2008 African Athletics Championships

Host City Addis Ababa
Country ETH
Held 30 April – 4 May 2008
Competitors 157
Countries 24

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men 28 April – 1 May 2008 Medal 3 2
200 m Men 3 – 4 May 2008 Medal 3 3
400 m Men 30 April – 2 May 2008 Medal 3 3
800 m Men 30 April – 2 May 2008 Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men 3 – 4 May 2008 Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men 4 May 2008 Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men 30 April 2008 Medal 3 1
110 m Hurdles Men 3 May 2008 Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men 1 – 2 May 2008 Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men 2 May 2008 Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay Men 2 May 2008 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men 3 – 4 May 2008 Medal 14 3
20 km Walk Men 4 May 2008 Medal 3 2
High Jump Men 4 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men 3 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men 1 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men 3 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men 30 April 2008 Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men 1 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men 3 May 2008 Medal 4 3
Javelin Throw Men 4 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men 30 April – 1 May 2008 Medal 3 2
100 m Women 30 April – 1 May 2008 Medal 3 3
200 m Women 3 – 4 May 2008 Medal 3 3
400 m Women 30 April – 2 May 2008 Medal 3 3
800 m Women 3 – 4 May 2008 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women 2 May 2008 Medal 3 2
5,000 m Women 1 May 2008 Medal 3 2
10,000 m Women 3 May 2008 Medal 3 1
100 m Hurdles Women 30 April – 1 May 2008 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women 3 – 4 May 2008 Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Women 4 May 2008 Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women 1 – 2 May 2008 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women 3 – 4 May 2008 Medal 14 3
20 km Walk Women 4 May 2008 Medal 3 2
High Jump Women 2 May 2008 Medal 3 1
Pole Vault Women 1 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women 2 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women 1 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women 1 May 2008 Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women 1 May 2008 Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Women 30 April 2008 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women 3 May 2008 Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women 2 – 3 May 2008 Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 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 1 6
7 Morocco MAR 2 2 2 6
8 Botswana BOT 2 1 1 4
9 Tunisia TUN 2 0 2 4
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
= Mali MLI 0 1 1 2
18 Mozambique MOZ 0 1 0 1
= Seychelles SEY 0 1 0 1
= 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
= Zambia ZAM 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Olusoji Fasuba NGR Uchenna Emedolu NGR Hannes Dreyer RSA
200 m, Men Thuso Mpuang RSA Stéphane Buckland MRI Fanuel Kenosi BOT
400 m, Men Nagmeldin Ali SUD Isaac Makwala BOT Godday James NGR
800 m, Men David Rudisha KEN Ismail Ahmed Ismail SUD Asbel Kiprop KEN
1,500 m, Men Haron Keitany KEN Gideon Mwangi Gathimba KEN Juan van Deventer RSA
5,000 m, Men Kenenisa Bekele ETH Isaac Songok KEN Ali Abdosh ETH
10,000 m, Men Gebre Egziabher Gebremariam ETH Ibrahim Jeilan Gashu ETH Eshetu Wendimu ETH
110 m Hurdles, Men Hendrik Kotze RSA Samuel Okon NGR Selim Nurudeen NGR
400 m Hurdles, Men L. J. van Zyl RSA Abderrahmane Hammadi ALG Ibrahima Maïga MLI
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Richard Mateelong KEN Michael Kipyego KEN Willy Komen KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men South Africa RSA Ghana GHA Cameroon CMR
4 x 400 m Relay, Men South Africa RSA Sudan SUD Senegal SEN
20 km Walk, Men Mohamed Ameur ALG Hichem Medjeber ALG Hassanine Sbai TUN
High Jump, Men Kabelo Kgosiemang BOT Mohamed Benhedia ALG Boubacar Séré BUR
Pole Vault, Men Mouhcine Cheaouri MAR Larbi Bourrada ALG Willem Coertzen RSA
Long Jump, Men Yahya Berrabah MAR Jonathan Chimier MRI Stephan Louw NAM
Triple Jump, Men Ndiss Kaba Badji SEN Hugo Mamba-Schlick CMR Tarik Bouguetaïb MAR
Shot Put, Men Abdu Moaty Moustafa EGY Yasser Farag EGY Janus Robberts RSA
Discus Throw, Men Hannes Hopley RSA Yasser Farag EGY Nabil Kiram MAR
Hammer Throw, Men Chris Harmse RSA Mostafa Al-Gamel EGY Saber Souid TUN
Javelin Throw, Men Mohamed Ali Kebabou TUN Kenechukwu Ezeofor NGR Sammy Keskeny KEN
Decathlon, Men Larbi Bourrada ALG Willem Coertzen RSA Boualem Lamri ALG
100 m, Women Damola Osayomi NGR Vida Anim GHA Delphine Atangana CMR
200 m, Women Isabel le Roux RSA Kadiatou Camara MLI Damola Osayomi NGR
400 m, Women Amantle Montsho BOT Shade Abugan NGR Rachael Nachula ZAM
800 m, Women Pamela Jelimo KEN Maria Mutola MOZ Agnes Samaria NAM
1,500 m, Women Gelete Burka ETH Meskerem Assefa ETH Agnes Samaria NAM
5,000 m, Women Meselech Melkamu ETH Meseret Defar ETH Grace Momanyi KEN
10,000 m, Women Tirunesh Dibaba ETH Ejegayehu Dibaba ETH Wude Ayalew Yimer ETH
100 m Hurdles, Women Fatmata Fofanah GUI Toyin Augustus NGR Carole Kaboud Mebam CMR
400 m Hurdles, Women AJ Odumosu NGR Lamiae Lhabze MAR Aïssata Soulama BUR
3,000 m Steeplechase, Women Zemzem Ahmed ETH Mekdes Bekele ETH Ruth Bosibori KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA South Africa RSA
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Kenya KEN Senegal SEN
20 km Walk, Women Grace Wanjiru KEN Arasa Asnaksh Abissa ETH Mary Njoki KEN
High Jump, Women Anika Smit RSA Marcoleen Pretorius RSA Marizca Gertenbach RSA
Pole Vault, Women Leila Ben Youssef TUN Nisrine Dinar MAR Laëtitia Berthier BDI
Long Jump, Women Janice Josephs RSA Chinazom Amadi NGR Patricia Soman CIV
Triple Jump, Women Françoise Mbango CMR Yamilé Aldama SUD Chinonye Ohadugha NGR
Shot Put, Women Vivian Chukwuemeka NGR Kasey Onwuchekwa NGR Johanna Abrahamse RSA
Discus Throw, Women Elizna Naudé RSA Kazai Kragbé CIV Simoné Du Toit RSA
Hammer Throw, Women Marwa Hussein EGY Florence Ezeh TOG Susan Adeoye Olufunke NGR
Javelin Throw, Women Sunette Viljoen RSA Lindy Agricole SEY Hana'a Ramadhan Omar EGY
Heptathlon, Women Patience Okoro NGR Florence Wasike KEN Nadège Essama Foé CMR