title: Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Men's decathlon
text: # Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Men's decathlon
  
  Athletics at the 2015 African Games :
  
  | 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 |||||
  | Half marathon | men | women |
  | 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 | |
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  The men's decathlon event at the 2015 African Games was held on 13–14 September.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Guillaume Thierry Mauritius | Atsu Nyamadi Ghana | Fredriech Pretorius South Africa |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### 100 metres
  
  Wind: -0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 7 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 10.95 | 872 |
  | 2 | 8 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | 11.28 | 799 |
  | 3 | 5 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 11.39 | 776 |
  | 4 | 2 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 11.42 | 769 |
  | 5 | 6 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 11.57 | 738 |
  | 6 | 4 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 11.80 | 691 |
  | 7 | 3 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 11.86 | 679 |
  | 8 | 9 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 11.91 | 669 |
  
  ### Long jump
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 7.19 | 7.27 | 7.25 | 7.27 | 878 | 1647 |
  | 2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 6.88 | 7.15 | x | 7.15 | 850 | 1588 |
  | 3 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 6.85 | 7.01 | x | 7.01 | 816 | 1592 |
  | 4 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | 6.95 | 6.99 | 6.39 | 6.99 | 811 | 1610 |
  | 5 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 6.64 | 6.90 | x | 6.90 | 790 | 1481 |
  | 6 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 4.99 | 6.70 | 6.55 | 6.70 | 743 | 1615 |
  | 7 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 6.55 | 6.69 | 6.61 | 6.69 | 741 | 1410 |
  | 8 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 6.28 | 6.20 | 6.12 | 6.28 | 648 | 1327 |
  
  ### Shot put
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 14.36 | 13.26 | 13.92 | 14.36 | 750 | 2338 |
  | 2 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 13.29 | 13.05 | 13.46 | 13.46 | 695 | 2342 |
  | 3 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 13.07 | 12.09 | x | 13.07 | 672 | 2287 |
  | 4 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | 12.14 | 12.52 | 12.81 | 12.81 | 656 | 2266 |
  | 5 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 12.35 | 12.71 | 11.69 | 12.71 | 650 | 2242 |
  | 6 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 11.78 | 12.01 | 12.07 | 12.07 | 611 | 2092 |
  | 7 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 10.36 | 10.12 | x | 10.36 | 507 | 1917 |
  | 8 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 10.26 | 10.21 | 10.23 | 10.26 | 501 | 1828 |
  
  ### High jump
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.70 | 1.76 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 1.97 | 2.00 | 2.03 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | 2.00 | 803 | 2895 |
  | 2 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | – | – | – | o | – | – | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 2.00 | 803 | 2720 |
  | 3 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | o | – | – | o | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | | 1.97 | 776 | 3063 |
  | 4 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | 1.91 | 723 | 3061 |
  | 5 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | – | – | o | – | xo | xxo | xo | xxx | | | | 1.91 | 723 | 2989 |
  | 6 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | – | – | – | o | – | xo | xxo | xxx | | | | 1.91 | 723 | 2965 |
  | 7 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | – | – | – | o | o | – | xxx | | | | | 1.85 | 670 | 3012 |
  | 8 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | 1.70 | 544 | 2372 |
  
  ### 400 metres
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 48.39 | 890 | 3953 |
  | 2 | 4 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | 49.45 | 840 | 3829 |
  | 3 | 8 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 50.39 | 797 | 3692 |
  | 4 | 2 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 50.77 | 779 | 3499 |
  | 5 | 3 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 50.87 | 775 | 3787 |
  | 6 | 7 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 51.92 | 728 | 3693 |
  | 7 | 6 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 51.92 | 700 | 3761 |
  | 8 | 5 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 52.67 | 696 | 3068 |
  
  ### 110 metres hurdles
  
  Wind: +0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 14.73 | 882 | 4574 |
  | 2 | 4 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 14.93 | 858 | 4645 |
  | 3 | 6 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 15.04 | 845 | 4606 |
  | 4 | 2 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 15.25 | 820 | 4513 |
  | 5 | 8 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | 15.27 | 817 | 4646 |
  | 6 | 7 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 15.77 | 759 | 4258 |
  | 7 | 3 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 33.51 | 0 | 3953 |
  | | 5 | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | DNS | 0 | DNF |
  
  ### Discus throw
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 43.13 | 42.50 | 40.21 | 43.13 | 728 | 5334 |
  | 2 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | x | 40.08 | x | 40.08 | 666 | 5311 |
  | 3 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | 36.39 | 32.18 | 35.08 | 36.39 | 592 | 5238 |
  | 4 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 33.35 | 31.93 | 35.75 | 35.75 | 579 | 5092 |
  | 5 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 34.68 | 35.66 | x | 35.66 | 577 | 5151 |
  | 6 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 31.80 | 31.82 | x | 31.82 | 500 | 4453 |
  | 7 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 31.16 | 29.51 | 29.93 | 31.16 | 487 | 4745 |
  
  ### Pole vault
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 4.60 | 790 | NR | 5243 |
  | 2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 4.40 | 790 | | 6124 |
  | 3 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 4.50 | 760 | | 5852 |
  | 4 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 4.00 | 617 | | 5928 |
  | 5 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 3.90 | 590 | | 5741 |
  | 6 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 3.20 | 406 | | 5151 |
  | | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | NM | 0 | | 5238 |
  
  ### Javelin throw
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 63.81 | 65.24 | x | 65.24 | 817 | 6745 |
  | 2 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 57.18 | 63.26 | 62.52 | 63.26 | 787 | 6911 |
  | 3 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 52.05 | 60.00 | x | 60.00 | 738 | 6590 |
  | 4 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | 55.13 | 57.68 | 53.30 | 57.68 | 703 | 5941 |
  | 5 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 45.85 | 44.60 | 48.26 | 48.26 | 563 | 6304 |
  | 6 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 41.94 | 38.76 | 44.74 | 44.74 | 511 | 5662 |
  | 7 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 40.32 | 40.40 | 43.22 | 43.22 | 489 | 5732 |
  
  ### 1500 metres
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 4:26.86 | 765 |
  | 2 | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 4:31.85 | 733 |
  | 3 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | 4:39.26 | 685 |
  | 4 | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 4:39.97 | 680 |
  | 5 | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 4:53.76 | 596 |
  | 6 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 5:01.31 | 552 |
  | 7 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 5:01.88 | 549 |
  
  ### Final standings
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Guillaume Thierry | Mauritius | 11.57 | 7.15 | 14.36 | 1.91 | 52.57 | 15.04 | 43.13 | 4.60 | 63.26 | 4:39.97 | 7591 |
  | | Atsu Nyamadi | Ghana | 11.42 | 7.27 | 13.46 | 1.85 | 50.87 | 14.93 | 40.08 | 4.00 | 65.24 | 4:31.85 | 7478 |
  | | Fredriech Pretorius | South Africa | 11.39 | 7.01 | 12.71 | 1.91 | 51.92 | 15.25 | 35.75 | 4.50 | 60.00 | 4:53.76 | 7186 |
  | 4 | Florent Bilisi Lomba | DR Congo | 11.80 | 6.90 | 12.07 | 2.00 | 50.39 | 14.73 | 35.66 | 3.90 | 48.26 | 5:01.31 | 6856 |
  | 5 | Peter Keegan Cook | Zimbabwe | 11.28 | 6.99 | 12.81 | 1.91 | 49.45 | 15.27 | 36.39 | NM | 57.68 | 4:39.26 | 6626 |
  | 6 | Elijah Cheruiyot | Kenya | 11.91 | 6.69 | 10.36 | 2.00 | 50.77 | 15.77 | 31.16 | 3.20 | 44.74 | 4:26.86 | 6427 |
  | 7 | Peter Moreno | Nigeria | 10.95 | 6.70 | 13.07 | 1.97 | 48.39 | 33.51 | 31.82 | 4.60 | 43.22 | 5:01.88 | 6281 |
  | | Gilbert Koech | Kenya | 11.86 | 6.28 | 10.26 | 1.70 | 52.67 | DNS | – | – | – | – | DNF |
  