2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Japoma Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 June (qualification) 22 June (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 7.78 m | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's long jump event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 and 22 June in Douala, Cameroon.[1]
Records
[edit]| Record | Athlete (nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[2] |  Mike Powell (USA)
|
8.95 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |
| African record[3] |  Luvo Manyonga (RSA)
|
8.65 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | 22 April 2017 |
| Championship record | Rushwal Samaai (RSA)
|
8.45 | Asaba, Nigeria | 2 August 2018 |
| World leading[4] |  Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
|
8.65 | Rome, Italy | 8 June 2024 |
| African leading[5] | Jovan van Vuuren (RSA)
|
8.30 | Pretoria, South Africa | 9 March 2024 |
Results
[edit]Qualification
[edit]Qualifying performance: ? (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[6][7]
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Cheswill Johnson | South Africa |
7.76 | 7.79 | – | 7.79 | q |
| 2 | A | Emmanuel Njoku |  Nigeria |
7.30 | 5.41 | 7.77 | 7.77 | q |
| 3 | B | Goodness Iredia | Nigeria |
7.70 | – | – | 7.70 | q |
| 4 | B | Romeo N'tia |  Benin |
7.63 | 7.48 | – | 7.63 | q |
| 5 | B | Komi Bernard Konu |  Togo |
x | 7.56 | x | 7.56 | q |
| 6 | B | Chenoult Coetzee |  Namibia |
7.48 | 7.55 | – | 7.55 | q |
| 7 | A | Tafadzwa Chikomba |  Zimbabwe |
7.29 | 7.48 | 7.28 | 7.48 | q |
| 8 | B | Thapelo Monaiwa |  Botswana |
7.25 | 7.37 | 7.43 | 7.43 | q |
| 9 | B | Appolinaire Yinra |  Cameroon |
7.35 | 7.39 | 7.02 | 7.39 | q |
| 10 | A | Buli Melaku |  Ethiopia |
7.25 | 7.38 | 7.14 | 7.38 | q |
| 11 | A | Raymond Nkwemy Tchomfa | Cameroon |
7.24 | 7.30 | 7.37 | 7.37 | q |
| 12 | A | Louai Lamraoui |  Algeria |
x | x | 7.34 | 7.34 | q |
| 13 | A | Soumaila Sabo |  Burkina Faso |
7.21 | 6.99 | 7.01 | 7.21 | |
| 14 | B | Charles Okello |  Uganda |
6.97 | 7.19 | x | 7.19 | |
| 15 | A | Birhanu Mosisa | Ethiopia |
6.89 | 6.96 | – | 6.96 | |
| 16 | B | Freddy Kevin Oyono | Cameroon |
6.89 | x | 6.64 | 6.89 | |
| 17 | A | Gregorio Ndong Oye |  Equatorial Guinea |
6.45 | x | 6.43 | 6.45 | |
| A | Edwin Kipmutai Too |  Kenya |
DNS |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Cheswill Johnson | South Africa |
7.43 | 7.78 | x | 7.73 | 7.73 | x | 7.78 | |
 |
Chenoult Coetzee | Namibia |
7.58 | 7.73 | 7.78 | 7.57 | 7.17 | 7.58 | 7.78 | |
 |
Goodness Iredia | Nigeria |
7.54 | 7.75 | 7.70 | 7.69 | x | x | 7.75 | |
| 4 | Emmanuel Njoku | Nigeria |
7.37 | 7.72 | 7.53 | 7.41 | 7.61 | x | 7.72 | |
| 5 | Thapelo Monaiwa | Botswana |
7.68 | 7.53 | 7.44 | 7.44 | 7.48 | ? | 7.68 | |
| 6 | Tafadzwa Chikomba | Zimbabwe |
7.41 | 7.34 | 7.51 | 7.59 | 7.40 | 7.53 | 7.59 | |
| 7 | Appolinaire Yinra | Cameroon |
6.90 | 7.06 | 7.52 | 7.57 | x | 7.39 | 7.57 | |
| 8 | Raymond Nkwemy Tchomfa | Cameroon |
x | 7.39 | 7.10 | 6.50 | 7.19 | 7.47 | 7.47 | |
| 9 | Buli Melaku | Ethiopia |
7.32 | x | 7.26 | 7.32 | ||||
| 10 | Romeo N'tia | Benin |
7.14 | 7.29 | x | 7.29 | ||||
| 11 | Louai Lamraoui | Algeria |
7.29 | x | x | 7.29 | ||||
| 12 | Komi Bernard Konu | Togo |
7.25 | 6.96 | 7.13 | 7.25 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Results at World Athletics
- ^ "Long Jump men - World record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Long Jump men - African record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Long Jump men - 2024 World leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Long Jump men - 2024 African leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Qualification Group A results
- ^ Qualification Group B results
- ^ Final results