The men's javelin throw event at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held on 15 September.
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Yego | Kenya | 78.34 | 76.18 | 76.45 | 70.17 | 78.13 | 70.55 | 78.34 | NR | |
| Bernard Crous | South Africa | 72.68 | 69.80 | 69.43 | 70.32 | 68.98 | 72.15 | 72.68 | ||
| Friday Osanyade | Nigeria | 66.20 | x | x | 71.01 | 67.86 | 64.30 | 71.01 | ||
| 4 | Gerhardus Pienaar | South Africa | 69.62 | x | 70.16 | 68.19 | 66.95 | 69.42 | 70.16 | |
| 5 | Ehab Abdelrahman | Egypt | 69.94 | 67.29 | x | x | 65.91 | 65.71 | 69.94 | |
| 6 | Kenichewkwe Godfrey | Nigeria | 62.05 | 62.06 | 63.11 | 61.76 | x | 60.89 | 63.11 | |
| 7 | Moctar Djigui | Mali | 45.05 | 52.40 | 56.23 | 58.02 | x | 53.15 | 58.02 | |
| 8 | Domingos Armando Doliz | Mozambique | x | x | 52.96 | 51.20 | 47.97 | x | 52.96 | |
| 9 | Fernandes Marcio | Cape Verde | x | x | 46.47 | x | 45.29 | 41.89 | 46.47 |