| 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 high jump event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 7. [1]
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern most practised format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. In the modern era, athletes run towards the bar and use the Fosbury Flop method of jumping, leaping head first with their back to the bar. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form.
The 13th African Championships in Athletics were held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia in August, 2002.
