# 2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9–10.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia | Mourad Souissi Algeria | Terry Wepener South Africa |

## Results
### 100 metres

Wind: Heat 1: -3.4 m/s, Heat 2: -2.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | 11.14 | 830 |
| 2 | 2 | Sors Joubert | South Africa | 11.44 | 765 |
| 3 | 2 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 11.48 | 757 |
| 4 | 1 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | 11.51 | 750 |
| 5 | 1 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | 11.53 | 746 |
| 6 | 1 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | 11.73 | 705 |
| 7 | 2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 11.78 | 695 |
| 8 | 1 | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | 11.84 | 683 |
| 9 | 2 | Idrissa N'Doye | Senegal | 12.11 | 629 |
| 10 | 2 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 12.11 | 629 |
| 11 | 1 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | 12.31 | 591 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | 6.87w | 6.97w | 7.26w | 7.26w | 876 | 1706 |
| 2 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | 7.20w | 7.22w | 7.06 | 7.22w | 866 | 1616 |
| 3 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 6.80w | 7.05w | x | 7.05w | 826 | 1583 |
| 4 | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | 6.70 | 6.52 | 6.95w | 6.95w | 802 | 1485 |
| 5 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 6.73 | x | 6.38 | 6.73 | 750 | 1445 |
| 6 | Sors Joubert | South Africa | 6.66w | 6.53 | x | 6.66w | 734 | 1499 |
| 7 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | 6.37 | 6.61w | 6.42w | 6.61w | 723 | 1469 |
| 8 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | 6.29 | 6.34w | 6.60w | 6.60w | 720 | 1311 |
| 9 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | 6.33 | 6.40w | 6.37 | 6.40w | 675 | 1380 |
| 10 | Idrissa N'Doye | Senegal | x | 5.97 | 6.40 | 6.40 | 675 | 1304 |
| 11 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 5.08w | 4.70w | – | 5.08w | 398 | 1027 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | 12.35 | 12.34 | 13.76 | 13.76 | 714 | 2420 |
| 2 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | 12.22 | 12.07 | 13.27 | 13.27 | 684 | 2153 |
| 3 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 12.88 | x | 11.02 | 12.88 | 660 | 2243 |
| 4 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | x | 12.87 | x | 12.87 | 659 | 2104 |
| 5 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | 11.37 | 12.58 | 12.55 | 12.58 | 642 | 2022 |
| 6 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | 12.28 | 11.91 | 11.63 | 12.28 | 623 | 1934 |
| 7 | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | 11.66 | 12.04 | 11.69 | 12.04 | 609 | 2094 |
| 8 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | 11.22 | x | x | 11.22 | 559 | 2175 |
| 9 | Idrissa N'Doye | Senegal | 11.13 | 11.05 | 10.96 | 11.13 | 554 | 1858 |
| 10 | Sors Joubert | South Africa | 10.94 | x | 10.26 | 10.94 | 542 | 2041 |
| 11 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 10.00 | 10.25 | 9.66 | 10.25 | 501 | 1528 |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 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 | 2.12 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | xxo | xxo | xxx | 2.06 | 859 | 2881 |
| 2 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | o | xxo | | | | | 1.97 | 776 | 3196 |
| 3 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | xo | – | xo | xxo | xxx | | | | 1.97 | 776 | 2710 |
| 4 | Idrissa N'Doye | Senegal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | xo | – | o | – | xxo | o | xxo | xxx | | | | 1.97 | 776 | 2634 |
| 5 | Sors Joubert | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | xo | xo | xxx | | | | | 1.94 | 749 | 2790 |
| 6 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | xo | xo | xo | xo | xxx | | | | | 1.94 | 749 | 2992 |
| 7 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | – | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | 1.85 | 670 | 2823 |
| 8 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | | | 1.82 | 644 | 2819 |
| 9 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | – | – | – | o | o | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | 1.76 | 593 | 2697 |
| 10 | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | – | – | – | o | xo | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | 1.76 | 593 | 2687 |
| 11 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | xo | o | o | xxo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.64 | 496 | 2024 |

### 400 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | 48.78 | 872 | 4068 |
| 2 | 1 | Sors Joubert | South Africa | 49.85 | 822 | 3612 |
| 3 | 1 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | 49.89 | 822 | 3641 |
| 4 | 2 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 49.91 | 819 | 3811 |
| 5 | 1 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | 50.46 | 794 | 3617 |
| 6 | 2 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | 51.11 | 764 | 3645 |
| 7 | 1 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 52.94 | 684 | 3381 |
| 8 | 2 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | 53.73 | 651 | 3361 |
| 9 | 2 | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | 53.99 | 640 | 3327 |
| 10 | 2 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 55.40 | 583 | 2607 |
| 11 | 1 | Idrissa N'Doye | Senegal | 56.63 | 535 | 3169 |

### 110 metres hurdles

Wind: Heat 1: -1.9 m/s, Heat 2: -2.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
| 1 | 2 | Sors Joubert | South Africa | 14.76 | 879 | 4491 |
| 2 | 1 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | 14.81 | 873 | 4941 |
| 3 | 1 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | 14.95 | 856 | 4501 |
| 4 | 2 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 15.08 | 840 | 4651 |
| 5 | 2 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | 15.33 | 810 | 4427 |
| 6 | 2 | Idrissa N'Doye | Senegal | 15.33 | 810 | 3979 |
| 7 | 1 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | 15.98 | 735 | 4376 |
| 7 | 2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 15.98 | 735 | 4116 |
| 9 | 1 | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | 16.08 | 724 | 4051 |
| 10 | 1 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | 16.46 | 682 | 4043 |
| | 1 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | DNS | 0 | DNF |

### Discus throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | 40.37 | 38.94 | 39.20 | 40.37 | 672 | 5099 |
| 2 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | 33.53 | 39.70 | 38.09 | 39.70 | 658 | 5034 |
| 3 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | 28.76 | 35.04 | 38.19 | 38.19 | 628 | 5569 |
| 4 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | x | 38.06 | 37.17 | 38.06 | 625 | 4668 |
| 5 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | x | 37.63 | x | 37.63 | 617 | 4733 |
| 6 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | 30.93 | 37.23 | 37.38 | 37.38 | 612 | 5113 |
| 7 | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | x | 36.71 | 34.48 | 36.71 | 598 | 4649 |
| 8 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 34.57 | 32.62 | x | 34.57 | 555 | 5206 |
| | Sors Joubert | South Africa | x | x | x | NM | 0 | 4491 |
| | Idrissa N'Doye | Senegal | | | | DNS | 0 | DNF |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.00 | 3.40 | 3.50 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.80 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | xo | xxx | 4.60 | 790 | 6359 |
| 2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | – | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | – | o | xxx | | | 4.20 | 673 | 5406 |
| 3 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | – | – | – | – | xxo | – | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | 4.00 | 617 | 5730 |
| 4 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | xo | xo | – | xxx | | | | 4.00 | 617 | 5651 |
| 5 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | o | o | – | o | – | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | 3.90 | 590 | 5689 |
| 6 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | – | – | o | – | o | – | xxx | | | | | | | 3.70 | 535 | 5741 |
| | Sors Joubert | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | xxx | | | | | | | | NM | 0 | 4491 |
| | Jannie Botha | South Africa | – | – | – | xxx | | | | | | | | | | NM | 0 | 4668 |
| | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | – | – | – | x | | | | | | | | | | NM | 0 | 4649 |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Overall |
| 1 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | 57.79 | x | 59.99 | 59.99 | 738 | 5406 |
| 2 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | 55.52 | 54.57 | 52.39 | 55.52 | 671 | 6401 |
| 3 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | x | 54.00 | 54.91 | 54.91 | 662 | 6403 |
| 4 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | x | 45.60 | 54.75 | 54.75 | 659 | 6065 |
| 5 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | 50.93 | 48.97 | 48.82 | 50.93 | 602 | 6961 |
| 6 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | 47.75 | 48.53 | 48.65 | 48.65 | 569 | 6258 |
| 7 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | 46.95 | x | 43.95 | 46.95 | 544 | 6195 |
| 8 | Sors Joubert | South Africa | 43.68 | 43.52 | 39.97 | 43.68 | 496 | 4987 |
| | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | | | | DNS | 0 | DNF |

### 1500 metres

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 4:35.40 | 710 |
| 2 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | 4:36.24 | 704 |
| 3 | Terry Wepener | South Africa | 4:39.51 | 683 |
| 4 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | 4:42.98 | 662 |
| 5 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | 4:52.35 | 605 |
| 6 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 5:04.00 | 537 |
| 7 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | 5:05.81 | 527 |
| | Sors Joubert | South Africa | DNS | 0 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points |
| | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia | 11.14 | 7.26w | 13.76 | 1.97 | 48.78 | 14.81 | 38.19 | 4.60 | 50.93 | 4:52.35 | 7566 |
| | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | 11.48 | 7.05w | 12.88 | 1.94 | 49.91 | 15.08 | 34.57 | 3.70 | 54.91 | 4:35.40 | 7113 |
| | Terry Wepener | South Africa | 11.73 | 6.40w | 12.58 | 2.06 | 51.11 | 14.95 | 37.38 | 4.00 | 55.52 | 4:39.51 | 7084 |
| 4 | Ahmed Mohamad Saad | Egypt | 11.53 | 6.61w | 13.27 | 1.85 | 50.46 | 15.33 | 40.37 | 3.90 | 48.65 | 4:36.24 | 6962 |
| 5 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria | 11.51 | 7.22w | 11.22 | 1.82 | 49.89 | 15.98 | 39.70 | 4.00 | 46.95 | 4:42.98 | 6855 |
| 6 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 11.78 | 6.73 | 12.87 | 1.76 | 52.94 | 15.98 | 37.63 | 4.20 | 54.75 | 5:04.00 | 6602 |
| 7 | Jannie Botha | South Africa | 12.31 | 6.60w | 12.28 | 1.97 | 53.73 | 16.46 | 38.06 | NM | 59.99 | 5:05.81 | 5933 |
| | Sors Joubert | South Africa | 11.44 | 6.66w | 10.94 | 1.94 | 49.85 | 14.76 | NM | NM | 43.68 | DNS | DNF |
| | Maxwell Evenor | Mauritius | 11.84 | 6.95w | 12.04 | 1.76 | 53.99 | 16.08 | 36.71 | NM | DNS | – | DNF |
| | Idrissa N'Doye | Senegal | 12.11 | 6.40 | 11.13 | 1.97 | 56.63 | 15.33 | DNS | – | – | – | DNF |
| | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 12.11 | 5.08w | 10.25 | 1.64 | 55.40 | DNS | – | – | – | – | DNF |