# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

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 :
| 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 | 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 |
| | 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 | Points |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| | 1 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | DNF | |

### Discus throw

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | 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 |
| | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | | | | DNS | |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| | 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 |