1996 African Athletics Championships

Host City Yaoundé
Country CMR
Held 13 – 16 June 1996
Competitors 114
Countries 20

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 4 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 8 3
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 2 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 1
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 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Women — Medal 3 1
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 0 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
5,000 m Walk Women — Medal 3 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Nigeria NGR 9 4 2 15
2 Kenya KEN 8 6 3 17
3 Tunisia TUN 6 0 2 8
4 Senegal SEN 5 2 3 10
5 Cameroon CMR 4 8 7 19
6 Algeria ALG 2 2 2 6
7 South Africa RSA 1 6 1 8
8 Egypt EGY 1 4 1 6
9 Seychelles SEY 1 2 0 3
10 Ivory Coast CIV 1 1 4 6
11 Mauritius MRI 1 1 2 4
12 Burkina Faso BUR 1 0 1 2
13 Burundi BDI 0 1 4 5
14 Congo CGO 0 1 2 3
15 Guinea GUI 0 1 0 1
= Uganda UGA 0 1 0 1
17 Gambia GAM 0 0 2 2
18 Botswana BOT 0 0 1 1
= Gabon GAB 0 0 1 1
= Mali MLI 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Seun Ogunkoya NGR Benjamin Sirimou CMR Sunday Emmanuel NGR
200 m, Men Oumar Loum SEN Joseph Loua GUI Justice Dipeba BOT
400 m, Men Ibrahima Wade SEN Simon Kemboi KEN Samson Yego KEN
800 m, Men Fred Onyancha KEN Adem Hecini ALG Kipkemboi Lagat KEN
1,500 m, Men Moses Kigen KEN Sammy Rono KEN Gilbert Mvuyékuré BDI
5,000 m, Men Paul Koech KEN Simon Chemoiywo KEN Faustin Ngézahayo BDI
10,000 m, Men Stephen Kiogora KEN William Kipchumba KEN Isidore Nzigiyimana BDI
110 m Hurdles, Men William Erese NGR Moses Oyiki NGR Judex Lefou MRI
400 m Hurdles, Men Ibou Faye SEN Ferdinand Pieterse RSA El-Hafni Abdel Maksoud Ibrahim EGY
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Kipkemboi Vincent Cheruiyot KEN Faustin Ngézahayo BDI Thomas Toyi BDI
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR Senegal SEN Cameroon CMR
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Senegal SEN Kenya KEN Mauritius MRI
20 km Walk, Men Hatem Ghoula TUN David Kimutai KEN Mohieddine Beni Daoud TUN
High Jump, Men Khemraj Naïko MRI Anthony Idiata NGR Olivier Sanou BUR
Pole Vault, Men Anis Riahi TUN Hassan Farouk Sayed EGY
Long Jump, Men Anis Gallali TUN Cheikh Touré SEN Pa Mamadou Gai GAM
Triple Jump, Men Paul Nioze SEY Oluyemi Sule NGR Roger Ngouloubi CGO
Shot Put, Men Henk Booysen RSA Athanase Oloko CMR Serge Doh CIV
Discus Throw, Men Serge Doh CIV Christian Messi Alaga CMR Athanase Oloko CMR
Hammer Throw, Men Hakim Toumi ALG Samir Haouam ALG Yacine Louail ALG
Javelin Throw, Men Pius Bazighe NGR Louis Fouché RSA Maher Ridane TUN
Decathlon, Men Anis Riahi TUN Hassan Farouk Sayed EGY Sid Ali Sabour ALG
100 m, Women Georgette N'Koma CMR Marliese Steyn RSA Myriam Mani CMR
200 m, Women Georgette N'Koma CMR Marliese Steyn RSA Myriam Mani CMR
400 m, Women Saidat Onanuga NGR Grace Birungi UGA Alimata Koné CIV
800 m, Women Naomi Mugo KEN Léontine Tsiba CGO Adama N'Jie GAM
1,500 m, Women Naomi Mugo KEN Stéphanie Zanga CMR Léontine Tsiba CGO
5,000 m, Women Florence Djépé CMR Marie Python CMR Catherine Ngwang Give CMR
100 m Hurdles, Women Glory Alozie NGR Lana Uys RSA Mame Tacko Diouf SEN
400 m Hurdles, Women Saidat Onanuga NGR Lana Uys RSA Kleintjie Mogotsi RSA
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Cameroon CMR Ivory Coast CIV Senegal SEN
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Cameroon CMR Gabon GAB
5,000 m Walk, Women Dounia Kara-Hassoun ALG Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Ali EGY Monica Akoth Okumu KEN
High Jump, Women Irène Tiendrébéogo BUR Lolita Nack CMR Jeanine Blé CIV
Long Jump, Women Grace Umelo NGR Béryl Laramé SEY Kène N'Doye SEN
Triple Jump, Women Kène N'Doye SEN Abiola Williams NGR Françoise Mbango CMR
Shot Put, Women Hanan Ahmed Khaled EGY Wafa Ismail El-Baghdadi EGY Oumou Traoré MLI
Discus Throw, Women Monia Kari TUN Caroline Fournier MRI Felicia Nkiru Ojiego NGR
Javelin Throw, Women Fatma Zouhour Toumi TUN Lindy Agricole SEY Monique Djikada CMR
Heptathlon, Women Caroline Kola KEN Anne-Marie Mouri-Nkeng CMR Adelaïde Koudougnon CIV