Pakistan partied late into the night after javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won the country’s first ever track and field medal with an Olympic record throw of 92.97 meters to take gold in Paris.

Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem of Team Pakistan celebrates after competing in the Men's Javelin Throw Final on day 13 of the Olympic Games at Stade de France on Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris Elsa—Getty Images ...

Arshad Nadeem, 27, took the top spot in javelin last week in the Paris Games, becoming the first Pakistani to win an individual gold medal in the country’s history.

Nadeem, 33, who worked at Brevan Howard from 2014 to 2019 and was head of global macro special opportunities at the time of his exit, started trading for his own hedge fund in 2022 with about $300 ...