The fourth All-Africa Games

1987 All-Africa Games

The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to...

 were held in August 1987 in Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

, Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

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Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

, 10000 metres

10000 metres

The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...

, 400 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...

 and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon

Pentathlon

A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...

 for women was replaced with the heptathlon

Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...

. Also four nations won medals for the first time in athletics at the All-Africa Games. These were Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

, Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

, Burundi

Burundi

Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...

 and Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Chidi Imo  Nigeria	10.10w	Eric Akogyiram Eric Akogyiram Eric Akogyiram is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He won the silver medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games. The same year he competed at the 1987 World Championships, reaching the semi-final with the relay team...  Ghana	10.32w	Charles-Louis Seck Charles-Louis Seck Charles-Louis Seck is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in the 100 metres.-Achievements:*1992 African Championships - silver medal*1990 African Championships - bronze medal*1988 African Championships - silver medal...  Senegal	10.33w
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Simeon Kipkemboi Simeon Kipkemboi Simeon Kipkemboi is a former sprinter from Kenya, who represented his native East African country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992...  Kenya	20.90	John Myles-Mills John Myles-Mills John Myles-Mills is a retired Ghanaian athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:*1992 African Championships - bronze medal *1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships - silver medal...  Ghana	20.94	Eseme Ikpoto  Nigeria	21.01
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Innocent Egbunike Innocent Egbunike Innocent Egbunike is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984...  Nigeria	44.23	David Kitur David Kitur David Kitur is a retired Kenyan runner, who specialised in 400 metres.In 1983, at the inaugural world championships he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team, which reached semifinals....  Kenya	44.93	Moses Ugbisie  Nigeria	45.35
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Billy Konchellah Billy Konchellah Billy Komintai Konchellah is a former 800 m runner who won two World Championship gold medals in Rome 1987 and Tokyo 1991.-Career:...  Kenya	1:45.99	Stephen Marai  Kenya	1:46.64	Dieudonné Kwizera Dieudonné Kwizera Dieudonné Kwizera is a retired Burundian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.In 1987 he won a bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in Nairobi, and the next year he finished third at the IAAF Grand Prix Final behind Tom McKean and Sebastian Coe, both of Great...  Burundi	1:46.69
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Sisa Kirati  Kenya	3:39.40	Wilfred Kirochi Wilfred Kirochi Wilfred Kirochi is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who won a silver medal at the 1991 World Championships' final in Tokyo in the 1500 m event...  Kenya	3:39.66	Joseph Chesire Joseph Chesire Joseph Chesire is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who represented his country in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics . Cheshire also won the 1500 m at the London Grand Prix in 1992. His greatest indoor achievement was the bronze medal at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor...  Kenya	3:39.84
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	John Ngugi John Ngugi John Ngugi Kamau , is a former Kenyan athlete, often called one of the greatest cross country runners of all time and winner of the 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Career:...  Kenya	13:31.87	Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987....  Kenya	13:36.32	Peter Koech Peter Koech Peter Koech is a former long-distance runner from Kenya who won a silver medal in the 3,000 meters steeplechase event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He held the world record in this event for over three years, running 8:05.35 in 1989...  Kenya	13:44.94
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987....  Kenya	28:34.77	Abebe Mekonnen Abebe Mekonnen Abebe Mekonnen is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.Mekkonen was the winner of the 93rd Boston Marathon in 1989. He also competed for Ethiopia in the 1992 Olympics and 1996 Olympics in the marathon...  Ethiopia	28:58.70	Some Muge Some Muge Some Muge was a Kenyan long-distance runner.He is best known for winning Kenya's first medal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, preceding many others. This happened when he won the bronze medal in the long race of the 1983 World Cross Country Championships. Kenya also took bronze...  Kenya	28:59.96
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Belayneh Dinsamo  Ethiopia	2:14:47	Dereje Nedi Dereje Nedi Dereje Nedi is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best in the classic distance on August 18, 1984, winning the marathon race at the Friendship Games in...  Ethiopia	2:15:27	Kebede Balcha  Ethiopia	2:16:07
3000 metre steeplechase	Patrick Sang Patrick Sang Patrick Sang is a retired Kenyan runner.Sang won three silver medals in major 3,000 m steeplechase competitions:*1991 World Championships in Athletics*1992 Summer Olympics...  Kenya	8:33.69	Joshua Kipkemboi  Kenya	8:45.94	Astère Havugiyarémye  Burundi	8:57.19
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Judex Lefou  Mauritius	14.11	Gideon Yego Gideon Yego Gideon Yego is a retired Kenyan athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He won silver medals at the 1987 All-Africa Games , the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the 1990 African Championships and the 1991 All-Africa Games, the latter in a career best time of 49.09 seconds.He also competed at the...  Kenya	14.24	René Djédjémel Mélédjé René Djédjémel Mélédjé René Djédjémel Mélédjé is a retired Côte d'Ivoire hurdler.At the 1985 African Championships he won the 110 metres hurdles and finished third in the 400 metres hurdles...  Côte d'Ivoire	14.30
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Amadou Dia Bâ Amadou Dia Ba El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:...  Senegal	48.03	Shem Ochako  Kenya	48.97	Henry Amike Henry Amike Henry Amike is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-External links:...  Nigeria	49.08
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Othmane Belfaa Othmane Belfaa Othmane Belfaa is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the high jump. His personal best is 2.28m achieved in Amman in 1983. He finished 3rd at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Paris with a jump of 2.27m...  Algeria	2.19	Asmir Okoro  Nigeria	2.16	Paul Ngadjadoum  Chad	2.16
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Choukri Abahnini Choukri Abahnini Choukri Abahnini is a former athlete from Tunisia who competed in the pole vaultHe competed for Tunisia in the 1984 African Championships held in Rabat, Morocco in the Pole vault finishing in the bronze medal position with a performance of 4m40. At the following years African Championships held in...  Tunisia	4.85	Abdelatif Chekir  Tunisia	4.75	Sami Si Mohamed  Algeria	4.70
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Paul Emordi Paul Emordi Paul Emordi is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump.His personal best in long jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Baton Rouge. This ranks him third among Nigerian long jumpers, only behind Yusuf Alli and Charlton Ehizuelen . -Achievements:-External...  Nigeria	8.23	Yusuf Alli Yusuf Alli Yusuf Alli is a retired Nigerian long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.His personal best is 8.27 metres, achieved at the 1989 African Championships in Athletics in Lagos. This is the Nigerian record...  Nigeria	8.18w	Joseph Kio  Nigeria	7.96
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Francis Dodoo Francis Dodoo Francis Dodoo is a retired Ghanaian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump. He won a gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games and a silver medal at the 1992 African Championships, and his best placement in the Olympic Games was a 17th place from 1988.He is currently a distinguished...  Ghana	17.12	Joseph Taiwo Joseph Taiwo Joseph Taiwo is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the triple jump.His personal best was 17.22 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Bauchi. This ranks him second among Nigerian triple jumpers, behind Ajayi Agbebaku, and fifth in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa, Agbebaku, Khotso Mokoena...  Nigeria	16.90w	Toussaint Rabenala Toussaint Rabenala Toussaint Rabenala is a retired Malagasy triple jumper.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*Long jump - 7.77 metres - national record.*Triple jump - 17.05 metres - national record.-References:...  Madagascar	16.35
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Adewale Olukoju Adewale Olukoju Adewale Olukoju is a Nigerian athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. He was very prominent in African athletics in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning four gold medals in total at the All-Africa Games....  Nigeria	18.13	Martin Mélagne  Côte d'Ivoire	17.89 (NR)	Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush is an Egyptian athlete .* Three times African champion in shot put, in 1984, 1985 and 1988.* Won a bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games.-Achievements:-References:...  Egypt	17.85
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Adewale Olukoju Adewale Olukoju Adewale Olukoju is a Nigerian athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. He was very prominent in African athletics in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning four gold medals in total at the All-Africa Games....  Nigeria	56.50	Mohamed Naguib Hamed Mohamed Naguib Hamed Mohamed Naguib Hamed is an Egyptian athlete, one of only a few Egyptians to win gold medals in African athletic events.Along with his colleagues Nagui Asaad, Hassan Ahmed Hamad, and Hisham Greis, he formed a strong Egyptian team in throwing events—in fact, a team considered to be the strongest one...  Egypt	56.08	Hassan Ahmed Hamad Hassan Ahmed Hamad Hassan Ahmed Hamad is an Egyptian athlete who was a member of the Egyptian Athletics team between 1978 and 1992.He was a member of one of the strongest Egyptian teams in throw events with Nagui Asaad, Hisham Greis and Mohamed Naguib Hamed, this team is considered to be the strongest team Egypt...  Egypt	55.84
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Hakim Toumi Hakim Toumi Hakim Toumi is a retired male hammer thrower from Algeria.Toumi twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. He set his personal best distance of 74.76 metres on August 8, 1998 in Algiers.-Achievements:-References:*...  Algeria	70.10	Yacine Louail  Algeria	63.66	Ahmed Ibrahim Taha  Egypt	57.52
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Justin Arop Justin Arop Justin Arop was a track and field athlete from Uganda, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career . A two-time winner at the All-Africa Games he represented his native East African country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Moscow, Soviet Union...  Uganda	73.42	Zakayo Malekwa Zakayo Malekwa Zakayo Malekwa is a retired track and field athlete from Tanzania, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Moscow, Soviet Union . There he set his best Olympic result by finishing in 16th...  Tanzania	72.32	George Odera  Kenya	71.30
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Ahmed Mahour Bacha  Algeria	7104	Mbanefo Akpom  Nigeria	6979	Geoffrey Seurey  Kenya	6918
20 kilometre road walk	Shemsu Hassan  Ethiopia	1:35:57	William Sawe  Kenya	1:42:30	Mutisya Kilonzo  Kenya	1:43:04
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Nigeria	39.06	Kenya	39.64	Senegal	39.70
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Nigeria	3:00.55	Kenya	3:01.00	Burundi	3:06.91

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Tina Iheagwam Tina Iheagwam Tina Iheagwam is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the 100 metres.-Achievements:*1991 All-Africa Games - gold medal *1989 African Championships - silver medal *1987 Universiade - bronze medal...  Nigeria	11.32	Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in...  Nigeria	11.43	Mary Onyali  Nigeria	11.47
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Mary Onyali  Nigeria	22.66	Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in...  Nigeria	22.95	Tina Iheagwam Tina Iheagwam Tina Iheagwam is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the 100 metres.-Achievements:*1991 All-Africa Games - gold medal *1989 African Championships - silver medal *1987 Universiade - bronze medal...  Nigeria	23.56
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Francisca Chepkurui  Kenya	51.99	Geraldine Shitandayi  Kenya	52.07	Mercy Addy Mercy Addy Mercy Addy is a Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.0 seconds , achieved in October 1989 in Accra. This is the current Ghanaian record. She had 52.08 seconds with electronic timing....  Ghana	52.35
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Selina Chirchir Selina Chirchir Selina Chirchir is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner and a marathoner. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics while still a schoolgirl at the Sing'ore Girls' Secondary School in Iten....  Kenya	2:03.22	Florence Wanjiru  Kenya	2:03.77	Mary Chemweno  Kenya	2:04.34
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Selina Chirchir Selina Chirchir Selina Chirchir is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner and a marathoner. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics while still a schoolgirl at the Sing'ore Girls' Secondary School in Iten....  Kenya	4:13.91	Susan Sirma Susan Sirma Susan Sirma is a retired Kenyan middle distance runner best known for winning a bronze medal over 3000 metres at the 1991 World Championships, becoming the first black African woman to win a track and field medal at World Championship or Olympic level.Sirma also won two gold medals over this...  Kenya	4:14.12	Evelyn Adiru  Uganda	4:17.87
3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...	Susan Sirma Susan Sirma Susan Sirma is a retired Kenyan middle distance runner best known for winning a bronze medal over 3000 metres at the 1991 World Championships, becoming the first black African woman to win a track and field medal at World Championship or Olympic level.Sirma also won two gold medals over this...  Kenya	9:19.20	Hellen Kimaiyo Hellen Kimaiyo Hellen Kimaiyo Kipkoskei is a retired runner from Kenya.She won many continental competitions. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics aged less than 16 and at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She is also a multiple Kenyan champion.In addition, she was a successful road runner...  Kenya	9:21.50	Nata Nangae  Tanzania	9:31.17
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Leah Malot Leah Malot Leah Malot is a runner from Kenya. She is known for her long career. She started her international career by winning a gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games, aged only 15. A decade later she was a constant competitor at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.Malot competed at the 1987 World...  Kenya	33:58.15	Marcianne Mukamurenzi  Rwanda	33:58.55	Mary Kirui  Kenya	34:12.21
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Maria Usifo Maria Usifo Maria Usifo is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:*1989 African Championships - gold medal *1988 African Championships - gold medal...  Nigeria	13.29	Dinah Yankey  Ghana	13.73	Nacèra Zaaboub  Algeria	13.80
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Maria Usifo Maria Usifo Maria Usifo is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:*1989 African Championships - gold medal *1988 African Championships - gold medal...  Nigeria	55.72	Rose Tata-Muya Rose Tata-Muya Rose Tata-Muya is a retired runner from Kenya who specialised mainly in 400m hurdles. She won medals at continental level and competed at the Olympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games.- Career :...  Kenya	55.94	Zewde Haile Mariam  Ethiopia	57.60 (NR)
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Awa Dioum-Ndiaye is a retired female track and field athlete from Senegal, who competed in the hurdling, high jump and the heptathlon events during her career in the 1980s. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's high jump comtest at the 1987 All-Africa...  Senegal	1.80	Nacèra Zaaboub  Algeria	1.70	Constance Senghor Constance Senghor Constance Senghor is a retired female high jumper from Senegal. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 27th place in the final rankings with a jump of 1.70 m.-Achievements:...  Senegal	1.73
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Beatrice Utondu Beatrice Utondu Beatrice Utondu is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992...  Nigeria	6.45	Comfort Igeh  Nigeria	6.19	Albertine Koutouan  Côte d'Ivoire	6.05
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Elizabeth Olaba  Kenya	15.30	Aïcha Dahmous  Algeria	13.84	Martha Atieno  Kenya	12.81
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck  Cameroon	46.20	Hanan Ahmed Khaled Hanan Ahmed Khaled Hanan Ahmed Khaled is an Egyptian female athlete The most successful female athlete in the history Egyptian athletics winning a total of two gold medals in All-Africa Games, four gold, five silver and two Bronze medals in African Athletic championships in discus throw and shot put.She also played...  Egypt	45.12	Aïcha Dahmous  Algeria	44.80
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Samia Djémaa  Algeria	53.30	Seraphina Nyauma  Kenya	51.60	Matilda Kisava  Tanzania	47.02
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Yasmina Azzizi  Algeria	5663	Nacèra Zaaboub  Algeria	5565	Frida Kiptala  Kenya	4939
5000 metre track walk	Agnetha Chelimo  Kenya	25:38.91	Valeria Ndaliro  Kenya	25:41.15	Monica Akoth  Kenya	26:03.35
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Nigeria	43.44	Ghana	44.43	Kenya	45.24
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Nigeria	3:27.0A	Kenya	3:28.94	Uganda	3:34.41 (NR)

Medal table

1	Nigeria	14	7	6	27
2	Kenya	13	18	12	43
3	Algeria	5	4	3	12
4	Ethiopia	2	2	2	6
5	Senegal	2	0	3	5
6	Ghana	1	4	1	6
7	Tunisia	1	1	0	2
8	Uganda	1	0	2	3
9	Cameroon	1	0	0	1
	Mauritius	1	0	0	1
11	Egypt	0	2	3	5
12	Côte d'Ivoire	0	1	2	3
	Tanzania	0	1	2	3
14	Rwanda	0	1	0	1
15	Burundi	0	0	3	3
16	Chad	0	0	1	1
	Madagascar	0	0	1	1

External links

• GBR Athletics