Overview

• Julian Weber recorded 86.11 m in the World Championships final in Tokyo, finishing 56 cm short of the bronze medal.
• Keshorn Walcott took gold with 88.16 m, with Anderson Peters earning silver at 87.38 m and Curtis Thompson bronze at 86.67 m.
• Weber's 87.21 m from qualifying would have secured a podium place based on the final's medal distances.
• Coach Burkhard Looks said Weber's legs "didn't cooperate," emphasizing that distance cannot come "only from the arm."
• The outcome continues Weber's pattern of narrow misses at major finals, and he expressed disappointment but said he will keep chasing medals.