2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

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The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 26 June in Durban. [1]

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.

Durban Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Durban is the third most populous city in South Africa—after Johannesburg and Cape Town—and the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. Located on the east coast of South Africa, Durban is famous for being the busiest port in the country. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism because of the city's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches. Durban forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which includes neighboring towns and has a population of about 3.44 million, making the combined municipality one of the biggest cities on the Indian Ocean coast of the African continent. It is also the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa after Johannesburg. In 2015, Durban was recognised as one of the New7Wonders Cities.

Results

RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Samuel Ireri Gathimba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:19:24 CR , NR
Silver medal icon.svg Hassanine Sebei Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:20:51
Bronze medal icon.svg Lebogang Shange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:21:41
4 Wayne Snyman Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:22:20
5 Simon Wachira Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:23:26
6 Hatem Ghoula Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1:25:54
7 Mohamed Ameur Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1:26:17
8 Mohamed Saleh Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1:26:23
9 Hichem Medjeber Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1:27:39
10 Yohanis Algaw Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:27:52
11 Jérome Caprice Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1:34:00
12 Marc Mundell Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:44:55
Birara Alem Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia DQ
Yonas Ayele Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia DNS

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References

  1. "076 Final Men Senior 20km Walk". caa16.co.za. Retrieved 2016-06-30.