2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

Events at the 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

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

GoldAli Kamé
 Madagascar
Silver Mourad Souissi
 Algeria
Bronze Guillaume Thierry
 Mauritius

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
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
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
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
8 1 3 Hugue Djeokeng  Cameroon DNS
8 2 4 Jangy Addy  Liberia DNS
8 2 5 Ahmed Hamed  Egypt DNS

Long jump

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes Points
1 Ali Kamé  Madagascar 7.16 7.09 7.32 7.32 891
2 Guillaume Thierry  Mauritius 6.97 6.80 6.786.97 807
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
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
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
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
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
7 1 Ahmad Saad  Egypt DNF

Discus throw

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes Points
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
7 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
5 Zavion Kotze  South Africa NM

Javelin throw

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes Points
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
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
1st, gold medalist(s) Ali Kamé  Madagascar 7252
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mourad Souissi  Algeria 7000
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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

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