| 2012 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 20 kilometre walk at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.
| Gold | Hédi Teraoui |
| Silver | David Kimutai |
| Bronze | Mohamed Ameur |
| Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 1:17:16 | Saransk, Russia | 29 September 2007 | |
| African record | 1:19:02 | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 10 May 1997 | |
| Championship record | 1:20:36 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 August 2010 | |
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | 10:35 | Final |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hédi Teraoui | ||||
| David Kimutai | ||||
| Mohamed Ameur | ||||
| 4 | Marc Mundell | |||
| 5 | Chernet Mikoro | |||
| 6 | Misebo Minamo | |||
| Hichem Medjeber | DNF | |||
| Aseffa Gizachew | DNF | |||
| Gabriel Nghintedem | DNF | |||
| Mikael Songnaba | DNS |