title: 2022 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
text: # 2022 African Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
  
  The men's decathlon event at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 11 August in Port Louis, Mauritius.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Larbi Bourrada Algeria | Friedrich Pretorius South Africa | Jesse Perez South Africa |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### 100 metres
  
  Wind: +3.7 m/s
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 10.57 | 959 |
  | 2 | 7 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | 10.77 | 912 |
  | 3 | 4 | Edwin Too | Kenya | 10.88 | 888 |
  | 4 | 6 | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | 10.98 | 865 |
  | 5 | 8 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | 11.08 | 843 |
  | 6 | 3 | Marcell de Jager | South Africa | 11.15 | 827 |
  | 7 | 2 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 11.38 | 778 |
  
  ### Long jump
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Edwin Too | Kenya | 7.14 | 7.44w | 7.17 | 7.44w | 920 | 1808 |
  | 2 | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | 4.32 | 7.03 | 7.38w | 7.38w | 905 | 1770 |
  | 3 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | x | 7.36w | 7.21 | 7.36w | 900 | 1812 |
  | 4 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | 7.15w | 7.30w | 7.21 | 7.30w | 886 | 1729 |
  | 5 | Marcell de Jager | South Africa | x | 6.90 | 7.13 | 7.13 | 845 | 1672 |
  | 6 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 6.62 | x | x | 6.62 | 725 | 1684 |
  | 7 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 6.47w | 6.49w | x | 6.49w | 695 | 1473 |
  
  ### Shot put
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marcell de Jager | South Africa | 13.96 | 14.21 | 14.62 | 14.62 | 766 | 2438 |
  | 2 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | 13.72 | x | x | 13.72 | 711 | 2440 |
  | 3 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 12.50 | 12.60 | 13.31 | 13.31 | 686 | 2159 |
  | 4 | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | 12.33 | 13.14 | 12.81 | 13.14 | 676 | 2446 |
  | 5 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | 12.54 | 12.39 | 12.65 | 12.65 | 646 | 2458 |
  | 6 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 8.73 | 8.81 | 10.34 | 10.34 | 506 | 2190 |
  | 7 | Edwin Too | Kenya | 8.50 | 8.45 | 8.62 | 8.62 | 403 | 2211 |
  
  ### High jump
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.96 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Edwin Too | Kenya | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.93 | 740 | 2951 |
  | 1 | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | – | o | o | xxx | 1.93 | 740 | 3186 |
  | 3 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | xo | – | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.93 | 740 | 3180 |
  | 4 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | xo | xxo | o | xxx | | | 1.87 | 687 | 3145 |
  | 5 | Marcell de Jager | South Africa | – | – | – | – | xo | xo | xo | xxx | | | | 1.84 | 661 | 3099 |
  | 6 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | 1.78 | 610 | 2800 |
  | 7 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | 1.78 | 610 | 2769 |
  
  ### 400 metres
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 49.61 | 833 | 4019 |
  | 2 | 7 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | 50.00 | 815 | 3960 |
  | 3 | 6 | Edwin Too | Kenya | 50.58 | 788 | 3739 |
  | 4 | 4 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 51.05 | 767 | 3536 |
  | 5 | 8 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | 52.50 | 703 | 3883 |
  | 6 | 5 | Marcell de Jager | South Africa | 54.30 | 627 | 3726 |
  | | 4 | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | DNS | 0 | DNF |
  
  ### 110 metres hurdles
  
  Wind: +2.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 14.43 | 920 | 4939 |
  | 2 | 2 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | 14.71 | 885 | 4768 |
  | 3 | 5 | Edwin Too | Kenya | 15.44 | 797 | 4536 |
  | 4 | 6 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | 15.70 | 767 | 4727 |
  | 5 | 1 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 15.79 | 757 | 4293 |
  | | 4 | Marcell de Jager | South Africa | DNS | 0 | DNF |
  
  ### Discus throw
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | x | 40.93 | x | 40.93 | 683 | 5451 |
  | 2 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 36.51 | 40.22 | 39.31 | 40.22 | 669 | 5608 |
  | 3 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 34.75 | 33.61 | 37.27 | 37.27 | 609 | 4902 |
  | 4 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | 31.97 | x | 37.11 | 37.11 | 606 | 5333 |
  | 5 | Edwin Too | Kenya | 34.72 | x | x | 34.72 | 558 | 5094 |
  
  ### Pole vault
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.50 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 4.90 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | xo | xo | xo | xxx | 4.80 | 849 | 6457 |
  | 2 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | o | xxx | | | 4.60 | 790 | 6241 |
  | 3 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xxo | xxo | xxx | | | 4.60 | 790 | 6123 |
  | 4 | Edwin Too | Kenya | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | 4.00 | 617 | 5711 |
  | 5 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3.40 | 457 | 5359 |
  
  ### Javelin throw
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 53.69 | 52.79 | 59.24 | 59.24 | 726 | 6085 |
  | 2 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | 57.26 | 53.96 | 54.00 | 57.26 | 697 | 6938 |
  | 3 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 56.48 | 56.02 | 53.28 | 56.48 | 685 | 7142 |
  | 4 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | 54.08 | – | – | 54.08 | 649 | 6772 |
  | 5 | Edwin Too | Kenya | 49.69 | 50.71 | 50.19 | 50.71 | 599 | 6310 |
  
  ### 1500 metres
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 4:31.20 | 737 |
  | 2 | Edwin Too | Kenya | 4:36.73 | 701 |
  | 3 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | 4:47.52 | 634 |
  | 4 | Jesse Perez | South Africa | 4:49.14 | 624 |
  | 5 | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | 4:58.92 | 566 |
  
  ### Final standings
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Larbi Bourrada | Algeria | 10.98w | 7.38w | 13.14 | 1.93 | 49.61 | 14.43w | 40.22 | 4.80 | 56.48 | 4:47.52 | 7776 |
  | | Friedrich Pretorius | South Africa | 11.08w | 7.30w | 13.72 | 1.93 | 52.50 | 14.71w | 40.93 | 4.60 | 57.26 | 4:58.92 | 7504 |
  | | Jesse Perez | South Africa | 10.77w | 7.36w | 12.65 | 1.87 | 50.00 | 15.70w | 37.11 | 4.60 | 54.08 | 4:49.14 | 7396 |
  | 4 | Edwin Too | Kenya | 10.88w | 7.44w | 8.62 | 1.93 | 50.58 | 15.44w | 34.72 | 4.00 | 50.71 | 4:36.73 | 7011 |
  | 5 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 11.38w | 6.49w | 13.31 | 1.78 | 51.05 | 15.79w | 37.27 | 3.40 | 59.24 | 4:31.20 | 6822 |
  | | Marcell de Jager | South Africa | 11.15w | 7.13 | 14.62 | 1.84 | 54.30 | DNS | – | – | – | – | DNF |
  | | Samuel Osadolor | Nigeria | 10.57w | 6.62 | 10.34 | 1.78 | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | DNF |
  