title: 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw
text: # 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw
  
  The men's javelin throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Braian Toledo Argentina |
  | Bronze | Morné Moolman South Africa |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
  
  | World Junior Record | Zigismunds Sirmais (LAT) | 84.69 | Bauska, Latvia | 22 June 2011 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | John Robert Oosthuizen (RSA) | 83.07 | Beijing, China | 19 August 2006 |
  | World Junior Leading | Keshorn Walcott (TRI) | 82.83 | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1 July 2012 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  Qual. rule: qualification standard 72.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)
  
  | Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | B | Luke Cann | Australia | 74.54 | | | 74.54 | Q |
  | 2 | A | Keshorn Walcott | Trinidad and Tobago | 74.17 | | | 74.17 | Q |
  | 3 | A | William White | Australia | 73.55 | | | 73.55 | Q |
  | 4 | B | Morné Moolman | South Africa | 72.64 | | | 72.64 | Q |
  | 5 | A | Jaka Muhar | Slovenia | 65.46 | 72.55 | | 72.55 | Q |
  | 6 | B | Braian Toledo | Argentina | 72.48 | | | 72.48 | Q |
  | 7 | A | Bernhard Seifert | Germany | 72.47 | | | 72.47 | Q |
  | 8 | A | Intars Išejevs | Latvia | 72.09 | | | 72.09 | Q |
  | 9 | B | Joni Karvinen | Finland | 67.73 | X | 71.96 | 71.96 | q, PB |
  | 10 | B | Norbert Rivasz-Tóth | Hungary | 63.66 | 63.60 | 69.47 | 69.47 | q, PB |
  | 11 | A | Yuriy Kushniruk | Ukraine | 65.62 | 63.43 | 69.00 | 69.00 | q |
  | 12 | B | Rajesh Kumar Bind | India | 68.08 | 68.90 | 65.43 | 68.90 | q |
  | 13 | A | Konsta Koskela | Finland | 66.46 | 64.28 | 68.83 | 68.83 | PB |
  | 14 | A | Håkon Løvenskiold Kveseth | Norway | 64.38 | 61.75 | 68.45 | 68.45 | PB |
  | 15 | B | Markus Kosok | Germany | 62.54 | 68.22 | 65.10 | 68.22 | |
  | 16 | A | Chao-Tsun Cheng | Chinese Taipei | 62.81 | 66.19 | 67.88 | 67.88 | |
  | 17 | B | Alain de Deugd | Netherlands | 65.72 | X | 68.02 | 68.02 | |
  | 18 | A | Jurriaan Wouters | Netherlands | 63.31 | 61.87 | 67.55 | 67.55 | |
  | 19 | A | Alexander Pascal | Cayman Islands | 63.48 | 67.41 | 67.00 | 67.41 | |
  | 20 | B | Nicoliai Bovelle | Barbados | 67.39 | 65.11 | 59.17 | 67.39 | |
  | 21 | A | Devin Bogert | United States | 67.27 | 64.83 | 63.00 | 67.27 | |
  | 22 | B | Zhangxuan Ye | China | 67.00 | 63.11 | 65.32 | 67.00 | |
  | 23 | B | Paulo Enrique da Silva | Brazil | 64.61 | 63.14 | 66.43 | 66.43 | |
  | 24 | A | Marius Simanavicius | Lithuania | X | 66.41 | X | 66.41 | |
  | 25 | B | Sean Keller | United States | 66.33 | 65.86 | 66.06 | 66.33 | |
  | 26 | A | Sebastian Thörngren | Sweden | 66.10 | 64.47 | 62.66 | 66.10 | |
  | 27 | A | Janeil Craigg | Barbados | 66.10 | X | 63.28 | 66.10 | |
  | 28 | B | Sho Tanaka | Japan | 66.04 | X | X | 66.04 | |
  | 29 | B | Yeram Kim | South Korea | 60.77 | X | 65.73 | 65.73 | |
  | 30 | B | Sindri Gudmundsson | Iceland | 57.91 | 62.51 | 65.26 | 65.26 | |
  | 31 | A | Ali Kilisli | Turkey | X | 64.81 | 64.35 | 64.81 | |
  | 32 | B | Adriaan Stephanus Beukes | Botswana | 60.67 | 64.58 | 62.43 | 64.58 | |
  | 33 | A | Raul Stefan Rusu | Romania | 62.45 | 53.68 | 64.10 | 64.10 | |
  | 34 | A | Pablo Bugallo | Spain | X | 63.70 | X | 63.70 | PB |
  | 35 | A | Matti Mortimore | Great Britain | 60.28 | 63.24 | 58.53 | 63.24 | |
  | 36 | B | Blaž Marn | Slovenia | 63.19 | X | X | 63.19 | |
  | 37 | B | Kacper Oleszczuk | Poland | 57.67 | 62.93 | 62.18 | 62.93 | |
  | 38 | B | Jakub Duras | Slovakia | 62.61 | X | X | 62.61 | |
  | 39 | A | Tyler Renton | Canada | 58.74 | 62.47 | 59.90 | 62.47 | |
  | 40 | B | Chia-Ho Ku | Chinese Taipei | 55.01 | 62.21 | 57.12 | 62.21 | |
  | 41 | B | Mauro Fraresso | Italy | 61.73 | 57.53 | X | 61.73 | |
  | 42 | B | Mkarem Al-Mahamid | Syria | X | X | 59.95 | 59.95 | |
  | 43 | A | Andrej Benák | Slovakia | 59.21 | 54.34 | 57.84 | 59.21 | |
  | 44 | A | Albert Martirosyan | Armenia | 53.65 | 55.07 | 53.83 | 55.07 | |
  | 45 | B | Evan Karakolis | Canada | 54.71 | X | 55.65 | 55.65 | |
  | 46 | B | Marcis Grens | Latvia | X | X | 47.54 | 47.54 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Keshorn Walcott | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.77 | 77.03 | 69.75 | X | 75.67 | 78.64 | 78.64 | |
  | | Braian Toledo | Argentina | 73.45 | 77.09 | 74.32 | 71.07 | 75.11 | 74.58 | 77.09 | |
  | | Morné Moolman | South Africa | 71.53 | 75.63 | X | 75.12 | 76.29 | 75.14 | 76.29 | PB |
  | 4 | Bernhard Seifert | Germany | X | 75.84 | X | X | 74.12 | X | 75.84 | SB |
  | 5 | Intars Išejevs | Latvia | 71.52 | 69.79 | X | 71.68 | 72.04 | 74.12 | 74.12 | |
  | 6 | Joni Karvinen | Finland | 70.90 | X | 68.33 | X | 70.63 | X | 70.90 | |
  | 7 | Luke Cann | Australia | 70.15 | 62.31 | 69.69 | 69.61 | 68.88 | 65.19 | 70.15 | |
  | 8 | William White | Australia | 66.33 | 69.62 | 60.74 | 65.03 | 66.06 | 67.09 | 69.62 | |
  | 9 | Yuriy Kushniruk | Ukraine | X | 66.18 | 69.19 | | | | 69.19 | |
  | 10 | Rajesh Kumar Bind | India | 65.33 | 69.00 | 63.55 | | | | 69.00 | |
  | 11 | Jaka Muhar | Slovenia | 66.48 | 65.91 | X | | | | 66.48 | |
  | 12 | Norbert Rivasz-Tóth | Hungary | 66.12 | 61.29 | 64.32 | | | | 66.12 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Argentina (1)
  * Armenia (1)
  * Australia (2)
  * Barbados (2)
  * Botswana (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Canada (2)
  * Cayman Islands (1)
  * China (1)
  * Chinese Taipei (2)
  * Finland (2)
  * Germany (2)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Iceland (1)
  * India (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Japan (1)
  * Latvia (2)
  * Lithuania (1)
  * Netherlands (2)
  * Norway (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Romania (1)
  * Slovakia (2)
  * Slovenia (2)
  * South Africa (1)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Syria (1)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Ukraine (1)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  * United States (2)
  