| 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 long jump event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 1.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yahya Berrabah | 8.04 | x | 7.76 | x | 7.81 | x | 8.04 | |||
| Jonathan Chimier | 7.61 | 7.72 | 7.61 | 7.99 | 7.36 | 7.65 | 7.99 | |||
| Stephan Louw | x | 7.46 | 7.98 | x | 7.41 | x | 7.98 | |||
| 4 | Tarik Bouguetaïb | 7.86 | 7.59 | 7.70 | 7.97 | 7.41 | x | 7.97 | ||
| 5 | Issam Nima | 7.88 | 7.70 | 7.92 | 7.57 | 7.74 | 7.84 | 7.92 | ||
| 6 | Hatem Mersal | 7.51 | 7.74 | 7.67 | 7.85 | 7.87 | 7.64 | 7.87 | ||
| 7 | Gable Garenamotse | 7.45 | 7.71 | x | 7.47 | 7.84 | 7.69 | 7.84 | ||
| 8 | Robert Martey | x | 7.71 | x | x | x | 7.48 | 7.71 | ||
| 9 | Keenan Watson | x | x | 7.65 | 7.65 | |||||
| 10 | Yaw Fosu-amoah | 7.55w | 7.63 | 7.39 | 7.63 | |||||
| 11 | Pegguy Sita Kihoue | 7.12 | 6.99 | 6.99 | 7.12 | |||||
| 12 | Shola Anota | 6.83 | x | 7.06 | 7.06 | |||||
| 13 | Derebew Tadesse | 7.01 | 6.79 | 6.48 | 7.01 | |||||
| 14 | Mama Edao | x | 6.91 | 6.80 | 6.91 | |||||
| 15 | Galwake Galcote | 6.77 | x | x | 6.77 | |||||
| Larona Koosimile | DNS |