| 2008 African Championships | |
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| Host City: | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  |
| Dates: | 30 April – 4 May |
| Stadium: | Addis Ababa Stadium |
| Nations Participating: | 42 |
| Athletes Participating: | 543 |
| Events: | 44 |
| Previous: | 2006 Bambous |
| Next: | 2010 Nairobi |
The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date. It was the first time in its then 29-year history the African Championships in Athletics were held in Eastern Africa, despite the region's well-documented success in long-distance running.
In the men's 100 m, Nigerians Olusoji Fasuba and Uchenna Emedolu repeated the places from the 2006 edition. On April 30, there was a 35-minute delay to the men's 10,000 metres due to weather, but the Ethiopians dominated the podium and the race, with the missed absence of world champion Kenenisa Bekele.
| High jump | Kabelo Kgosiemang | 2.34 NR =CR | Mohammed Benhadja | 2.18 | Boubacar Séré | 2.18 SB | |
| Pole vault | Mouhcine Cheaouri | 4.80 PB | Larbi Bouraada | 4.50 | Willem Coertzen | 4.00 PB | |
| Long jump | Yahya Berrabah | 8.04 SB | Jonathan Chimier | 7.99 SB | Stephan Louw | 7.98 | |
| Triple jump | Ndiss Kaba Badji | 17.07 NR | Hugo Mamba | 16.92 NR | Tarik Bouguetaïb | 16.82 | |
| Shot put | Abdu Moaty Moustafa | 18.06 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag | 17.39 | Janus Robberts | 16.44 | |
| Discus throw | Hannes Hopley | 56.98 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag | 56.06 SB | Nabil Kiram | 52.99 | |
| Hammer throw | Chris Harmse | 77.72 SB | Mostafa Al-Gamel | 69.70 | Ahmed Abd El Raouf | 68.15 | |
| Javelin throw | Mohamed Ali Kebabou | 74.20 PB | Kenechukwu Ezeofor | 72.53 PB | Sammy Keskeny | 69.84 SB | |
| Decathlon | Larbi Bouraada | 7574 PB | Willem Coertzen | 7374 | Boualem Lamri | 6919 SB | |
| High jump | Anika Smit | 1.88 | Marcoleen Pretorius | 1.84 | Marizca Gertenbach | 1.84 | |
| Pole vault | Leila Ben Youssef | 4.00 | Nisrine Dinar | 3.80 | Laetitia Berthier | 3.70 | |
| Long jump | Janice Josephs | 6.64 | Chinaza Amadi | 6.31 | Patricia Soman | 6.13 | |
| Triple jump | Françoise Mbango | 14.76 SB | Yamilé Aldama | 14.36 SB | Chinonye Ohadugha | 14.14 SB | |
| Shot put | Vivian Chukwuemeka | 17.50 | Kasey Onmuchekwa | 16.29 | Veronica Abrahamse | 16.00 | |
| Discus throw | Elizna Naude | 55.34 | Suzanne Kragbé | 49.52 | Simoné du Toit | 47.10 | |
| Hammer throw | Marwa Hussein | 62.26 | Florence Ezeh | 61.26 | Funke Adeoye | 57.02 | |
| Javelin throw | Sunette Viljoen | 55.17 | Lindy Leveau-Agricole | 52.92 SB | Hana'a Hassan Omar | 52.32 | |
| Heptathlon | Patience Okoro | 4906 | Florence Wasike | 4867 | Nadege Essama Foe | 4470 | |
Ethiopia (86)