1985 African Athletics Championships

Host City Al-Qahira
Country EGY
Held 15 – 18 August 1985
Competitors 118
Countries 17

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 13 3
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Women — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Women — Medal 2 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
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 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women — Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Nigeria NGR 11 10 3 24
2 Kenya KEN 7 6 8 21
3 Morocco MAR 5 2 6 13
4 Algeria ALG 4 4 4 12
5 Senegal SEN 4 2 2 8
6 Ethiopia ETH 2 3 1 6
7 Egypt EGY 1 3 3 7
= Ghana GHA 1 3 3 7
9 Tunisia TUN 1 2 1 4
10 Cameroon CMR 1 2 0 3
11 Ivory Coast CIV 1 1 5 7
12 Djibouti DJI 1 0 0 1
= Sudan SUD 1 0 0 1
14 Somalia SOM 0 1 0 1
= Zimbabwe ZIM 0 1 0 1
16 Gabon GAB 0 0 2 2
17 Uganda UGA 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Chidi Imoh NGR Charles-Louis Seck SEN Victor Edet NGR
200 m, Men Simeon Kipkemboi KEN Innocent Egbunike NGR Alfred Nyambane KEN
400 m, Men Innocent Egbunike NGR Gabriel Tiacoh CIV David Kitur KEN
800 m, Men Sammy Koskei KEN Moussa Fall SEN Juma Ndiwa KEN
1,500 m, Men Omer Khalifa SUD Abdi Bile SOM Joseph Chesire KEN
5,000 m, Men Wodajo Bulti ETH Paul Kipkoech KEN John Ngugi KEN
10,000 m, Men Wodajo Bulti ETH Kipsubai Koskei KEN Paul Kipkoech KEN
Marathon, Men Ahmed Salah DJI Kebede Balcha ETH Dereje Nedi ETH
110 m Hurdles, Men René Djédjémel CIV Ikechukwu Mbadugha NGR Hisham Mohamed Mekin EGY
400 m Hurdles, Men Amadou Dia Bâ SEN Henry Amike NGR René Djédjémel CIV
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Julius Kariuki KEN Joshua Kipkemboi KEN Féthi Baccouche TUN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR Kenya KEN Algeria ALG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Kenya KEN Nigeria NGR Senegal SEN
20 km Walk, Men Abdel Wahab Ferguene ALG Shemisu Hassan ETH Abderrahmane Djebbar ALG
High Jump, Men Moussa Fall SEN Asmir Okoro NGR Khalid Khougbar MAR
Pole Vault, Men Choukri Abahnini TUN Mourad Mahour Ahmed Bacha ALG Youssef Qortobi MAR
Long Jump, Men Paul Emordi NGR Joshua Kio NGR Mustapha Benmrah MAR
Triple Jump, Men Paul Emordi NGR Joshua Kio NGR Mamadou Diallo SEN
Shot Put, Men Mohamed Achouche EGY Ahmed Kamel Shatta EGY Mohamed Fatihi MAR
Discus Throw, Men Christian Emeka Okoye NGR Mohamed Naguib EGY Hassan Ahmed Hamad EGY
Hammer Throw, Men Hakim Toumi ALG Yacine Louail ALG Ahmed Ibrahim Taha EGY
Javelin Throw, Men Mourad Mahour Ahmed Bacha ALG Mongi Alimi TUN Justin Arop UGA
Decathlon, Men Mourad Mahour Ahmed Bacha ALG Abu El-Makarem El-Hamd EGY Landry Nzambé-Busugu GAB
100 m, Women Rufina Uba NGR Doris Wiredu GHA Lynda Eseimokumo NGR
200 m, Women Rufina Uba NGR Mary Onyali-Omagbemi NGR Martha Appiah GHA
400 m, Women Kehinde Vaughan NGR Doris Wiredu GHA Grace Bakari GHA
800 m, Women Selina Chirchir KEN Mary Chemweno Koskei KEN Fatima Aouam MAR
1,500 m, Women Mary Chemweno Koskei KEN Fatima Aouam MAR Hellen Kimaiyo KEN
3,000 m, Women Hellen Kimaiyo KEN El-Hassania Darami MAR Regina Chemeli KEN
10,000 m, Women El-Hassania Darami MAR Karima Farag Mohamed ETH
100 m Hurdles, Women Maria Usifo NGR Cécile Ngambi CMR Albertine Koutouan CIV
400 m Hurdles, Women Nawal El-Moutawakel MAR Maria Usifo NGR Marie Womplou CIV
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Ghana GHA Nigeria NGR Ivory Coast CIV
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Kenya KEN Ghana GHA
High Jump, Women Awa Dioum-N'Diaye SEN Kawther Melle Akrémi TUN Lucienne N'Da CIV
Long Jump, Women Marianne Mendoza SEN Grace Armah GHA Caroline Nwajei NGR
Shot Put, Women Souad Malloussi MAR Agnès Tchuinté CMR Odette Mistoul GAB
Discus Throw, Women Zoubida Laayouni MAR Mariëtte van Heerden ZIM Aïcha Dahmous ALG
Javelin Throw, Women Agnès Tchuinté CMR Samia Djémaa ALG Samira Benhamza MAR
Heptathlon, Women Chérifa Meskaoui MAR Nacèra Achir-Zaaboub ALG Yasmina Azzizi ALG