The men's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 6 and 8 August 2024.

[1][2] The following new Olympic and area records were set during this competition: All times are UTC+2 The men's javelin throw took place over two separate days.

The silver medalist from Tokyo 2020 and reigning European champion Jakub Vadlejch also qualified for the event.

Other notable athletes who qualified included 2022 World champion and current NCAC record holder Anderson Peters, reigning Commonwealth Games champion and 2023 World championships silver medalist Arshad Nadeem, 2024 World leader Max Dehning, former European champion Julian Weber and South American record holder Luiz Maurício da Silva.

Nadeem registered a huge 92.97 m throw in his second attempt to set a new Olympic Record and moved into first place.