# 2018 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 2 and 3 August in Asaba, Nigeria.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Larbi Bourrada Algeria | Fredriech Pretorius South Africa | Samuel Osadolor Nigeria |

## Results
### 100 metres

Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 10.72 | 924 |
| 2 | 7 | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | 10.94 | 874 |
| 3 | 1 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 11.04 | 852 |
| 4 | 2 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 11.27 | 801 |
| 5 | 6 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 11.33 | 789 |
| 6 | 5 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | 11.35 | 784 |
| 7 | 4 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | 12.00 | 651 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | x | 7.48 | 7.51 | 7.51 | 937 | 1738 |
| 2 | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | x | 7.41w | x | 7.41w | 913 | 1787 |
| 3 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 6.44 | 6.83 | 6.60 | 6.83 | 774 | 1626 |
| 4 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 6.81 | 6.60 | x | 6.81 | 769 | 1693 |
| 5 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | x | 6.61 | 6.80 | 6.80 | 767 | 1556 |
| 6 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | x | 6.22 | 6.57 | 6.57 | 713 | 1364 |
| 7 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | x | x | 6.52 | 6.52 | 702 | 1487 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 13.81 | 717 | 2455 |
| 2 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | 13.14 | 676 | 2040 |
| 3 | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | 12.81 | 656 | 2443 |
| 4 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 12.68 | 648 | 2204 |
| 5 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | 12.48 | 636 | 2123 |
| 6 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 11.84 | 597 | 2290 |
| 7 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 11.66 | 586 | 2212 |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | 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 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | xo | xxo | xo | xo | xx | 2.06 | 859 | 3302 |
| 2 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | xo | xo | xxx | | | 2.00 | 803 | 3258 |
| 3 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | – | – | – | o | – | o | xo | xo | o | ? | | | | | 1.94 | 749 | 2872 |
| 4 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | – | – | – | o | – | xxo | o | o | xxx | | | | | | 1.91 | 723 | 2935 |
| 5 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | – | – | – | o | o | o | xo | xo | xx | | | | | | 1.91 | 723 | 2763 |
| 6 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | o | – | o | – | xxo | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | | | 1.88 | 696 | 2986 |
| 7 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | o | o | xo | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | 1.82 | 644 | 2848 |

### 400 metres

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
| 1 | 8 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 48.39 | 890 | 4192 |
| 2 | 7 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 48.86 | 868 | 3854 |
| 3 | 2 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 49.42 | 842 | 3777 |
| 4 | 4 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 49.48 | 839 | 3687 |
| 5 | 6 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | 50.72 | 782 | 3654 |
| 6 | 3 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 51.23 | 759 | 4017 |
| 7 | 5 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | 53.37 | 666 | 3429 |

### 110 metres hurdles

Wind: ? m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
| 1 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 14.08 | 964 | 4818 |
| 2 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 14.43 | 920 | 4697 |
| 3 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 14.70 | 886 | 5078 |
| 4 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 14.97 | 853 | 4870 |
| 5 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 15.51 | 789 | 4476 |
| 6 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | 15.63 | 775 | 4204 |
| 7 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | 16.26 | 704 | 4357 |

### Discus throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 38.48 | 40.27 | 36.80 | 40.27 | 670 | 5748 |
| 2 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | ? | 38.63 | ? | 39.88 | 662 | 5532 |
| 3 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | ? | 37.98 | 37.43 | 37.98 | 624 | 4828 |
| 4 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | 36.13 | x | 37.64 | 37.64 | 617 | 4974 |
| 5 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | x | 35.64 | 37.41 | 37.41 | 612 | 5430 |
| 6 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | ? | 36.55 | ? | 36.57 | 595 | 5292 |
| 7 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 36.30 | 35.81 | ? | 36.30 | 590 | 5066 |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.50 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | o | xxx | 4.70 | 819 | 6567 |
| 2 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | xxx | 4.60 | 790 | 6322 |
| 3 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xo | o | xxx | | 4.60 | 790 | 5618 |
| 4 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | – | o | – | xxx | | | 4.40 | 731 | 6023 |
| 5 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | xo | – | o | – | xxx | | | 4.40 | 731 | 5705 |
| 6 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | – | xo | – | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | | | | 3.40 | 457 | 5887 |
| 7 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | 3.30 | 431 | 5497 |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 66.87 | 842 | 7409 |
| 2 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | 61.21 | 756 | 6461 |
| 3 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 59.84 | 735 | 7057 |
| 4 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 57.08 | 694 | 6191 |
| 5 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | 54.47 | 655 | 6274 |
| 6 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 47.83 | 557 | 6444 |
| 7 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 40.73 | 453 | 6476 |

### 1500 metres

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 4:24.11 | 784 |
| 2 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 4:38.42 | 690 |
| 3 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 4:41.16 | 673 |
| 4 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 4:44.76 | 651 |
| 5 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | 4:45.41 | 647 |
| 6 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 4:59.41 | 563 |
| 7 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | 5:03.48 | 540 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points |
| | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | 10.94 | 7.41w | 12.81 | 2.06 | 48.39 | 14.70 | 40.27 | 4.70 | 66.87 | 4:38.42 | 8099 |
| | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 11.27 | 7.51 | 13.81 | 2.00 | 51.23 | 14.97 | 39.88 | 4.60 | 59.84 | 4:41.16 | 7730 |
| | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 10.72 | 6.81 | 11.84 | 1.88 | 48.86 | 14.08 | 37.41 | 3.40 | 47.83 | 4:44.76 | 7095 |
| 4 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 11.04 | 6.83 | 11.66 | 1.91 | 49.42 | 14.43 | 36.57 | 4.40 | 40.73 | 4:59.41 | 7039 |
| 5 | Duncan McGladdery | South Africa | 11.35 | 6.52 | 12.48 | 1.94 | 50.72 | 16.26 | 37.64 | 4.40 | 61.21 | 5:03.48 | 7001 |
| 6 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 11.33 | 6.80 | 12.68 | 1.82 | 49.48 | 15.51 | 36.30 | 3.30 | 57.08 | 4:24.11 | 6975 |
| 7 | Fabrice Rajah | Mauritius | 12.00 | 6.57 | 13.14 | 1.91 | 53.37 | 15.63 | 37.98 | 4.60 | 54.47 | 4:45.41 | 6920 |