2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

Last updated March 03, 2019

Events at the 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
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The men's decathlon event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 1.

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin, from δέκα and ἄθλος. Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon.

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 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.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Larbi Bouraada Algeria	Willem Coertzen South Africa	Boualem Lamri Algeria

Results

100 metres

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	8	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	10.92	878
2	2	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	11.08	843
3	7	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	11.23	810
4	6	Ahmad Saad	Egypt	11.30	795
5	4	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	11.48	757
6	3	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	11.72	707	FS1
7	1	Guillaume Thierry	Mauritius	13.68	359
8	5	Thierry Saint-Jean Makiemba	Gabon	99.99!DNS	0

Long jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Overall
1	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	7.24	7.19	7.33	7.33	893	1771
2	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	7.22	7.33	x	7.33	893	1736
3	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	x	6.70	7.29	7.29	883	1693
4	Ahmad Saad	Egypt	6.52	6.96	6.61	6.96	804	1599
5	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	6.75	6.80	6.87	6.87	783	1490
6	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	6.58	6.58	6.66	6.66	734	1491
7	Guillaume Thierry	Mauritius				0.00!DNS	0	0!DNF

Shot put

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Overall
1	Ahmad Saad	Egypt	13.41	x	13.38	13.41	692	2291
2	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	12.37	12.17	12.32	12.37	629	2365
3	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	11.36	11.77	11.94	11.94	603	2094
4	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	10.47	x	11.78	11.78	593	2364
5	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	10.99	11.48	11.61	11.61	583	2073
6	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	11.26	x	x	11.26	562	2255

High jump

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1.70	1.76	1.79	1.82	1.85	1.88	1.91	1.94	1.97	2.00	2.03	Result	Points	Overall
1	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	–	–	xo	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xo	xxx	2.00	803	2876
2	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xxx	2.00	803	3058
3	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx			1.94	749	3113
4	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	–	–	o	o	xo	o	xo	xo	xxx			1.94	749	3114
5	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	o	o	o	o	o	xxx						1.85	670	2764
6	Ahmad Saad	Egypt	–	xxo	xxx									1.76	593	2884

400 metres

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Overall
1	2	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	48.39	890	4003
2	1	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	49.90	819	3877
3	5	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	49.99	815	3929
4	4	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	50.60	787	3551
5	3	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	52.35	709	3585
6	6	Ahmad Saad	Egypt	99.99!DNS	0	0!DNF

110 metres hurdles

Wind: -2.4 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Overall
1	5	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	14.61	897	4826
2	4	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	14.94	857	4734
3	6	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	15.13	834	4385
4	7	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	15.32	811	4814
5	2	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	15.52	788	4373

Discus throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Overall
1	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	38.95	40.04	x	40.04	665	5491
2	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	34.60	36.33	x	36.33	590	5324
3	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	31.77	x	35.30	35.30	570	4943
4	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	32.96	x	35.04	35.04	564	5378
5	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	31.48	33.88	32.12	33.88	541	4926

Pole vault

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.50	3.60	3.70	3.80	3.90	4.00	4.30	4.50	4.60	4.70	Result	Points	Overall
1	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xxo	xxx	4.60	790	6168
2	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	xxo	–	o	–	o	o	–	xxx			4.00	617	5543
3	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	o	–	o	–	o	xxx					3.90	590	6081
4	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	–	xxo	o	xxx							3.70	535	5859
5	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	xo	o	xxx								3.60	509	5452

Javelin throw

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Overall
1	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	63.70	64.09	63.81	64.09	800	6881
2	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	60.59	59.42	59.75	60.59	747	6915
3	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	55.50	x	56.28	56.28	682	6225
4	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	x	x	46.46	46.46	536	5988
5	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	45.78	45.11	46.09	46.09	531	6390

1500 metres

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Points
1	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	4:43.33	659
2	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	5:01.94	549
3	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	5:05.42	529
4	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	5:12.00	493
5	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	9:99.99!DNF	0

Final standings

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
01!	Larbi Bouraada	Algeria	10.92	7.33	11.78	1.94	48.39	15.32	35.04	4.60	60.59	4:43.33	7574
02!	Willem Coertzen	South Africa	11.08	7.33	12.37	1.94	49.99	14.61	40.04	3.90	64.09	5:12.00	7374
03!	Boualem Lamri	Algeria	11.23	7.29	11.26	2.00	49.90	14.94	36.33	3.70	46.09	5:05.42	6919
4	Ali Kamé	Madagascar	11.48	6.66	11.94	1.85	50.60	15.13	33.88	4.00	56.28	5:01.94	6774	NR
5	Hakim Alaoui	Morocco	11.72	6.87	11.61	2.00	52.35	15.52	35.30	3.60	46.46	9:99.98!DNF	5988
6	Ahmad Saad	Egypt	11.30	6.96	13.41	1.76	99.98!DNS	99.99!–	00.00!–	0.00!–	00.00!–	9:99.99!–	2!DNF
7	Guillaume Thierry	Mauritius	13.68	0.01!DNS	00.00!–	0.00!–	99.99!–	99.99!–	00.00!–	0.00!–	00.00!–	9:99.99!–	1!DNF
8	Thierry Saint-Jean Makiemba	Gabon	99.99!DNS	0.00!–	00.00!–	0.00!–	99.99!–	99.99!–	00.00!–	0.00!–	00.00!–	9:99.99!–	0!DNS

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