African Games 2019 / Athletics - Men's Javelin
The men's javelin at the 2019 African Games took place on August 30th at the Stade Moulay Abdallah in Rabat .
Eleven javelin throwers from seven countries took part in the competition. Julius Yego won the gold medal with 87.73 m, which was also a new record for the African Games. Silver went to Alexander Kiprotich with 77.50 m and Nnamdi Prosper Chinecherem won the bronze medal with 73.24 m.
Records
| World record |
 Jan Železný
|
98.48 m | Jena , Germany | May 25, 1996 |
| Record of games |
 Ihab Abdelrahman
|
85.37 m | African Games in Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo | 17th September 2015 |
Result
August 30, 2019, 4:40 pm
| space | athlete | country | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | 4th attempt | 5th attempt | 6th attempt | Width (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Julius Yego |
 Kenya
|
x | 79.17 | 87.73 | 80.20 | - | - | 87.73 GR |
 |
Alexander Kiprotich |
Kenya
|
x | 77.50 | x | 75.28 | x | 77.24 | 77.50 |
 |
Nnamdi Prosper Chinecherem |
 Nigeria
|
73.24 | 61.17 | x | 67.34 | x | 67.96 | 73.24 |
| 4th | Othow Okello Ojulu |
 Ethiopia
|
69.79 | 66.18 | 65.84 | 71.55 | 67.88 | x | 71.55 |
| 5 | Claude Gastien Chamaken |
 Cameroon
|
66.27 | 62.27 | 71.44 | 63.26 | x | 68.85 | 71.44 |
| 6th | Ubang Ubank Abola |
Ethiopia
|
71.28 | 67.27 | 62.64 | x | x | - | 71.28 |
| 7th | Abdellah Charii |
 Morocco
|
68.42 | 69.56 | 69.19 | 68.47 | 69.94 | x | 69.94 |
| 8th | Kereyu Bulala Berketa |
Ethiopia
|
67.58 | 65.05 | 69.91 | 67.35 | 65.28 | x | 69.91 |
| 9 | Samuel Adams Cure |
Nigeria
|
69.55 | x | 69.23 | not in the final of the eight best throwers |
69.55 | ||
| 10 | Maged Amer |
Egypt
|
69.33 | 68.15 | 67.92 | 69.33 | |||
| 11 | Lorman's Mansiantima Yitu |
 Democratic Republic of Congo
|
x | 37.64 | 36.29 | 37.64 | |||
Explanation of symbols:
- = attempt skipped, x = failed attempt
Web links and sources
- Results on the 2019 African Games website
- Results. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: atos.net. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .