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 women's pole vault event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 23 June in Kings Park Stadium. [1]
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women.
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.
The Kings Park Stadium, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Syrine Balti | 4.00 | |||
Dora Mahfoudhi | 3.80 | |||
Nisrine Dinar | 3.80 | |||
4 | Alima Ouattara | 3.50 | ||
5 | Dina Eltabaa | 3.50 | ||
6 | Christie Nell | 3.40 | ||
7 | Jodie Sedras | 3.30 | ||
8 | Asli Lamley | 3.30 | ||
9 | Nancy Cheekoussen | 3.10 |