2008 African Championships in Athletics
# 2008 African Championships in Athletics

The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date. It was the first time in its then 29-year history the African Championships in Athletics were held in Eastern Africa, despite the region's well-documented success in long-distance running.

In the men's 100 m, Nigerians Olusoji Fasuba and Uchenna Emedolu repeated the places from the 2006 edition. On April 30, there was a 35-minute delay to the men's 10,000 metres due to weather, but the Ethiopians dominated the podium and the race, with the missed absence of world champion Kenenisa Bekele.

## Men's results

### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m details | Olusoji Fasuba Nigeria | 10.10 SB | Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria | 10.21 SB | Hannes Dreyer South Africa | 10.24 PB |
| 200 m details | Thuso Mpuang South Africa | 20.53 PB | Stéphan Buckland Mauritius | 20.62 SB | Samuel Kenosi Botswana | 20.72 NR |
| 400 m details | Ali Babiker Nagmeldin Sudan | 45.64 SB | Isaac Makwala Botswana | 45.64 PB | James Godday Nigeria | 45.77 SB |
| 800 m details | David Rudisha Kenya | 1:44.20 SB CR | Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan | 1:45.41 SB | Asbel Kiprop Kenya | 1:46.02 |
| 1500 m details | Haron Keitany Kenya | 3:43.47 | Gideon Gathimba Kenya | 3:43.56 | Juan van Deventer South Africa | 3:43.63 |
| 5000 m details | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 13:49.67 | Isaac Songok Kenya | 13:49.91 | Ali Abdosh Ethiopia | 13:50.64 |
| 10,000 m details | Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia | 28:17.11 SB | Ibrahim Jeilan Ethiopia | 28:30.66 SB | Eshetu Wendimu Ethiopia | 28:56.36 SB |
| 110 m hurdles details | Hennie Kotze South Africa | 13.95 | Samuel Okon Nigeria | 14.08 | Selim Nurudeen Nigeria | 14.27 |
| 400 m hurdles details | LJ van Zyl South Africa | 48.91 SB | Abderahmane Hammadi Algeria | 49.84 NR | Ibrahima Maïga Mali | 49.84 SB |
| 3000 m s'chase details | Richard Mateelong Kenya | 8:31.61 | Michael Kipyego Kenya | 8:32.94 | Willy Komen Kenya | 8:41.98 |
| 20 km walk details | Mohamed Ameur Algeria | 1:22.55 PB | Hichem Medjeber Algeria | 1:23.29 PB | Hassanine Sebei Tunisia | 1:23.58 SB |
| 4×100 m relay details | Hannes Dreyer Corne Du Plessis Sergio Mullins Thuso Mpuang South Africa | 38.75 CR | Togoh Victor Allah Laryea-Akrong Seth Amoo Eric Nkansah Ghana | 40.30 | Idrissa Adam François Belinga Alain Olivier Nyounai Joseph Batangdon Cameroon | 40.60 |
| 4×400 m relay details | Pieter Smith Ockert Cilliers Sibusiso Sishi LJ van Zyl South Africa | 3:03.58 | Rabah Yousif Ali Babiker Nagmeldin Ahmad Ismail Abubaker Kaki Sudan | 3:04.00 NR | Mamadou Kasse Hann Seth Mbow Mamadou Gueye Nouha Badji Senegal | 3:05.93 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High jump details | Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana | 2.34 NR =CR | Mohammed Benhadja Algeria | 2.18 | Boubacar Séré Burkina Faso | 2.18 SB |
| Pole vault details | Mouhcine Cheaouri Morocco | 4.80 PB | Larbi Bouraada Algeria | 4.50 | Willem Coertzen South Africa | 4.00 PB |
| Long jump details | Yahya Berrabah Morocco | 8.04 SB | Jonathan Chimier Mauritius | 7.99 SB | Stephan Louw Namibia | 7.98 |
| Triple jump details | Ndiss Kaba Badji Senegal | 17.07 NR | Hugo Mamba Cameroon | 16.92 NR | Tarik Bouguetaïb Morocco | 16.82 |
| Shot put details | Abdu Moaty Moustafa Egypt | 18.06 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 17.39 | Janus Robberts South Africa | 16.44 |
| Discus throw details | Hannes Hopley South Africa | 56.98 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 56.06 SB | Nabil Kiram Morocco | 52.99 |
| Hammer throw details | Chris Harmse South Africa | 77.72 SB | Mostafa Al-Gamel Egypt | 69.70 | Ahmed Abd El Raouf Egypt | 68.15 |
| Javelin throw details | Mohamed Ali Kebabou Tunisia | 74.20 PB | Kenechukwu Ezeofor Nigeria | 72.53 PB | Sammy Keskeny Kenya | 69.84 SB |
| Decathlon details | Larbi Bouraada Algeria | 7574 PB | Willem Coertzen South Africa | 7374 | Boualem Lamri Algeria | 6919 SB |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Women's results

### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m details | Damola Osayomi Nigeria | 11.22 | Vida Anim Ghana | 11.43 | Delphine Atangana Cameroon | 11.46 |
| 200 m details | Isabel le Roux South Africa | 22.69 PB | Kadiatou Camara Mali | 22.70 NR | Damola Osayomi Nigeria | 22.83 PB |
| 400 m details | Amantle Montsho Botswana | 49.83 NR,CR | Sade Abugan Nigeria | 50.89 | Racheal Nachula Zambia | 51.39 NR, NJR |
| 800 m details | Pamela Jelimo Kenya | 1:58.70 NJR | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 2:00.47 SB | Agnes Samaria Namibia | 2:00.62 SB |
| 1500 m details | Gelete Burka Ethiopia | 4:08.25 | Meskerem Assefa Ethiopia | 4:10.40 | Agnes Samaria Namibia | 4:13.91 |
| 5000 m details | Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia | 15:49.81 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 15:50.19 | Grace Momanyi Kenya | 15:50.19 |
| 10,000 m details | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 32:49.08 | Ejegayehu Dibaba Ethiopia | 32:50.36 | Wude Ayalew Ethiopia | 32:55.17 |
| 100 m hurdles details | Fatmata Fofanah Guinea | 13.10 NR | Toyin Augustus Nigeria | 13.12 | Carole Kaboud Mebam Cameroon | 13.52 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Joke Odumosu Nigeria | 55.92 SB | Lamiae Lhabze Morocco | 56.07 PB | Aïssata Soulama Burkina Faso | 56.13 SB |
| 3000 m s'chase details | Zemzem Ahmed Ethiopia | 9:44.58 PB | Mekdes Bekele Ethiopia | 9:59.52 SB | Ruth Bosibori Kenya | 10:00.18 SB |
| 20 km walk details | Grace Wanjiru Kenya | 1:39.50 NR | Ararissa Abissa Asnakch Ethiopia | 1:40.12 NR | Mary Njoki Kenya | 1:41.15 PB |
| 4 x 100 m relay details | Endurance Ojokolo Gloria Kemasuode Susan Akene Damola Osayomi Nigeria | 43.79 | Gifty Addy Elizabeth Amolofo Esther Dankwah Vida Anim Ghana | 44.12 | Tsholofelo Thipe Isabel le Roux Christine Ras Geraldine Pillay South Africa | 44.28 |
| 4 x 400 m relay details | Oluoma Nwoke Sade Abugan Endurance Abinuwa Joy Eze Nigeria | 3:30.07 | Florence Wasike Charity Wandia Joy Sakari Pamela Jelimo Kenya | 3:37.67 | Fatou Diabaye Mame Fatou Faye Maty Salame Souma Fatou Senegal | 3:38.42 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High jump details | Anika Smit South Africa | 1.88 | Marcoleen Pretorius South Africa | 1.84 | Marizca Gertenbach South Africa | 1.84 |
| Pole vault details | Leila Ben Youssef Tunisia | 4.00 | Nisrine Dinar Morocco | 3.80 | Laetitia Berthier Burkina Faso | 3.70 |
| Long jump details | Janice Josephs South Africa | 6.64 | Chinaza Amadi Nigeria | 6.31 | Patricia Soman Ivory Coast | 6.13 |
| Triple jump details | Françoise Mbango Cameroon | 14.76 SB | Yamilé Aldama Sudan | 14.36 SB | Chinonye Ohadugha Nigeria | 14.14 SB |
| Shot put details | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 17.50 | Kasey Onmuchekwa Nigeria | 16.29 | Veronica Abrahamse South Africa | 16.00 |
| Discus throw details | Elizna Naude South Africa | 55.34 | Suzanne Kragbé Ivory Coast | 49.52 | Simoné du Toit South Africa | 47.10 |
| Hammer throw details | Marwa Hussein Egypt | 62.26 | Florence Ezeh Togo | 61.26 | Funke Adeoye Nigeria | 57.02 |
| Javelin throw details | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 55.17 | Lindy Leveau-Agricole Seychelles | 52.92 SB | Hana'a Hassan Omar Egypt | 52.32 |
| Heptathlon details | Patience Okoro Nigeria | 4906 | Florence Wasike Kenya | 4867 | Nadege Essama Foe Cameroon | 4470 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 12 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Guinea (GUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Togo (TOG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Participating nations

* Algeria (11)
* Benin (3)
* Botswana (14)
* Burkina Faso (10)
* Burundi (7)
* Cameroon (22)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chad (10)
* Comoros (1)
* Ivory Coast (10)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (9)
* Djibouti (6)
* Egypt (18)
* Ethiopia (86)
* Gabon (1)
* Gambia (5)
* Ghana (22)
* Guinea (9)
* Kenya (39)
* Lesotho (3)
* Liberia (4)
* Madagascar (1)
* Malawi (2)
* Mali (10)
* Mauritius (9)
* Morocco (29)
* Mozambique (5)
* Namibia (7)
* Nigeria (45)
* Republic of the Congo (7)
* Rwanda (13)
* Senegal (12)
* Seychelles (2)
* Somalia (8)
* South Africa (55)
* Sudan (15)
* Tanzania (4)
* Togo (5)
* Tunisia (12)
* Uganda (7)
* Zambia (3)
