| 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 triple 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ndiss Kaba Badji | 17.07 | 16.99 | 16.90 | x | – | 16.46 | 17.07 | NR | ||
| Hugo Mamba-Schlick | 16.48 | 16.92 | 16.86 | 16.75 | – | 15.28 | 16.92 | NR | ||
| Tarik Bouguetaïb | 16.82 | x | ? | ? | ? | ? | 16.82 | |||
| 4 | Nour Eldinn | 16.05 | x | x | x | ? | ? | 16.05 | ||
| 5 | Hassan Bazzine | 15.71 | 15.99 | x | 15.93 | 16.04 | x | 16.04 | ||
| 6 | Tumelo Thagane | x | 15.49 | 15.86 | 15.75 | x | – | 15.86 | ||
| 7 | Roger Haitengi | 15.35 | 15.14 | 15.84 | x | 13.49 | 15.28 | 15.84 | ||
| 8 | Silas Katonon | 15.76 | 15.63 | 15.39 | 14.84 | 15.37 | 13.73 | 15.76 | ||
| 9 | Relwende Kaboré | 15.64 | 15.30 | 15.59 | 15.64 | |||||
| 10 | Galwake Galcote | 14.82 | 14.74 | x | 14.82 | |||||
| 11 | Derebew Tadesse | 13.56 | 13.53 | 13.82 | 13.82 | |||||
| Larona Koosimile | DNS | |||||||||
| Andrew Owusu | DNS |