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2012 African Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
20 km walk	men	women
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The men's discus throw at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on June 29.

Medalists

Gold	Victor Hogan  South Africa
Silver	Yasser Ibrahim Farag  Egypt
Bronze	Russel Tucker  South Africa

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Jürgen Schult (GDR)	74.08	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	6 June 1986
African record	Frantz Kruger (RSA)	70.32	Salon-de-Provence, France	26 May 2002
Championship record	Frantz Kruger (RSA)	63.85	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	14 July 2004

Schedule

Results

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#5	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Victor Hogan	South Africa	58.76	x	60.89	61.80	x	x	61.80
	Yasser Ibrahim Farag	Egypt	57.30	53.03	x	57.47	x	59.61	59.61
	Russel Tucker	South Africa	57.99	55.80	x	57.76	x	x	57.99
4	Ali Jlela Ali	Libya	55.84	x	x	x	x	49.36	55.84
5	Donovan Snyman	South Africa	54.55	51.52	52.47	x	54.95	x	54.95
6	Elvino Pierre-Louis	Mauritius	54.55	44.68	42.80	x	49.02	48.49	54.55	NR
7	Xavio Timchou Tallam	Cameroon	x	41.06	x	40.26	51.04	x	51.04
8	Essohounamondom Tchalim	Togo	46.06	45.74	39.42	39.66	x	x	46.06
9	Romainio Houndeladji	Benin	x	x	35.28				35.28
10	Romuald Agbahoungba	Benin	x	x	34.17				34.17
	Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly	Egypt							DNS
	Mitku Tilanhun	Ethiopia							DNS

References

• Results

• 2012 African Championships in Athletics
• Discus throw at the African Championships in Athletics