Athletics At The 2019 African Games

picture info	Athletics At The 2019 African Games – Men's Javelin Throw The men's javelin throw event at the 2019 African Games was held on 30 August in Rabat. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2019 African Games Javelin African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Javelin Throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. History The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic Games as part of the pentathlon in 708 BC. It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong (''Amentum, ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', a leather strap around the shaft, so when they released the javelin, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory. Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in Germany and Sweden in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin, and throwing them for distance became a common event ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Athletics At The 2019 African Games Sport of athletics, Athletics at the 2019 African Games was held from 26 to 30 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Schedule Participating nations * (11) * (3) * (5) * (23) * (15) * (7) * (13) * (5) * (1) * (6) * (8) * (9) * (30) * (6) * (15) * (3) * (80) * (2) * (9) * (16) * (3) * (11) * (69) * (7) * (1) * (2) * (4) * (7) * (11) * (1) * (13) * (44) * (2) * (17) * (3) * (48) * (10) * (2) * (4) * (13) * (8) * (10) * (2) * (33) * (8) * (4) * (6) * (6) * (14) * (25) * (7) * (15) References Results book External links Results book {{2019 in athletics Athletics at the 2019 African Games, Events at the 2019 African Games 2019 in athletics (track and field), African Games International athletics competitions hosted by Morocco, 2019 African Games Athletics at the African Games, 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Julius Yego Julius Yego (born 4 January 1989) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Nicknamed "Mr. YouTube" because he learned how to throw by watching YouTube videos of javelin athletes, Yego is the African record holder for the event with a personal best of 92.72 m. He won the javelin title at the All-Africa Games in 2011 and at the African Championships in Athletics in 2012 and 2014; at the 2013 World Championships he placed fourth, losing a medal in the final round. In 2014, he became the first Kenyan to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in a field event. At the 2015 World Championships he won the gold medal with a throw of 92.72m, becoming the first Kenyan to win a World Championships gold medal in a field event. He won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Biography Yego was born in Cheptonon (Soba River) location in Tinderet, Nandi District. He attended high school at Kapsabet Boys High School. Yego became interested in the j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of African Games Records In Athletics The All-Africa Games is a multi-sport event which began in 1965. Athletics has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition. Records set by athletes who are representing one of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa's member states. Men's records Women's records Mixed records References External linksAll-Africa Games resultson GBRAthletics.com {{African Games Athletics Records African Games Athletics African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alexander Kiprotich Alexander Toroitich Kiprotich (born 10 October 1994) is a Kenyan javelin thrower. He won the gold medal at the 2013 African Junior Championships, finished seventh at the 2014 African Championships, fourth at the 2015 African Games, seventh at the 2015 Military World Games, won the bronze medal at the 2016 African Championships, finished fifth at the 2018 African Championships and eleventh at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games without reaching the final. His personal best throw is 78.84 metres, achieved in May 2015 in Eldoret Eldoret is a city in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. It serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. Located in western Kenya and lying south of the Cherangani Hills, the local elevation varies from about at the Eldoret International Air .... References 1994 births Living people Kenyan male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nnamdi Chinecherem Nnamdi Chinecherem Prosper (born 12 July 2002) is a Nigerians, Nigerian Javelin athlete. Career In 2021, Chinecherem won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi Kenya. This record made him the first Nigerian athlete to win an award at a field medal since the last championship where Esther Aghatise won a medal in 2002. In 2022, he made up the list of athletics from Nigeria selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. He was one of the flagbearer alongside Folashade Oluwafemiayo during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. References {{Authority control 2002 births 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games Athletes (track and field) at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]