Arshad Nadeem

Arshad Nadeem

Nadeem (right) at the 2016 South Asian Games
Personal information
Born	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 Khanewal, Pakistan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Coached by	Fiaz Bokhari
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Pakistan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Javelin throw Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku Javelin throw South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati and Shillong Javelin throw 2019 Kathmandu Javelin throw

Arshad Nadeem (Template:Lang-ur; born 2 January 1997) is a Pakistani athlete specialising in the javelin throw.

Career

In May 2017, Nadeem won a bronze medal with a best throw of 76.33 metres at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku.

In April 2018, he set a new personal best of 80.45 metres in the qualification round of the javelin throw event at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. In August 2018, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he set a new personal best and national record of 80.75m.

As the only Pakistani athlete at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Nadeem achieved a new personal best and national record of 81.52m. In November 2019, Nadeem set a national record when he recorded an 83.65 metre throw to win gold for WAPDA at the 33rd National Games in Peshawar. In December 2019, he won a gold medal with an 86.29 metre games record throw at the 13th South Asian Games in Nepal.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Pakistan
2016	South Asian Games	Guwahati, India	3rd	Javelin throw	78.33 m
	Asian Junior Athletics Championships	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	3rd	Javelin throw	73.40 m
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	30th (q)	Javelin throw	67.17 m
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	3rd	Javelin throw	76.33 m
	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	7th	Javelin throw	78.00 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	8th	Javelin throw	76.02 m
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	3rd	Javelin throw	80.75 m
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	Javelin throw	78.55 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	16th (q)	Javelin throw	81.52 m NR