# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 1.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Larbi Bouraada Algeria | Willem Coertzen South Africa | Boualem Lamri Algeria |

## Results
### 100 metres

Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 10.92 | 878 | |
| 2 | 2 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | 11.08 | 843 | |
| 3 | 7 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | 11.23 | 810 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | 11.30 | 795 | |
| 5 | 4 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 11.48 | 757 | |
| 6 | 3 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | 11.72 | 707 | FS1 |
| 7 | 1 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 13.68 | 359 | |
| | 5 | Thierry Saint-Jean Makiemba | Gabon | DNS | 0 | |

### Long jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Overall |
| 1 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 7.24 | 7.19 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 893 | 1771 |
| 2 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | 7.22 | 7.33 | x | 7.33 | 893 | 1736 |
| 3 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | x | 6.70 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 883 | 1693 |
| 4 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | 6.52 | 6.96 | 6.61 | 6.96 | 804 | 1599 |
| 5 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | 6.75 | 6.80 | 6.87 | 6.87 | 783 | 1490 |
| 6 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 6.58 | 6.58 | 6.66 | 6.66 | 734 | 1491 |
| | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | | | | DNS | 0 | DNF |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Overall |
| 1 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | 13.41 | x | 13.38 | 13.41 | 692 | 2291 |
| 2 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | 12.37 | 12.17 | 12.32 | 12.37 | 629 | 2365 |
| 3 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 11.36 | 11.77 | 11.94 | 11.94 | 603 | 2094 |
| 4 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 10.47 | x | 11.78 | 11.78 | 593 | 2364 |
| 5 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | 10.99 | 11.48 | 11.61 | 11.61 | 583 | 2073 |
| 6 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | 11.26 | x | x | 11.26 | 562 | 2255 |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.70 | 1.76 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 1.97 | 2.00 | 2.03 | Result | Points | Overall |
| 1 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | – | – | xo | o | o | o | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | 2.00 | 803 | 2876 |
| 2 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xo | o | xxo | xxx | 2.00 | 803 | 3058 |
| 3 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | – | – | o | – | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | 1.94 | 749 | 3113 |
| 4 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | – | – | o | o | xo | o | xo | xo | xxx | | | 1.94 | 749 | 3114 |
| 5 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | 1.85 | 670 | 2764 |
| 6 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | – | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | | | 1.76 | 593 | 2884 |

### 400 metres

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Overall |
| 1 | 2 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 48.39 | 890 | 4003 |
| 2 | 1 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | 49.90 | 819 | 3877 |
| 3 | 5 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | 49.99 | 815 | 3929 |
| 4 | 4 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 50.60 | 787 | 3551 |
| 5 | 3 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | 52.35 | 709 | 3585 |
| | 6 | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | DNS | 0 | DNF |

### 110 metres hurdles

Wind: -2.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Overall |
| 1 | 5 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | 14.61 | 897 | 4826 |
| 2 | 4 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | 14.94 | 857 | 4734 |
| 3 | 6 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 15.13 | 834 | 4385 |
| 4 | 7 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 15.32 | 811 | 4814 |
| 5 | 2 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | 15.52 | 788 | 4373 |

### Discus throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Overall |
| 1 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | 38.95 | 40.04 | x | 40.04 | 665 | 5491 |
| 2 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | 34.60 | 36.33 | x | 36.33 | 590 | 5324 |
| 3 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | 31.77 | x | 35.30 | 35.30 | 570 | 4943 |
| 4 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 32.96 | x | 35.04 | 35.04 | 564 | 5378 |
| 5 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 31.48 | 33.88 | 32.12 | 33.88 | 541 | 4926 |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.50 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 4.30 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 4.70 | Result | Points | Overall |
| 1 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | xxo | xxx | 4.60 | 790 | 6168 |
| 2 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | xxo | – | o | – | o | o | – | xxx | | | 4.00 | 617 | 5543 |
| 3 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | o | – | o | – | o | xxx | | | | | 3.90 | 590 | 6081 |
| 4 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | – | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | | | 3.70 | 535 | 5859 |
| 5 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | 3.60 | 509 | 5452 |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Overall |
| 1 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | 63.70 | 64.09 | 63.81 | 64.09 | 800 | 6881 |
| 2 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 60.59 | 59.42 | 59.75 | 60.59 | 747 | 6915 |
| 3 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 55.50 | x | 56.28 | 56.28 | 682 | 6225 |
| 4 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | x | x | 46.46 | 46.46 | 536 | 5988 |
| 5 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | 45.78 | 45.11 | 46.09 | 46.09 | 531 | 6390 |

### 1500 metres

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 4:43.33 | 659 |
| 2 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 5:01.94 | 549 |
| 3 | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | 5:05.42 | 529 |
| 4 | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | 5:12.00 | 493 |
| | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | DNF | 0 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
| | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 10.92 | 7.33 | 11.78 | 1.94 | 48.39 | 15.32 | 35.04 | 4.60 | 60.59 | 4:43.33 | 7574 | |
| | Willem Coertzen | South Africa | 11.08 | 7.33 | 12.37 | 1.94 | 49.99 | 14.61 | 40.04 | 3.90 | 64.09 | 5:12.00 | 7374 | |
| | Boualem Lamri | Algeria | 11.23 | 7.29 | 11.26 | 2.00 | 49.90 | 14.94 | 36.33 | 3.70 | 46.09 | 5:05.42 | 6919 | |
| 4 | Ali Kamé | Madagascar | 11.48 | 6.66 | 11.94 | 1.85 | 50.60 | 15.13 | 33.88 | 4.00 | 56.28 | 5:01.94 | 6774 | NR |
| 5 | Hakim Alaoui | Morocco | 11.72 | 6.87 | 11.61 | 2.00 | 52.35 | 15.52 | 35.30 | 3.60 | 46.46 | DNF | 5988 | |
| | Ahmad Saad | Egypt | 11.30 | 6.96 | 13.41 | 1.76 | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | |
| | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 13.68 | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | |
| | Thierry Saint-Jean Makiemba | Gabon | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | |