2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

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

The men's discus throw at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.

Medalists

Gold Victor Hogan
 South Africa
Silver Yasser Ibrahim Farag
 Egypt
Bronze Russel Tucker
 South Africa

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 6 June 1986
African record  Frantz Kruger (RSA) 70.32 Salon-de-Provence, France 26 May 2002
Championship record  Frantz Kruger (RSA) 63.85 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 14 July 2004

Schedule

Date Time Round
29 June 2012 15:05 Final

Results

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #5 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st Victor Hogan  South Africa 58.76 x 60.89 61.80 x x 61.80
2nd Yasser Ibrahim Farag  Egypt 57.30 53.03 x 57.47 x 59.61 59.61
3rd Russel Tucker  South Africa 57.99 55.80 x 57.76 x x 57.99
4 Ali Jlela Ali  Libya 55.84 x x x x 49.36 55.84
5 Donovan Snyman  South Africa 54.55 51.52 52.47 x 54.95 x 54.95
6 Elvino Pierre-Louis  Mauritius 54.55 44.68 42.80 x 49.02 48.49 54.55 NR
7 Xavio Timchou Tallam  Cameroon x 41.06 x 40.26 51.04 x 51.04
8 Essohounamondom Tchalim  Togo 46.06 45.74 39.42 39.66 x x 46.06
9 Romainio Houndeladji  Benin x x 35.28 35.28
10 Romuald Agbahoungba  Benin x x 34.17 34.17
Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly  Egypt DNS
Mitku Tilanhun Minbale  Ethiopia DNS

References

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