| Host City | Dakar |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 29 – 30 April 2005 |
| Competitors | 61 |
| Countries | 12 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 200 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 400 m | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 2 |
| 800 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 1,500 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 1 |
| 5,000 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 10,000 m | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 110 m Hurdles | Men | — | Medal | 2 | 1 |
| 400 m Hurdles | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay | Men | — | Medal | 0 | 3 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay | Men | — | Medal | 0 | 3 |
| High Jump | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Long Jump | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Triple Jump | Men | — | Medal | 1 | 1 |
| Shot Put | Men | — | Medal | 1 | 1 |
| 100 m | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 1 |
| 400 m | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 800 m | Women | — | Medal | 1 | 1 |
| 1,500 m | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 5,000 m | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 100 m Hurdles | Women | — | Medal | 1 | 1 |
| 400 m Hurdles | Women | — | Medal | 2 | 2 |
| Long Jump | Women | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Triple Jump | Women | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Shot Put | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Javelin Throw | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 17 | 15 | 9 | 41 | |
| 2 | Mali | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Niger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Gambia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Benin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 9 | Guinea Bissau | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |