2018 African Athletics Championships

Host City Asaba
Country NGR
Held 1 – 5 August 2018
Competitors 151
Countries 23

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men 1 – 2 August 2018 Medal 3 2
200 m Men 1 – 2 August 2018 Medal 3 2
400 m Men 2 – 3 August 2018 Medal 3 3
800 m Men 2 – 3 August 2018 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men 4 – 5 August 2018 Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men 5 August 2018 Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men 1 August 2018 Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men 3 – 4 August 2018 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men 2 – 3 August 2018 Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men 3 August 2018 Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men 2 – 3 August 2018 Medal 14 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men 4 – 5 August 2018 Medal 13 3
20 km Walk Men 5 August 2018 Medal 3 3
High Jump Men 3 August 2018 Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men 4 August 2018 Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men 2 August 2018 Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men 2 August 2018 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men 2 August 2018 Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men 2 August 2018 Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men 4 August 2018 Medal 3 1
Javelin Throw Men 5 August 2018 Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men 2 – 3 August 2018 Medal 3 3
100 m Women 1 – 2 August 2018 Medal 3 3
200 m Women 4 – 5 August 2018 Medal 3 3
400 m Women 2 – 3 August 2018 Medal 3 3
800 m Women 4 – 5 August 2018 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women 3 August 2018 Medal 3 2
5,000 m Women 2 August 2018 Medal 3 2
10,000 m Women 4 August 2018 Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women 2 August 2018 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women 4 – 5 August 2018 Medal 4 4
3,000 m Steeplechase Women 5 August 2018 Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay Women 3 August 2018 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women 5 August 2018 Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Women 5 August 2018 Medal 3 3
High Jump Women 5 August 2018 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Women 2 August 2018 Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women 3 August 2018 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women 5 August 2018 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women 5 August 2018 Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women 3 August 2018 Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Women 2 August 2018 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women 4 August 2018 Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women 4 – 5 August 2018 Medal 2 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Kenya KEN 11 6 3 20
2 South Africa RSA 9 15 7 31
3 Nigeria NGR 8 5 6 19
4 Ethiopia ETH 2 3 5 10
5 Morocco MAR 2 2 4 8
6 Ivory Coast CIV 2 2 2 6
7 Botswana BOT 2 1 0 3
8 Tunisia TUN 2 0 5 7
9 Algeria ALG 2 0 1 3
10 Egypt EGY 1 4 1 6
11 Burkina Faso BUR 1 2 0 3
12 Benin BEN 1 0 0 1
= Eswatini SWZ 1 0 0 1
14 Ghana GHA 0 1 1 2
15 Burundi BDI 0 1 0 1
= Cameroon CMR 0 1 0 1
= Guinea Bissau GBS 0 1 0 1
18 Uganda UGA 0 0 3 3
19 Congo CGO 0 0 1 1
= Eritrea ERI 0 0 1 1
= Lesotho LES 0 0 1 1
= Liberia LBR 0 0 1 1
= Zambia ZAM 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Akani Simbine RSA Arthur Cissé CIV Simon Magakwe RSA
200 m, Men Ncincihli Titi RSA Divine Oduduru NGR Luxolo Adams RSA
400 m, Men Baboloki Thebe BOT Thapelo Phora RSA Chidi Okezie NGR
800 m, Men Nijel Amos BOT Emmanuel Korir KEN Mostafa Smaili MAR
1,500 m, Men Elijah Manangoi KEN Timothy Cheruiyot KEN Ronald Musagala UGA
5,000 m, Men Edward Zakayo KEN Getaneh Molla ETH Yemane Haileselassie ERI
10,000 m, Men Jemal Yimer ETH Andamlak Belihu ETH Timothy Toroitich UGA
110 m Hurdles, Men Antonio Alkana RSA Oyeniyi Abejoye NGR Welington Zaza LBR
400 m Hurdles, Men Abdelmalik Lahoulou ALG Cornel Fredericks RSA Zied Azizi TUN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Conseslus Kipruto KEN Soufiane El-Bakkali MAR Getnet Wale ETH
4 x 100 m Relay, Men South Africa RSA Nigeria NGR Ivory Coast CIV
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Kenya KEN South Africa RSA Nigeria NGR
20 km Walk, Men Samuel Gathimba KEN Lebogang Shange RSA Hassanine Sbai TUN
High Jump, Men Mathew Sawe KEN Chris Moleya RSA Mpho Links RSA
Pole Vault, Men Mohamed Amin Romdhana TUN Valco Van Wyk RSA Mejdi Chehata TUN
Long Jump, Men Ruswahl Samaai RSA Luvo Manyonga RSA Yahya Berrabah MAR
Triple Jump, Men Hugues Zango BUR Godfrey Khotso Mokoena RSA Yasser Triki ALG
Shot Put, Men Chukwuebuka Enekwechi NGR Mohamed Magdi Hamza EGY Kyle Blignaut RSA
Discus Throw, Men Victor Hogan RSA Werner Visser RSA El-Bachir Mbarki MAR
Hammer Throw, Men Mostafa Al-Gamel EGY Islam Mohamed EGY Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud EGY
Javelin Throw, Men Julius Yego KEN Phil-Mar Van Rensburg RSA Kure Adams NGR
Decathlon, Men Larbi Bourrada ALG Fredriech Pretorius RSA Samuel Osadolor NGR
100 m, Women Marie-Josée Ta Lou CIV Janet Amponsah GHA Joy Udo-Gabriel NGR
200 m, Women Marie-Josée Ta Lou CIV Germaine Abessolo Bivina CMR Janet Amponsah GHA
400 m, Women Caster Semenya RSA Christine Botlogetswe BOT Yinka Ajayi NGR
800 m, Women Caster Semenya RSA Francine Niyonsaba BDI Habitam Alemu ETH
1,500 m, Women Winny Chebet KEN Rababe Arafi MAR Malika Akkaoui MAR
5,000 m, Women Hellen Obiri KEN Senbere Teferi ETH Meskerem Mamo ETH
10,000 m, Women Stacey Ndiwa KEN Alice Aprot KEN Gete Alemayehu ETH
100 m Hurdles, Women Tobi Amusan NGR Rikenette Steenkamp RSA Rosvitha Okou CIV
400 m Hurdles, Women Lamiae Lhabze MAR Wenda Nel RSA Maureen Jelagat Maiyo KEN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Women Beatrice Chepkoech KEN Celliphine Chepteek Chespol KEN Fancy Cherono KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Ivory Coast CIV Kenya KEN
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Kenya KEN Zambia ZAM
20 km Walk, Women Yehualeye Beletew Mitiku ETH Grace Wanjiru KEN Chahinez Nasri TUN
High Jump, Women Erika Seyama SWZ Hoda Hagras EGY Ariyat Dibow ETH
Pole Vault, Women Dora Mahfoudhi TUN Dina El-Tabaa EGY Nesrine Brinis TUN
Long Jump, Women Ese Brume NGR Marthe Koala BUR Lynique Prinsloo RSA
Triple Jump, Women Grace Anigbata NGR Zinzi Chanbangu RSA Lerato Sechele LES
Shot Put, Women Ischke Senekal RSA Jessica Inchude GBS Meike Strydom RSA
Discus Throw, Women Chioma Onyekwere NGR Chinwe Okoro NGR Ischke Senekal RSA
Hammer Throw, Women Soukaina Zakkour MAR Temilola Ogunrinde NGR Jennifer Batu Bawsita CGO
Javelin Throw, Women Kelechi Nwanaga NGR Jo-Ane Van Dyk RSA Josephine Lalam UGA
Heptathlon, Women Odile Ahouanwanou BEN Marthe Koala BUR