2008 African Championships in Athletics
| 2008 African Championships | |
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| Host city |
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| Date(s) | 30 April – 4 May |
| Main stadium | Addis Ababa Stadium |
| Participation |
543 athletes from 42 nations |
| Events | 44 |
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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.
Men's results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Kabelo Kgosiemang  Botswana | 2.34 NR =CR | Mohammed Benhadja  Algeria | 2.18 | Boubacar Séré  Burkina Faso | 2.18 SB |
| Pole vault |
Mouhcine Cheaouri  Morocco | 4.80 PB | Larbi Bouraada Algeria | 4.50 | Willem Coertzen  South Africa | 4.00 PB |
| Long jump |
Yahya Berrabah Morocco | 8.04 SB | Jonathan Chimier  Mauritius | 7.99 SB | Stephan Louw  Namibia | 7.98 |
| Triple jump |
Ndiss Kaba Badji  Senegal | 17.07 NR | Hugo Mamba  Cameroon | 16.92 NR | Tarik Bouguetaïb Morocco | 16.82 |
| Shot put |
Abdu Moaty Moustafa  Egypt | 18.06 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 17.39 | Janus Robberts South Africa | 16.44 |
| Discus throw |
Hannes Hopley South Africa | 56.98 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 56.06 SB | Nabil Kiram Morocco | 52.99 |
| Hammer throw |
Chris Harmse South Africa | 77.72 SB | Mostafa Al-Gamel Egypt | 69.70 | Ahmed Abd El Raouf Egypt | 68.15 |
| Javelin throw |
Mohamed Ali Kebabou  Tunisia | 74.20 PB | Kenechukwu Ezeofor  Nigeria | 72.53 PB | Sammy Keskeny  Kenya | 69.84 SB |
| Decathlon |
Larbi Bouraada Algeria | 7574 PB | Willem Coertzen South Africa | 7374 | Boualem Lamri Algeria | 6919 SB |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Women's results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Anika Smit South Africa | 1.88 | Marcoleen Pretorius South Africa | 1.84 | Marizca Gertenbach South Africa | 1.84 |
| Pole vault |
Leila Ben Youssef Tunisia | 4.00 | Nisrine Dinar Morocco | 3.80 | Laetitia Berthier Burkina Faso | 3.70 |
| Long jump |
Janice Josephs South Africa | 6.64 | Chinaza Amadi Nigeria | 6.31 | Patricia Soman Ivory Coast | 6.13 |
| Triple jump |
Françoise Mbango Cameroon | 14.76 SB | Yamilé Aldama  Sudan | 14.36 SB | Chinonye Ohadugha Nigeria | 14.14 SB |
| Shot put |
Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 17.50 | Kasey Onmuchekwa Nigeria | 16.29 | Veronica Abrahamse South Africa | 16.00 |
| Discus throw |
Elizna Naude South Africa | 55.34 | Suzanne Kragbé Ivory Coast | 49.52 | Simoné du Toit South Africa | 47.10 |
| Hammer throw |
Marwa Hussein Egypt | 62.26 | Florence Ezeh  Togo | 61.26 | Funke Adeoye Nigeria | 57.02 |
| Javelin throw |
Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 55.17 | Lindy Leveau-Agricole  Seychelles | 52.92 SB | Hana'a Hassan Omar Egypt | 52.32 |
| Heptathlon |
Patience Okoro Nigeria | 4906 | Florence Wasike Kenya | 4867 | Nadege Essama Foe Cameroon | 4470 |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | South Africa | 12 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Kenya | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Algeria | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Egypt | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Morocco | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Botswana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sudan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Ghana | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Mauritius | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Mali | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Togo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  Burundi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 |  Zambia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
Participating nations
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See also
External links
- Official website (archived)
- Official results
- Results
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