2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon explained

The men's decathlon event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 1.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Larbi Bouraada	Willem Coertzen	Boualem Lamri

Results

100 metres

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	8			10.92	878
2	2			11.08	843
3	7			11.23	810
4	6			11.30	795
5	4			11.48	757
6	3			11.72	707	FS1
7	1			13.68	359
	5				0

Long jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1			7.24	7.19	7.33	7.33	893		1771
2			7.22	7.33	x	7.33	893		1736
3			x	6.70	7.29	7.29	883		1693
4			6.52	6.96	6.61	6.96	804		1599
5			6.75	6.80	6.87	6.87	783		1490
6			6.58	6.58	6.66	6.66	734		1491
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Shot put

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1			13.41	x	13.38	13.41	692		2291
2			12.37	12.17	12.32	12.37	629		2365
3			11.36	11.77	11.94	11.94	603		2094
4			10.47	x	11.78	11.78	593		2364
5			10.99	11.48	11.61	11.61	583		2073
6			11.26	x	x	11.26	562		2255

High jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1.70	1.76	1.79	1.82	1.85	1.88	1.91	1.94	1.97	2.00	2.03	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1			–	–	xo	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xo	xxx	2.00	803		2876
2			–	–	o	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xxx	2.00	803		3058
3			–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx			1.94	749		3113
4			–	–	o	o	xo	o	xo	xo	xxx			1.94	749		3114
5			o	o	o	o	o	xxx						1.85	670		2764
6			–	xxo	xxx									1.76	593		2884

400 metres

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Overall
1	2			48.39	890		4003
2	1			49.90	819		3877
3	5			49.99	815		3929
4	4			50.60	787		3551
5	3			52.35	709		3585
	6				0

110 metres hurdles

Wind: -2.4 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Overall
1	5			14.61	897		4826
2	4			14.94	857		4734
3	6			15.13	834		4385
4	7			15.32	811		4814
5	2			15.52	788		4373

Discus throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1			38.95	40.04	x	40.04	665		5491
2			34.60	36.33	x	36.33	590		5324
3			31.77	x	35.30	35.30	570		4943
4			32.96	x	35.04	35.04	564		5378
5			31.48	33.88	32.12	33.88	541		4926

Pole vault

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.50	3.60	3.70	3.80	3.90	4.00	4.30	4.50	4.60	4.70	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xxo	xxx	4.60	790		6168
2			xxo	–	o	–	o	o	–	xxx			4.00	617		5543
3			o	–	o	–	o	xxx					3.90	590		6081
4			–	xxo	o	xxx							3.70	535		5859
5			xo	o	xxx								3.60	509		5452

Javelin throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Overall
1			63.70	64.09	63.81	64.09	800		6881
2			60.59	59.42	59.75	60.59	747		6915
3			55.50	x	56.28	56.28	682		6225
4			x	x	46.46	46.46	536		5988
5			45.78	45.11	46.09	46.09	531		6390

1500 metres

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1			4:43.33	659
2			5:01.94	549
3			5:05.42	529
4			5:12.00	493
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Final standings

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
			10.92	7.33	11.78	1.94	48.39	15.32	35.04	4.60	60.59	4:43.33	7574
			11.08	7.33	12.37	1.94	49.99	14.61	40.04	3.90	64.09	5:12.00	7374
			11.23	7.29	11.26	2.00	49.90	14.94	36.33	3.70	46.09	5:05.42	6919
4			11.48	6.66	11.94	1.85	50.60	15.13	33.88	4.00	56.28	5:01.94	6774	NR
5			11.72	6.87	11.61	2.00	52.35	15.52	35.30	3.60	46.46		5988
			11.30	6.96	13.41	1.76
			13.68

References

• Results (Archived)