2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

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2008 African Championships
in Athletics
Athletics pictogram.svg
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
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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[]

Gold Silver Bronze
Larbi Bouraada
 Algeria 		Willem Coertzen
 South Africa
 Algeria

Results[]

100 metres[]

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 8 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria 10.92 878
2 2 Willem Coertzen  South Africa 11.08 843
3 7  Algeria 11.23 810
4 6 Ahmad Saad  Egypt 11.30 795
5 4 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 11.48 757
6 3  Morocco 11.72 707 FS1
7 1 Guillaume Thierry  Mauritius 13.68 359
5  Gabon DNS 0

Long jump[]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Overall
1 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria 7.24 7.19 7.33 7.33 893 1771
2 Willem Coertzen  South Africa 7.22 7.33 x 7.33 893 1736
3  Algeria x 6.70 7.29 7.29 883 1693
4 Ahmad Saad  Egypt 6.52 6.96 6.61 6.96 804 1599
5  Morocco 6.75 6.80 6.87 6.87 783 1490
6 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 6.58 6.58 6.66 6.66 734 1491
Guillaume Thierry  Mauritius DNS 0 DNF

Shot put[]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Overall
1 Ahmad Saad  Egypt 13.41 x 13.38 13.41 692 2291
2 Willem Coertzen  South Africa 12.37 12.17 12.32 12.37 629 2365
3 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 11.36 11.77 11.94 11.94 603 2094
4 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria 10.47 x 11.78 11.78 593 2364
5  Morocco 10.99 11.48 11.61 11.61 583 2073
6  Algeria 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  Morocco – – xo o o o o xo o xo xxx 2.00 803 2876
2  Algeria – – o o o o o xo o xxo xxx 2.00 803 3058
3 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria – – o – o o o xo xxx 1.94 749 3113
4 Willem Coertzen  South Africa – – o o xo o xo xo xxx 1.94 749 3114
5 Ali Kamé  Madagascar o o o o o xxx 1.85 670 2764
6 Ahmad Saad  Egypt – xxo xxx 1.76 593 2884

400 metres[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Points Notes Overall
1 2 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria 48.39 890 4003
2 1  Algeria 49.90 819 3877
3 5 Willem Coertzen  South Africa 49.99 815 3929
4 4 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 50.60 787 3551
5 3  Morocco 52.35 709 3585
6 Ahmad Saad  Egypt DNS 0 DNF

110 metres hurdles[]

Wind: -2.4 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Points Notes Overall
1 5 Willem Coertzen  South Africa 14.61 897 4826
2 4  Algeria 14.94 857 4734
3 6 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 15.13 834 4385
4 7 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria 15.32 811 4814
5 2  Morocco 15.52 788 4373

Discus throw[]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Overall
1 Willem Coertzen  South Africa 38.95 40.04 x 40.04 665 5491
2  Algeria 34.60 36.33 x 36.33 590 5324
3  Morocco 31.77 x 35.30 35.30 570 4943
4 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria 32.96 x 35.04 35.04 564 5378
5 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 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 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria – – – – – – o – xxo xxx 4.60 790 6168
2 Ali Kamé  Madagascar xxo – o – o o – xxx 4.00 617 5543
3 Willem Coertzen  South Africa o – o – o xxx 3.90 590 6081
4  Algeria – xxo o xxx 3.70 535 5859
5  Morocco xo o xxx 3.60 509 5452

Javelin throw[]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Overall
1 Willem Coertzen  South Africa 63.70 64.09 63.81 64.09 800 6881
2 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria 60.59 59.42 59.75 60.59 747 6915
3 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 55.50 x 56.28 56.28 682 6225
4  Morocco x x 46.46 46.46 536 5988
5  Algeria 45.78 45.11 46.09 46.09 531 6390

1500 metres[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 Larbi Bouraada  Algeria 4:43.33 659
2 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 5:01.94 549
3  Algeria 5:05.42 529
4 Willem Coertzen  South Africa 5:12.00 493
 Morocco DNF 0

Final standings[]

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Athlete Nationality 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Points Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Larbi Bouraada  Algeria 10.92 7.33 11.78 1.94 48.39 15.32 35.04 4.60 60.59 4:43.33 7574
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Willem Coertzen  South Africa 11.08 7.33 12.37 1.94 49.99 14.61 40.04 3.90 64.09 5:12.00 7374
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Algeria 11.23 7.29 11.26 2.00 49.90 14.94 36.33 3.70 46.09 5:05.42 6919
4 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 11.48 6.66 11.94 1.85 50.60 15.13 33.88 4.00 56.28 5:01.94 6774 NR
5  Morocco 11.72 6.87 11.61 2.00 52.35 15.52 35.30 3.60 46.46 DNF 5988
Ahmad Saad  Egypt 11.30 6.96 13.41 1.76 DNS – – – – – DNF
Guillaume Thierry  Mauritius 13.68 DNS – – – – – – – – DNF
 Gabon DNS – – – – – – – – – DNS

References[]

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