NADEEM Arshad

Date of Birth: 2 Jan 1997

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.84/6'0''

Events and Medals
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Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Games
3	Men's Javelin Throw	2018	Indonesia	80.75
Olympic Games
5	Men's Javelin Throw	2020	Tokyo, JPN	84.62
World Championships
2	Men's Javelin Throw	2023	Budapest, HUN	87.82
5	Men's Javelin Throw	2022	Eugene, OR, USA	86.16
Qualification	Men's Javelin Throw	2019	Doha, QAT	81.52
Asian Championships
6	Men's Javelin Throw	2019	Doha, QAT	78.55
7	Men's Javelin Throw	2017	Bhubaneswar, IND	78.00
South Asian Games
1	Men's Javelin Throw	2019	Kathmandu, NEP	86.29
3	Men's Javelin Throw	2016	India	78.33
Commonwealth Games
1	Men's Javelin Throw	2022	Birmingham, GBR	90.18
8	Men's Javelin Throw	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	76.02

Occupation:

Athlete, Public Servant

Punjab College Mian Channu, Pakistan

One son, one daughter

Languages spoken:

Water and Power Development Authority [WAPDA] [Pakistan]

Salman Butt [personal]

Other sports:

He played age-group cricket at state level in Pakistan. (ibtimes, 28 Aug 2018)

A left knee injury meant he missed the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. (a-sports, 21 Jun 2023)

In 2021 he injured his elbow during a competition in the Islamic Republic of Iran. He opted not to undergo surgery and the injury did not prevent him from competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He then injured his knee during a training session but again decided to forgo surgery in order to continue competing. He competed at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, OR, United States of America, and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, before undergoing surgery to treat both injuries in late 2022. (geosuper, 04 Feb 2023; olympics, 06 Dec 2022; tribune, 31 Dec 2022; arabnews.pk, 25 Jul 2022)

He injured his back at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. He continued to compete and went on to finish eighth in the javelin final. (geosuper, 02 May 2018)

He took up javelin in 2015 in Pakistan. (ibtimes, 28 Aug 2018)

He played cricket before taking up athletics. "I was introduced to javelin, and ever since I have stopped following cricket." (ibtimes, 28 Aug 2018)

To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (geosuper, 04 Feb 2023)

He trains at the facilities of the Sports Board Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan. (geosuper, 04 Feb 2023)

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. (ibtimes, 28 Aug 2018)

In 2023 he received the Pride of Performance Award from the president of Pakistan. (YouTube channel, 25 Mar 2023)

He received the Sports Icon Award during the 2023 Maldives Sports Award Gala in the Maldives. (Instagram profile, 19 Mar 2023)

Additional Information

General
ATHLETICS OVER CRICKET
He was a promising cricketer until he took up javelin, and he had to decide which sport to pursue. "Not becoming a cricketer was the best thing that happened to me. I wouldn't be in the Olympics otherwise. I know I have a natural talent for athletics and I'm grateful, but being a non-cricket athlete in Pakistan has challenges, like not getting the required resources and facilities." (tribune, 16 Jan 2020)

SCHOLARSHIP
In 2016 he received a scholarship from the International Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF] that allowed him to train for eight months at the IAAF High Performance Training Centre in Mauritius. (throwholics, 27 Nov 2016; dawn, 20 May 2017)

Milestones

He became the first athlete representing Pakistan to win a gold medal in javelin at the Commonwealth Games when he was victorious at the 2022 Games in Birmingham, England. It was also Pakistan's first athletics medal at the Commonwealth Games for 56 years. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 Aug 2022; indianexpress, 09 Aug 2022; news9live, 08 Aug 2022)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event