2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

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Events at the 2002 African
Championships in Athletics

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Track events
100 m  men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's javelin throw event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 10. [1]

Javelin throw track and field athletics event where the javelin is thrown

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon.

2002 African Championships in Athletics

The 13th African Championships in Athletics were held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia in August, 2002.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Gerhardus Pienaar Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 78.63
Walid Abderrazak Mohamed Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 70.86
Mohamed Ali Ben Zina Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 66.69
4 Kouadio Benoît Lingue Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 59.50
5 Pedro Guimares Flag of Angola.svg  Angola

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