Athletics at the African Games

Athletics at the African Games
Athletics
First event	1965 Brazzaville
Occur every	four years
Last event	2015 Brazzaville
Best	Nigeria (NGR)

Athletics was an African Games event at its inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.

Editions

Games	Year	Host	Events
Games	Year	Host	Men	Women
I	1965	Brazzaville	18	6
II	1973	Lagos	21	13
III	1978	Algiers	23	14
IV	1987	Nairobi	23	18
V	1991	Cairo	23	18
VI	1995	Harare	23	20
VII	1999	Johannesburg	23	22
VIII	2003	Abuja	23	22
IX	2007	Algiers	23	23
X	2011	Maputo	23	23
XI	2015	Brazzaville	23	23
XII	2019	TBD	23	23

Events

Men's events

Event	65	73	78	87	91	95	99	03	07	11	Years
Current program
100 metres	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
200 metres	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
400 metres	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
800 metres	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
1500 metres	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
5000 metres	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
10,000 metres		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
Marathon		•	•	•	•	•	•	•			7
Half marathon									•	•	2
110 metres hurdles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
400 metres hurdles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
3000 metres steeplechase	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
4 × 100 metres relay	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
4 × 400 metres relay	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
20 km walk			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Long jump	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Triple jump	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
High jump	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Pole vault	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Shot put	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Discus throw	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Hammer throw		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
Javelin throw	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Decathlon			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Events	18	21	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

Women's events

Event	65	73	78	87	91	95	99	03	07	11	Years
Current program
100 metres	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
200 metres		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
400 metres		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
800 metres		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
1500 metres		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
5000 metres						•	•	•	•	•	5
10,000 metres				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
Marathon						•	•	•			3
Half marathon									•	•	2
80 metres hurdles	•										1
100 metres hurdles		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
400 metres hurdles		•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
3000 metres steeplechase					•				•	•	3
4 × 100 metres relay	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
4 × 400 metres relay		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
20 km walk							•	•	•	•	4
5000 metre track walk				•	•	•					3
Long jump	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Triple jump						•	•	•	•	•	5
High jump	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Pole vault							•	•	•	•	4
Shot put			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Discus throw		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
Hammer throw							•	•	•	•	4
Javelin throw	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Pentathlon			•								1
Heptathlon				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
Events	6	13	14	18	18	20	22	22	23	23

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Nigeria (NGR)	110	88	59	257
2	Kenya (KEN)	69	77	67	213
3	South Africa (RSA)	35	43	34	112
4	Ethiopia (ETH)	31	33	38	102
5	Ghana (GHA)	24	27	26	77
6	Algeria (ALG)	20	28	29	77
7	Egypt (EGY)	18	17	14	49
8	Tunisia (TUN)	17	14	7	38
9	Senegal (SEN)	13	13	18	44
10	Uganda (UGA)	12	10	18	40
11	Ivory Coast (CIV)	9	8	15	32
12	Botswana (BOT)	8	1	3	12
13	Sudan (SUD)	7	2	1	10
14	Cameroon (CMR)	4	8	8	20
15	Mozambique (MOZ)	4	2	0	6
16	Tanzania (TAN)	3	4	6	13
17	Mauritius (MRI)	3	2	4	9
18	Mali (MLI)	3	2	1	6
19	Madagascar (MAD)	2	3	7	12
20	Namibia (NAM)	2	2	7	11
21	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	1	4	8	13
22	Sierra Leone (SLE)	1	2	0	3
23	Chad (CHA)	1	0	4	5
24	Burundi (BDI)	1	0	3	4
25	Eritrea (ERI)	1	0	1	2
	Liberia (LBR)	1	0	1	2
	Swaziland (SWZ)	1	0	1	2
28	Somalia (SOM)	1	0	0	1
29	Seychelles (SEY)	0	4	3	7
30	Burkina Faso (BUR)	0	3	3	6
31	Congo (CGO)	0	1	4	5
31	Togo (TOG)	0	1	4	5
33	Lesotho (LES)	0	1	1	2
34	The Gambia (GAM)	0	1	0	1
34	Rwanda (RWA)	0	1	0	1
36	Benin (BEN)	0	0	1	1
	Central African Republic (CAF)	0	0	1	1
	Guinea (GUI)	0	0	1	1
Total 38 nations		402	402	402	1206

Games records

Main article: List of All-Africa Games records in_athletics

References

External links

List of previous winners

Athletics at the African Games

1965 1973 1978 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Sports at the African Games

Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoeing Chess Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics Handball Hockey Judo Karate Kick-boxing Netball Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Squash Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling

Athletics at multi-sport events

World events	Olympic Games Paralympic Games Youth Olympics Gymnasiade Goodwill Games Military World Games Universiade

Asia	Asian Games Asian Indoor Games Asian Para Games Asian Youth Games Regional Games: West Central East Southeast South ASEAN Para Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN School Games National Games of China Sukma Games Far Eastern Championship Games

Africa	All-Africa Games Central African Games African Youth Games

North America	Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games

South America	South American Games Bolivarian Games

Oceania	Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games Micronesian Games

Europe	European Games European Youth Olympic Festival Island Games Games of the Small States of Europe

Community	Afro-Asian Games ALBA Games Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Youth Games Friendship Games Inter-Allied Games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games Maccabiah Games Mediterranean Games Pacific Ocean Games Pan American Games Parapan American Games Pan Arab Games

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