2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

Events at the 2008 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 event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 1.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Hannes Hopley  South Africa 55.67 56.83 x x x 56.98 56.98
2nd, silver medalist(s) Yasser Ibrahim Farag  Egypt 51.57 56.06 55.32 x 54.38 x 56.06
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nabil Kiram  Morocco 50.82 52.58 52.99 x x 51.78 52.99
4 Chima Ugwu  Nigeria 47.95 x 50.84 48.61 x x 50.84
5 Yemi Ayeni  Nigeria x x 49.28 x x x 49.28
6 Mitko Tilahun  Ethiopia 38.31 40.60 39.73 39.76 41.01 x 41.01
7 Muhammed Sahile  Ethiopia 38.81 36.55 36.63 36.79 37.69 38.81 38.81
8 Bekele Gebre  Ethiopia 34.10 33.70 29.67 34.79 x 31.54 34.79
9 Janus Robberts  South Africa DNS

References

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