| 2008 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 | women |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 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 20 kilometres walk event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held on May 4.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Ameur | 1:22:55 | CR | ||
| Hichem Medjeber | 1:23:29 | |||
| Hassanine Sebei | 1:23:58 | |||
| 4 | David Kimutai | 1:25:08 | ||
| 5 | Chernet Mekuria | 1:28:57 | ||
| 6 | Degu Sori | 1:29:10 | ||
| 7 | Marc Mundell | 1:32:21 | ||
| 8 | Werner Appel | 1:33:57 | ||
| 9 | Degife Debeko | 1:34:15 | ||
| 10 | Thami Hlatswayo | 1:35:20 | ||
| 11 | Ngambene Mukwa | 1:50:14 |