2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

Events at the 2008 African
Championships in Athletics
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
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

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

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Janice Josephs  South Africa 6.44 6.61 6.39w 6.38 6.64 6.39 6.64
2nd, silver medalist(s) Chinaza Amadi  Nigeria 5.98 6.08 6.23 6.21 6.17 6.31w 6.31w
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Patricia Soman  Ivory Coast 6.08w x 5.49 6.04 6.13 6.02 6.13
4 Yah Soucko Koïta  Mali 5.91 5.98 6.06 6.08 5.90w 5.98 6.08
5 Estelle Brou  Ivory Coast 6.06 x 5.69 5.73 5.82 5.87w 6.06
6 Fatima Zahra Dkouk  Morocco x 5.97 – x x 5.95 5.97
7 Maty Salame  Senegal x 5.63 5.96 – 5.80 5.85 5.96
8 Yamina Hjaji  Morocco x 5.95 5.78 x 5.95w x 5.95
9 Enas Gharib  Egypt x 5.75 5.94 5.94
10 Pamela Mouele-Mboussi  Republic of the Congo x x 5.88 5.88 NR
11 Otonye Iworima  Nigeria 5.45 5.83w 5.67 5.83w
12 Kadidia Soura  Burkina Faso 5.42 x 5.78 5.78
13 Fatou Tiyana  Gambia 5.15 5.18 5.68 5.68
14 Nana Blakime  Togo 5.59 5.65 5.62 5.65
15 Fetiya Kedir  Ethiopia 4.90 5.29 5.33 5.33
16 Zeyba Zeyeni  Ethiopia 5.20 5.14 5.14 5.20
17 Emebet Tilahun  Ethiopia x 4.80 – 4.80
18 Céline Laporte  Seychelles DNS

References

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