1979 African Athletics Championships

Host City Dakar
Country SEN
Held 2 – 5 August 1979
Competitors 115
Countries 17

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 3
200 m Men Medal 3 3
400 m Men Medal 3 2
800 m Men Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men Medal 3 2
Marathon Men Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 10 3
10 km Walk Men Medal 3 3
High Jump Men Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men Medal 3 1
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men Medal 3 3
100 m Women Medal 3 3
200 m Women Medal 3 3
400 m Women Medal 3 3
800 m Women Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women Medal 3 3
3,000 m Women Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women Medal 12 3
High Jump Women Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Women Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Nigeria NGR 8 9 7 24
2 Algeria ALG 7 2 4 13
3 Kenya KEN 6 9 5 20
4 Ghana GHA 5 1 1 7
5 Ethiopia ETH 3 4 2 9
6 Tunisia TUN 2 2 2 6
7 Ivory Coast CIV 2 2 0 4
8 Morocco MAR 2 1 3 6
9 Egypt EGY 1 1 1 3
10 Sudan SUD 1 1 0 2
11 Cameroon CMR 1 0 1 2
= Gabon GAB 1 0 1 2
13 Senegal SEN 0 3 5 8
14 Tanzania TAN 0 3 2 5
15 Congo CGO 0 1 0 1
16 Uganda UGA 0 0 4 4
17 Rwanda RWA 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Ernest Ahwireng Obeng GHA Théophile Nkounkou CGO Ed Ofili NGR
200 m, Men Ed Ofili NGR Georges Kablan Degnan CIV Emmanuel Bitanga CMR
400 m, Men Hassan El-Kashief SUD James Atuti KEN Billy Konchellah KEN
800 m, Men James Maina Boi KEN Omer Khalifa SUD Mehdi Aidet ALG
1,500 m, Men Mike Boit KEN Abderrahmane Morceli ALG Mehdi Aidet ALG
5,000 m, Men Miruts Yifter ETH Yohannes Mohamed ETH Kip Rono KEN
10,000 m, Men Miruts Yifter ETH Yohannes Mohamed ETH Rachid Habchaoui ALG
Marathon, Men Kebede Balcha ETH Gidamis Shahanga TAN Ladislas Hakuzimana RWA
110 m Hurdles, Men Godwin Obasogie NGR Philip Sang KEN Thomas Nnakwe NGR
400 m Hurdles, Men Daniel Kimaiyo KEN Wilson Kibiego KEN Dennis Otono NGR
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Kip Rono KEN Eshetu Tura ETH Yohannes Mohamed ETH
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Ivory Coast CIV Senegal SEN Tanzania TAN
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Kenya KEN Nigeria NGR Senegal SEN
10 km Walk, Men Benamar Kechkouche ALG Hunde Toure ETH John Mutinda KEN
High Jump, Men Othmane Belfaa ALG Abdel Hamid Sahil ALG Moussa Fall SEN
Pole Vault, Men Mohamed Bensaad ALG Loué Legbo CIV Ahmed Rezki ALG
Long Jump, Men Ajayi Agbebaku NGR Kayode Elegbede NGR Joshua Kio NGR
Triple Jump, Men Ajayi Agbebaku NGR Abdoulaye Samba Diallo SEN Joshua Kio NGR
Shot Put, Men Nagui Asaad Youssef EGY Mohamed Fatihi MAR Abderrazak Ben Hassine TUN
Discus Throw, Men Abderrazak Ben Hassine TUN Mohamed Naguib EGY Harrison Salami NGR
Hammer Throw, Men Abdellah Boubekeur ALG Youssef Ben Abid TUN Hisham Fouad Greis EGY
Javelin Throw, Men Jacques Ayé Abehi CIV Zakayo Malekwa TAN Tarek Chaabani TUN
Decathlon, Men Mohamed Bensaad ALG Brown Ebewele NGR Alioune Seck SEN
100 m, Women Oguzoeme Nsenu NGR Hannah Afriyie GHA Nzaeli Kyomo TAN
200 m, Women Hannah Afriyie GHA Nzaeli Kyomo TAN Ruth Waithera KEN
400 m, Women Grace Bakari GHA Marième Boye SEN Mary Chemweno Koskei KEN
800 m, Women Mary Chemweno Koskei KEN Rose Tata-Muya KEN Amsale Woldegibriel ETH
1,500 m, Women Sakina Boutamine ALG Rose Thomson KEN El-Hassania Darami MAR
3,000 m, Women Sakina Boutamine ALG Rose Thomson KEN El-Hassania Darami MAR
100 m Hurdles, Women Judy Bell-Gam NGR Bella Bell-Gam NGR Fatima El-Faquir MAR
400 m Hurdles, Women Fatima El-Faquir MAR Rose Tata-Muya KEN Ruth Kyalisima UGA
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Ghana GHA Nigeria NGR Senegal SEN
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Ghana GHA Kenya KEN Nigeria NGR
High Jump, Women Kawther Melle Akrémi TUN Elizabeth Ezo NGR Fernande Agnentchoué GAB
Long Jump, Women Bella Bell-Gam NGR Florence Ochonogor NGR Janet Yawson GHA
Shot Put, Women Odette Mistoul GAB Grace Apiafi NGR Joyce Aciro UGA
Discus Throw, Women Zoubida Laayouni MAR Fethia Jerbi TUN Helen Alyek UGA
Javelin Throw, Women Agnès Tchuinté CMR Eunice Nekesa KEN Constance Rwabiryagye UGA
Pentathlon, Women Bella Bell-Gam NGR Florence Ochonogor NGR Julie Gomis SEN