The athlete needed a year and a half of patient rehabilitation to recover from an injury sustained at the Paris Olympics.
In the final throw, German Julian Weber secured the championship title, throwing the javelin over the 90-metre mark. The champion's throw of 90.40 metres earned the gold. His compatriot Nick Thumm, who had been in the lead until the last throw, had to settle for silver with a throw of 83.76 metres.
Gailums secured the bronze with a throw of 82.9...
