2012 African Athletics Championships

Host City Porto-Novo
Country BEN
Held 27 June – 1 July 2012
Competitors 154
Countries 23

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men 27 – 28 June 2012 Medal 3 3
200 m Men 30 June – 1 July 2012 Medal 3 3
400 m Men 27 – 29 June 2012 Medal 3 2
800 m Men 28 – 29 June 2012 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men 30 June – 1 July 2012 Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men 1 July 2012 Medal 3 1
10,000 m Men 28 June 2012 Medal 3 1
110 m Hurdles Men 29 – 30 June 2012 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men 28 – 29 June 2012 Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men 29 June 2012 Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men 28 – 29 June 2012 Medal 14 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men 1 July 2012 Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Men 29 June 2012 Medal 3 3
High Jump Men 1 July 2012 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men 30 June 2012 Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men 27 – 28 June 2012 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men 30 June 2012 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men 27 June 2012 Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men 29 June 2012 Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men 30 June 2012 Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men 1 July 2012 Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men 27 – 28 June 2012 Medal 3 3
100 m Women 27 – 28 June 2012 Medal 3 2
200 m Women 30 June – 1 July 2012 Medal 3 2
400 m Women 27 – 29 June 2012 Medal 3 3
800 m Women 30 June – 1 July 2012 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women 29 June 2012 Medal 3 2
5,000 m Women 28 June 2012 Medal 3 2
10,000 m Women 30 June 2012 Medal 3 1
100 m Hurdles Women 27 – 28 June 2012 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women 30 June – 1 July 2012 Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Women 1 July 2012 Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women 29 June 2012 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women 1 July 2012 Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Women 29 June 2012 Medal 3 3
High Jump Women 29 June 2012 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Women 28 June 2012 Medal 4 2
Long Jump Women 28 – 29 June 2012 Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Women 1 July 2012 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women 1 July 2012 Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women 28 June 2012 Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Women 29 June 2012 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women 30 June 2012 Medal 3 2
Heptathlon Women 29 – 30 June 2012 Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Nigeria NGR 10 6 4 20
2 Kenya KEN 9 9 9 27
3 South Africa RSA 6 10 8 24
4 Senegal SEN 3 1 2 6
5 Botswana BOT 3 1 0 4
6 Algeria ALG 2 3 2 7
7 Morocco MAR 2 2 3 7
8 Tunisia TUN 2 1 2 5
9 Ghana GHA 1 2 2 5
10 Ivory Coast CIV 1 1 4 6
11 Uganda UGA 1 0 1 2
12 Burundi BDI 1 0 0 1
= Gabon GAB 1 0 0 1
= Madagascar MAD 1 0 0 1
= Seychelles SEY 1 0 0 1
16 Egypt EGY 0 4 2 6
17 Ethiopia ETH 0 1 2 3
18 Burkina Faso BUR 0 1 0 1
= Djibouti DJI 0 1 0 1
= Sudan SUD 0 1 0 1
21 Cameroon CMR 0 0 2 2
22 Liberia LBR 0 0 1 1
= Mauritius MRI 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Simon Magakwe RSA Amru Seoud EGY Wilfried Koffi CIV
200 m, Men Ben Youssef Meïté CIV Amru Seoud EGY Noah Akwu NGR
400 m, Men Isaac Makwala BOT Oscar Pistorius RSA Willie de Beer RSA
800 m, Men Taoufik Makhloufi ALG Antony Chemut KEN André Olivier RSA
1,500 m, Men Caleb Ndiku KEN Ayanleh Souleiman DJI James Magut KEN
5,000 m, Men Mark Kosgei Kiptoo KEN Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo KEN Timothy Kosgei Kiptoo KEN
10,000 m, Men Kenneth Kiprop Kipkemoi KEN Mark Kosgei Kiptoo KEN Lewis Mosoti KEN
110 m Hurdles, Men Lehann Fourie RSA Selim Nurudeen NGR Lyès Mokdel ALG
400 m Hurdles, Men Amaechi Morton NGR Mamadou Kassé Hanne SEN Boniface Tumuti KEN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Abel Mutai KEN Wilson Kipkemboi Maraba KEN Benjamin Kiplagat UGA
4 x 100 m Relay, Men South Africa RSA Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR South Africa RSA Kenya KEN
20 km Walk, Men Hédi Teraoui TUN David Kimutai KEN Mohamed Ameur ALG
High Jump, Men Kabelo Kgosiemang BOT Ali Mohamed Younes Idriss SUD Mathew Sawe KEN
Pole Vault, Men Mouhcine Cheaouri MAR Samir El-Mafhoum MAR Ruan Van Wyk RSA
Long Jump, Men Ndiss Kaba Badji SEN Zarck Visser RSA Ignisious Gaisah GHA
Triple Jump, Men Tosin Oke NGR Issam Nima ALG Hugo Mamba-Schlick CMR
Shot Put, Men Burger Lambrechts RSA Orazio Cremona RSA Yasser Farag EGY
Discus Throw, Men Victor Hogan RSA Yasser Farag EGY Russell Tucker RSA
Hammer Throw, Men Chris Harmse RSA Mohsen Anany EGY Mostafa Al-Gamel EGY
Javelin Throw, Men Julius Yego KEN John Ampomah GHA Kenechukwu Ezeofor NGR
Decathlon, Men Ali Kamé MAD Mourad Souissi ALG Guillaume Thierry MRI
100 m, Women Ruddy Zang-Milama GAB Blessing Okagbare NGR Gloria Asumnu NGR
200 m, Women Gloria Asumnu NGR Lauretta Ozoh NGR Marie-Josée Ta Lou CIV
400 m, Women Amantle Montsho BOT Regina George NGR Amy Mbacké Thiam SEN
800 m, Women Francine Niyonsaba BDI Eunice Sum KEN Malika Akkaoui MAR
1,500 m, Women Rababe Arafi MAR Mary Kuria KEN Margaret Wangari Muriuki KEN
5,000 m, Women Gladys Cherono Kiprono KEN Veronica Nyaruai KEN Gotytom Gebreslase ETH
10,000 m, Women Gladys Cherono Kiprono KEN Priscah Cherono KEN Betsy Saina KEN
100 m Hurdles, Women Gnima Faye SEN Amina Ferguen ALG Uhunoma Osazuwa NGR
400 m Hurdles, Women AJ Odumosu NGR Hayat Lambarki MAR Raasin McIntosh LBR
3,000 m Steeplechase, Women Mercy Njoroge KEN Birtukan Adamu ETH Hyvin Kiyeng KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA Ivory Coast CIV
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Botswana BOT Senegal SEN
20 km Walk, Women Grace Wanjiru KEN Olfa Lafi TUN Aynalem Eshetu ETH
High Jump, Women Lissa Labiche SEY Anika Smit RSA Rhizlane Siba MAR
Pole Vault, Women Syrine Balti-Ebondo TUN Juanita Stander RSA Dora Mahfoudhi
Jeannie Van Dyk
TUN
RSA
Long Jump, Women Blessing Okagbare NGR Janice Josephs RSA Lynique Prinsloo RSA
Triple Jump, Women Sarah Nambawa UGA Charlene Potgieter RSA Jamaa Chnaik MAR
Shot Put, Women Chinwe Okoro NGR Omotayo Talabi NGR Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang CMR
Discus Throw, Women Chinwe Okoro NGR Elizna Naudé RSA Kazai Kragbé CIV
Hammer Throw, Women Amy Sène SEN Lætitia Bambara BUR Sarah Saadia Marie Ben Saïd TUN
Javelin Throw, Women Margaret Simpson GHA Justine Robbeson RSA Gerlize De Klerk RSA
Heptathlon, Women Yasmina Omrani ALG Gabriella Kouassi CIV Bianca Erwee RSA