2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump

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Events at the 2016 African
Championships in Athletics

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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 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 24 June in Kings Park Stadium. [1]

High jump track and field event

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern most practised format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. In the modern era, athletes run towards the bar and use the Fosbury Flop method of jumping, leaping head first with their back to the bar. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form.

2016 African Championships in Athletics 20th edition of international track and field competition for African athletes

The 20th African Championships in Athletics was held in Durban, South Africa from 22 to 26 June 2016. It was the second time that Durban and South Africa hosted this competition.

Kings Park Stadium sports venue in Durban, South Africa

The Kings Park Stadium, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
Mathew Sawe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2.21
Keagan Fourie Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2.18
Fernand Djoumessi Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2.15
Kabelo Kgosiemang Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2.10
Raoul Matogno Bong Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2.05
Amr Kaseb Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2.00
Chris Moleya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2.00
Garth Ellis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2.00
Sydney Nyoni Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1.90
Gobe Takobana Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Jean-Paul Masanga-Mekombo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lemi Argecho Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Mohamed Idris Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan

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