Athletics at the 2023 African Games
Athletics at the 2023 African Games | |
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Venue | Legon Sports Stadium |
Dates | 18–22 March 2024 |
Competitors | 571 from 46 nations |
2027 Cairo → |
Athletics at the 2023 African Games was held from 18 to 22 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.[1]
Medal table
* Host nation (Ghana)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
2 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
3 | South Africa (RSA) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
4 | Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
5 | Ghana (GHA)* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
7 | The Gambia (GAM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
11 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
12 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
14 | Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Eritrea (ERI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
South Sudan (SSD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
18 | Liberia (LBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
20 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
21 | Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
27 | Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (27 entries) | 47 | 47 | 46 | 140 |
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres details | Emmanuel Eseme Cameroon | 10.14 | Usheoritse Itsekiri Nigeria | 10.23 | Gilbert Hainuca Namibia | 10.29 |
200 metres details | Joseph Amoah Ghana | 20.70 | Claude Itoungue Bongogne Cameroon | 20.74 | Consider Ekanem Nigeria | 20.80 |
400 metres details | Chidi Okezie Nigeria | 45.06 | Muzala Samukonga Zambia | 45.37 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf Senegal | 45.49 |
800 metres details | Aaron Cheminingwa Kenya | 1:45.72 | Ngeno Kipngetich Kenya | 1:45.73 | Tumo Nkape Botswana | 1:46.04 |
1500 metres details | Brian Komen Kenya | 3:39.19 | Ermias Girma Ethiopia | 3:39.40 | Abel Kipsang Kenya | 3:39.45 |
5000 metres details | Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia | 13:38.12 | Abdullahi Jama Mohamed Somalia | 13:38.64 | Cornelius Kemboi Kenya | 13:40.61 |
10,000 metres details | Nibret Melak Ethiopia | 29:45.37 | Gemechu Dida Ethiopia | 29:45.68 | Evans Kiptum Kenya | 29:47.61 |
110 metres hurdles details | Louis François Mendy Senegal | 13.61 | Amine Bouanani Algeria | 13.69 | Yousuf Badawy Sayed Egypt | 13.83 |
400 metres hurdles details | Saad Hinti Morocco | 48.82 NR | Victor Ntweng Botswana | 49.38 | Kemorena Tisang Botswana | 50.09 |
3000 metres steeplechase details | Samuel Firewu Ethiopia | 8:24.30 | Amos Serem Kenya | 8:25.77 | Simon Koech Kenya | 8:26.19 |
4 × 100 metres relay details | Nigeria Israel Okon Sunday Consider Ekanem Alaba Akintola Usheoritse Itsekiri Edose Ibadin* | 38.41 | Ghana Edwin Gadayi Benjamin Azamati Solomon Hammond Joseph Amoah | 38.43 | Liberia John Sherman Emmanuel Matadi Jabez Reeves Joseph Fahnbulleh | 38.73 NR |
4 × 400 metres relay details | Zambia Patrick Nyambe Kennedy Luchembe David Mulenga Muzala Samukonga | 2:59.12 GR, NR | Botswana Busang Kebinatshipi Leungo Scotch Boitumelo Masilo Bayapo Ndori Omphile Seribe* | 2:59.32 | Nigeria Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel Sikiru Adeyemi Chidi Okezie Dubem Nwachukwu* | 3:01.84 |
Half marathon details | Samsom Amare Eritrea | 1:05:04 | William Amponsah Ghana | 1:05:13 | Isaac Mpofu Zimbabwe | 1:05:37 |
20 kilometres walk details | Misgana Wakuma Ethiopia | 1:28:05 | Samuel Gathimba Kenya | 1:28:06 | Ismail Benhammouda Algeria | 1:31:12 |
High jump details | Evans Yamoah Ghana | 2.23 m | Saad Hammouda Morocco | 2.21 m | Mpho Links South Africa | 2.21 m |
Pole vault details | Mehdi Amar Rouana Algeria | 5.30 m | Boubacar Diallo Mali | 5.00 m | Abera Alemu Ethiopia | 4.00 m |
Long jump details | Asande Mthembu South Africa | 7.86 m | Yasser Triki Algeria | 7.83 m w | Appolinaire Yinra Cameroon | 7.71 m |
Triple jump details | Hugues Fabrice Zango Burkina Faso | 16.97 m | Amath Faye Senegal | 16.24 m | Yacouba Loué Burkina Faso | 15.86 m |
Shot put details | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Nigeria | 21.06 m | Mostafa Amr Hassan Egypt | 20.70 m | Mohamed Magdi Hamza Egypt | 20.29 m |
Discus throw details | Victor Hogan South Africa | 62.56 m | Oussama Khennoussi Algeria | 59.97 m | Ryan Williams Namibia | 55.42 m |
Hammer throw details | Mostafa El Gamel Egypt | 73.65 m | Mohsen Mohamed Anani Tunisia | 67.71 m | Allan Cumming South Africa | 67.57 m |
Javelin throw details | Nnamdi Chinecherem Nigeria | 82.80 m NR | Julius Yego Kenya | 81.74 m | Mustafa Mahmoud Abdel Khaliq Egypt | 78.10 m |
Decathlon details | Fredriech Pretorius South Africa | 7550 pts | Edwin Kimutai Too Kenya | 7140 pts NR | Dhiae Boudoumi Algeria | 6943 pts |
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres details | Gina Bass The Gambia | 11.36 | Maia McCoy Liberia | 11.49 | Olayinka Olajide Nigeria | 11.55 |
200 metres details | Gina Bass The Gambia | 23.13 | Olayinka Olajide Nigeria | 23.18 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi Republic of the Congo | 23.42 |
400 metres details | Mary Moraa Kenya | 50.57 | Esther Elo Joseph Nigeria | 51.61 | Sita Sibiri Burkina Faso | 51.74 NR |
800 metres details | Tsige Duguma Ethiopia | 1:57.73 | Halima Nakaayi Uganda | 1:58.59 | Vivian Chebet Kiprotich Kenya | 2:00.27 |
1500 metres details | Hirut Meshesha Ethiopia | 4:05.71 GR | Hawi Abera Ethiopia | 4:06.09 | Mary Ekiru Kenya | 4:06.22 |
5000 metres details | Medina Eisa Ethiopia | 15:04.32 | Birtukan Molla Ethiopia | 15:05.32 | Melknat Wudu Ethiopia | 15:07.04 |
10,000 metres details | Janeth Chepngetich Kenya | 33:37.00 | Wede Kefale Ethiopia | 33:38.37 | Tekan Berhe Ethiopia | 33:51.50 |
100 metres hurdles details | Tobi Amusan Nigeria | 12.89 | Sidonie Fiadanantsoa Madagascar | 13.19 | Ashley Kamangirira Zimbabwe | 13.59 |
400 metres hurdles details | Rogail Joseph South Africa | 55.39 | Noura Ennadi Morocco | 55.85 | Linda Angounou Cameroon | 56.41 |
3000 metres steeplechase details | Beatrice Chepkoech Kenya | 9:15.61 GR | Peruth Chemutai Uganda | 9:16.07 | Lomi Muleta Ethiopia | 9:26.63 |
4 × 100 metres relay details | Nigeria Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan Olayinka Olajide Moforehan Abinusawa Tobi Amusan Chisom Onyebuchi* Blessing Ogundiran* | 43.05 | Liberia Ebony Morrison Destiny Smith-Barnett Maia McCoy Shania Collins | 44.02 | Ghana Mary Boakye Janet Mensah Doris Mensah Halutie Hor Benedicta Kwartemaa* | 44.21 |
4 × 400 metres relay details | Nigeria Esther Elo Joseph Patience Okon George Brittany Ogunmokun Omolara Ogunmakinju | 3:27.29 | Zambia Niddy Mingilishi Quincy Malekani Abygirl Sepiso Rhoda Njobvu | 3:31.85 NR | Botswana Tlhomphang Basele Lydia Jele Obakeng Kamberuka Oratile Nowe | 3:33.44 |
Half marathon details | Loliha Atalena South Sudan | 1:14:36 | Zewditu Aderaw Ethiopia | 1:14:40 | Nancy Chepleting Meli Kenya | 1:15:07 |
20 kilometres walk details | Emily Wamusyi Ngii Kenya | Sintayehu Masire Ethiopia | Souad Azzi Algeria | |||
High jump details | Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah Ghana | 1.90 m | Fatoumata Balley Guinea | 1.81 m | Darina Hadil Rezik Algeria | 1.78 m |
Pole vault details | Miré Reinstorf South Africa | 4.35 m GR | Dorra Mahfoudhi Tunisia | 3.70 m | Not awarded as the event had 2 athletes | |
Long jump details | Ese Brume Nigeria | 6.92 m w | Marthe Koala Burkina Faso | 6.81 m w | Prestina Ochonogor Nigeria | 6.67 m w |
Triple jump details | Ruth Usoro Nigeria | 13.80 m | Winny Bii Kenya | 13.64 m | Saly Sarr Senegal | 13.60 m |
Shot put details | Ashley Erasmus South Africa | 16.98 m | Oyesade Olatoye Nigeria | 16.61 m | Ischke Senekal South Africa | 16.38 m |
Discus throw details | Obiageri Amaechi Nigeria | 58.93 m | Chioma Onyekwere Nigeria | 58.03 m | Nora Monie Cameroon | 56.11 m |
Hammer throw details | Zahra Tatar Algeria | 69.65 m GR, NR | Zouina Bouzebra Algeria | 68.97 m | Oyesade Olatoye Nigeria | 68.92 m |
Javelin throw details | Jo-Ane van Dyk South Africa | 60.80 m GR | Jana van Schalkwyk South Africa | 57.64 m | Josephine Joyce Lalam Uganda | 57.01 m NR |
Heptathlon details | Odile Ahouanwanou Benin | 5616 pts | Kemi Francis-Petersen Nigeria | 5268 pts | Adèle Mafogang Cameroon | 5181 pts |
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Mixed
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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4 × 400 metres relay details | Nigeria Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Patience Okon George Sikiru Adeyemi Omolara Ogunmakinju Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel* | 3:13.26 AR | Botswana Busang Kebinatshipi Lydia Jele Bayapo Ndori Obakeng Kamberuka Leungo Scotch* | 3:13.99 NR | Kenya David Sanayek Kapirante Maureen Thomas Kennedy Kimeu Muthoki Mary Moraa | 3:18.03 |
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Participating nations
- Algeria (19)
- Angola (8)
- Benin (10)
- Burundi (7)
- Botswana (23)
- Burkina Faso (14)
- Central African Republic (2)
- Republic of the Congo (21)
- Ivory Coast (5)
- Cameroon (10)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)
- Djibouti (6)
- Egypt (13)
- Equatorial Guinea (8)
- Eritrea (15)
- Eswatini (2)
- Ethiopia (87)
- Gabon (4)
- The Gambia (9)
- Ghana (36)
- Guinea (3)
- Guinea-Bissau (2)
- Kenya (51)
- Liberia (10)
- Libya (1)
- Lesotho (3)
- Madagascar (4)
- Malawi (2)
- Mali (8)
- Mauritania (2)
- Morocco (16)
- Mozambique (2)
- Namibia (21)
- Nigeria (44)
- Niger (2)
- Rwanda (1)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
- Senegal (11)
- Seychelles (7)
- Sierra Leone (12)
- South Africa (30)
- South Sudan (5)
- Somalia (1)
- Sudan (2)
- Zambia (14)
- Zimbabwe (11)
References
- ^ "African Games 2023: Know the venues for all 30 sporting disciplines". My Joy Online. 19 February 2024.
External links
- Results- 2023 edition official website
- World Athletics Results
- Results book
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