2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon explained
The women's heptathlon event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 2–3.
Medalists
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
Patience Okoro
| Florence Wasike
| Nadège Essama Foe
| |
Results
100 metres hurdles
Wind: –1.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 6 | | | 14.17 | 954 | |
| 2 | 2 | | | 14.67 | 886 | |
| 3 | 5 | | | 14.73 | 878 | |
| 4 | 4 | | | 14.97 | 846 | |
| 5 | 3 | | | 15.23 | 811 | |
| 6 | 7 | | | 15.38 | 792 | NR | |
High jump
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.75 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
|---|
| 1 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.72 | 879 | NR | 1671 |
| 2 | | | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | xo | o | o | xxx | | | | 1.63 | 771 | | 1725 |
| 3 | | | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | 1.60 | 736 | | 1614 |
| 4 | | | o | – | – | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | 1.51 | 632 | | 1478 |
| 5 | | | o | o | o | o | o | o | xx– | x | | | | | | | | | 1.45 | 566 | | 1452 |
| 6 | | | xo | o | – | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.39 | 502 | | 1313 | |
Shot put
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | - 1
| - 2
| - 3
| Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
|---|
| 1 | | | | 12.41 | 12.34 | 12.41 | 688 | | 2302 |
| 2 | | | 12.07 | 12.05 | 11.78 | 12.07 | 666 | | 1979 |
| 3 | | | | 10.01 | 9.45 | 10.01 | 530 | | 2255 |
| 4 | | | | 9.18 | 8.98 | 9.42 | 492 | | 2163 |
| 5 | | | | 8.64 | 9.20 | 9.20 | 477 | | 1929 |
| 6 | | | | 8.19 | 8.27 | 8.27 | 417 | | 1895 | |
200 metres
Wind: -3.6 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes | Overall |
|---|
| 1 | 3 | | | 25.09 | 879 | | 2808 |
| 2 | 7 | | | 25.35 | 855 | | 3110 |
| 3 | 2 | | | 25.35 | 855 | | 2834 |
| 4 | 6 | | | 25.64 | 829 | | 2724 |
| 5 | 5 | | | 25.96 | 801 | | 3103 |
| 6 | 4 | | | 26.42 | 761 | | 2924 | |
Long jump
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | - 1
| - 2
| - 3
| Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
|---|
| 1 | | | 5.49 | 5.54 | 5.56 | 5.56 | 717 | NR | 3641 |
| 2 | | | 5.55 | x | x | 5.55 | 715 | | 3439 |
| 3 | | | 5.45 | x | 5.22 | 5.45 | 686 | | 3494 |
| 4 | | | 4.82 | 5.37 | 5.04 | 5.37 | 663 | | 3766 |
| 5 | | | 4.50 | 4.74 | 4.41 | 4.74 | 490 | | 3324 |
| | | | | | | 490 | | | |
Javelin throw
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | - 1
| - 2
| - 3
| Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
|---|
| 1 | | | 38.13 | 40.98 | 37.40 | 40.98 | 686 | | 4452 |
| 2 | | | 28.27 | x | 30.29 | 30.29 | 482 | | 3806 |
| 3 | | | x | 26.44 | 29.85 | 29.85 | 474 | | 3968 |
| 4 | | | x | 17.64 | 19.76 | 19.76 | 284 | | 3723 |
| | | x | x | x | | 0 | | 3641 | |
800 metres
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:14.53 | 899 | |
| 2 | | | 2:24.56 | 763 | |
| 3 | | | 2:32.36 | 664 | |
| 4 | | | 2:50.92 | 454 | |
| | | | 0 | | |
Final standings
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m H | HJ | SP | 200m | LJ | JT | 800m | Points | Notes |
|---|
| | | 14.73 | 1.60 | 12.41 | 25.96 | 5.37 | 40.98 | 2:50.92 | 4906 | |
| | | 14.67 | 1.45 | | 25.09 | 5.45 | 29.85 | 2:14.53 | 4867 | |
| | | 15.23 | 1.39 | 12.07 | 25.35 | 4.74 | 30.29 | 2:32.36 | 4470 | |
| 4 | | | 15.38 | 1.72 | | 26.42 | 5.56 | | 2:24.56 | 4404 | NR |
| 5 | | | 14.97 | 1.51 | | 25.64 | 5.55 | 19.76 | | 3723 | |
| | | 14.17 | 1.63 | 10.01 | 25.35 | | | | | | |
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