2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

Events at the 2012 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 at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 27 and 28 June.

Medalists

Gold Ndiss Kaba Badji
 Senegal
Silver Zarck Visser
 South Africa
Bronze Ignisious Gaisah
 Ghana

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
African record  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.50 Madrid, Spain 4 July 2009
Championship record  Younès Moudrik (MAR) 8.34 Algiers, Algeria 13 July 2000

Schedule

Date Time Round
27 June 2012 15:00 Qualification
28 June 2012 16:10 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualifying perf. 7.60 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 B Ignisious Gaisah  Ghana 7.96w x x 7.96w Q
2 A Ndiss Kaba Badji  Senegal 7.87 7.87 Q
3 A Stanley Gbagbeke  Nigeria 7.29 7.26 7.60 7.60 Q
4 A Robert Martey  South Africa 7.55 7.45 7.56 7.56 q
5 B Alaeddine Benhssine  Tunisia 7.55w 7.23 x 7.55w q
6 B Clive Chafausipo  Zimbabwe 7.33w 7.53w 6.06 7.53w q
7 A Mamadou Chérif Dia  Mali 7.40 7.50 7.31 7.50 q
8 B Zarck Visser  South Africa 7.47 7.16 x 7.47 q
8 B Fathallah Deifullah  Egypt 7.47w x 7.16 7.47w q
10 B Elijah Kimitei  Kenya 7.18w 7.33 7.21 7.33 q
11 A Lingo Obanga Ojulu  Ethiopia 7.02 7.31w x 7.31w q
12 B Ben Bande  Burkina Faso 7.16w 6.91 6.61 7.16w q
13 A Abdelhakim Mlaab  Morocco x 7.01w 6.86 7.01w
14 B Sewa Sourou  Benin 6.98w 6.82 5.93 6.98w
15 A Roland Djossou  Benin 6.96w x 6.96w
16 B Jacouba Mamane  Niger 6.91w 6.86 x 6.91w
17 A Jean Kanyangara  Rwanda 6.38w 6.39w 6.15w 6.39w
18 A Jon Duschele  Zimbabwe x 5.75 4.88 5.75
A Abrahams Nikiema  Burkina Faso DNS
A Herman Sita Kihoue  Republic of the Congo DNS

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #5 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st Ndiss Kaba Badji  Senegal 7.95 7.89 8.04 7.73 7.82 x 8.04
2nd Zarck Visser  South Africa 7.87 7.98 7.77 7.62 7.80 7.80 7.98
3rd Ignisious Gaisah  Ghana 7.61 7.72 x 7.73 7.61 7.68 7.73
4 Clive Chafausipo  Zimbabwe 7.28 7.42 7.61 7.40 7.41 7.68 7.68
5 Stanley Gbagbeke  Nigeria 7.60 7.41 x 7.65 7.46 7.36 7.65
6 Elijah Kimitei  Kenya 7.42 7.13 7.47 7.35 7.47 7.31 7.47
7 Robert Martey  South Africa 7.05 7.37 7.39 x 7.23 7.25 7.39
8 Mamadou Chérif Dia  Mali 7.23 x 7.35 x x 7.23 7.35
9 Alaeddine Benhssine  Tunisia 7.13 7.31 7.21 7.31
10 Lingo Obanga Ojulu  Ethiopia x 7.26 x 7.26
11 Fathallah Deifullah  Egypt 7.21 3.97 7.21
12 Ben Bande  Burkina Faso 6.88 6.64 6.84 6.88

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