2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 1.

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Olusoji Fasuba
  Nigeria
Uchenna Emedolu
  Nigeria
Hannes Dreyer
  South Africa

Results edit

Heats edit

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind: Heat 1: -3.9 m/s, Heat 2: -1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -1.4 m/s, Heat 4: -0.5 m/s, Heat 5: -0.5 m/s, Heat 6: -0.4 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud   Egypt 10.35 Q, NR
2 4 Hannes Dreyer   South Africa 10.38 Q
3 5 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 10.39 Q
4 5 Aziz Ouhadi   Morocco 10.43 Q
5 2 Suwaibou Sanneh   Gambia 10.43 Q, NR
5 3 Katim Touré   Senegal 10.43 Q
7 4 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 10.44 Q
8 3 Tom Musinde   Kenya 10.47 Q
9 2 Khalid Idrissi Zougari   Morocco 10.47 Q
10 2 Isaac Uche   Nigeria 10.48 Q
11 4 Idrissa Sanou   Burkina Faso 10.50 Q
12 5 Allah Laryea-Akrong   Ghana 10.51 Q
13 2 Eric Nkansah   Ghana 10.52 q
14 1 Béranger Aymard Bosse   Central African Republic 10.52 Q
15 1 Wilfried Bingangoye   Gabon 10.52 Q
16 5 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius 10.57 q
17 6 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 10.59 Q
18 6 Wetere Galcha   Ethiopia 10.61 Q, NR
19 1 Olusoji Fasuba   Nigeria 10.62 Q
20 3 Alain Olivier Nyounai   Cameroon 10.66 q
21 6 Abdourahmane Ndour   Senegal 10.72 Q
22 6 Youssouf Mhadjou   Comoros 10.72 q
23 4 Abyot Lencho   Ethiopia 10.72 q
24 6 Nabie Foday Fofanah   Guinea 10.74 q
25 3 Okatakyie Akwasi Afrifa   Ghana 10.75
26 2 Idrissa Adam   Cameroon 10.76
27 1 Roger Angouono-Moke   Republic of the Congo 10.80
28 2 Mohammed-jud Misbah   Ethiopia 10.81
29 1 Tidiane Coulibaly   Mali 11.04
30 4 Éric Pacôme N'Dri   Ivory Coast 11.08
31 3 Isaac Jones   Gambia 11.09
32 5 Seydou Ouédraogo   Ivory Coast 11.11
33 6 Ghyd-Kermeliss-Holly Olonghot   Republic of the Congo 11.14
34 5 Ismaïla Tcheuko   Cameroon 11.19
35 4 Islam Mulinda   Rwanda 11.36
36 5 Moussa Camara   Guinea 11.40
37 4 Mohamed Hassan Ali   Somalia 12.49
1 Mussa Mlekwa   Tanzania DNS
1 Temba Ncube   Zimbabwe DNS
2 Yasini Mihndini   Tanzania DNS
3 Haita Bonyafala   Democratic Republic of the Congo DNS
3 Francis Zimwara   Zimbabwe DNS
4 Moumi Sebergue   Chad DNS
6 David Tinago   Zimbabwe DNS

Semifinals edit

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind: Heat 1: +0.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: +0.5 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Olusoji Fasuba   Nigeria 10.27 Q
2 1 Hannes Dreyer   South Africa 10.36 Q
2 2 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 10.36 Q
4 2 Idrissa Sanou   Burkina Faso 10.38 Q
5 3 Aziz Ouhadi   Morocco 10.40 Q
6 3 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud   Egypt 10.40 q
7 2 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 10.40 q
8 1 Wilfried Bingangoye   Gabon 10.48 Q
9 1 Allah Laryea-Akrong   Ghana 10.48
10 1 Isaac Uche   Nigeria 10.49
11 1 Katim Touré   Senegal 10.50
12 3 Eric Nkansah   Ghana 10.51
13 3 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 10.54
14 1 Béranger Aymard Bosse   Central African Republic 10.58
15 2 Khalid Idrissi Zougari   Morocco 10.58
16 2 Suwaibou Sanneh   Gambia 10.63
17 3 Nabie Foday Fofanah   Guinea 10.65
18 3 Tom Musinde   Kenya 10.66
19 2 Youssouf Mhadjou   Comoros 10.68
20 1 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius 10.72
21 1 Abyot Lencho   Ethiopia 10.81
22 3 Wetere Galcha   Ethiopia 10.81
23 2 Abdourahmane Ndour   Senegal 10.90
24 2 Alain Olivier Nyounai   Cameroon 10.92

Final edit

Wind: +1.2 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Olusoji Fasuba   Nigeria 10.10 SB
  5 Uchenna Emedolu   Nigeria 10.21 SB
  3 Hannes Dreyer   South Africa 10.24 PB
4 4 Idrissa Sanou   Burkina Faso 10.41
5 1 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 10.50
6 8 Wilfried Bingangoye   Gabon 10.54
7 7 Aziz Ouhadi   Morocco 11.13
2 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud   Egypt DNS

References edit