2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

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The men's 200 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 3–4.

200 metres sprint running event

The 200 metres is a sprint running event. On an outdoor race 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint.

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.

Addis Ababa Stadium football stadium

Addis Ababa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches although it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people.

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Thuso Mpuang
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Stéphan Buckland
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Fanuel Kenosi
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind: Heat 1: -2.1 m/s, Heat 2: -1.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.2 m/s, Heat 4: -1.0 m/s, Heat 5: -1.8 m/s, Heat 6: -0.7 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Obinna Metu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 20.81 Q
2 6 Thuso Mpuang Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21.05 Q
3 5 Khalid Idrissi Zougari Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21.09 Q
4 4 Seth Amoo Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 21.14 Q
5 1 Stéphan Buckland Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 21.18 Q
6 3 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 21.18 Q
7 5 Soleiman Salem Ayed Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 21.21 Q
8 4 Fabrice Coiffic Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 21.23 Q
9 1 Corne Du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21.27 Q
10 3 Joseph Batangdon Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 21.28 Q
11 1 Adetoyi Durotoye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21.36 Q
12 4 Abdourahmane Ndour Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 21.44 q
13 2 Fanuel Kenosi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 21.44 Q
14 6 Shepherd Agbeko Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 21.54 Q
15 5 Christopher Gyapong Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 21.59 Q
16 3 Moussa Sissoko Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 21.62 Q
17 2 Roger Angouono-Moke Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 21.65 Q
18 5 Suwaibou Sanneh Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 21.66 q
19 6 François Belinga Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 21.73 Q
20 2 Wetere Galcha Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 21.74 Q
21 1 Béranger Aymard Bosse Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 21.80 q
22 5 Bereket Desta Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 21.81 q
23 6 Ogaweditse Museki Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 21.86 q
24 2 Onyeabor Ngwogu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21.88 q
25 3 Isaac Jones Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 21.96
26 6 Abyot Lencho Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 22.00
27 5 Idrissa Adam Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 22.02
28 4 Sergio Mullins Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22.05
29 2 Narcisse Tevoedjre Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 22.10
30 3 Dazi Conet Theodore Kouassi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 22.37
31 2 Marius Loua Siapade Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 22.42
32 4 Moumi Sebergue Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 22.57
33 1 Mounir Mahadi Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 22.58
34 2 Islam Mulinda Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 22.65
35 6 Ghyd-Kermeliss-Holly Olonghot Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 22.69
36 6 Mafo Tshiyinoa Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 22.78
37 2 Almamy Bangoura Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 23.01
38 5 Moussa Camara Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 23.23
39 1 Muadam Hamisi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
39 1 Oumar Loum Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
39 1 Youssouf Mhadjou Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
39 3 Wilfried Bingangoye Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
39 3 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
39 3 Katim Touré Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
39 4 Yasini Mihndini Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
39 5 Éric Pacôme N'Dri Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
39 6 Mussa Mlekwa Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind: Heat 1: -5.5 m/s, Heat 2: +3.7 m/s, Heat 3: -3.6 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Thuso Mpuang Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20.97 Q
2 2 Stéphan Buckland Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 21.01 Q
3 2 Khalid Idrissi Zougari Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21.19 Q
4 3 Soleiman Salem Ayed Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 21.21 Q
5 3 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 21.22 q
6 1 Obinna Metu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21.24 Q
7 1 Fanuel Kenosi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 21.39 Q
8 2 Joseph Batangdon Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 21.46 q
9 1 Seth Amoo Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 21.46
10 2 Corne Du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21.48
11 2 Christopher Gyapong Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 21.48
12 3 Shepherd Agbeko Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 21.50
13 2 Moussa Sissoko Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 21.66
14 3 Adetoyi Durotoye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21.69
15 1 Abdourahmane Ndour Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 21.71
16 1 Wetere Galcha Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 21.83
17 2 Bereket Desta Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 21.84
18 2 Béranger Aymard Bosse Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 21.87
19 1 Onyeabor Ngwogu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21.87
20 3 François Belinga Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 22.14
21 3 Ogaweditse Museki Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 22.79
22 1 Fabrice Coiffic Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
23 1 Roger Angouono-Moke Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
23 3 Suwaibou Sanneh Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia

Final

Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 Thuso Mpuang Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20.53 PB
5 Stéphan Buckland Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 20.62 SB
8 Fanuel Kenosi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 20.72 NR
4 6 Obinna Metu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 20.73
5 3 Khalid Idrissi Zougari Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 20.82
6 2 Joseph Batangdon Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 21.24
7 1 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 21.28
8 7 Soleiman Salem Ayed Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

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