2008 African Championships in Athletics
| 2008 African Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 April – 4 May |
| Host city | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  |
| Venue | Addis Ababa Stadium |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 543 athletes from 42 nations |
The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date. It was the first time in its then 29-year history the African Championships in Athletics were held in Eastern Africa, despite the region's well-documented success in long-distance running.
In the men's 100 m, Nigerians Olusoji Fasuba and Uchenna Emedolu repeated the places from the 2006 edition. On April 30, there was a 35-minute delay to the men's 10,000 metres due to weather, but the Ethiopians dominated the podium and the race, with the missed absence of world champion Kenenisa Bekele.
Men's results
[edit]Track
[edit]Field
[edit]Women's results
[edit]Track
[edit]Field
[edit]Medals table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa (RSA) | 12 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 |  Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 |  Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 |  Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Guinea (GUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Togo (TOG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
Participating nations
[edit]- Algeria (11)
Benin (3)- Botswana (14)
- Burkina Faso (10)
- Burundi (7)
- Cameroon (22)
Cape Verde (1)
Central African Republic (1)
Chad (10)
Comoros (1)- Ivory Coast (10)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (9)
Djibouti (6)- Egypt (18)
- Ethiopia (86)
Gabon (1)
Gambia (5)- Ghana (22)
- Guinea (9)
- Kenya (39)
Lesotho (3)
Liberia (4)
Madagascar (1)
Malawi (2)- Mali (10)
- Mauritius (9)
- Morocco (29)
- Mozambique (5)
- Namibia (7)
- Nigeria (45)
Republic of the Congo (7)
Rwanda (13)- Senegal (12)
- Seychelles (2)
Somalia (8)- South Africa (55)
- Sudan (15)
Tanzania (4)- Togo (5)
- Tunisia (12)
Uganda (7)- Zambia (3)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)
- Official results
Championships of the Confederation of African Athletics | ||
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| Senior |  | |
| U20 | ||
| Youth | ||
| Cross Country | ||
| Regional | ||
Categories:
- 2008 African Championships in Athletics
- 2008 in athletics (track and field)
- 2008 in African sport
- African Championships in Athletics
- 2008 in Ethiopian sport
- Sport in Addis Ababa
- 2000s in Addis Ababa
- International athletics competitions hosted by Ethiopia
- April 2008 events in Ethiopia
- May 2008 events in Ethiopia