Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games

Track

100 m Sprint (race) Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...	Deji Aliu Deji Aliu Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.... Nigeria	9.95	Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second... Nigeria	9.97	Leonard Myles-Mills Leonard Myles-Mills Leonard Myles-Mills is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He has won a gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games, a silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal at the 1998 African Championships. In 1999 he set a new African indoor record in 60 metres with 6.45 seconds... Ghana	10.03

200 m Sprint (race) Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...	Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second... Nigeria	20.42	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist... Namibia	20.43	Abdul Aziz Zakari Ghana	20.51

400 m Sprint (race) Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...	Ezra Sambu Ezra Sambu Ezra Kenyoke Sambu is a Kenyan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.43 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Nairobi. This ranks him third in Kenya, behind Samson Kitur and Charles Gitonga, and fifth in Africa, behind Innocent Egbunike, Kitur, Gitonga and Davis Kamoga... Kenya	44.98	Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca.... Sudan	45.22	Sofiène Labidi Tunisia	45.42

800 m Middle distance track event Middle distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle distance event. The 880 yard run, or half mile, was the forebear to the...	Samwel Mwera Samwel Mwera Samwel Mwera is a Tanzanian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres. He was born in Musoma.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:45.28 min 1500 metres - 3:35.42 min... Tanzania	1:46.13	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi is a South African middle distance runner, and the 2009 world champion in the men's 800 metres. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for his native country... South Africa	1:46.44	Justus Koech Justus Koech Justus Koech is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished sixth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and won a bronze medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja.... Kenya	1:46.50

1500 m Middle distance track event Middle distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle distance event. The 880 yard run, or half mile, was the forebear to the...	Paul Korir Paul Korir Paul Kipketer Korir is a middle distance athlete from Kenya.-Biography:... Kenya	3:37.52	Robert Rono Robert Rono Robert Rono is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Kenya	3:38.13	Benjamin Kipkurui Benjamin Kipkurui Benjamin Kipkurui is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He holds the world junior record in 1000 metres with 2:15.00 minutes, achieved on 17 July 1999 in Nice.He belongs to the Kipsigis tribe.-Achievements:... Kenya	3:38.94

5000 m Long-distance track event Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. These types of races are predominantly aerobic in nature and at the highest level, exceptional levels of aerobic endurance is required more than anything else...	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events... Ethiopia	13:26.16 GR	Hailu Mekonnen Hailu Mekonnen Hailu Mekonnen is an Ethiopian runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.His first medals came in 1998, when he took bronze and team gold at the junior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won a silver in the 5000 m at the 1998 African... Ethiopia	13:26.73	John Kibowen John Kibowen John Kipkemboi Kibowen is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.... Kenya	13:29.14

10 000 m Long-distance track event Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. These types of races are predominantly aerobic in nature and at the highest level, exceptional levels of aerobic endurance is required more than anything else...	Sileshi Sihine Sileshi Sihine Sileshi Sihine is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.Sihine achieved a silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as at the 2005 World Championships and 2007 World Championships as well as a bronze medal in 2003... Ethiopia	27:42.13	Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia	27:43.12	Dejene Berhanu Ethiopia	27:47.19

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...	Johannes Kekana South Africa	2:25:01	Gashaw Melese Ethiopia	2:26:08	Gudisa Shentema Gudisa Shentema Gudisa Shentema is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.He won a bronze medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and finished thirteenth at the 2005 World Championships... Ethiopia	2:27:39

3000 m St. Long-distance track event Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. These types of races are predominantly aerobic in nature and at the highest level, exceptional levels of aerobic endurance is required more than anything else...	Ezekiel Kemboi Ezekiel Kemboi Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi is a Kenyan athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships and the 2011 World Championships. He became African Junior Champion in 2001 and came to prominence with a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games... Kenya	8:12.27	Paul Kipsiele Koech Paul Kipsiele Koech Paul Kipsiele Koech is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the 2004 Olympic bronze medal in this event.... Kenya	8:14.77	Tewodros Shiferaw Ethiopia	8:27.33

110 m H Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...	Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja is a Malagasy athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. In his early career he competed in decathlon... Madagascar	13.77	Todd Matthews Jouda Sudan	13.81	Frikkie van Zyl South Africa	13.94

400 m H Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...	Osita Okeagu Nigeria	50.25	Victor Okorie Nigeria	50.36	Ibou Faye Ibou Faye Ibou Faye is a Senegalese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres hurdles.- Achievements :2003 All-Africa Games - bronze medal1999 All-Africa Games - gold medal - 48.30 seconds, personal best... Senegal	50.89

20 km Walk Race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...	Hatem Ghoula Hatem Ghoula Hatem Ghoula is a Tunisian race walker.He holds the African records in both 20,000 metres, 20 km and 50 km walk.-Achievements:-References:**... Tunisia	1:30:32	Moussa Aouanouk Algeria	1:30:36	Arezki Yahiaoui Algeria	1:35:19

4 X 100 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...	Ghana	38.63	Nigeria	38.70	Senegal	39.79

4 X 400 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...	Botswana California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal.... Kagiso Kilego Kagiso Kilego Kagiso Kilego is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He was a member of the Botswana 4 x 400 metres relay team that finished eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games. He also helped win this event at the 2003 All-Africa Games in a national record time of 3:02.24 minutes, together with... Oganeditse Moseki Johnson Kubisa Johnson Kubisa Johnson Kubisa is a Botswanan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He was a member of the Botswana 4 x 400 metres relay team that finished eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games. He also helped win this event at the 2003 All-Africa Games in a national record time of 3:02.24 minutes, together with...	3:02.24 NR	Nigeria	3:04.49	Zimbabwe	3:05.62

Field

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....	Kabelo Mmono Kabelo Mmono Kabelo Mmono is a high jumper from Botswana.He is a former national record holder with 2.20 metres, but in 2006 this record was beaten by Kabelo Kgosiemang.- Achievements :- References :*... Botswana	2.15	Jude Sidonie Seychelles	2.10	Samson Idiata Nigeria	2.10

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...	Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the long jump.Gaisah currently lives and trains in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to the Netherlands in 2001 and soon flabbergasted everyone at his local club by saying his personal best was 7,85 metres and started proving it as well. He... Ghana	8.30	Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships... Senegal	7.92	Khotso Mokoena South Africa	7.83

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...	Béchir Zaghouani Tunisia	5.20	Fanie Jacobs South Africa	5.20	Karim Sène Senegal	5.00

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...	Andrew Owusu Andrew Owusu Andrew Owusu is a Ghanaian athlete who competes in the triple jump.His personal best was 17.23 metres, achieved in August 1998 in Dakar. This is the Ghanaian record as well as the fourth best triple jump result in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa , Ajayi Agbebaku and Khotso Mokoena... Ghana	16.41	Khotso Mokoena South Africa	16.28	Olivier Sanou Olivier Sanou Olivier Sanou is a Burkinan athlete. He was a high jumper before specializing in the triple jump in the late 1990s. A double African champion, Sanou has made his mark in Africa... Burkina Faso	16.21

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....	Burger Lambrechts Burger Lambrechts Burger Lambrechts is a South African shot putter.He attended Laerskool Nelspruit, where he was head-boy in 1986 and Hoërskool Waterkloof, where he was vice head-boy in 1991.... South Africa	18.87	Chima Ugwu Chima Ugwu Chima Ugwu is a Nigerian shot putter. He also competes occasionally in discus throw.He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993, 1997 and 2003 without reaching the finals.... Nigeria	18.66	Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag is an Egyptian shot putter.He has also taken part in discus throw competitions. In 2003 he was the Egyptian champion in both shot put and discus throw.... Egypt	17.96

Discus 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...	Omar Ahmed El Ghazali Egypt	63.61	Hannes Hopley Hannes Hopley Johannes Hopley is a South African discus thrower. His personal best throw is 67.66 metres, achieved in May 2004 in College Station.-Achievements:-External links:... South Africa	62.86	Johannes van Wyk South Africa	62.43

Javelin 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...	Gerhardus Pienaar Gerhardus Pienaar Gerhardus Pienaar is a South African javelin thrower and former Junior World Champion from South Africa. His personal best throw is 84.50 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad... South Africa	76.95	Walid Abderrazak Mohamed Egypt	73.79	Brian Erasmus South Africa	72.94

Hammer 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...	Chris Harmse Chris Harmse Christiaan Harmse is a South African hammer thrower. He has broken the African record seven times, and holds the championship record for both the African Championships and All-Africa Games.... South Africa	75.17	Saber Souid Tunisia	70.81	Samir Haouam Algeria	68.95

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...	Mustafa Taha Hussein Egypt	7400 points	Lee Okoroafor Nigeria	7240 points	Rédouane Youcef Rédouane Youcef Rédouane Youcef is a retired Algerian decathlete.He won gold medals at the 1998 and 2000 African Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2002 African Championships. He won the silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games and the bronze medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games... Algeria	7119 points

Track

100 m Sprint (race) Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...	Mary Onyali Nigeria	11.26	Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:60 metres - 7.08 s 100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:... Nigeria	11.26	Vida Anim Vida Anim Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the... Ghana	11.29
	Wind: +4.1
200 m Sprint (race) Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...	Mary Onyali Nigeria	23.09	Vida Anim Vida Anim Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the... Ghana	23.17	Estie Wittstock South Africa	23.46
	Wind: +2.2
400 m Sprint (race) Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...	Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :... Senegal	51.38	Doris Jacob Doris Jacob Doris Jacob is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Duah finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf and Falilat Ogunkoya... Nigeria	51.41	Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She has not competed on top level since the 2004 season.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.64 s... Cameroon	51.59

800 m Middle distance track event Middle distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle distance event. The 880 yard run, or half mile, was the forebear to the...	Grace Ebor Nigeria	2:02.04	Akosua Serwah Ghana	2:02.40	Lwiza John Lwiza John Lwiza Msyani John is a Tanzanian athlete who mainly competes in the 800 metres. Her personal best is 1:59.58 minutes, achieved in 2000.- Achievements :*2003 Afro-Asian Games - gold medal... Tanzania	2:02.85

1500 m Middle distance track event Middle distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle distance event. The 880 yard run, or half mile, was the forebear to the...	Kutre Dulecha Kutre Dulecha Kutre Dulecha is a middle distance runner from Ethiopia. She mainly competes in 1500 metres, where she set a world junior record in 1997. She became world indoor champion in 2004, Ethiopia's first ever women's 1500 m medalist at the championships... Ethiopia	4:21.63	Jackline Maranga Jackline Maranga Jackline Maranga is a retired Kenyan middle distance runner. She won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15, and also won silver medals in the two following Championships, being the only athlete to do so.She is perhaps best known for winning the 1500 metres gold at the... Kenya	4:22.69	Naomi Mugo Naomi Mugo Naomi Mugo is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres and cross-country running.She was the 1999 winner of the Cross Internacional de Soria competition.-Achievements:-Personal bests:... Kenya	4:24.33

5000 m Middle distance track event Middle distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle distance event. The 880 yard run, or half mile, was the forebear to the...	Meseret Defar Meseret Defar Meseret Defar is a female long-distance runner from Ethiopia who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5000 metres... Ethiopia	16:42.0	Dorcus Inzikuru Dorcus Inzikuru Dorcus Inzikuru is a Ugandan athlete competing in steeplechase. She won the inaugural World title in women's 3000 m steeplechase, as well as the first Commonwealth title in the event. Her coach is Renato Canova. Sometimes her name is spelt "Docus"... Uganda	16:42.9	Isabella Ochichi Isabella Ochichi Isabella Bosibori Ochichi from Kenya was the silver medal winner in the final of the women's 5,000 meter race at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece. She finished in a time of 14:48.19, about 2.5 seconds behind the winner, Meseret Defar of Ethiopia.In 1997, aged 17, she competed in... Kenya	16:43.4

10 000 m Long-distance track event Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. These types of races are predominantly aerobic in nature and at the highest level, exceptional levels of aerobic endurance is required more than anything else...	Ejegayehu Dibaba Ejegayehu Dibaba Ejegayehu Dibaba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.She is a member of the Oromo ethnic group from the high-altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region. She is the third child of six, her younger sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe are also international long distance athletes, and brother Dejene is marked... Ethiopia	32:34.54	Werknesh Kidane Werknesh Kidane Werknesh Kidane , is an Ethiopian long distance running athlete who competes in both 5000 and 10,000 metres. She has won numerous medals at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004... Ethiopia	32:37.35	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	32:56.43

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...	Clarisse Rasoarizay Clarisse Rasoarizay Clarisse Rasoarizay is a female long-distance runner from Madagascar, who represented her native African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece... Madagascar	2:46:58	Tadelesh Birra Ethiopia	2:52:04	Leila Aman Leila Aman Leila Aman is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the half marathon and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:10,000 metres - 32:55.89 min Half marathon - 1:11:10 min... Ethiopia	2:55:07

100 m H Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...	Angela Atede Angela Atede Angela Atede is a Nigerian athlete who mainly competes in the 100 metres hurdles. Her personal best is 12.72 seconds, achieved in 1998.-Achievements:-References:*... Nigeria	13.01	Damaris Agbugba Nigeria	13.06	Christy Akinremi Nigeria	13.55
	Wind: +2.5
400 m H Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...	Omolade Akinremi Omolade Akinremi Omolade Akinremi is a retired Nigerian hurdler.-Achievements:-External links:... Nigeria	56.98	Kate Obilor Nigeria	57.53	Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam is a Cameroonian athlete who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres hurdles - 13.71 s 400 metres hurdles - 56.90 s - national record... Cameroon	58.28

20 km Walk Race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...	Estlé Viljoen South Africa	1:44:29	Amsale Yakobe Ethiopia	1:47:42	Natalie Fourie South Africa	1:48:08

4 X 100 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...	Nigeria	43.04	South Africa	44.44	Senegal	45.42

4 X 400 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...	Nigeria	3:27.76	Cameroon	3:31.52	(only 2 teams started)

Field

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....	Nkeka Ukuh Nkeka Ukuh Nkeka Ukuh is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event, and is best known for winning the gold medal for her native West African country at the 2003 All-Africa Games.-References:*... Nigeria	1.84	Marizca Gertenbach South Africa	1.84	Anika Smit South Africa	1.80

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...	Samantha Dodd South Africa	3.90	Annelie van Wyk South Africa	3.80	Margaretha du Plessis South Africa	3.50

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...	Esther Aghatise Esther Aghatise - Achievements :* 2006 Commonwealth Games - seventh place* 2003 All-Africa Games - gold medal* 2002 Commonwealth Games - eighth place* 2002 World Junior Championships - bronze medal-References:*... Nigeria	6.58	Grace Umelo Nigeria	6.56	Chinedu Odozor Nigeria	6.52

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...	Kéné Ndoye Kene Ndoye Kéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... Senegal	14.23	Salamatu Alimi Nigeria	13.47	Nkechinyere Mbaoma Nigeria	13.18

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....	Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008... Nigeria	18.12	Veronica Abrahamse South Africa	15.77	Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi -Achievements:-References:... Egypt	15.32

Discus 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...	Elizna Naudé Elizna Naudé Elizna Naudé is a South African discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Stellenbosch. She is a teacher at Vaalpark Primary School, Sasolburg, South Africa.... South Africa	57.44	Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008... Nigeria	54.83	Alifatou Djibril Togo	54.79

Hammer 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...	Marwa Hussein Arafat Egypt	64.28	Susan Adeoye Olufunke Nigeria	58.86	Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008... Nigeria	56.54

Javelin 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...	Aïda Sellam Aïda Sellam Aïda Sellam is a Tunisian javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 60.87 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Tunis.-Achievements:-External links:... Tunisia	54.58	Lindy Leveaux Seychelles	53.23	Sunette Viljoen Sunette Viljoen Sunette Stella Viljoen is a South African javelin thrower, who has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She also made one Women's Test cricket and 17 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2000 and 2002.She won gold at the 2009 Summer... South Africa	51.68

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:...	Margaret Simpson Margaret Simpson (athlete) Margaret Simpson is a Ghanaian heptathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships, setting several personal bests in the process... Ghana	6152 points	Justine Robbeson Justine Robbeson Justine Gail Robbeson is a South African athlete who specialises in the javelin throw. She previously competed in the heptathlon, achieving a personal best of 5868 in 2004... South Africa	5697 points	Patience Okoro Nigeria	5436 points

Medal table

1	Nigeria	13	14	6	33
2	South Africa	7	9	9	25
3	Ethiopia	5	6	4	15
4	Ghana	4	2	3	9
5	Kenya	3	3	6	12
6	Egypt	3	1	2	6
7	Tunisia	3	1	1	5
8	Senegal	2	1	4	7
9	Botswana	2	0	0	2
9	Madagascar	2	0	0	2
11	Tanzania	1	0	1	2
12	Seychelles	0	2	0	2
12	Sudan	0	2	0	2
14	Algeria	0	1	3	4
15	Cameroon	0	1	2	3
16	Namibia	0	1	0	1
16	Uganda	0	1	0	1
18	Burkina Faso	0	0	1	1
	Togo	0	0	1	1
	Zimbabwe	0	0	1	1

External links

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