2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

Events at the 2008 African
Championships in Athletics

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
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The men's javelin throw event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 4.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st Mohamed Ali Kbabou  Tunisia 66.12 69.52 67.21 72.16 74.20 70.13 74.20 PB
2nd Kenechukwu Ezeofor  Nigeria 70.04 72.53 70.08 69.45 x 68.09 72.53 PB
3rd Sammy Keskeny  Kenya 67.50 69.84 x 64.74 61.43 64.32 69.84 SB
4 Patrick Kibwota  Uganda 69.70 65.20 66.56 68.29 65.50 65.44 69.70
5 Waleed Al-Saad  Egypt 68.39 66.38 68.61 65.49 67.47 67.38 68.61
6 Yves Sambou  Senegal 61.87 67.85 x 65.45 61.62 64.37 67.85
7 Mitku Tilahun  Ethiopia 58.62 64.76 63.80 61.02 59.57 58.04 64.76
8 Mohamad Husen  Ethiopia 53.69 61.47 61.82 59.54 62.66 60.63 62.66
9 Moctar Djigui  Mali 56.87 60.95 61.59 61.59
10 Anteneh Tamiru  Ethiopia 57.64 57.48 57.18 57.64

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