2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw
# 2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 26 June in Kings Park Stadium.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Phil-Mar van Rensburg | South Africa | 76.04 |
| | John Ampomah | Ghana | 75.22 |
| | Alex Kiprotich | Kenya | 74.08 |
| 4 | Tobie Holtzhausen | South Africa | 73.45 |
| 5 | Maged Amer | Egypt | 71.62 |
| 6 | Chad Herman | South Africa | 71.21 |
| 7 | Ahmed Elbramlsy | Egypt | 69.66 |
| 8 | Strydom van der Wath | Namibia | 68.40 |
| 9 | Nelson Yego | Kenya | 66.43 |
| 10 | Samuel Kure | Nigeria | 65.25 |
| 11 | Pako Tsapo | Botswana | 61.75 |
| 12 | Gary King | Zimbabwe | 56.79 |
| | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | DNS |
| | Othow Ojulu | Ethiopia | DNS |
