2006 African Athletics Championships

Host City Bambous
Country MRI
Held 9 – 13 August 2006
Competitors 146
Countries 23

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men 9 – 10 August 2006 Medal 3 2
200 m Men 12 – 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
400 m Men 9 – 11 August 2006 Medal 3 3
800 m Men 10 – 11 August 2006 Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men 9 August 2006 Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men 11 – 12 August 2006 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men 9 – 10 August 2006 Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men 11 August 2006 Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men 11 August 2006 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men 13 August 2006 Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Men 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
High Jump Men 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men 12 August 2006 Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men 9 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men 12 August 2006 Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men 9 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men 10 August 2006 Medal 4 3
Hammer Throw Men 12 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men 13 August 2006 Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men 9 – 10 August 2006 Medal 3 3
100 m Women 9 – 10 August 2006 Medal 3 3
200 m Women 12 – 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
400 m Women 10 – 11 August 2006 Medal 3 3
800 m Women 12 – 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women 11 August 2006 Medal 3 3
5,000 m Women 10 August 2006 Medal 3 2
10,000 m Women 12 August 2006 Medal 3 1
100 m Hurdles Women 10 August 2006 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women 12 – 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Women 11 August 2006 Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women 11 August 2006 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women 13 August 2006 Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Women 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
High Jump Women 11 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Women 10 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women 10 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women 13 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women 11 August 2006 Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Women 9 August 2006 Medal 4 4
Javelin Throw Women 12 August 2006 Medal 3 2
Heptathlon Women 11 – 12 August 2006 Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 South Africa RSA 10 11 6 27
2 Kenya KEN 8 3 4 15
3 Nigeria NGR 5 6 4 15
4 Egypt EGY 4 2 2 8
5 Ghana GHA 4 0 2 6
6 Tunisia TUN 3 5 2 10
7 Ethiopia ETH 2 2 2 6
8 Morocco MAR 1 3 2 6
9 Algeria ALG 1 2 6 9
10 Senegal SEN 1 2 1 4
11 Cameroon CMR 1 1 3 5
12 Botswana BOT 1 1 1 3
13 Sudan SUD 1 1 0 2
14 Uganda UGA 1 0 1 2
15 Democratic Republic of the Congo COD 1 0 0 1
16 Burkina Faso BUR 0 1 1 2
= Mauritius MRI 0 1 1 2
= Mozambique MOZ 0 1 1 2
= Seychelles SEY 0 1 1 2
20 Madagascar MAD 0 1 0 1
21 Ivory Coast CIV 0 0 2 2
22 Benin BEN 0 0 1 1
= Zimbabwe ZIM 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Soji Fasuba NGR Uchenna Emedolu NGR Eric Nkansah GHA
200 m, Men Uchenna Emedolu NGR Stéphane Buckland MRI Leigh Julius RSA
400 m, Men Gary Kikaya COD Paul Gorries RSA Talkmore Nyongani ZIM
800 m, Men Alex Kipchirchir Rono KEN Ismail Ahmed Ismail SUD Alfred Kirwa Yego KEN
1,500 m, Men Alex Kipchirchir Rono KEN Adil Kaouch MAR Tarek Boukensa ALG
5,000 m, Men Kenenisa Bekele ETH Mike Kipruto Kigen KEN Moses Kipsiro UGA
10,000 m, Men Moses Kipsiro UGA Mike Kipruto Kigen KEN Abebe Dinkesa Negara ETH
110 m Hurdles, Men Aymen Ben Ahmed TUN Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja MAD Ruan De Vries RSA
400 m Hurdles, Men L. J. van Zyl RSA Alwyn Myburgh RSA Kurt Couto MOZ
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN Abdelkader Hachlaf MAR Ruben Ramolefi RSA
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR South Africa RSA Ghana GHA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Kenya KEN South Africa RSA Botswana BOT
20 km Walk, Men David Kimutai KEN Hatem Ghoula TUN Hichem Medjeber ALG
High Jump, Men Kabelo Kgosiemang BOT Boubacar Séré BUR Ramsay Carelse RSA
Pole Vault, Men Okkert Brits RSA Abderrahmane Tamada TUN Hamdi Dhouibi TUN
Long Jump, Men Ignisious Gaisah GHA Khotso Mokoena RSA Issam Nima ALG
Triple Jump, Men Tarik Bouguetaïb MAR Khotso Mokoena RSA Younès Moudrik MAR
Shot Put, Men Yasser Farag EGY Janus Robberts RSA Mohamed Meddeb TUN
Discus Throw, Men Omar El-Ghazaly EGY Yasser Farag EGY Chima Ugwu NGR
Hammer Throw, Men Chris Harmse RSA Saber Souid TUN Mohsen Anany EGY
Javelin Throw, Men Hardus Pienaar RSA Gerbrand Grobler RSA Walid Abdelwahab El-Sayed EGY
Decathlon, Men Hamdi Dhouibi TUN Mourad Souissi ALG Terry Wepener RSA
100 m, Women Vida Anim GHA Geraldine Pillay RSA Endurance Ojokolo NGR
200 m, Women Vida Anim GHA Geraldine Pillay RSA Fabienne Féraez BEN
400 m, Women Amy Mbacké Thiam SEN Amantle Montsho BOT Louise Ayétotché CIV
800 m, Women Janeth Jepkosgei KEN Maria Mutola MOZ Nouria Mérah-Benida ALG
1,500 m, Women Nouria Mérah-Benida ALG Safa Aïssaoui TUN Berhane Herpassa ETH
5,000 m, Women Meseret Defar ETH Tirunesh Dibaba ETH Sylvia Kibet KEN
10,000 m, Women Edith Masai KEN Isabella Ochichi KEN Emily Chebet Muge KEN
100 m Hurdles, Women Toyin Augustus NGR Carole Kaboud Mebam CMR Gnima Faye SEN
400 m Hurdles, Women Janet Wienand RSA Houria Moussa ALG Aïssata Soulama BUR
3,000 m Steeplechase, Women Jeruto Kiptum KEN Habiba Ghribi TUN Bouchra Chaabi MAR
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Ghana GHA Nigeria NGR Cameroon CMR
4 x 400 m Relay, Women South Africa RSA Nigeria NGR Kenya KEN
20 km Walk, Women Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Ali EGY Arasa Asnaksh Abissa ETH Ghania Amzal ALG
High Jump, Women Rene Van der Merwe RSA Nkeka Ukuh NGR Sarah Bouaoudia ALG
Pole Vault, Women Syrine Balti TUN Nisrine Dinar MAR Liezel Roux RSA
Long Jump, Women Joséphine Mbarga-Kinang CMR Kène N'Doye SEN Chinazom Amadi NGR
Triple Jump, Women Yamilé Aldama SUD Kène N'Doye SEN Otonye Iworima NGR
Shot Put, Women Vivian Chukwuemeka NGR Wafa Ismail El-Baghdadi EGY Monique Ngo Ngoué-Poree CMR
Discus Throw, Women Elizna Naudé RSA Vivian Chukwuemeka NGR Kazai Kragbé CIV
Hammer Throw, Women Marwa Hussein EGY Blessing Egwu NGR Menakshee Totah MRI
Javelin Throw, Women Justine Robbeson RSA Sunette Viljoen RSA Lindy Agricole SEY
Heptathlon, Women Janice Josephs RSA Céline Laporte SEY Nadège Essama Foé CMR