The men's javelin throw event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 5 August in Asaba, Nigeria.[1]
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Julius Yego |  Kenya |
77.27 | 77.34 | x | x | – | 74.78 | 77.34 | |
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Phil-Mar van Rensburg |  South Africa |
76.57 | 69.01 | x | 75.39 | 73.46 | 74.86 | 76.57 | |
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Samuel Kure Adams |  Nigeria |
75.69 | 68.14 | x | 73.53 | 74.59 | 73.65 | 75.69 | |
| 4 | Johan Grobler | South Africa |
71.01 | 72.72 | 74.49 | 74.36 | 72.97 | x | 74.49 | |
| 5 | Alexander Kiprotich | Kenya |
73.47 | 72.80 | 70.33 | x | 71.01 | 72.65 | 73.47 | |
| 6 | Maged Amer |  Egypt |
68.43 | 68.31 | 68.98 | x | 68.40 | 63.88 | 68.98 | |
| 7 | Claude Chamaken |  Cameroon |
68.63 | 65.37 | 67.93 | 60.70 | 64.14 | x | 68.63 | NR |
| 8 | Anro van Eeden | South Africa |
65.21 | x | 66.32 | 63.89 | x | 63.35 | 66.32 | |
| 9 | Aliye Shiferaw |  Ethiopia |
63.08 | x | 64.68 | 64.68 | ||||
| 10 | Romeo Manzila Mahambou |  Republic of the Congo |
49.41 | 56.33 | x | 56.33 | ||||
| 11 | José Mombe Adjomo |  Equatorial Guinea |
35.8? | 32.88 | 36.12 | 36.12 | ||||
| Romaric Houenou |  Benin |
x | x | x | NM | |||||
| Lormans Mansiantima-Yitu |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Jean Douanio |  Burkina Faso |
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