| 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 high jump event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 4.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.85 | 1.95 | 2.00 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.21 | 2.24 | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.34 | 2.36 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabelo Kgosiemang | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | – | xo | xo | o | xxo | xx– | 2.34 | NR | ||
| Mohamed Benhadia | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | 2.18 | ||||||||
| Boubacar Séré | – | – | – | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | 2.18 | ||||||||
| 4 | Karim Samir Lotfy | – | – | – | – | o | xo | – | xxx | 2.15 | |||||||
| 5 | William Woodcock | – | – | o | o | xo | xxx | 2.10 | |||||||||
| 6 | Hannes von Lieres | – | o | xo | o | xxx | 2.05 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Arinze Obiora | – | – | xo | o | xxx | 2.05 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Salomon Tuaire | – | – | o | xo | xxx | 2.05 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Hubert de Beer | – | – | xxo | xo | xxx | 2.05 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Mekombo Masanga | – | o | o | xxx | 2.00 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Ogula Obange | o | xxx | 1.85 | |||||||||||||
| Ramsay Carelse | DNS |