Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games
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The Athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games were held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007.
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[edit] Men's results
[edit] Track
Event: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | |||
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100 m | Olusoji Fasuba Nigeria |
10.18 | Eric Nkansah Ghana |
10.35 | Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria |
10.37 |
July 19: The three athletes also shared the podium at the 2006 African Championships, with Fasuba defending the gold medal. | ||||||
200 m | Leigh Julius South Africa |
20.81 | Seth Amoo Ghana |
20.88 | Obinna Metu Nigeria |
20.94 |
July 22: Julius moved up from the bronze medal position at the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
400 m | California Molefe Botswana |
45.59 | Young Talkmore Nyongani Zimbabwe |
45.76 | Mathieu Gnanligo Benin |
45.89 |
July 20: Molefe won Botswana's second gold medal at the Games, just shortly after Amantle Montsho took the women's 400 m title. Gnanligo won the first All-Africa Games athletics medal for Benin. | ||||||
800 m | Abubaker Kaki Khamis Sudan |
1:45.22 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa |
1:45.54 | Justus Koech Kenya |
1:45.80 |
July 20: Big surprise victory as Kaki Khamis upset 2004 Olympic silver medallist Mulaudzi. | ||||||
1500 m | Asbel Kiprop Kenya |
3:38.97 | Antar Zerguelaine Algeria |
3:39.04 | Tarek Boukensa Algeria |
3:39.18 |
July 22: Running on home track, Zerguelaine was narrowly beaten to second while Boukensa defended his position from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
5000 m | Moses Kipsiro Uganda |
13:12:51 | Kiprono Menjo Kenya |
13:12.64 | Tariku Bekele Ethiopia |
13:13.43 |
July 22: Kipsiro won Uganda's first gold medal at the Games. | ||||||
10,000 m | Zersenay Tadesse Eritrea |
27:00.30 | Tadesse Tola Ethiopia |
27:28.08 | Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia |
27:41.24 |
July 19: Tadesse won the first All-Africa Games athletics medal for Eritrea as the first non-Kenyan or Ethiopian to win a medal in the men's 10,000 metres. In addition, 27:00.30 was a new Games record. A number of Kenyans and Ethiopians were absent due to preparations for the 2007 World Championships. | ||||||
Half marathon | Deriba Merga Ethiopia |
1:02:24 | Martin Sulle Tanzania |
1:03:01 | Yonas Kifle Eritrea |
1:03:19 |
July 20 | ||||||
110 m h | Salim Nurudeen Nigeria |
13.59 | Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Madagascar |
13.72 | Shaun Bownes South Africa |
13.81 |
July 19: Nurudeen established a new Games record. | ||||||
400 m h | L.J. van Zyl South Africa |
48.74 | Pieter De Villiers South Africa |
48.91 | Alwyn Myburgh South Africa |
48.91 |
July 21: South African dominance as De Villiers split van Zyl and Myburgh, winners of gold and silver respectively at the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
3000 m s'chase | Willy Komen Kenya |
8:15.11 | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya |
8:16.93 | Nahom Mesfin Ethiopia |
8:39.67 |
July 18: The Kenyan dominance in the event continued as 2006 World Junior champion Komen upset 2004 Olympic champion Kemboi. | ||||||
20 km walk | Hatem Ghoula Tunisia |
1:22:33 | David Kimutai Kenya |
1:24:16 | Mohamed Ameur Algeria |
1:25:12 |
July 21 | ||||||
4 x 100 m | Nigeria Isaac Uche, Obinna Metu, Chinedu Oriala, Olusoji Fasuba |
38.91 | South Africa Morne Nagel, Leigh Julius, Lee Roy Newton, Sherwin Vries |
39.11 | Zimbabwe Ngonidzashe Makusha, Gabriel Mvumvure, Brian Dzingai, Lewis Banda |
39.16 |
July 20: Nigeria and South Africa defended their positions from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
4 x 400 m | Botswana Zacharia Kamberuka, Isaac Makwala, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Tshepo Kelaotse |
3:03.16 | Nigeria Olusegun Ogunkule, Edu Nkami, Victor Isaiah, Saul Weigopwa |
3:03.99 | Zimbabwe Nelton Ndebele, Young Talkmore Nyongani, Gabriel Chikomo, Lewis Banda |
3:04.84 |
July 22 | ||||||
AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
[edit] Field
Event: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | |||
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High jump | Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana |
2.27 | Abderrahmane Hammad Algeria |
2.24 | Mohamed Benhedia Algeria Arinze Obiora Nigeria |
2.20 |
July 22: Kosiemang defended his title from the 2006 African Championships, ahead of veteran Hammad. | ||||||
Long jump | Gable Garenamotse Botswana |
8.08 (+0.7) | Arnaud Casquette Mauritius |
8.03 (+1.4) | Khotso Mokoena South Africa |
7.99 (+0.6) |
July 22: A tight competition where Mokoena made it to the podium in his last jump, surpassing Issam Nima, before Garenamotse surpassed Casquette. Ignisious Gaisah did not start due to injury. | ||||||
Pole vault | Abderrahmane Tamada Tunisia |
5.10 | Karim Sène Senegal |
5.10 | Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia |
4.90 |
July 21: Tamada moved up one place from the 2006 African Championships, while decathlete Dhouibi defended his bronze medal from then. Only six athletes entered the competition. | ||||||
Triple jump | Ndiss Kaba Badji Senegal |
16.80 (+0.0) | Hugo Mamba-Schlick Cameroon |
16.61 (+0.0) | Andrew Owusu Ghana |
16.32 (+1.0) |
July 19: Khotso Mokoena exited the competition after three invalid attempts. | ||||||
Shot put | Yasser Fathy Ibrahim Farag Egypt |
19.20 | Roelie Potgieter South Africa |
19.02 | Mohammed Medded Tunisia |
17.94 |
July 19: Farag, who also won the discus throw silver medal, retained his title from the from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
Discus | Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly Egypt |
62.28 | Yasser Fathy Ibrahim Farag Egypt |
61.58 | Hannes Hopley South Africa |
57.79 |
July 18: El Ghazaly and Farag retained their positions from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
Javelin | John Robert Oosthuizen South Africa |
78.05 | Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa |
76.70 | Mohamed Ali Kbabou Tunisia |
71.77 |
July 22 | ||||||
Hammer | Chris Harmse South Africa |
76.73 | Mohsen El Anany Egypt |
72.00 | Saber Souid Tunisia |
70.01 |
July 21: Harmse became the fifth athlete to win three All-Africa Games titles in a row. El Anany and Souid switched places compared to the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
Decathlon | Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia |
7838 points | Boualem Lamri Algeria |
7473 points | Larbi Bouraada Algeria |
7349 points |
July 18-19: Dhouibi continued his dominance in African decathlon, this time beating the old Games record from 1999 of 7497 points. | ||||||
AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
[edit] Women's results
[edit] Track
Event: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | |||
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100 m | Damola Osayemi Nigeria |
11.20 | Constance Mkenku South Africa |
11.27 | Vida Anim Ghana |
11.33 |
July 19: Mkenku won the first All-Africa Games 100 metres medal for a country other than Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon. | ||||||
200 m | Damola Osayemi Nigeria |
23.21 | Vida Anim Ghana |
23.29 | Amandine Allou Affoue Côte d'Ivoire |
23.44 |
July 22: Osayemi won her second gold medal at the Games. Anim added a silver medal to her bronze and gold medals won in the 100 m and 4x100 m relay respectively. | ||||||
400 m | Amantle Montsho Botswana |
51.13 | Joy Eze Nigeria |
51.20 | Folashade Abugan Nigeria |
51.44 |
July 20: Montsho won Botswana's first gold medal at the Games. | ||||||
800 m | Leonor Piuza Mozambique |
2:02.83 | Agnes Samaria Namibia |
203.17 | Nahida Touhami Algeria |
2:03.79 |
July 19: Piuza continued the Mozambican dominance of the event, following Maria Mutola's wins in 1991, 1995 and 1999. | ||||||
1500 m | Gelete Burika Ethiopia |
4:06.89 | Veronica Nyaruai Kenya |
4:09.11 | Agnes Samaria Namibia |
4:09.18 |
July 22: Samaria won her second medal at the Games. | ||||||
5000 m | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
15:02.72 | Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia |
15:03.86 | Sylvia Chibiwott Kibet Kenya |
15:06.39 |
July 18: Defar and Kibet defended their medals from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
10,000 m | Mestawet Tufa Ethiopia |
31:26.05 | Edith Masai Kenya |
31:31.18 | Irene Kipchumba Kenya |
31:36.78 |
July 21: World leader Tufa beat 40-year-old Masai. | ||||||
Half marathon | Souad Ait Salem Algeria |
1:13:35 | Bayisa Atsede Ethiopia |
1:13:54 | Kenza Dahmani Algeria |
1:14:10 |
July 20: The first athletics gold medal for the host country. | ||||||
100 m h | Toyin Augustus Nigeria |
13.23 | Jessica Ohanaja Nigeria |
13.27 | Fatmata Fofanah Guinea |
13.51 |
July 20: Augustus defended her title from the 2006 African Championships. Fofanah won the first All-Africa Games athletics medal for Guinea. | ||||||
400 m h | Muna Jabir Adam Sudan |
54.93 | Aissata Soulama Burundi |
55.49 | Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria |
55.80 |
July 22: Soulama became the first Burundian woman, and the fourth Burundian in total, to win an All-Africa Games medal. | ||||||
3000 m s'chase | Ruth Bosibori Kenya |
9:31.99 | Mekdes Bekele Tadese Ethiopia |
9:49.95 | Netsanet Achamo Ethiopia |
9:51.63 |
July 20: The event was staged for the first time. | ||||||
20 km walk | Chïma Trabelsi Tunisia |
1:49:13 | Mercy Njoki Kenya |
1:49:18 | Arasa Asnaksh Abissa Ethiopia |
1:49:29 |
July 19 | ||||||
4 x 100 m | Ghana Mariama Salifu, Esther Dankwah, Gifty Addy, Vida Anim |
43.84 | Nigeria Gladys Nwabani, Endurance Ojokolo, Damola Osayemi, Emem Edem |
43.85 | Côte d'Ivoire Judith Djaman Brah, Louise Ayetotche, Cynthia Niako, Amandine Allou Affoue |
44.48 |
July 20: Ghana and Nigeria defended their positions from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
4 x 400 m | Nigeria Joy Eze, Folashade Abugan, Sekinat Adesanya, Christy Ekpukhon |
3:29.74 | South Africa Estie Wittstock, Amanda Kotze, Tihanna Vorster, Tsholofelo Selemela |
3:33.62 | Sudan Nawal El Jack, Faiza Omar, Mohamed Hind, Muna Jabir Adam |
3:39.79 |
July 22: Nigeria and South Africa switched places compared to the 2006 African Championships, while Sudan won their first relay medal. | ||||||
AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
[edit] Field
Event: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | |||
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High jump | Doreen Amata Nigeria |
1.89 | Anika Smit South Africa |
1.89 | Marcoleen Pretorius South Africa |
1.83 |
July 19: Amata established a new national record to upset Smit and claim Nigeria's first gold medal at the Games. | ||||||
Pole vault | Leila Ben Youssef Tunisia |
3.85 | Ahmed Eman Nesrim Egypt |
3.60 | Eva Thornton South Africa |
3.40 |
July 19: Five athletes entered the competition. First-time competitor Leila Ben Youssef of Tunisia claimed the gold. | ||||||
Long jump | Janice Josephs South Africa |
6.79 (+0.1) | Blessing Okagbare Nigeria |
6.46 (+1.8) | Kaita Yah Mali |
6.35w (+2.2) |
July 21 | ||||||
Triple jump | Yamilé Aldama Sudan |
14.46 (+0.5) | Chinonye Ohadugha Nigeria |
14.21 (-0.1) | Otonye Iworima Nigeria |
13.83 (+0.9) |
July 18: Aldama and Iworima defended their medals from the 2006 African Championships, while Ohadugha set a new Nigerian record. | ||||||
Shot put | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria |
17.60 | Simoné du Toit South Africa |
16.77 | Veronica Abrahamse South Africa |
15.75 |
July 22: Chukwuemeka became the sixth athlete to win three All-Africa Games titles in a row. Abrahamse had won two silver medals in a row, but was beaten by her young countryfellow. | ||||||
Discus | Elizna Naude South Africa |
58.40 | Monia Kari Tunisia |
55.15 | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria |
52.52 |
July 21 | ||||||
Hammer | Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat Egypt |
65.70 | Funke Adeoye Nigeria |
64.04 | Florence Ezeh Togo |
59.55 |
July 19: Arafat retained her title from the 2006 African Championships. Five athletes entered the competition. | ||||||
Javelin | Justine Robbeson South Africa |
58.09 | Lindy Leveau Seychelles |
56.49 | Sunette Viljoen South Africa |
54.46 |
July 20: The three athletes also shared the podium at the 2006 African Championships, with Robbeson defending the gold medal. | ||||||
Heptathlon | Margaret Simpson Ghana |
6278 points | Patience Okoro Nigeria |
5161 points | Beatrice Kamboule Burkina Faso |
4994 points |
July 20-21: Simpson improved her own Games record. | ||||||
AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Results
- Results, day 1 - official site
- Results, day 2 - official site
- Results, day 3 - official site
- Results, day 4 - official site
- Results, day 5 - official site
- All-Africa Games - GBR Athletics
[edit] Daily reports
- Powell, David. "Defar retains title, Kemboi upset - All Africa Games day 1", IAAF.org, 18 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
- Powell, David. "In Algiers, another landmark for Tadesse - All Africa Games day 2", IAAF.org, 19 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
- Powell, David. "Kaki surprises Mulaudzi in Algiers - All Africa Games Day 3", IAAF.org, 21 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
- Powell, David. "Van Zyl leads South African gold parade in Algiers – All Africa Games Day 4", IAAF.org, 21 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
- Powell, David. "Compelling races and a pair of upsets as All Africa Games conclude", IAAF.org, 22 July 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.