2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

Men's decathlon
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
VenueJapoma Stadium
LocationDouala, Cameroon
Dates21-22 June
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Winning score7447 pts
Medalists
gold medal Larbi Bourrada   Algeria
silver medal Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi   Algeria
bronze medal Edwin Kipmutai Too   Kenya
2024 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 and 22 June in Douala, Cameroon.[1]

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Points Location Date
World record[2]  Kevin Mayer (FRA) 9126 Talence, France 16 September 2018
African record[3]  Larbi Bourrada (ALG) 8521 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18 August 2016
Championship record 8311 Marrakesh, Morocco 11 August 2014
World leading[4]  Leo Neugebauer (GER) 8961 Eugene, United States 6 June 2024
African leading[5] No scores recorded

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Larbi Bourrada
 Algeria 		Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi
 Algeria 		Edwin Kipmutai Too
 Kenya

Results

100 metres

Wind: 0.0 m/s[6]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 6 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria 10.78 910
2 1 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria 10.80 906
3 2 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya 10.98 865
4 5 Jesse Perez  South Africa 11.12 834
5 4 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 11.14 830
6 3 Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa 11.43 767

Long jump

[7]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Total
1 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya 7.36 7.39 x 7.39 908 1773
2 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria 6.70 6.67 7.15 7.15 850 1756
3 Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa 6.70 6.95 6.77 6.95 802 1569
4 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 6.54 6.82 6.48 6.82 771 1601
5 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria 6.55 6.74 x 6.74 753 1663
Jesse Perez  South Africa DNS 0 DNF

Shot put

[8]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Total
1 Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa 13.05 13.73 13.41 7.39 712 2281
2 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 11.69 11.72 x 11.72 589 2190
3 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria 9.87 10.86 10.21 10.86 537 2200
4 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria 10.21 10.60 x 10.60 522 2278
5 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya 9.70 10.53 x 10.53 518 2291

High jump

[9]

Rank Athlete Nationality 1.81 1.84 1.87 1.90 1.93 1.96 1.99 2.02 2.05 2.08 Result Points Notes Total
1 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria o o o o – xo o xo xxo xxx 2.05 850 3128
2 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria o o o o o o o xxx 1.99 794 2994
3 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria o o xo o o xxx 1.93 740 2930
4 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya xo o xo o xxo xxx 1.93 740 3031
Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa xxx NM 0 2281

400 metres

[10]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Points Notes Total
1 2 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria 47.14 951 3945
2 4 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya 47.99 910 3941
3 1 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria 49.29 848 3976
4 3 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 50.07 811 3741
5 6 Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa 50.84 776 3057

110 metres hurdles

Wind: +0.4 m/s[11]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Points Notes Total
1 4 Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa 14.64 894 3951
2 5 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 14.85 868 4609
3 2 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria 15.32 811 4787
4 3 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya 15.32 811 4752
5 7 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria 15.94 740 4685

Discus throw

[12]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Total
1 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya 32.05 29.24 37.82 37.82 620 5372
2 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 36.10 37.67 x 37.67 617 5226
3 Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa 35.95 35.64 36.19 36.19 588 4539
4 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria 34.01 x 34.63 34.63 556 5343
5 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria x 33.57 34.52 34.52 554 5239

Pole vault

[13]

Rank Athlete Nationality 3.50 3.60 3.70 3.80 3.90 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.50 4.70 4.80 Result Points Notes Total
1 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria – – – – – – – – – o xxo xxo 4.80 849 6075
2 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria xo o o o o ? o xxo xxx 4.20 673 5912
3 Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa xo – o – xo xxx 3.90 590 5129
4 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria – xxo o o xxx 3.80 562 5905
5 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya – – o xxx 3.70 535 5907

Javelin throw

[14]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Total
1 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 47.95 48.33 55.49 55.49 670 6745
2 Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa 49.26 51.03 – 51.03 604 5733
3 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya 36.73 44.00 49.08 49.08 575 6482
4 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria 38.95 38.33 42.40 42.40 477 6389
5 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria 40.28 36.67 39.43 40.28 446 6351

1500 metres

[15]

Rank Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria 4:17.89 826
2 Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 4:36.52 702
3 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria 4:44.84 650
4 Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya 4:44.90 650
Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa DNS 0

Final standings

[16]

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Athlete Nationality 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Points Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Larbi Bourrada  Algeria 11.14 6.82 11.72 1.93 50.07 14.85 37.67 4.80 55.49 4:36.52 7447
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dhiae Cherif Boudoumi  Algeria 10.78 6.74 10.86 1.99 47.14 15.94 34.52 4.20 42.40 4:17.89 7215
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edwin Kipmutai Too  Kenya 10.98 7.39 10.53 1.93 47.99 15.32 37.82 3.70 49.08 4:44.90 7132
4 Jefrey Emeka Nmesirionye  Nigeria 10.80 7.15 10.60 2.05 49.29 15.32 34.63 3.80 40.28 4:44.84 6439
Friedrich Pretorius  South Africa 11.43 6.95 13.73 NM 50.84 14.64 36.19 3.90 51.03 DNS DNF
Jesse Perez  South Africa 11.12 DNS – – – – – – – – DNF

See also

References

  1. ^ Results at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Decathlon - World record scores". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Decathlon - African record scores". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Decathlon - 2024 World leading scores". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Decathlon - 2024 African leading scores". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  6. ^ 100 m results
  7. ^ Long jump results
  8. ^ Shot put results
  9. ^ High jump results
  10. ^ 400 m results
  11. ^ 110 m hurdles results
  12. ^ Discus throw results
  13. ^ Pole vault results
  14. ^ Javelin throw results
  15. ^ 1500 m results
  16. ^ Final results
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