2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

Events at the 2008 African
Championships in Athletics

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
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The men's long jump event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 1.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st Yahya Berrabah  Morocco 8.04 x 7.76 x 7.81 x 8.04
2nd Jonathan Chimier  Mauritius 7.61 7.72 7.61 7.99 7.36 7.65 7.99
3rd Stephan Louw  Namibia x 7.46 7.98 x 7.41 x 7.98
4 Tarik Bouguetaïb  Morocco 7.86 7.59 7.70 7.97 7.41 x 7.97
5 Issam Nima  Algeria 7.88 7.70 7.92 7.57 7.74 7.84 7.92
6 Hatem Mersal  Egypt 7.51 7.74 7.67 7.85 7.87 7.64 7.87
7 Gable Garenamotse  Botswana 7.45 7.71 x 7.47 7.84 7.69 7.84
8 Robert Martey  Ghana x 7.71 x x x 7.48 7.71
9 Keenan Watson  South Africa x x 7.65 7.65
10 Yaw Fosu-amoah  South Africa 7.55w 7.63 7.39 7.63
11 Pegguy Sita Kihoue  Republic of the Congo 7.12 6.99 6.99 7.12
12 Shola Anota  Nigeria 6.83 x 7.06 7.06
13 Derebew Tadesse  Ethiopia 7.01 6.79 6.48 7.01
14 Mama Edao  Ethiopia x 6.91 6.80 6.91
15 Galwake Galcote  Ethiopia 6.77 x x 6.77
16 Larona Koosimile  Botswana DNS

References