2009 West African Athletics Championships

Host City Porto Novo
Country BEN
Held 22 – 24 May 2009
Competitors 84
Countries 8

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 2
200 m Men Medal 3 2
400 m Men Medal 3 2
800 m Men Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 0 3
High Jump Men Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 2
100 m Women Medal 3 3
200 m Women Medal 3 2
400 m Women Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women Medal 3 3
5,000 m Women Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women Medal 0 3
High Jump Women Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Women Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Senegal SEN 9 5 8 22
2 Nigeria NGR 8 8 3 19
3 Ghana GHA 4 3 4 11
4 Mali MLI 3 3 6 12
5 Benin BEN 3 3 4 10
6 Burkina Faso BUR 2 5 4 11
7 Togo TOG 1 3 0 4
8 Niger NIG 1 1 2 4

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Onyeabor Ngwogu NGR Ogho-Oghene Egwero NGR Katim Touré SEN
200 m, Men Oumar Loum SEN Abdourahmane Ndour SEN Nana Kofi Samm GHA
400 m, Men Nouha Badji SEN Abiola Onakoya NGR Victor Isaiah NGR
800 m, Men Mamadou Gueye SEN Moussa Camara MLI Soumana Yacouba Boubacar NIG
1,500 m, Men Goudante Djigban TOG Issassou Issoufou NIG Moussa Ali Abebe MLI
5,000 m, Men Godwin Adukpo GHA Romaric Yoro BEN Emmanuel Gyang Gwom NGR
10,000 m, Men Godwin Adukpo GHA Bidila Dalouba TOG Emmanuel Gyang Gwom NGR
110 m Hurdles, Men Samuel Okon NGR Moussa Dembele SEN Mohamed Diarra MLI
400 m Hurdles, Men Assane Thiam SEN Bernabé Bationo BUR Mahamadou Coulibaly MLI
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Harouna Garba NIG Malaba Tchendo TOG Mahomet Adam BEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Senegal SEN Ghana GHA Burkina Faso BUR
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR Senegal SEN Mali MLI
High Jump, Men Arinze Obiora NGR Romain Akpo BEN Mamane Sani Ali NIG
Triple Jump, Men Thierry Adanabou BUR Mamadou Gueye SEN Promise Worny GHA
Shot Put, Men Romainio Houndelaji BEN Asante Ofori GHA Moussa Diarra MLI
Discus Throw, Men Asante Ofori GHA Becaye Coulibaly MLI Yves Sambou SEN
Javelin Throw, Men Yves Sambou SEN Moctar Djigui MLI Amadou Dembele MLI
100 m, Women Kadiatou Camara MLI Josephine Omaka NGR Gifty Addy GHA
200 m, Women Kadiatou Camara MLI Elizabeth Amolofo GHA Gifty Addy GHA
400 m, Women Ndèye Fatou Soumah SEN Mariam Adedun NGR Fatou Diabaye SEN
1,500 m, Women Funke Fadare NGR Bentille Alassane BEN Raïssa Djihounouck SEN
5,000 m, Women Bentille Alassane BEN Zalia Aliou TOG Raïssa Djihounouck SEN
100 m Hurdles, Women Gnima Faye SEN Alima Soura BUR Adja Arete Ndiaye SEN
400 m Hurdles, Women Bimbo Miel Ayédou BEN Mame Fatou Faye SEN Clémence Kombetto BEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Ghana GHA Nigeria NGR Senegal SEN
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Senegal SEN Nigeria NGR Benin BEN
High Jump, Women Doreen Amata NGR Kadidiatou Loure BUR Odile Ahouanwanou BEN
Long Jump, Women Yah Koïta MLI Mariette Mien BUR Kadidiatou Loure BUR
Triple Jump, Women Nkurika Domeke NGR Kadidiatou Loure BUR Worokia Sanou BUR
Discus Throw, Women Brigitte Traoré BUR Susan Adeoye Olufunke NGR Mamina Soura BUR
Javelin Throw, Women Sorochukwu Ihuefo NGR Immaculate Keke NGR Florence Corréa SEN