Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Men's javelin throw

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Athletics at the
2007 All-Africa Games
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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
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Half marathon men women
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 javelin throw at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on July 22.

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.

The athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007. Nigeria was the most successful nation of the competition having won nine golds and 24 medals in total. South Africa was a close second with seven golds and also a total of 24 medals overall. Tunisia and Botswana were the next most successful, although Ethiopia and Kenya had greater medal hauls.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
Robert Oosthuizen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 78.05
Gerhardus Pienaar Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 76.70
Mohamed Ali Kbabou Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 71.77
4 Waled Abdelwhab El Sayed Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 67.81
5 Kenechukwu Ezeofor Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 66.29
6 Guy Nassel Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 54.40
7 Edges Bill Neto do Santo Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 40.57

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