The men's decathlon at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 27 and 28 June.
Medalists
Gold | Ali Kamé Madagascar |
Silver | Mourad Souissi Algeria |
Bronze | Guillaume Thierry Mauritius |
Records
Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
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World record | Ashton Eaton (USA) | 9039 | Eugene, United States | 23 June 2012 |
African record | Larbi Bouraada (ALG) | 8332 | Ratingen, Germany | 15 June 2012 |
Championship record | Larbi Bouraada (ALG) | 8148 | Nairobi, Kenya | 29 July 2010 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
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27 June 2012 | 12:15 | 100 metres |
27 June 2012 | 13:00 | Long jump |
27 June 2012 | 14:00 | Shot put |
27 June 2012 | 15:15 | High jump |
27 June 2012 | 17:25 | 400 metres |
28 June 2012 | 11:00 | 110 metres hurdles |
28 June 2012 | 11:45 | Discus throw |
28 June 2012 | 13:00 | Pole vault |
28 June 2012 | 15:00 | Javelin throw |
28 June 2012 | 16:50 | 1500 metres |
28 June 2012 | Final standings |
Results
100 metres
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | Points |
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1 | 1 | 6 | Nardus Greyling | South Africa | 11.03 | 854 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | 11.18 | 821 | |
3 | 2 | 3 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 11.33 | 789 | |
4 | 1 | 4 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 11.59 | 734 | |
5 | 1 | 5 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | 11.59 | 734 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 11.74 | 703 | |
7 | 2 | 6 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 11.91 | 669 | |
1 | 3 | Hugue Djeokeng | Cameroon | DNS | |||
2 | 4 | Jangy Addy | Liberia | DNS | |||
2 | 5 | Ahmed Hamed | Egypt | DNS |
Long jump
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes | Points |
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1 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 7.16 | 7.09 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 891 | |
2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 6.97 | 6.80 | 6.78 | 6.97 | 807 | |
3 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 6.97 | x | 6.75 | 6.97 | 807 | |
4 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | 6.57 | 6.94 | 6.84 | 6.94 | 799 | |
5 | Nardus Greyling | South Africa | x | 6.75 | 6.93 | 6.93 | 797 | |
6 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | 6.53 | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.90 | 790 | |
7 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 6.55 | x | 6.73 | 6.73 | 750 |
Shot put
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes | Points |
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1 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 13.57 | 14.04 | 14.33 | 14.33 | 749 | |
2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 14.00 | 13.47 | 14.32 | 14.32 | 748 | |
3 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | x | 13.06 | 12.11 | 13.06 | 671 | |
4 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 13.04 | 12.94 | 12.77 | 13.04 | 670 | |
5 | Nardus Greyling | South Africa | 12.01 | 11.79 | 11.77 | 12.01 | 607 | |
6 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 11.02 | 11.41 | 11.33 | 11.41 | 571 | |
7 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | 10.76 | 10.63 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 546 |
High jump
Rank | Name | Nationality | 1.70 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 1.97 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.12 | 2.15 | Result | Notes | Points |
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1 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | xxo | o | o | xo | o | xxx | 2.12 | 915 | |
2 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | – | – | – | – | xo | xo | xo | o | xxx | 1.91 | 723 | ||||||||
3 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.91 | 723 | ||||||||
4 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | o | o | xo | o | xo | o | xxo | xxx | 1.88 | 696 | |||||||||
5 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | o | – | o | – | o | xo | xxx | 1.85 | 696 | ||||||||||
6 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.79 | 619 | ||||||||||||
7 | Nardus Greyling | South Africa | xxo | xxo | o | xxx | 1.76 | 593 |
400 metres
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | Points |
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1 | 5 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | 49.32 | 846 | |
2 | 6 | Nardus Greyling | South Africa | 50.16 | 807 | |
3 | 1 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 51.03 | 768 | |
4 | 3 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 51.32 | 755 | |
5 | 4 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 52.32 | 711 | |
6 | 2 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 55.20 | 591 | |
7 | 7 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | 58.07 | 481 |
110 metres hurdles
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | Points |
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1 | 4 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 15.32 | 811 | |
2 | 5 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | 15.42 | 799 | |
3 | 3 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 15.44 | 797 | |
4 | 6 | Nardus Greyling | South Africa | 15.62 | 776 | |
5 | 7 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 15.63 | 775 | |
6 | 2 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 18.35 | 491 | |
1 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | DNF |
Discus throw
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes | Points |
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1 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 40.79 | 34.44 | 31.95 | 40.79 | 681 | |
2 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 37.15 | 35.20 | 38.35 | 38.35 | 631 | |
3 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 33.42 | 35.61 | 34.51 | 35.61 | 576 | |
4 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 34.29 | x | 33.06 | 34.29 | 549 | |
5 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | 34.02 | x | 31.15 | 34.02 | 544 | |
6 | Nardus Greyling | South Africa | 31.48 | 24.15 | 25.22 | 31.48 | 494 | |
Ahmad Saad | Egypt | DNS |
Pole vault
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 4.30 | 702 | |
2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 4.30 | 702 | |
3 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 4.00 | 617 | |
4 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 2.50 | 242 | |
Zavion Kotze | South Africa | NM |
Javelin throw
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes | Points |
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1 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 60.07 | x | 56.76 | 60.07 | 739 | |
2 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 50.09 | 52.47 | 55.55 | 55.55 | 671 | |
3 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 51.07 | x | 52.58 | 52.58 | 627 | |
4 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | x | 46.67 | 45.86 | 46.67 | 539 | |
5 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | 36.78 | 36.58 | 43.06 | 43.06 | 487 |
1500 metres
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | Points |
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1 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | 4:36.51 | 702 | |
2 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 4:36.52 | 702 | |
3 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 4:38.76 | 688 | |
4 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 4:53.84 | 596 | |
5 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 4:56.22 | 582 |
Final standings
Rank | Name | Nationality | Points | Notes |
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Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 7252 | ||
Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 7000 | ||
Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 6955 | ||
4 | Zavion Kotze | South Africa | 6459 | |
5 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 5932 | |
Ahmed Hamed | Egypt | DNS | ||
Jangy Addy | Liberia | DNS | ||
Hugue Djeokeng | Cameroon | DNS | ||
Nardus Greyling | South Africa | DNF | ||
Ahmad Saad | Egypt | DNF |
References
Combined events at the African Championships in Athletics | |
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Men's decathlon | |
Women's heptathlon | |
Note: 1979 women's event was a pentathlon |