By Aayush Kataria
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Keshorn Walcott created history on Thursday (September 18) at the Tokyo National Centre as he won a gold medal in the 2025 World Athletics Championship in a major surprise, as Anderson Peters won the silver medal, while the other three favourites in Julian Webber (5th), Neeraj Chopra (8th), and Arshad Nadeem (10th) failed to even make the podium. The 32-year-old became the world champion for the first time in his career. Infact, this was his first medal of any colour at the Athletics World Championships. Quite incredible, Walcott has become a world champion, 12 years after he won the Olympic gold in 2012 during the London games. He had also won the bronze medal in 2016, but since then has won no medal in any major competition. Keshorn Walcott Sets World Record Walcott registered a throw of 88.16m to seal his maiden world championship crown and created history in the process. The Trinidad and Tobago star became the second-oldest world champion in history behind the Czech Republic star Jan Zelenzy in 2001, 24 years ago. Oldest Men’s Javelin Throw World Champion AthleteAgeVenueYearJan Železný (Czech Republic)35 years, 57 daysEdmonton2001Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)32 years, 169 daysTokyo2004VÃtÄ›zslav Veselý (Czech Republic)30 years, 176 daysMoscow2013Sergey Makarov (Russia)30 years, 165 daysSaint-Denis2003Jan Železný (Czech Republic)29 years, 56 daysGothenburg1996 Infact, he is the oldest first-time world champion in history and the first to achieve the prestigious prize after turning 31 for the first time in his career. The record previously belonged to another Czech star, VÃtÄ›zslav Veselý, who achieved it in 2013. Oldest First-Time Javelin Men’s World Champion AthleteAgeVenueYearKeshorn Walcott32 Years, 169 DaysTokoy2025VÃtÄ›zslav Veselý (Czech Republic)30 Years, 176 DaysMoscow2013Sergey Makarov30 Years, 165 DaysSaint-Denis2003Andrus Varnik (Estonia)27 Years, 315 DaysHelsinki2005Detlef Michel (East Germany)27 Years, 303 DaysHelsinki 1983Also Read: Neeraj Chopra’s 21st Century World Record Streak Ends; After 2566 Days Fails To… Quite incredible, Walcott also holds the record of being the youngest Olympic champion in Men’s Javelin history, having won the gold at the age of just 19 years, 131 days. He is the only teenager to win an Olympic gold in the discipline. In the world championships, the youngest-ever winner is South Africa’s Marius Corbett (21 years, 313 days) who achieved the feat in 1997 at Athens.
