2002 African Athletics Championships

Host City Radès
Country TUN
Held 6 – 10 August 2002
Competitors 145
Countries 21

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men 6 – 7 August 2002 Medal 3 3
200 m Men 9 – 10 August 2002 Medal 3 3
400 m Men 6 – 8 August 2002 Medal 3 3
800 m Men 9 – 10 August 2002 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men 6 – 7 August 2002 Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men 10 August 2002 Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men 7 August 2002 Medal 3 1
110 m Hurdles Men 7 August 2002 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men 8 – 9 August 2002 Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men 8 August 2002 Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men 8 August 2002 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men 10 August 2002 Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Men 6 August 2002 Medal 3 2
High Jump Men 10 August 2002 Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men 9 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men 7 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men 10 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men 6 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men 8 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men 7 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men 10 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men 8 – 9 August 2002 Medal 3 2
100 m Women 6 – 7 August 2002 Medal 3 2
200 m Women 9 – 10 August 2002 Medal 3 3
400 m Women 7 – 8 August 2002 Medal 3 3
800 m Women 6 – 7 August 2002 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women 10 August 2002 Medal 3 3
5,000 m Women 6 August 2002 Medal 3 2
10,000 m Women 9 August 2002 Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women 9 – 10 August 2002 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women 7 August 2002 Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women 8 August 2002 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women 10 August 2002 Medal 12 3
10 km Walk Women 7 August 2002 Medal 3 3
High Jump Women 7 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Women 10 August 2002 Medal 3 1
Long Jump Women 8 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women 6 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women 10 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women 6 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Women 9 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women 8 August 2002 Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women 6 – 7 August 2002 Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 South Africa RSA 8 0 3 11
2 Tunisia TUN 5 6 9 20
3 Kenya KEN 5 6 3 14
4 Morocco MAR 4 1 5 10
5 Nigeria NGR 3 5 2 10
6 Cameroon CMR 3 3 1 7
7 Algeria ALG 2 4 6 12
8 Egypt EGY 2 3 2 7
9 Namibia NAM 2 2 0 4
10 Chad CHA 2 0 0 2
11 Senegal SEN 1 4 5 10
12 Mauritius MRI 1 3 2 6
13 Ghana GHA 1 2 1 4
14 Madagascar MAD 1 1 0 2
15 Ethiopia ETH 1 0 2 3
16 Burkina Faso BUR 1 0 1 2
17 Mozambique MOZ 1 0 0 1
18 Botswana BOT 0 1 0 1
= Ivory Coast CIV 0 1 0 1
= Uganda UGA 0 1 0 1
21 Liberia LBR 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Frankie Fredericks NAM Uchenna Emedolu NGR Idrissa Sanou BUR
200 m, Men Frankie Fredericks NAM Abdul Aziz Zakari GHA Oumar Loum SEN
400 m, Men Éric Milazar MRI Sofiène Laâbidi TUN Marcus la Grange RSA
800 m, Men Djabir Saïd-Guerni ALG William Yiampoy KEN Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA
1,500 m, Men Bernard Lagat KEN Laban Rotich KEN Abdelkader Hachlaf MAR
5,000 m, Men Paul Bitok KEN Benjamin Limo KEN Mohamed Amyn MAR
10,000 m, Men Paul Malakwen Kosgei KEN John Korir KEN Benjamin Maiyo KEN
110 m Hurdles, Men Shaun Bownes RSA Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja MAD Sultan Tucker LBR
400 m Hurdles, Men Llewellyn Herbert RSA Willie Smith NAM Héni Kechi TUN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Brahim Boulami MAR Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN Stephen Cheruiyot Cherono KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR Senegal SEN Mauritius MRI
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Morocco MAR Mauritius MRI Senegal SEN
20 km Walk, Men Hatem Ghoula TUN Moussa Aouanouk ALG Karim Boudhiba TUN
High Jump, Men Abderrahmane Hammad ALG Kabelo Mmono BOT Mohamed Bradai ALG
Pole Vault, Men Karim Sène SEN Béchir Zaghouani TUN Mohamed Benyahia ALG
Long Jump, Men Younès Moudrik MAR Hatem Mersal EGY Nabil Adamou ALG
Triple Jump, Men Olivier Sanou BUR Andrew Owusu GHA Abdou Demba Lam SEN
Shot Put, Men Janus Robberts RSA Hicham Aït Aha MAR Mohamed Meddeb TUN
Discus Throw, Men Janus Robberts RSA Walid Boudaoui ALG Omar El-Ghazaly EGY
Hammer Throw, Men Chris Harmse RSA Yamine Hussein Moneim EGY Saber Souid TUN
Javelin Throw, Men Hardus Pienaar RSA Walid Ibrahim Abderrazak Mohamed EGY Mohamed Ali Ben Zina TUN
Decathlon, Men Hamdi Dhouibi TUN Anis Riahi TUN Rédouane Youcef ALG
100 m, Women Endurance Ojokolo NGR Myriam Mani CMR Chinedu Odozor NGR
200 m, Women Kaltouma Nadjina CHA Aïda Diop SEN Myriam Mani CMR
400 m, Women Kaltouma Nadjina CHA Mireille Nguimgo CMR Awatef Ben Hassine TUN
800 m, Women Maria Mutola MOZ Agnes Samaria NAM Mina Aït Hammou MAR
1,500 m, Women Jackline Maranga KEN Abir Nakhli TUN Hasna Benhassi MAR
5,000 m, Women Berhane Adere ETH Dorcus Inzikuru UGA Ejegayehu Dibaba ETH
10,000 m, Women Susan Chepkemei KEN Leah Malot KEN Eyerusalem Kuma ETH
100 m Hurdles, Women Rosa Rakotozafy MAD Angela Atede NGR Kène N'Doye SEN
400 m Hurdles, Women Zahra Lachgar MAR Carole Kaboud Mebam CMR Mame Tacko Diouf SEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women South Africa RSA Ivory Coast CIV Ghana GHA
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Cameroon CMR Nigeria NGR Algeria ALG
10 km Walk, Women Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Ali EGY Bahia Boussad ALG Grace Wanjiru KEN
High Jump, Women Hestrie Cloete RSA Amina Lemgherbi ALG Hanen Dhouibi TUN
Pole Vault, Women Syrine Balti TUN Aïda Mohsni TUN Asma Akkari TUN
Long Jump, Women Françoise Mbango CMR Kène N'Doye SEN Chinedu Odozor NGR
Triple Jump, Women Françoise Mbango CMR Kène N'Doye SEN Baya Rahouli ALG
Shot Put, Women Vivian Chukwuemeka NGR Amel Ben Khaled TUN Wafa Ismail El-Baghdadi EGY
Discus Throw, Women Monia Kari TUN Vivian Chukwuemeka NGR Elizna Naudé RSA
Hammer Throw, Women Marwa Hussein EGY Caroline Fournier MRI Hayat El-Ghazi MAR
Javelin Throw, Women Aïda Sellam TUN Sorochukwu Ihuefo NGR Bernadette Perrine-Ravina MRI
Heptathlon, Women Margaret Simpson GHA Stéphanie Domaingue MRI Imen Chatbri TUN