# Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 2023 African Games was held on 18 and 19 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Fredriech Pretorius South Africa | Edwin Kipmutai Too Kenya | Dhiae Boudoumi Algeria |

## Results
### 100 metres

Wind: -0.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | 10.87 | 890 |
| 2 | 7 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | 11.04 | 852 |
| 3 | 6 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | 11.10 | 838 |
| 4 | 4 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 11.39 | 776 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | 7.46 | 7.67 | 7.82 | 7.82 | 1015 | 1853 |
| 2 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | 6.98w | 7.18 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 922 | 1812 |
| 3 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 7.44 | 7.35 | x | 7.45 | 920 | 1696 |
| 4 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | 7.05w | – | – | 7.05w | 826 | 1678 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 13.31 | 13.10 | 13.46 | 13.46 | 695 | 2391 |
| 2 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | 11.91 | 12.41 | 13.10 | 13.10 | 673 | 2351 |
| 3 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | 10.15 | 9.83 | 10.93 | 10.93 | 542 | 2395 |
| 4 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | 10.28 | 9.78 | 10.61 | 10.61 | 522 | 2334 |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.72 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 2.02 | 2.05 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xxo | xxx | 2.02 | 822 | 3156 |
| 2 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | o | – | o | – | o | – | xxo | o | o | xxx | | | 1.96 | 767 | 3118 |
| 3 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | – | – | – | – | – | xo | o | o | xo | xxx | | | 1.96 | 767 | 3162 |
| 4 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | – | – | – | xo | – | o | o | xxo | xxo | xxx | | | 1.96 | 767 | 3158 |

### 400 metres

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
| 1 | 4 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | 48.20 | 899 | 4055 |
| 2 | 5 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | 48.90 | 866 | 4028 |
| 3 | 6 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 51.95 | 727 | 3885 |
| 4 | 3 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | 53.34 | 667 | 3785 |

### 110 metres hurdles

Wind: +1.1 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
| 1 | 4 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 14.92 | 859 | 4744 |
| 2 | 6 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | 15.47 | 794 | 4822 |
| 3 | 7 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | 16.13 | 718 | 4773 |
| 4 | 5 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | 17.14 | 610 | 4395 |

### Discus throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | x | 40.20 | 41.88 | 41.88 | 703 | 5447 |
| 2 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | x | 39.04 | x | 39.04 | 645 | 5040 |
| 3 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | 31.11 | 33.59 | 34.77 | 34.77 | 559 | 5381 |
| 4 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | x | 27.58 | 26.68 | 27.58 | 417 | 5190 |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.50 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 4.40 | 4.60 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | xxx | 4.40 | 731 | 6178 |
| 2 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | – | – | – | o | – | o | xo | xxx | | | 3.80 | 562 | 5752 |
| 3 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | – | – | – | – | – | o | xxx | | | | 3.70 | 535 | 5916 |
| 4 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | o | o | xo | – | xxx | | | | | | 3.40 | 457 | 5497 |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 57.98 | 56.67 | 58.18 | 58.18 | 710 | 6888 |
| 2 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | 46.20 | 48.08 | x | 48.08 | 560 | 6476 |
| 3 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | 46.44 | 46.55 | 42.37 | 46.55 | 538 | 6035 |
| 4 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | 35.49 | 36.30 | 40.07 | 40.07 | 443 | 6195 |

### 1500 metres

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | 4:29.55 | 748 |
| 2 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | 4:34.82 | 713 |
| 3 | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | 4:42.66 | 664 |
| 4 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 4:42.92 | 662 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
| | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 11.39 | 7.44 | 13.46 | 1.96 | 51.95 | 14.92 | 41.88 | 4.40 | 58.18 | 4:42.92 | 7550 | |
| | Edwin Kipmutai Too | Kenya | 11.10 | 7.82 | 10.93 | 1.96 | 48.90 | 15.47 | 34.77 | 3.70 | 48.08 | 4:42.66 | 7140 | NR |
| | Dhiae Boudoumi | Algeria | 10.87 | 7.45 | 10.61 | 2.02 | 48.20 | 16.13 | 27.58 | 3.80 | 40.07 | 4:29.55 | 6943 | |
| 4 | Ahmed Mahmoud Taher | Egypt | 11.04 | 7.05 | 13.10 | 1.96 | 53.34 | 17.14 | 39.04 | 3.40 | 46.55 | 4:34.82 | 6748 | |