2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 2–3.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Patience Okoro
Nigeria
Florence Wasike
Kenya
Nadège Essama Foe
Cameroon

Results

100 metres hurdles

Wind: –1.4 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 6 Béatrice Kamboulé Burkina Faso 14.17 954
2 2 Florence Wasike Kenya 14.67 886
3 5 Patience Okoro Nigeria 14.73 878
4 4 Fatima Zahra Dkouk Morocco 14.97 846
5 3 Nadège Essama Foe Cameroon 15.23 811
6 7 Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho 15.38 792 NR

High jump

Rank Athlete Nationality 1.30 1.33 1.36 1.39 1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75 Result Points Notes Overall
1 Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho o o o o xo o o xxo xxx 1.72 879 NR 1671
2 Béatrice Kamboulé Burkina Faso o o o o o o xo o o xxx 1.63 771 1725
3 Patience Okoro Nigeria o o o o o o xxx 1.60 736 1614
4 Fatima Zahra Dkouk Morocco o o o o xo o xxx 1.51 632 1478
5 Florence Wasike Kenya o o o o o o xx– x 1.45 566 1452
6 Nadège Essama Foe Cameroon xo o o xxx 1.39 502 1313

Shot put

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Overall
1 Patience Okoro Nigeria x 12.41 12.34 12.41 688 2302
2 Nadège Essama Foe Cameroon 12.07 12.05 11.78 12.07 666 1979
3 Béatrice Kamboulé Burkina Faso 8.20 10.01 9.45 10.01 530 2255
4 Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho 9.42 9.18 8.98 9.42 492 2163
5 Florence Wasike Kenya 8.66 8.64 9.20 9.20 477 1929
6 Fatima Zahra Dkouk Morocco 7.43 8.19 8.27 8.27 417 1895

200 metres

Wind: -3.6 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Points Notes Overall
1 3 Florence Wasike Kenya 25.09 879 2808
2 7 Béatrice Kamboulé Burkina Faso 25.35 855 3110
3 2 Nadège Essama Foe Cameroon 25.35 855 2834
4 6 Fatima Zahra Dkouk Morocco 25.64 829 2724
5 5 Patience Okoro Nigeria 25.96 801 3103
6 4 Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho 26.42 761 2924

Long jump

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Overall
1 Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho 5.49 5.54 5.56 5.56 717 NR 3641
2 Fatima Zahra Dkouk Morocco 5.55 x x 5.55 715 3439
3 Florence Wasike Kenya 5.45 x 5.22 5.45 686 3494
4 Patience Okoro Nigeria 4.82 5.37 5.04 5.37 663 3766
5 Nadège Essama Foe Cameroon 4.50 4.74 4.41 4.74 490 3324
Béatrice Kamboulé Burkina Faso DNS 490 DNF

Javelin throw

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Points Notes Overall
1 Patience Okoro Nigeria 38.13 40.98 37.40 40.98 686 4452
2 Nadège Essama Foe Cameroon 28.27 x 30.29 30.29 482 3806
3 Florence Wasike Kenya x 26.44 29.85 29.85 474 3968
4 Fatima Zahra Dkouk Morocco x 17.64 19.76 19.76 284 3723
Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho x x x NM 0 3641

800 metres

Rank Name Nationality Time Points Notes
1 Florence Wasike Kenya 2:14.53 899
2 Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho 2:24.56 763
3 Nadège Essama Foe Cameroon 2:32.36 664
4 Patience Okoro Nigeria 2:50.92 454
Fatima Zahra Dkouk Morocco DNF 0

Final standings

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Athlete Nationality 100m H HJ SP 200m LJ JT 800m Points Notes
Patience Okoro Nigeria 14.73 1.60 12.41 25.96 5.37 40.98 2:50.92 4906
Florence Wasike Kenya 14.67 1.45 9.20 25.09 5.45 29.85 2:14.53 4867
Nadège Essama Foe Cameroon 15.23 1.39 12.07 25.35 4.74 30.29 2:32.36 4470
4 Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho 15.38 1.72 9.42 26.42 5.56 NM 2:24.56 4404 NR
5 Fatima Zahra Dkouk Morocco 14.97 1.51 8.27 25.64 5.55 19.76 DNF 3723
Béatrice Kamboulé Burkina Faso 14.17 1.63 10.01 25.35 DNS DNF

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