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Line 1: {{pp\|small=yes}}▼ {{short description\|Pakistani javelin thrower (born 1997)}} ▲{{pp\|small=yes}} {{Use Pakistani English\|date=August 2024}}▼ {{Use ~~dmy~~Pakistani ~~dates~~English\|date=~~August~~September 2024}} ▲{{Use ~~Pakistani~~dmy ~~English~~dates\|date=~~August~~September 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson \| name = Arshad Nadeem Line 22: \| sport = [[Sport of athletics\|Athletics]] \| event = [[Javelin throw]] \| coach = Salman Iqbal Butt<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://niche.com.pk/spotlight-on-salman-butt-the-man-behind-arshad-nadeems-olympic-glory/\|title=Spotlight on Salman Butt: The man behind Arshad Nadeem's Olympic Glory\|date=27 August 2024 }}</ref> ~~\| coach = Salman Iqbal Butt (Pak)~~ Terseus Liebenberg<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/955216-south-africa-s-terseus-to-accompany-arshad-in-world-athletics\|title=South Africa's Terseus to accompany Arshad in World Athletics}}</ref> ~~Terseus Liebenberg (RSA)~~ \| olympics = {{OG1}} [[2024 Olympic Games\|2024]] \| worlds = {{World2}} [[2023 World Athletics Championships\|2023]] \| regionals = {{Asia1}} [[2019 South Asian Games\|2019]] ▼ \| commonwealth = {{World1}} [[2022 Commonwealth Games\|2022]] ▲\| regionals = {{Asia1}} [[2019 South Asian Games\|2019]] {{Asia3}} [[2018 Asian Games\|2018]] {{Asia3}} [[2016 South Asian Games\|2016]] \| pb = 92.97 m '''[[List of Olympic records in athletics\|OR]] [[List of Asian records in athletics\|AR]]''' (2024)<ref name="Profile"/> \| highestranking = '''5''' (weeks: 24)<ref name="Profile"/> Line 99: In July 2022, Nadeem participated in the [[2022 World Athletics Championships\|World Athletics Championships]] in Eugene, Oregon, US, as the sole representative from Pakistan. He finished fifth in the final with a throw of 86.16 m.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=24 July 2022\|title=Arshad Nadeem finishes fifth in World Championships javelin final\|url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40187821\|access-date=24 July 2022\|website=Business Recorder\|language=en\|archive-date=24 July 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724162450/https://www.brecorder.com/news/40187821\|url-status=live}}</ref> ==== 2022 Commonwealth Games: Gold medal and ~~Commonwealth~~ Games record ==== [[File:Arshad Nadeem.jpg\|thumb\|Nadeem at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]]]] On 7 August 2022, Nadeem won a gold medal for Pakistan at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]]. Despite being injured, he set a games record with his throw of 90.18 m on his fifth attempt, surpassing world champion [[Anderson Peters]]' 88.64 m, becoming the first South Asian to surpass the 90 m mark.<ref name="90m mark" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tribunewired.com/2022/08/07/arshad-nadeem-won-gold-medal-made-history-at-commonwealth-games/\|title=Arshad Nadeem won gold medal, made history at Commonwealth Games 2022\|date=7 August 2022\|access-date=12 August 2022\|archive-date=12 August 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812011743/https://www.tribunewired.com/2022/08/07/arshad-nadeem-won-gold-medal-made-history-at-commonwealth-games/\|url-status=live}}</ref> This was Pakistan's first athletics gold medal at the Commonwealth Games since 1962.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/17606-pakistan-celebrates-arshad-nadeems-gold-in-commonwealth-games-2022\|title=Pakistan celebrates Arshad Nadeem's Gold in Commonwealth Games 2022\|date=8 August 2022\|publisher=[[Geo Super]]\|access-date=8 August 2022\|archive-date=7 August 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807232100/https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/17606-pakistan-celebrates-arshad-nadeems-gold-in-commonwealth-games-2022\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 115: ==== 2023 Pakistan National Games and knee injury ==== In May 2023, Nadeem participated in the [[2023 National Games of Pakistan\|34th National Games of Pakistan]] and won a gold medal with the longest throw of 78.02 m during his third attempt, while representing WAPDA.<ref>{{cite news \|title=National Games 2023: Olympian Arshad Nadeem wins Gold in javelin \|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1074355-national-games-2023-olympian-javelin-thrower-arshad-nadeem-wins-gold \|work=The News International \|date=~~May~~ 27, May 2023 \|language=en}}</ref> However, he suffered a knee injury, which ruled him out of the Asian Athletics Championships. AFP president Akram Sahi blamed WAPDA for forcing Nadeem to participate in the National Games.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=22 June 2023\|title=Injured Arshad Nadeem ruled out of Asian Athletics Championship\|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2023/injured-arshad-nadeem-ruled-out-of-asian-athletics-championship\|website=nation.com.pk\|language=en\|access-date=25 August 2023\|archive-date=25 August 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825223102/https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2023/injured-arshad-nadeem-ruled-out-of-asian-athletics-championship\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=22 June 2023\|title=New injury rules Arshad out of Asian Athletics\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1083202-new-injury-rules-arshad-out-of-asian-athletics\|website=thenews.com.pk\|language=en\|access-date=25 August 2023\|archive-date=25 August 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825223103/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1083202-new-injury-rules-arshad-out-of-asian-athletics\|url-status=live}}</ref> ==== 2023 World Athletics Championships: Silver medal ==== Line 126: ==== 2024 Paris Olympics: Gold medal and Olympic record ==== At the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris, Nadeem became the first Pakistani to ~~qualify~~win ~~for~~an ~~the~~Olympic ~~final of any track and field event~~medal in ~~Olympics~~Athletics, ~~history~~by ~~and to win~~winning an [[Olympic medal\|Olympic gold medal]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jan \|first=Paras \|title=2024 Paris Olympics: Arshad Nadeem Wins First-Ever Olympic Gold For Pakistan With An Olympic Record \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/parasjan/2024/08/09/paris-2024-arshad-nadeem-wins-his-first-ever-olympic-gold-for-pakistan-with-a-world-record/ \|access-date=10 August 2024 \|website=Forbes \|language=en}}</ref> He is also the first Pakistani athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for an individual sport.<ref name=individualmedalandparade>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/arshad-nadeem-olympics-pakistan-gold-medalist-javelin-rcna166269\|title=Pakistan's first individual gold medalist, whose village helped fund Olympic path, returns a hero\|first=Kimmy\|last=Yam\|publisher=NBC News\|date=12 August 2024\|accessdate=14 August 2024}}</ref> He not only claimed the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw\|men's javelin throw]] title but set a new Olympic record of 92.97 m in the final.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adil \|first=Kevin Hand,Hafsa \|title=Record-breaking Arshad Nadeem ends Pakistan's 32-year Olympic medal drought \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/8/8/nadeem-ends-32-year-wait-for-pakistan-olympic-medal-with-javelin-gold \|access-date=10 August 2024 \|website=Al Jazeera \|language=en}}</ref> The previous Olympic record holder was Norwegian [[Andreas Thorkildsen]], who achieved 90.57 m at the [[2008 Summer Olympics\|2008 Beijing Olympics]].<ref name="mykhel">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/top-10-javelin-throws-in-olympics-history-arshad-nadeem-sets-new-record-at-paris-2024-299861.html\|title=Top 10 Javelin Throws in Olympics History: Arshad Nadeem Sets New Record at Paris 2024 - myKhel}}</ref> Nadeem's throw is the sixth-longest throw ever, when considering only the best throw from each athlete.<ref name="longest throws"/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Engineer \|first1=Anushe \|title=Javelin star Arshad Nadeem ends Pakistan's 40-year wait for Olympic gold \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1850946/javelin-star-arshad-nadeem-ends-pakistans-40-year-wait-for-olympic-gold \|work=DAWN \|date=8 August 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> Nadeem won Pakistan’s first Olympic medal since [[1992 Summer Olympics\|1992]], and their first Olympic gold medal since 1984.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Syed \|first=Armani \|date=9 August 2024 \|title=Why Arshad Nadeem's Olympic Gold for Pakistan is Significant \|url=https://time.com/7009425/arshad-nadeem-olympics-gold-medal-pakistan-significance/ \|access-date=10 August 2024 \|magazine=TIME \|language=en}}</ref> Prior to the 2024 Olympics, Nadeem was considered as an underdog by many critics.<ref name=":3" /> His throw of 92.97 m was also confirmed by officials as the longest throw in the world by any male javelin thrower in the current season. He was only the fourth athlete to breach the 90 m mark in the javelin final in the history of Olympics, a feat he achieved twice, in his second and final throw.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Topping \|first=Alexandra \|date=8 August 2024 \|title=Arshad Nadeem throws his way into history for Pakistan with javelin gold \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/08/arshad-nadeem-neeraj-chopra-pakistan-india-javelin-throw-athletics-2024-paris-olympic-games \|access-date=9 August 2024 \|newspaper=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 11 August 2024, Nadeem was ~~honored~~honoured with a parade in [[Lahore]].<ref name=individualmedalandparade /> == Personal life == Line 223: \|rowspan=3\|2022 \|[[2022 World Athletics Championships\|World Championships]] \|[[Eugene, Oregon]], [[United States]] \|5th \|Javelin throw Line 242: \|2023 \|[[2023 World Athletics Championships\|World Championships]] \|[[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] \|bgcolor=silver\|{{Silver2}} \|Javelin throw Line 249: \|2024 \|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics\|Olympic Games]] \|[[Paris]], [[France]] \|bgcolor=gold\|{{Gold1}} \|Javelin throw \|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw#Final\|92.97 m]] '''[[List of Olympic records in athletics\|OR]]''' ~~{{athAbbr~~[[List of Asian records in athletics\|AR}}]] \|} Line 314: He was presented a [[Pride of Performance]] Award in 2022 by the [[President of Pakistan]].<ref name="pride">{{cite web \|last1=Lakhani \|first1=Faizan \|title=Arshad Nadeem, Nooh Dastagir Butt to receive Pride of Performance \|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/982090-arshad-nadeem-nooh-dastagir-butt-to-receive-pride-of-performance \|website=The News International\|date=14 August 2022 \|access-date=29 August 2023 \|archive-date=29 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829043719/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/982090-arshad-nadeem-nooh-dastagir-butt-to-receive-pride-of-performance \|url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2024, a special postage stamp themed 'Azm-e-Istehkam' was issued by the federal government in connection with [[Pakistan's Independence Day]] featuring an image of Nadeem.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Independence Day: Govt unveils stamp honouring Arshad Nadeem \|url=https://radio.gov.pk/10-08-2024/federal-govt-unveils-stamp-featuring-arshad-nadeem-minar-e-pakistan \|work=www.radio.gov.pk \|date=10 August ~~10,~~ 2024 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Pakistan Post Stamps-2024 \|url=https://www.pakpost.gov.pk/2024.php \|access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref> The [[Capital Development Authority]] upon the directives of the federal government, decided to rename the Margalla Road in [[Islamabad]]'s sector F-10, extending from the F-10 roundabout to Khayaban-i-Iqbal after Arshad Nadeem.<ref>{{cite news \|title=~~Capital’s~~Capital's road to be named after Arshad Nadeem \|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1852131 \|work=DAWN \|date=14 August 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> ==See also== Line 338: {{Footer Olympic Champions Javelin Throw Men}} {{Footer Commonwealth Champions Javelin Men}} {{Footer WBYP Javelin Men}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nadeem, Arshad}}