title: 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
text: # 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
  
  The men's pole vault at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Mouhcine Cheaouri Morocco |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Samir El Mafhoum Morocco |
  | Bronze | Ruan Van Wyk South Africa |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :
  
  | World record | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 6.14 | Sestriere, Italy | 31 July 1994 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | African record | Okkert Brits (RSA) | 6.03 | Cologne, Germany | 18 August 1995 |
  | Championship record | Okkert Brits (RSA) | 5.40 | Durban, South Africa | 1993 |
  | Championship record | Okkert Brits (RSA) | 5.40 | Dakar, Senegal | 21 August 1998 |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | 30 June 2012 | 14:40 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 4.90 | 5.00 | 5.05 | 5.10 | 5.30 | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Mouhcine Cheaouri | Morocco | – | – | – | – | – | xo | – | o | – | xxo | xxx | 5.10 |
  | | Samir El Mafhoum | Morocco | – | o | – | o | – | o | xo | o | – | xxx | | 5.00 |
  | | Ruan Van Wyk | South Africa | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xxx | | | | 4.90 |
  | 4 | Heinrich Smit | South Africa | – | – | – | – | o | – | xxo | xxx | | | | 4.90 |
  | 5 | Sami Berrhaiem | Tunisia | – | o | – | – | xo | – | xxx | | | | | 4.70 |
  | 6 | Eben Beukes | South Africa | – | – | – | – | xxo | – | xxx | | | | | 4.70 |
  | | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS |
  | | Mourad Souissi | Algeria | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS |
  | | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS |
  | | Ahmed Hamed | Egypt | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS |
  