2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

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The men's shot put event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 1.

Results

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Mostafa Abdul El-Moaty Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 15.5217.4117.7318.06x17.9918.06
Silver medal icon.svg Yasser Ibrahim Farag Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt x16.5417.39xxx17.39
Bronze medal icon.svg Janus Robberts Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16.09x16.44xxx16.44
4 Mohamed Meddeb Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia xx15.2515.2116.17x16.17
5 Asahte Emml Ofori Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 9.7214.2613.8115.20x15.8915.89
6 Chima Ugwu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14.44xx15.7715.4315.6015.77
7 Kenechukwu Ezeofor Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14.78x14.63xx15.0415.04
8 Ross Jordaan Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 14.4314.9812.83x13.56x14.98
9 Roelie Potgieter Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13.38xx13.38
10 Moussa Diarra Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 11.53x12.9712.97
11 Yemi Ayeni Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 12.65xx12.65
12 Sisay Mekonen Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia x10.5212.1212.12
13 Muhammed Sahile Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 10.2910.8711.7611.76
14 Bekele Gebre Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 10.209.88x10.20
Mohamedi Hamis Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania DNS

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