2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue	Japoma Stadium
Location	Douala, Cameroon
Dates	22 June
Competitors	11 from 7 nations
Winning time	28:52.27
Medalists
Nibret Melak    Ethiopia   Gemechu Dida    Ethiopia   Roncer Konga    Kenya
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The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22 June in Douala, Cameroon. ^[1]

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Time (s)	Location	Date
World record [2]	Joshua Cheptegei  (UGA)	26:11.00	Valencia, Spain	7 October 2020
African record [3]
Championship record	Kenneth Kipkemoi  (KEN)	27:19.74	Porto-Novo, Benin	28 June 2012
World leading [4]	Yomif Kejelcha  (ETH)	26:31.01	Nerja, Spain	14 June 2024
African leading [5]

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Nibret Melak	Ethiopia	28:52.27
	Gemechu Dida	Ethiopia	28:52.79
	Roncer Konga	Kenya	28:52.94
4	Joseph Kiptum	Kenya	28:59.49
5	Francis Abong	Kenya	29:08.24
6	William Amponsah	Ghana	29:08.57
7	Hani Idriss Hersi	Djibouti	29:12.80
8	Elie Sindayikegera	Burundi	29:38.61
9	Ishmael Arthur	Ghana	29:46.96
10	Pierre Tchoga	Cameroon	31:34.94
11	Bienvenue Zepou	Chad	33:58.38

See also

• Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 10,000 metres

References

1. "Results".
2. "10,000 Metres men - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
3. "10,000 Metres men - African record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
4. "10,000 Metres men - 2024 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
5. "10,000 Metres men - 2024 African leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.