2014 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon explained

The men's decathlon event at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held on August 10–11 on Stade de Marrakech.^[1]

Bouraada's winning margin was 999 points.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Larbi Bouraada	Guillaume Thierry	Atsu Nyamadi

Results

100 metres

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.0 m/s, Heat 2: +1.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	1			10.90	883
2	2			10.99	863
3	2			11.28	799
4	1			11.29	797
5	1			11.43	767
6	2			11.52	748
7	2			11.53	746
8	1			11.60	732
9	2			11.76	699

Long jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			7.45	7.38w	7.15	7.45	922		1805
2			x	7.31	7.32w	7.32w	891		1688
3			7.25	7.06	7.21	7.25	874		1737
4			6.94w	6.87	x	6.94w	799		1547
5			6.61	6.76w	6.52	6.76w	757		1503
6			6.75	6.62w	6.20	6.75	755		1522
7			x	6.47	6.46	6.47	691		1390
8			x	x	6.40w	6.40w	675		1407
9			5.74	5.93	5.74	5.93	571		1370

Shot put

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			13.82	13.88	13.73	13.88	721		2458
2			13.38	13.52	13.39	13.52	699		2246
3			13.46	13.02	12.82	13.46	695		2065
4			11.85	12.81	13.40	13.40	692		2380
5			13.06	13.20	12.68	13.20	679		2484
6			12.06	12.76	x	12.76	653		2175
7			11.86	x	12.39	12.39	630		2037
8			12.08	11.96	11.77	12.08	611		2001
9			11.61	11.86	11.59	11.86	598		2101

High jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1.50	1.62	1.65	1.68	1.74	1.77	1.80	1.83	1.86	1.89	1.92	1.95	1.98	2.01	2.04	2.07	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	o	o	xo	xxx	2.04	840		3324
2			–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxo	xxo	xxx			1.98	785		2886
3			–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx					1.92	731		2768
4			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo							1.89	705		3163
5			–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx						1.89	705		2706
5			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx						1.89	705		2951
7			–	–	–	–	o	o	xo	o	xo	xxo	xxx						1.89	705		2770
8			–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	xo	xxo								1.86	679		3059
9			o	xxo	xxo	xxx													1.65	504		2679

400 metres

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	1			48.33	893		4217
2	7			49.70	828		3507
3	5			50.06	812		3871
4	2			50.67	784		3670
5	4			51.54	745		3515
6	8			51.91	729		3680
7	6			52.47	704		3472
8	3			53.26	671		3377
					0

110 metres hurdles

Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	4			14.33	932		5149
2	6			15.00	850		4520
3	7			15.09	839		4519
4	3			15.24	821		4692
5	8			15.28	816		4288
6	5			15.40	802		4179
7	2			17.20	604		4111
	1				0	R162.5^[2]	3515

Discus throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			34.65	43.93	–	43.93	745		5437
2			41.89	41.83	41.02	41.89	703		5222
3			35.97	38.06	41.13	41.13	688		4799
4			34.22	39.08	39.99	39.99	664		5813
5			36.86	36.38	35.52	36.86	601		4889
6			33.91	31.86	31.52	33.91	542		5062
7			x	31.53	32.16	32.16	507		4686
							0

Pole vault

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.50	3.60	3.70	3.80	3.90	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.60	4.70	4.80	4.90	5.00	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xo	xxx	4.90	880		6693
2			–	–	–	–	–	xxo	–	o	–	xo	xo	xxx					4.50	760		5982
3			–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xo	xxx								4.20	673		5735
4			–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xxx									4.10	645		5534
4			–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx									4.10	645		5331
6			o	xo	xxo	xxx													3.70	535		5334
																				0		5437

Javelin throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1			64.60	61.71	57.77	64.60	807		7500
2			63.33	x	x	63.33	788		6225
3			56.57	60.94	57.47	60.94	752		6734
4			57.78	x	54.16	57.78	704		6238
5			45.11	45.47	50.75	50.75	600		5931
6			45.02	49.08	x	49.08	575		6310
7			x	46.15	41.67	46.15	532		5866

1500 metres

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1			4:20.05	811
2			4:29.68	747
3			4:33.58	721
4			4:56.32	581
5			4:56.81	578
6			4:58.85	566
7			5:02.06	548

Final standings

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
			10.90	7.45	13.20	2.04	48.33	14.33	39.99	4.90	64.60	4:20.05	8311
			11.52	6.94w	13.52	1.89	51.91	15.09	41.89	4.50	60.94	4:56.81	7312
			11.29	7.32w	13.40	1.86	50.06	15.24	43.93		63.33	4:33.58	6946
4			11.53	6.76w	11.86	1.98	50.67	15.00	33.91	4.20	49.08	5:02.06	6858
5			11.60	6.40w	12.39	1.92	52.47	15.28	36.86	4.10	57.78	4:56.32	6819
6			11.43	6.75	12.76	1.65	49.70	17.20	41.13	3.70	46.15	4:29.68	6613
7			11.76	6.47	12.08	1.89	53.26	15.40	32.16	4.10	50.75	4:58.85	6497
			11.28	5.93	13.46	1.89	51.54
			10.99	7.25	13.88	1.89

Notes and References

1. http://84.33.2.63/marrakech2014/pdf/LivreResultats.pdf Results
2. False start