| Events at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | |||||
| 100 m | men | women | |||
| 200 m | men | women | |||
| 400 m | men | women | |||
| 800 m | men | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | women | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | men | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | |||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | |||
| Road events | |||||
| 10 km walk | women | ||||
| 20 km walk | men | ||||
| Field events | |||||
| High jump | men | women | |||
| Pole vault | men | women | |||
| Long jump | men | women | |||
| Triple jump | men | women | |||
| Shot put | men | women | |||
| Discus throw | men | women | |||
| Hammer throw | men | women | |||
| Javelin throw | men | women | |||
| Combined events | |||||
| Heptathlon | women | ||||
| Decathlon | men | ||||
The men's pole vault event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 7. [1]
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women.
The 13th African Championships in Athletics were held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia in August, 2002.
