| 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 shot put 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mostafa Abdul El-Moaty | 15.52 | 17.41 | 17.73 | 18.06 | x | 17.99 | 18.06 | |||
| Yasser Ibrahim Farag | x | 16.54 | 17.39 | x | x | x | 17.39 | |||
| Janus Robberts | 16.09 | x | 16.44 | x | x | x | 16.44 | |||
| 4 | Mohamed Meddeb | x | x | 15.25 | 15.21 | 16.17 | x | 16.17 | ||
| 5 | Asahte Emml Ofori | 9.72 | 14.26 | 13.81 | 15.20 | x | 15.89 | 15.89 | ||
| 6 | Chima Ugwu | 14.44 | x | x | 15.77 | 15.43 | 15.60 | 15.77 | ||
| 7 | Kenechukwu Ezeofor | 14.78 | x | 14.63 | x | x | 15.04 | 15.04 | ||
| 8 | Ross Jordaan | 14.43 | 14.98 | 12.83 | x | 13.56 | x | 14.98 | ||
| 9 | Roelie Potgieter | 13.38 | x | x | 13.38 | |||||
| 10 | Moussa Diarra | 11.53 | x | 12.97 | 12.97 | |||||
| 11 | Yemi Ayeni | 12.65 | x | x | 12.65 | |||||
| 12 | Sisay Mekonen | x | 10.52 | 12.12 | 12.12 | |||||
| 13 | Muhammed Sahile | 10.29 | 10.87 | 11.76 | 11.76 | |||||
| 14 | Bekele Gebre | 10.20 | 9.88 | x | 10.20 | |||||
| Mohamedi Hamis | DNS |