2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

Men's decathlon at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue	Japoma Stadium
Location	Douala, Cameroon
Dates	21-22 June
Competitors	6 from 4 nations
Winning score	7447 pts
Medalists
Larbi Bourrada    Algeria   Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi    Algeria   Edwin Kipmutai Too    Kenya
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The men's decathlon event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 and 22 June in Douala, Cameroon. ^[1]

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Points	Location	Date
World record [2]	Kevin Mayer  (FRA)	9126	Talence, France	16 September 2018
African record [3]	Larbi Bourrada  (ALG)	8521	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	18 August 2016
Championship record		8311	Marrakesh, Morocco	11 August 2014
World leading [4]	Leo Neugebauer  (GER)	8961	Eugene, United States	6 June 2024
African leading [5]	No scores recorded

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Larbi Bourrada   Algeria	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi   Algeria	Edwin Kipmutai Too   Kenya

Results

100 metres

Wind: 0.0 m/s ^[6]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	6	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	10.78	910
2	1	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	10.80	906
3	2	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	10.98	865
4	5	Jesse Perez	South Africa	11.12	834
5	4	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	11.14	830
6	3	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	11.43	767

Long jump

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	7.36	7.39	x	7.39	908		1773
2	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	6.70	6.67	7.15	7.15	850		1756
3	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	6.70	6.95	6.77	6.95	802		1569
4	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	6.54	6.82	6.48	6.82	771		1601
5	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	6.55	6.74	x	6.74	753		1663
	Jesse Perez	South Africa				DNS	0		DNF

Shot put

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	13.05	13.73	13.41	7.39	712		2281
2	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	11.69	11.72	x	11.72	589		2190
3	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	9.87	10.86	10.21	10.86	537		2200
4	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	10.21	10.60	x	10.60	522		2278
5	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	9.70	10.53	x	10.53	518		2291

High jump

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1.81	1.84	1.87	1.90	1.93	1.96	1.99	2.02	2.05	2.08	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	o	o	o	o	–	xo	o	xo	xxo	xxx	2.05	850		3128
2	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx			1.99	794		2994
3	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	o	o	xo	o	o	xxx					1.93	740		2930
4	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	xo	o	xo	o	xxo	xxx					1.93	740		3031
	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	xxx										NM	0		2281

400 metres

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Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	2	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	47.14	951		3945
2	4	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	47.99	910		3941
3	1	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	49.29	848		3976
4	3	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	50.07	811		3741
5	6	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	50.84	776		3057

110 metres hurdles

Wind: +0.4 m/s ^[11]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	4	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	14.64	894		3951
2	5	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	14.85	868		4609
3	2	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	15.32	811		4787
4	3	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	15.32	811		4752
5	7	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	15.94	740		4685

Discus throw

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	32.05	29.24	37.82	37.82	620		5372
2	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	36.10	37.67	x	37.67	617		5226
3	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	35.95	35.64	36.19	36.19	588		4539
4	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	34.01	x	34.63	34.63	556		5343
5	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	x	33.57	34.52	34.52	554		5239

Pole vault

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.50	3.60	3.70	3.80	3.90	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.30	4.50	4.70	4.80	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xxo	xxo	4.80	849		6075
2	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	xo	o	o	o	o	?	o	xxo	xxx				4.20	673		5912
3	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	xo	–	o	–	xo	xxx							3.90	590		5129
4	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	–	xxo	o	o	xxx								3.80	562		5905
5	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	–	–	o	xxx									3.70	535		5907

Javelin throw

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	47.95	48.33	55.49	55.49	670		6745
2	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	49.26	51.03	–	51.03	604		5733
3	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	36.73	44.00	49.08	49.08	575		6482
4	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	38.95	38.33	42.40	42.40	477		6389
5	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	40.28	36.67	39.43	40.28	446		6351

1500 metres

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Points	Notes
1	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	4:17.89	826
2	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	4:36.52	702
3	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	4:44.84	650
4	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	4:44.90	650
	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	DNS	0

Final standings

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  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
	Larbi Bourrada	Algeria	11.14	6.82	11.72	1.93	50.07	14.85	37.67	4.80	55.49	4:36.52	7447
	Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi	Algeria	10.78	6.74	10.86	1.99	47.14	15.94	34.52	4.20	42.40	4:17.89	7215
	Edwin Kipmutai Too	Kenya	10.98	7.39	10.53	1.93	47.99	15.32	37.82	3.70	49.08	4:44.90	7132
4	Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye	Nigeria	10.80	7.15	10.60	2.05	49.29	15.32	34.63	3.80	40.28	4:44.84	6439
	Friedrich Pretorius	South Africa	11.43	6.95	13.73	NM	50.84	14.64	36.19	3.90	51.03	DNS	DNF
	Jesse Perez	South Africa	11.12	DNS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNF

See also

• Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's decathlon

References

1. Results at World Athletics
2. "Decathlon - World record scores". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
3. "Decathlon - African record scores". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
4. "Decathlon - 2024 World leading scores". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
5. "Decathlon - 2024 African leading scores". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
6. 100 m results
7. Long jump results
8. Shot put results
9. High jump results
10. 400 m results
11. 110 m hurdles results
12. Discus throw results
13. Pole vault results
14. Javelin throw results
15. 1500 m results
16. Final results