2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue	Japoma Stadium
Location	Douala, Cameroon
Dates	25 June
Competitors	10 from 9 nations
Winning distance	57.03 m
Medalists
Jo-Ane van Dyk    South Africa   Jana van Schalkwyk    South Africa   Josephine Lalam    Uganda
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The women's javelin throw event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 June in Douala, Cameroon. ^{[1] [2]}

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Distance (m)	Location	Date
World record [3]	Barbora Špotáková  (CZE)	72.28	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
African record [4]	Sunette Viljoen  (RSA)	69.35	New York City, United States	9 June 2012
Championship record		65.32	Marrakesh, Morocco	13 August 2014
World leading [5]	Flor Ruiz  (COL)	66.70	Cuiabá, Brazil	12 May 2024
African leading [6]	Jo-Ané van Dyk  (RSA)	63.57	Offenburg, Germany	12 May 2024

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Jo-Ane van Dyk	South Africa	54.35	57.03	51.67	52.76	56.52	56.53	57.03
	Jana van Schalkwyk	South Africa	47.68	52.33	51.93	51.81	55.14	51.69	55.14
	Josephine Lalam	Uganda	x	52.26	52.20	x	53.57	52.69	53.57
4	Arianne Duarte Morais	Cape Verde	50.29	51.06	52.70	48.91	47.24	52.60	52.70	DQ
4	Selma Rosun	Mauritius	49.41	x	47.76	x	46.36	46.53	49.41
5	Victoria Kparika Effiom	Nigeria	x	47.05	46.26	46.41	49.15	46.85	49.15
6	Dingete Adola	Ethiopia	49.06	47.56	43.65	43.48	43.14	42.60	49.06
7	Rejoice Agbewodie	Ghana	x	48.98	46.13	44.81	x	x	48.98
8	Damacline Mwango Nyekereri	Kenya	43.77	44.43	44.51				44.51
9	Bizunesh Tadesse	Ethiopia	43.01	40.29	x				43.01
10	Adèle Mafogang	Cameroon	33.52	x	38.72				38.72

See also

• Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Women's javelin throw

References

1. Results at World Athletics
2. Results
3. "Javelin Throw women - World record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
4. "Javelin Throw women - African record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
5. "Javelin Throw women - 2024 World leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
6. "Javelin Throw women - 2024 African leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.