2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

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Men's javelin throw
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue Japoma Stadium
Location Douala, Cameroon
Dates26 June
Competitors12 from 7 nations
Winning distance80.24 m
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Julius Yego  Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Chinecherem Nnamdi  Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Bronze medal icon.svg   Mustafa Mahmoud Abdel Khaliq  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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The men's javelin throw event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 26 June in Douala, Cameroon. [1] [2]

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Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Distance (m)LocationDate
World record [3] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)98.48 Jena, East Germany 25 May 1986
African record [4] Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Yego  (KEN)92.72 Beijing, China 26 August 2015
Championship record Flag of South Africa.svg  Tom Petranoff  (RSA)87.26 Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius 28 June 1992
World leading [5] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Max Dehning  (CAN)90.20 Halle, Germany 25 February 2024
African leading [6] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nnamdi Chinecherem  (NGR)82.80 Accra, Ghana 22 March 2024

Results

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Julius Yego Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 71.5469.8080.2477.44x79.9780.24
Silver medal icon.svg Chinecherem Nnamdi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 75.4771.4976.4574.1673.9079.2279.22
Bronze medal icon.svg Mustafa Mahmoud Abdel Khaliq Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 72.9773.4577.2574.1576.0965.5077.25
4 Rocco van Rooyen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 71.2475.2165.6772.00x72.7275.21
5 Samuel Kure Adams Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 65.6864.0465.3967.7069.2668.5169.26
6 Jamis Aballa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 65.9066.4264.5569.0864.6765.6169.08
7 Otag Ubang Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 68.75x63.3662.4468.4555.9068.75
8 Methusellah Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 66.0860.2662.9368.75x65.4968.75
9 Boris Amakai Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 61.8962.4064.0164.01
10 Okello Othow Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 60.2062.4363.6563.65
11 Ignace Chancel Ebana Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 62.3458.05x62.34
12 Prince Yannick Kibaya Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 50.10x53.9053.90

See also

References

  1. ↑ Results at World Athletics
  2. ↑ Results
  3. ↑ "Javelin Throw men - World record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Javelin Throw men - African record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Javelin Throw men - 2024 World leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Javelin Throw men - 2024 African leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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