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Neeraj Chopra

Javelin throw
  • Height 186cm
  • Weight 86kg
  • Coach --

90.23

Personal Best

85.69

Season Best

#1

National Rank

#4

World Rank

Athlete Biography

Education

Lovely Professional University

Displine

Javelin throw

Birth Date

14 Dec 1997

Birth Place

Khandra Village , Panipat , Haryana

Military career

Indian Army(Lieutenant Colonel)

Awards

Param Vishisht Seva Medal , Padma Shri, Vishisht Seva Medal

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2020 Summer Olympics

Gold

Paris Olympic Games 2024

Silver

World Athletics Championships,2023

Gold

Last Updated: July 27, 2026

Recent Competition Results

Event Date Performance Position Location
World Athletics Championships 18/09/2025 84.03m #8 Tokyo
World Athletics Championships 17/09/2025 84.85m #3 Tokyo
Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund 28/08/2025 85.01m #2 Zürich
64th Ostrava Golden Spike 24/06/2025 85.29m #1 Ostrava
Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty 20/06/2025 88.16m #1 Paris

Latest News

Asian Games 2026 Javelin Throw: Full Results, Medallists and Schedule
Asian Games 2026 Javelin Throw: Full Results, Medallists and Schedule
September 30, 2026

Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won the Asian Games 2026 javelin throw gold with 88.55m on 28 September, but India took both of the other medals.... Read More

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Neeraj Chopra and the Re-Shaping of Indian Sporting Culture
Neeraj Chopra and the Re-Shaping of Indian Sporting Culture
June 20, 2026

By Sundeep Misra ​It remains one of the most striking paradoxes of modern Indian sporting culture: how an aerodynamic shaft of cased aluminium, weighing precisely... Read More

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Neeraj Chopra Opens 2026 Season with India’s Best Throw of the Year
Neeraj Chopra Opens 2026 Season with India’s Best Throw of the Year
June 19, 2026

By Sushant Singh India’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra made a solid return to competition, opening his 2026 season with a best throw of 85.69m to... Read More

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Road to Eugene begins in Tumkur
Road to Eugene begins in Tumkur
April 22, 2026

The 24th National Junior Athletics Federation Competition is set to be held from April 24 to 26, 2026, at the Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Stadium in... Read More

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