The men's javelin throw at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held on August 1.
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman |  Egypt |
74.94 | 74.78 | 77.19 | 77.09 | 78.02 | X | 78.02 | SB |
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Gerhardus Pienaar |  South Africa |
74.97 | 73.77 | X | 73.77 | 75.20 | 75.96 | 75.96 | |
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Julius Yego |  Kenya |
71.70 | 70.54 | 74.51 | 72.29 | 71.67 | 72.95 | 74.51 | SB |
| 4 | Ulrich Damon | South Africa |
64.90 | 66.00 | 71.18 | 68.44 | 65.69 | 71.50 | 71.50 | |
| 5 | Tobie Holtzhausen | South Africa |
63.54 | 66.77 | 61.42 | 61.41 | 65.40 | 65.08 | 66.77 | |
| 6 | Mitko Tilahun |  Ethiopia |
65.02 | 61.58 | 64.71 | 60.65 | X | 56.23 | 65.02 | |
| 7 | Patrick Kibwota |  Uganda |
63.88 | 62.54 | 64.22 | X | 62.21 | 60.22 | 64.22 | |
| 8 | Michael Rono | Kenya |
X | 55.97 | 64.11 | 63.39 | 63.22 | 62.02 | 64.11 | SB |
| 9 | Moctar Djigui |  Mali |
63.14 | 61.88 | 60.72 | 63.14 | ||||
| 10 | Sammy Keskeny | Kenya |
63.10 | X | 61.38 | 63.10 | ||||
| 11 | Jean Luck Mukoko |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
49.24 | 46.16 | X | 49.24 | ||||
| Mohamed Ali Kebabou |  Tunisia |
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| Manuella Kombo |  Central African Republic |
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| Msama Mpundu |  Zambia |
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