2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

Events at the 2006 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 men's discus throw event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10.

Results

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly  Egypt 56.83 59.99 61.11 x x x 61.11
2nd, silver medalist(s) Yasser Ibrahim Farag  Egypt 49.40 54.38 x x x 51.95 54.38
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Chima Ugwu  Nigeria 49.86 51.56 51.52 51.55 x x 51.56
4 Nabil Kiram  Morocco DQ
5 E.O. Asante  Ghana DNS
5 Pierre Ngarsou  Cameroon DNS
5 Xavio Timchou Tallam  Cameroon DNS

Note: Nabil Kiram of Morocco originally finished in the bronze medal position with 53.41 metres but was later disqualified for doping.

References

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