2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon explained

The men's decathlon event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9–10.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Hamdi Dhouibi	Mourad Souissi	Terry Wepener

Results

100 metres

Wind:
Heat 1: -3.4 m/s, Heat 2: -2.3 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	1			11.14	830
2	2			11.44	765
3	2			11.48	757
4	1			11.51	750
5	1			11.53	746
6	1			11.73	705
7	2			11.78	695
8	1			11.84	683
9	2			12.11	629
10	2			12.11	629
11	1			12.31	591

Shot put

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			6.87w	6.97w	7.26w	7.26w	876		1706
2			7.20w	7.22w	7.06	7.22w	866		1616
3			6.80w	7.05w	x	7.05w	826		1583
4			6.70	6.52	6.95w	6.95w	802		1485
5			6.73	x	6.38	6.73	750		1445
6			6.66w	6.53	x	6.66w	734		1499
7			6.37	6.61w	6.42w	6.61w	723		1469
8			6.29	6.34w	6.60w	6.60w	720		1311
9			6.33	6.40w	6.37	6.40w	675		1380
10			x	5.97	6.40	6.40	675		1304
11			5.08w	4.70w	–	5.08w	398		1027

Shot put

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			12.35	12.34	13.76	13.76	714		2420
2			12.22	12.07	13.27	13.27	684		2153
3			12.88	x	11.02	12.88	660		2243
4			x	12.87	x	12.87	659		2104
5			11.37	12.58	12.55	12.58	642		2022
6			12.28	11.91	11.63	12.28	623		1934
7			11.66	12.04	11.69	12.04	609		2094
8			11.22	x	x	11.22	559		2175
9			11.13	11.05	10.96	11.13	554		1858
10			10.94	x	10.26	10.94	542		2041
11			10.00	10.25		10.25	501		1528

High jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1.55	1.58	1.61	1.64	1.70	1.73	1.76	1.79	1.82	1.85	1.88	1.91	1.94	1.97	2.00	2.03	2.06	2.12	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	–	o	xxo	xxo	xxx	2.06	859		2881
2			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxo					1.97	776		3196
3			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	–	xo	xxo	xxx				1.97	776		2710
4			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	o	–	xxo	o	xxo	xxx				1.97	776		2634
5			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	xo	xxx					1.94	749		2790
6			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	xo	xo	xo	xxx					1.94	749		2992
7			–	–	–	–	o	–	o	–	xo	o	xxx								1.85	670		2823
8			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xxo	xxx									1.82	644		2819
9			–	–	–	o	o	xxo	o	xxx											1.76	593		2697
10			–	–	–	o	xo	xxo	o	xxx											1.76	593		2687
11			xo	o	o	xxo															1.64	496		2024

400 metres

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	1			48.78	872		4068
2	1			49.85	822		3612
3	1			49.89	822		3641
4	2			49.91	819		3811
5	1			50.46	794		3617
6	2			51.11	764		3645
7	1			52.94	684		3381
8	2			53.73	651		3361
9	2			53.99	640		3327
10	2			55.40	583		2607
11	1			56.63	535		3169

110 metres hurdles

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.9 m/s, Heat 2: -2.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	2			14.76	879		4491
2	1			14.81	873		4941
3	1			14.95	856		4501
4	2			15.08	840		4651
5	2			15.33	810		4427
6	2			15.33	810		3979
7	1			15.98	735		4376
7	2			15.98	735		4116
9	1			16.08	724		4051
10	1			16.46	682		4043
	1				0

Discus throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			40.37	38.94	39.20	40.37	672		5099
2			33.53	39.70	38.09	39.70	658		5034
3			28.76	35.04	38.19	38.19	628		5569
4			x	38.06	37.17	38.06	625		4668
5			x	37.63	x	37.63	617		4733
6			30.93	37.23	37.38	37.38	612		5113
7			x	36.71	34.48	36.71	598		4649
8			34.57	32.62	x	34.57	555		5206
			x	x	x		0		4491
							0

Pole vault

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.00	3.40	3.50	3.60	3.70	3.80	3.90	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.40	4.60	4.80	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	xxx	4.60	790		6359
2			–	–	–	o	–	o	–	o	–	o	xxx			4.20	673		5406
3			–	–	–	–	xxo	–	xxo	o	xxx					4.00	617		5730
4			–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	xo	–	xxx				4.00	617		5651
5			o	o	–	o	–	xo	o	xxx						3.90	590		5689
6			–	–	o	–	o	–	xxx							3.70	535		5741
			–	–	–	–	–	xxx									0		4491
			–	–	–	xxx											0		4668
			–	–	–	x											0		4649

Javelin throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1			57.79	x	59.99	59.99	738		5406
2			55.52	54.57	52.39	55.52	671		6401
3			x	54.00	54.91	54.91	662		6403
4			x	45.60	54.75	54.75	659		6065
5			50.93	48.97	48.82	50.93	602		6961
6			47.75	48.53	48.65	48.65	569		6258
7			46.95	x	43.95	46.95	544		6195
8			43.68	43.52	39.97	43.68	496		4987
							0

1500 metres

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1			4:35.40	710
2			4:36.24	704
3			4:39.51	683
4			4:42.98	662
5			4:52.35	605
6			5:04.00	537
7			5:05.81	527
				0

Final standings

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
			11.14	7.26w	13.76	1.97	48.78	14.81	38.19	4.60	50.93	4:52.35	7566
			11.48	7.05w	12.88	1.94	49.91	15.08	34.57	3.70	54.91	4:35.40	7113
			11.73	6.40w	12.58	2.06	51.11	14.95	37.38	4.00	55.52	4:39.51	7084
			11.53	6.61w	13.27	1.85	50.46	15.33	40.37	3.90	48.65	4:36.24	6962
			11.51	7.22w	11.22	1.82	49.89	15.98	39.70	4.00	46.95	4:42.98	6855
			11.78	6.73	12.87	1.76	52.94	15.98	37.63	4.20	54.75	5:04.00	6602
			12.31	6.60w	12.28	1.97	53.73	16.46	38.06		59.99	5:05.81	5933
			11.44	6.66w	10.94	1.94	49.85	14.76			43.68
			11.84	6.95w	12.04	1.76	53.99	16.08	36.71
			12.11	6.40	11.13	1.97	56.63	15.33
			12.11	5.08w	10.25	1.64	55.40

References

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