2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 3–4.

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Thuso Mpuang
  South Africa
Stéphan Buckland
  Mauritius
Fanuel Kenosi
  Botswana

Results edit

Heats edit

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

Wind: Heat 1: -2.1 m/s, Heat 2: -1.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.2 m/s, Heat 4: -1.0 m/s, Heat 5: -1.8 m/s, Heat 6: -0.7 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Obinna Metu   Nigeria 20.81 Q
2 6 Thuso Mpuang   South Africa 21.05 Q
3 5 Khalid Idrissi Zougari   Morocco 21.09 Q
4 4 Seth Amoo   Ghana 21.14 Q
5 1 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 21.18 Q
6 3 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 21.18 Q
7 5 Soleiman Salem Ayed   Egypt 21.21 Q
8 4 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius 21.23 Q
9 1 Corne Du Plessis   South Africa 21.27 Q
10 3 Joseph Batangdon   Cameroon 21.28 Q
11 1 Adetoyi Durotoye   Nigeria 21.36 Q
12 4 Abdourahmane Ndour   Senegal 21.44 q
13 2 Fanuel Kenosi   Botswana 21.44 Q
14 6 Shepherd Agbeko   Ghana 21.54 Q
15 5 Christopher Gyapong   Ghana 21.59 Q
16 3 Moussa Sissoko   Mali 21.62 Q
17 2 Roger Angouono-Moke   Republic of the Congo 21.65 Q
18 5 Suwaibou Sanneh   Gambia 21.66 q
19 6 François Belinga   Cameroon 21.73 Q
20 2 Wetere Galcha   Ethiopia 21.74 Q
21 1 Béranger Aymard Bosse   Central African Republic 21.80 q
22 5 Bereket Desta   Ethiopia 21.81 q
23 6 Ogaweditse Museki   Botswana 21.86 q
24 2 Onyeabor Ngwogu   Nigeria 21.88 q
25 3 Isaac Jones   Gambia 21.96
26 6 Abyot Lencho   Ethiopia 22.00
27 5 Idrissa Adam   Cameroon 22.02
28 4 Sergio Mullins   South Africa 22.05
29 2 Narcisse Tevoedjre   Benin 22.10
30 3 Dazi Conet Theodore Kouassi   Ivory Coast 22.37
31 2 Marius Loua Siapade   Ivory Coast 22.42
32 4 Moumi Sebergue   Chad 22.57
33 1 Mounir Mahadi   Chad 22.58
34 2 Islam Mulinda   Rwanda 22.65
35 6 Ghyd-Kermeliss-Holly Olonghot   Republic of the Congo 22.69
36 6 Mafo Tshiyinoa   Democratic Republic of the Congo 22.78
37 2 Almamy Bangoura   Guinea 23.01
38 5 Moussa Camara   Guinea 23.23
1 Muadam Hamisi   Tanzania DNS
1 Oumar Loum   Senegal DNS
1 Youssouf Mhadjou   Comoros DNS
3 Wilfried Bingangoye   Gabon DNS
3 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud   Egypt DNS
3 Katim Touré   Senegal DNS
4 Yasini Mihndini   Tanzania DNS
5 Éric Pacôme N'Dri   Ivory Coast DNS
6 Mussa Mlekwa   Tanzania DNS

Semifinals edit

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

Wind: Heat 1: -5.5 m/s, Heat 2: +3.7 m/s, Heat 3: -3.6 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Thuso Mpuang   South Africa 20.97 Q
2 2 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 21.01 Q
3 2 Khalid Idrissi Zougari   Morocco 21.19 Q
4 3 Soleiman Salem Ayed   Egypt 21.21 Q
5 3 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 21.22 q
6 1 Obinna Metu   Nigeria 21.24 Q
7 1 Fanuel Kenosi   Botswana 21.39 Q
8 2 Joseph Batangdon   Cameroon 21.46 q
9 1 Seth Amoo   Ghana 21.46
10 2 Corne Du Plessis   South Africa 21.48
11 2 Christopher Gyapong   Ghana 21.48
12 3 Shepherd Agbeko   Ghana 21.50
13 2 Moussa Sissoko   Mali 21.66
14 3 Adetoyi Durotoye   Nigeria 21.69
15 1 Abdourahmane Ndour   Senegal 21.71
16 1 Wetere Galcha   Ethiopia 21.83
17 2 Bereket Desta   Ethiopia 21.84
18 2 Béranger Aymard Bosse   Central African Republic 21.87
19 1 Onyeabor Ngwogu   Nigeria 21.87
20 3 François Belinga   Cameroon 22.14
21 3 Ogaweditse Museki   Botswana 22.79
1 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius DNF
1 Roger Angouono-Moke   Republic of the Congo DNS
3 Suwaibou Sanneh   Gambia DNS

Final edit

Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Thuso Mpuang   South Africa 20.53 PB
  5 Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius 20.62 SB
  8 Fanuel Kenosi   Botswana 20.72 NR
4 6 Obinna Metu   Nigeria 20.73
5 3 Khalid Idrissi Zougari   Morocco 20.82
6 2 Joseph Batangdon   Cameroon 21.24
7 1 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 21.28
7 Soleiman Salem Ayed   Egypt DNF

References edit