moscow]] || 
|- 
| align=center|25 || {{T&FcalcR|69.05}} || ''Obergföll #5'' || 18 August 2013 || [[Moscow]] || 
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|10
| rowspan="18" |
|{{T&FcalcR|68.92}}
|[[Kathryn Mitchell]]
|{{AUS}}
|11 April 2018
|[[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/ATH/CG2018-_ATH_C73S_ATHWJAVELIN-----------FNL-000100--.pdf|work=gc2018.com|date=11 April 2018|access-date=15 April 2018|archive-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416012805/https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/ATH/CG2018-_ATH_C73S_ATHWJAVELIN-----------FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|11
|{{T&FcalcR|68.43}}
|[[Sara Kolak]]
|{{CRO}}
|6 July 2017
|[[Lausanne]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2017/lausanne/re1880040.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514140222/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2017/lausanne/re1880040.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2019|work=sportresult.com|date=6 July 2017|access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|12
|{{T&FcalcR|68.34}}
|[[Steffi Nerius]]
|{{GER}}
|31 August 2008
|[[Wustermark|Elstal]]
|
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|13
|{{T&FcalcR|68.11}}
|[[Kara Winger]]
|{{USA}}
|2 September 2022
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Krop, Mahuchikh and Winger bounce back in Brussels with world-leading marks|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/brussels-memorial-van-damme-krop-mahuchikh-winger-fisher-mageean|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=2 September 2022|access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |14
|{{T&FcalcR|67.98}}
|[[Lü Huihui]]
|{{CHN}}
|2 August 2019
|[[Shenyang]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=National championships round-up: Mihambo leaps world-leading 7.16m in Berlin|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/german-norwegian-championships-mihambo-warhol|publisher=IAAF|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=4 August 2019|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |15
|{{T&FcalcR|67.76}}
|[[Victoria Hudson (athlete)|Victoria Hudson]]
|{{AUT}}
|28 June 2025
|[[Maribor]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7204676?eventId=10229533|website=World Athletics|access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |16
|{{T&FcalcR|67.70}}
|[[Kelsey-Lee Barber]]
|{{AUS}}
|9 July 2019
|[[Lucerne]]
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Barber and Röhler in the spotlight in Lucerne |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/spitzen-leichtathletik-lucerne-2019-barber-ro |publisher=IAAF |author=Diego Sampaolo |date=9 July 2019 |access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |17
|{{T&FcalcR|67.69}}
|[[Katharina Molitor]]
|{{GER}}
|30 August 2015
|[[Beijing]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Javelin Throw Results|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/women/javelin-throw/final/series#resultheader|publisher=IAAF|date=30 August 2015|access-date=30 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924172351/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/results/women/javelin-throw/final/series#resultheader|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |18
|{{T&FcalcR|67.67}}
|[[Sonia Bisset]]
|{{CUB}}
|6 July 2005
|[[Salamanca]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |19
|{{T&FcalcR|67.51}}
|[[Mirela Manjani]]
|{{GRE}}
|30 September 2000
|[[Sydney]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |20
|{{T&FcalcR|67.47}}
|[[Tatsiana Khaladovich]]
|{{BLR}}
|7 June 2018
|[[Oslo]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Javelin Throw Results |url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/oslo/re1880040.pdf |work=sportresult.com |date=7 June 2018 |access-date=10 June 2018 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704020511/http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/oslo/re1880040.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |21
| rowspan="2" |{{T&FcalcR|67.40}}
|[[Nikola Ogrodníková]]
|{{CZE}}
|26 May 2019
|[[Offenburg]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Results|url=https://laportal.net/Competitions/Resultoverview/1829|work=laportal.net|date=26 May 2019|access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|[[Maggie Malone]]
|{{USA}}
|17 July 2021
|[[East Stroudsburg]]
|
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|23
|{{T&FcalcR|67.38}}
|[[Haruka Kitaguchi]]
|{{JPN}}
|8 September 2023
|[[King Baudouin Stadium|Brussels]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Javelin Throw Result|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS2023/PDF_ATHWJAVELIN-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73I2.PDF?h=TksNEp9dMrAWABq1jOJkd8hRAig=|work=sportresult.com|date=8 September 2023|access-date=8 September 2023|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908191407/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS2023/PDF_ATHWJAVELIN-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73I2.PDF?h=TksNEp9dMrAWABq1jOJkd8hRAig=|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|24
|{{T&FcalcR|67.32}}
|[[Linda Stahl]]
|{{GER}}
|14 June 2014
|[[New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|25
|{{T&FcalcR|67.30}}
|[[Vera Rebrik]]
|{{RUS}}
|19 February 2016
|[[Sochi]]
|
|}

====Annulled marks====
*In 2011, [[Mariya Abakumova]] threw 71.99 metres. This performance was annulled due to doping offences.

==All-time top 5 (dimpled models 1990–1991)==

Marks set using dimpled rough-tailed javelins manufactured by several companies were nullified effective 20 September 1991.<ref name="wrp"/>{{rp|208–209}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
!Rank
!Mark
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|align="center"|96.96
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Seppo Räty]]|FIN}}
|2 June 1991
|[[Punkalaidun]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mjaveno.htm |title=Track & Field all-time performances: Men's non-legal javelin |author=Larsson, Peter |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
!2
|align="center"|91.36
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Backley]]|GBR}}
|15 September 1991
|[[Sheffield]]
|
|-
!3
|align="center"|90.84
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Raymond Hecht]]|GER}}
|8 September 1991
|[[Gengenbach]]
|
|-
!4
|align="center"|90.82
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Kimmo Kinnunen]]|FIN}}
|26 August 1991
|[[Tokyo]]
|
|-
!5
|align="center"|90.72
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|TCH}}
|10 July 1991
|[[Lausanne]]
|
|}

==All-time top 15 (old models)==

===Men===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Rank
!Mark
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|104.80
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Uwe Hohn]]|GDR}}
|21 July 1984
|[[Berlin]]
|
|-
!2
|99.72
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Petranoff]]|USA}}
|15 May 1983
|[[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]]
|
|-
!rowspan=2|3
|rowspan=2|96.72
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ferenc Paragi]]|HUN}}
|23 April 1980
|[[Tata, Hungary|Tata]]
|
|-
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Detlef Michel]]|GDR}}
|9 June 1983
|[[Berlin]]
|
|-
!5
|95.80
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Bob Roggy]]|USA}}
|29 August 1982
|[[Stuttgart]]
|
|-
!6
|95.10
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Brian Crouser]]|USA}}
|5 August 1985
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|
|-
!7
|94.58
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Miklós Németh (athlete)|Miklós Németh]]|HUN}}
|26 July 1976
|[[Montreal]]
|
|-
!8
|94.22
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Wessing]]|FRG}}
|3 August 1978
|[[Oslo]]
|
|-
!9
|94.20
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Heino Puuste]]|URS}}
|5 June 1983
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!10
|94.08
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Klaus Wolfermann]]|FRG}}
|5 May 1973
|[[Leverkusen]]
|
|-
!11
|94.06
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Duncan Atwood]]|USA}}
|26 July 1985
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|
|-
!12
|93.90
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Hannu Siitonen]]|FIN}}
|6 June 1973
|[[Helsinki]]
|
|-
!13
|93.84
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Pentti Sinersaari]]|FIN}}
|27 January 1979
|[[Auckland]]
|
|-
!14
|93.80
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jānis Lūsis]]|URS}}
|6 July 1972
|[[Stockholm]] 
|
|-
!15
|93.70
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Viktor Yevsyukov]]|URS}}
|17 July 1985
|[[Kyiv]] 
|
|}

===Women===
[[File:Tessa Sanderson-2.jpg|thumb|[[Tessa Sanderson]] appeared in every [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] from 1976 to 1996, winning the gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|javelin at the 1984 Olympics]]. She was the first Black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal, and the second [[track and field]] athlete to [[List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games|compete at six Olympics]]. Sanderson won gold medals at three [[Commonwealth Games]] and at the [[1992 IAAF World Cup]]. She set five [[List of Commonwealth records in athletics|Commonwealth records]] and ten [[List of British records in athletics|British national records]] in the javelin, as well as records at junior and [[Masters W40 javelin world record progression|masters]] levels. Sanderson had a rivalry with fellow Briton [[Fatima Whitbread]], who took the bronze in the 1984 Olympics.]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Rank
!Mark
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|80.00
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Petra Meier|Petra Felke]]|GDR}}
|8 September 1988
|[[Potsdam]]
|
|-
!2
|77.44
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Fatima Whitbread]]|GBR}}
|28 August 1986
|[[Stuttgart]]
|
|-
!3
|74.76
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Tiina Lillak]]|FIN}}
|13 June 1983
|[[Tampere]]
|
|-
!4
|74.20
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sofia Sakorafa]]|GRE}}
|26 September 1982
|[[Hania]]
|
|-
!5
|73.58
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Tessa Sanderson]]|GBR}}
|26 June 1983
|[[Edinburgh]]
|
|-
!6
|72.70
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Anna Verouli]]|GRE}}
|20 May 1984
|[[Hania]]
|
|-
!7
|72.16
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Antje Zöllkau|Antje Kempe]]|GDR}}
|5 May 1984
|[[Celje]]
|
|-
!8
|72.12
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Trine Hattestad]]|NOR}}
|10 July 1993
|[[Oslo]]
|
|-
!9
|71.88
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Antoaneta Todorova]]|BUL|1971}}
|15 August 1981
|[[Zagreb]]
|
|-
!10
|71.82
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ivonne Leal]]|CUB}}
|30 August 1985
|[[Leverkusen]]
|
|-
!11
|71.40 
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Shikolenko]]|BLR}}
|5 June 1994
|[[Sevilla]]
|
|-
!12
|71.00
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Silke Renk]]|GDR}}
|25 June 1988
|[[Rostock]]
|
|-
!13
|70.76
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Beate Koch]]|GDR}}
|22 June 1989
|[[Rostock]]
|
|-
!14
|70.42
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Zhang Li (javelin thrower, born 1961)|Zhang Li]]|CHN}}
|6 August 1990
|[[Tianjin]] 
|
|-
!15
|70.20
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Karen Forkel]]|GER}}
|9 May 1991
|[[Halle (Saale)|Halle]] 
|
|}

==Olympic medalists==
===Men===
{{Olympic medalists in men's javelin throw}}

===Women===
{{Olympic medalists in women's javelin throw}}

==World Championships medalists==
===Men===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's javelin throw}}

===Women===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's javelin throw}}

==World leading marks==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{Sticky header}}
===Men===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Mark
!scope="col"|Athlete
!scope="col"|Place
|-
!scope="row"|[[1967 in the sport of athletics|1967]]
|90.98
|{{flagathlete|[[Jānis Lūsis]]|URS}}
|[[Odesa]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1968 in the sport of athletics|1968]]
|91.98
|{{flagathlete|[[Jānis Lūsis]]|URS}}
|[[Saarijärvi]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1969 in the sport of athletics|1969]]
|92.70
|{{flagathlete|[[Jorma Kinnunen]]|FIN}}
|[[Tampere]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1970 in the sport of athletics|1970]]
|92.64
|{{flagathlete|[[Pauli Nevala]]|FIN}}
|[[Helsinki]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1971 in the sport of athletics|1971]]
|90.68
|{{flagathlete|[[Jānis Lūsis]]|URS}}
|[[Helsinki]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1972 in the sport of athletics|1972]]
|93.80
|{{flagathlete|[[Jānis Lūsis]]|URS}}
|[[Stockholm]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1973 in the sport of athletics|1973]]
|94.08
|{{flagathlete|[[Klaus Wolfermann]]|FRG}}
|[[Leverkusen]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1974 in the sport of athletics|1974]]
|89.58
|{{flagathlete|[[Hannu Siitonen]]|FIN}}
|[[Rome]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1975 in the sport of athletics|1975]]
|91.38
|{{flagathlete|[[Miklós Németh (sportsman)|Miklós Németh]]|HUN}}
|[[Budapest]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1976 in the sport of athletics|1976]]
|94.58
|{{flagathlete|[[Miklós Németh (sportsman)|Miklós Németh]]|HUN}}
|[[Montreal]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1977 in the sport of athletics|1977]]
|94.10
|{{flagathlete|[[Miklós Németh (sportsman)|Miklós Németh]]|HUN}}
|[[Stockholm]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1978 in the sport of athletics|1978]]
|94.22
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Wessing]]|FRG}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1979 in the sport of athletics|1979]]
|93.84
|{{flagathlete|[[Pentti Sinersaari]]|FIN}}
|[[Auckland]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1980 in the sport of athletics|1980]]
|96.72
|{{flagathlete|[[Ferenc Paragi]]|HUN}}
|[[Tata, Hungary|Tata]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1981 in the sport of athletics|1981]]
|92.48
|{{flagathlete|[[Detlef Michel]]|GDR}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1982 in the sport of athletics|1982]]
|95.80
|{{flagathlete|[[Bob Roggy]]|USA}}
|[[Stuttgart]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1983 in the sport of athletics|1983]]
|99.72
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Petranoff]]|USA}}
|[[Westwood, Los Angeles, California|Westwood]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1984 in the sport of athletics|1984]]
|104.80
|{{flagathlete|[[Uwe Hohn]]|GDR}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1985 in the sport of athletics|1985]]
|96.96
|{{flagathlete|[[Uwe Hohn]]|GDR}}
|[[Canberra]]
|}

A new model was introduced in 1986, and all records started fresh.

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Mark
!scope="col"|Athlete
!scope="col"|Place
|-
!scope="row"|[[1986 in the sport of athletics|1986]]
|85.74
|{{flagathlete|[[Klaus Tafelmeier]]|FRG}}
|[[Como]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1987 in the sport of athletics|1987]]
|87.66
|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|TCH}}
|[[Nitra]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1988 in the sport of athletics|1988]]
|86.88
|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|TCH}}
|[[Leverkusen]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1989 in the sport of athletics|1989]]
|87.60
|{{flagathlete|[[Kazuhiro Mizoguchi]]|JPN}}
|[[San Jose, California|San José]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1990 in the sport of athletics|1990]]
|89.58
|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Backley]]|GBR}}
|[[Stockholm]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1991 in the sport of athletics|1991]]
|90.82
|{{flagathlete|[[Kimmo Kinnunen]]|FIN}}
|[[Tokyo]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1992 in the sport of athletics|1992]]
|91.46
|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Backley]]|GBR}}
|[[Auckland]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1993 in the sport of athletics|1993]]
|95.66
|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|CZE}}
|[[Sheffield]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1994 in the sport of athletics|1994]]
|91.82
|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|CZE}}
|[[Sheffield]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1995 in the sport of athletics|1995]]
|92.60
|{{flagathlete|[[Raymond Hecht]]|GER}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1996 in the sport of athletics|1996]]
|98.48
|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|CZE}}
|[[Jena]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1997 in the sport of athletics|1997]]
|94.02
|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|CZE}}
|[[Stellenbosch]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1998 in the sport of athletics|1998]]
|90.88
|{{flagathlete|[[Aki Parviainen]]|FIN}}
|[[Tartu]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1999 in the sport of athletics|1999]]
|93.09
|{{flagathlete|[[Aki Parviainen]]|FIN}}
|[[Kuortane]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2000 in the sport of athletics|2000]]
|91.69
|{{flagathlete|[[Konstadinós Gatsioúdis]]|GRE}}
|[[Kuortane]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2001 in the sport of athletics|2001]]
|92.80
|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Železný]]|CZE}}
|[[Edmonton]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2002 in the sport of athletics|2002]]
|92.61
|{{flagathlete|[[Sergey Makarov (athlete)|Sergey Makarov]]|RUS}}
|[[Sheffield]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2003 in the sport of athletics|2003]]
|90.11
|{{flagathlete|[[Sergey Makarov (athlete)|Sergey Makarov]]|RUS}}
|[[Dessau]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2004 in the sport of athletics|2004]]
|87.73
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexandr Ivanov (athlete)|Aleksandr Ivanov]]|RUS}}
|[[Ostrava]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2005 in the sport of athletics|2005]]
|91.53
|{{flagathlete|[[Tero Pitkämäki]]|FIN}}
|[[Kuortane]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2006 in the sport of athletics|2006]]
|91.59
|{{flagathlete|[[Andreas Thorkildsen]]|NOR}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2007 in the sport of athletics|2007]]
|91.29
|{{flagathlete|[[Breaux Greer]]|USA}}
|[[Indianapolis]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2008 in the sport of athletics|2008]]
|90.57
|{{flagathlete|[[Andreas Thorkildsen]]|NOR}}
|[[Beijing]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2009 in the sport of athletics|2009]]
|91.28
|{{flagathlete|[[Andreas Thorkildsen]]|NOR}}
|[[Zurich]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2010 in the sport of athletics|2010]]
|90.37
|{{flagathlete|[[Andreas Thorkildsen]]|NOR}}
|[[Florø]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2011 in the sport of athletics|2011]]
|90.61
|{{flagathlete|[[Andreas Thorkildsen]]|NOR}}
|[[Byrkjelo]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2012 in the sport of athletics|2012]]
|88.34
|{{flagathlete|[[Vítězslav Veselý]]|CZE}}
|[[London]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2013 in the sport of athletics|2013]]
|89.03
|{{flagathlete|[[Tero Pitkämäki]]|FIN}}
|[[Bad Köstritz]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2014 in the sport of athletics|2014]]
|89.21
|{{flagathlete|[[Ihab Abdelrahman]]|EGY}}
|[[Shanghai]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2015 in the sport of athletics|2015]]
|92.72
|{{flagathlete|[[Julius Yego]]|KEN}}
|[[Beijing]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2016 in the sport of athletics|2016]]
|91.28
|{{flagathlete|[[Thomas Röhler]]|GER}}
|[[Turku]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2017 in the sport of athletics|2017]]
|94.44
|{{flagathlete|[[Johannes Vetter]]|GER}}
|[[Lucerne]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2018 in the sport of athletics|2018]]
|92.70
|{{flagathlete|[[Johannes Vetter]]|GER}}
|[[Leiria]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2019 in the sport of athletics|2019]]
|90.61
|{{flagathlete|[[Magnus Kirt]]|EST}}
|[[Kuortane]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2020 in the sport of athletics|2020]]
|97.76
|{{flagathlete|[[Johannes Vetter]]|GER}}
|[[Chorzów]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2021 in the sport of athletics|2021]]
|96.29
|{{flagathlete|[[Johannes Vetter]]|GER}}
|[[Chorzów]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2022 in the sport of athletics|2022]]
|93.07
|{{flagathlete|[[Anderson Peters]]|GRN}}
|[[Doha]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2023 in the sport of athletics|2023]]
|89.51
|{{flagathlete|[[Jakub Vadlejch]]|CZE}}
|[[Turku]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2024 in the sport of athletics|2024]]
|92.97
|{{flagathlete|[[Arshad Nadeem]]|PAK}}
|[[Paris]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2025 in the sport of athletics|2025]]
|91.51
|{{flagathlete|[[Julian Weber]]|GER}}
|[[Zurich]]
|}
{{col-2}}

===Women===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Mark
!scope="col"|Athlete
!scope="col"|Place
|-
!scope="row"|[[1973 in the sport of athletics|1973]]
|66.10
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Fuchs]]|GDR}}
|[[Edinburgh]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1974 in the sport of athletics|1974]]
|67.22
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Fuchs]]|GDR}}
|[[Rome]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1975 in the sport of athletics|1975]]
|66.46
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Fuchs]]|GDR}}
|[[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1976 in the sport of athletics|1976]]
|69.12
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Fuchs]]|GDR}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1977 in the sport of athletics|1977]]
|69.32
|{{flagathlete|[[Kate Schmidt]]|USA}}
|[[Fürth]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1978 in the sport of athletics|1978]]
|69.16
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Fuchs]]|GDR}}
|[[Prague]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1979 in the sport of athletics|1979]]
|69.52
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruth Fuchs]]|GDR}}
|[[Dresden]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1980 in the sport of athletics|1980]]
|70.08
|{{flagathlete|[[Tatyana Biryulina]]|URS}}
|[[Podolsk]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1981 in the sport of athletics|1981]]
|71.88
|{{flagathlete|[[Antoaneta Todorova]]|BUL|1971}}
|[[Zagreb]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1982 in the sport of athletics|1982]]
|74.20
|{{flagathlete|[[Sofia Sakorafa]]|GRE}}
|[[Hania]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1983 in the sport of athletics|1983]]
|74.76
|{{flagathlete|[[Tiina Lillak]]|FIN}}
|[[Tampere]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1984 in the sport of athletics|1984]]
|74.72
|{{flagathlete|[[Petra Felke]]|GDR}}
|[[Celje]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1985 in the sport of athletics|1985]]
|75.40
|{{flagathlete|[[Petra Felke]]|GDR}}
|[[Schwerin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1986 in the sport of athletics|1986]]
|77.44
|{{flagathlete|[[Fatima Whitbread]]|GBR}}
|[[Stuttgart]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1987 in the sport of athletics|1987]]
|78.90
|{{flagathlete|[[Petra Felke]]|GDR}}
|[[Leipzig]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1988 in the sport of athletics|1988]]
|80.00
|{{flagathlete|[[Petra Felke]]|GDR}}
|[[Potsdam]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1989 in the sport of athletics|1989]]
|76.88
|{{flagathlete|[[Petra Felke]]|GDR}}
|[[Macerata]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1990 in the sport of athletics|1990]]
|73.08
|{{flagathlete|[[Petra Felke]]|GER}}
|[[Manaus]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1991 in the sport of athletics|1991]]
|71.44
|{{flagathlete|[[Trine Hattestad]]|NOR}}
|[[Fana, Bergen|Fana]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1992 in the sport of athletics|1992]]
|70.36
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Shikolenko]]|BLR}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1993 in the sport of athletics|1993]]
|72.12
|{{flagathlete|[[Trine Hattestad]]|NOR}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1994 in the sport of athletics|1994]]
|71.40
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Shikolenko]]|BLR}}
|[[Seville]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1995 in the sport of athletics|1995]]
|71.18
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Shikolenko]]|BLR}}
|[[Zurich]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1996 in the sport of athletics|1996]]
|69.42
|{{flagathlete|[[Steffi Nerius]]|GER}}
|[[Monaco]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1997 in the sport of athletics|1997]]
|69.66
|{{flagathlete|[[Trine Hattestad]]|NOR}}
|[[Helsinki]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1998 in the sport of athletics|1998]]
|70.10
|{{flagathlete|[[Tanja Damaske]]|GER}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
|}

A new model was introduced in 1999 and all records started fresh.

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Mark
!scope="col"|Athlete
!scope="col"|Place
|-
!scope="row"|[[1999 in the sport of athletics|1999]]
|68.19
|{{flagathlete|[[Trine Hattestad]]|NOR}}
|[[Fana, Bergen|Fana]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2000 in the sport of athletics|2000]]
|69.48
|{{flagathlete|[[Trine Hattestad]]|NOR}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2001 in the sport of athletics|2001]]
|71.54
|{{flagathlete|[[Osleidys Menéndez]]|CUB}}
|[[Rethymno]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2002 in the sport of athletics|2002]]
|67.47
|{{flagathlete|[[Miréla Manjani]]|GRE}}
|[[Munich]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2003 in the sport of athletics|2003]]
|66.52
|{{flagathlete|[[Miréla Manjani]]|GRE}}
|[[Paris]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2004 in the sport of athletics|2004]]
|71.53
|{{flagathlete|[[Osleidys Menéndez]]|CUB}}
|[[Athens]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2005 in the sport of athletics|2005]]
|71.70
|{{flagathlete|[[Osleidys Menéndez]]|CUB}}
|[[Helsinki]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2006 in the sport of athletics|2006]]
|66.91
|{{flagathlete|[[Christina Obergföll]]|GER}}
|[[Athens]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2007 in the sport of athletics|2007]]
|70.20
|{{flagathlete|[[Christina Obergföll]]|GER}}
|[[Munich]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2008 in the sport of athletics|2008]]
|72.28
|{{flagathlete|[[Barbora Špotáková]]|CZE}}
|[[Stuttgart]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2009 in the sport of athletics|2009]]
|68.59
|{{flagathlete|[[Christina Obergföll]]|GER}}
|[[Leiria]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2010 in the sport of athletics|2010]]
|68.66
|{{flagathlete|[[Barbora Špotáková]]|CZE}}
|[[Rome]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2011 in the sport of athletics|2011]]
|71.58
|{{flagathlete|[[Barbora Špotáková]]|CZE}}
|[[Daegu]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2012 in the sport of athletics|2012]]
|69.55
|{{flagathlete|[[Barbora Špotáková]]|CZE}}
|[[London]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2013 in the sport of athletics|2013]]
|70.53
|{{flagathlete|[[Mariya Abakumova]]|RUS}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2014 in the sport of athletics|2014]]
|67.99
|{{flagathlete|[[Barbora Špotáková]]|CZE}}
|[[Brussels]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2015 in the sport of athletics|2015]]
|67.69
|{{flagathlete|[[Katharina Molitor]]|GER}}
|[[Beijing National Stadium|Beijing]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2016 in the sport of athletics|2016]]
|67.30
|{{flagathlete|[[Vera Rebrik]]|RUS}}
|[[Sochi]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2017 in the sport of athletics|2017]]
|68.43
|{{flagathlete|[[Sara Kolak]]|CRO}}
|[[Lausanne]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2018 in the sport of athletics|2018]]
|68.92
|{{flagathlete|[[Kathryn Mitchell]]|AUS}}
|[[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2019 in the sport of athletics|2019]]
|67.98
|{{flagathlete|[[Lü Huihui]]|CHN}}
|[[Shenyang]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2020 in the sport of athletics|2020]]
|67.61
|{{flagathlete|[[Lü Huihui]]|CHN}}
|[[Beijing]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2021 in the sport of athletics|2021]]
|71.40
|{{flagathlete|[[Maria Andrejczyk]]|POL}}
|[[Split, Croatia|Split]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2022 in the sport of athletics|2022]]
|68.11
|{{flagathlete|[[Kara Winger]]|USA}}
|[[Brussels]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2023 in the sport of athletics|2023]]
|67.38
|{{flagathlete|[[Haruka Kitaguchi]]|JPN}}
|[[Brussels]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2024 in the sport of athletics|2024]]
|66.70
|{{flagathlete|[[Flor Ruiz]]|COL}}
|[[Cuiaba]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2025 in the sport of athletics|2025]]
|67.76
|{{flagathlete|[[Victoria Hudson (athlete)|Victoria Hudson]]|AUT}}
|[[Maribor]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2026 in the sport of athletics|2026]]
|71.74
|{{flagathlete|[[Yan Ziyi]]|CHN}}
|[[Xiamen]]
|}
{{col-end}}

==See also==
{{portal|Sport of athletics}}
* [[List of javelin throw national champions (men)]]
<!--* [[List of javelin throw national champions (women)]]-->
* [[List of javelin throwers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Javelin throw}}
* [https://iaaf.gekko.de/?a=throws&d=javelin-throw IAAF list of javelin-throw records in XML]
* [http://www.coachr.org/javrevision.htm (IAAF Statement)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923001604/http://www.coachr.org/javrevision.htm |date=23 September 2018 }} – statement of reasons to modify the javelin design
* [http://mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/Rankings_2012/2012JavelinThrow.html Masters World Rankings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205211846/http://mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/Rankings_2012/2012JavelinThrow.html |date=5 February 2016 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090325001003/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/imported/42192.pdf IAAF competition rules]

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