2004 African Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

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Events at the 2004 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 women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
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 hammer throw event at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics was held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo on July 15.

Hammer throw throwing event in track and field competitions

The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip. The size of the ball varies between men's and women's competitions.

The 14th African Championships in Athletics were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo in July, 2004. Since African Championships is a biennial event, this edition was contested only a month before 2004 Summer Olympics. Thus some top athletes shunned the event. On the other hand, many athletes use the competition to prepare for the Olympics.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Chris Harmse Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 75.90
Saber Souid Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 70.71
Ahmed Abderraouf Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 67.87
4 Samir Haouam Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 66.48
5 Nicolas Li Yun Fong Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 59.88

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