Athletics at the All-Africa Games

Athletics at the All-Africa Games
Athletics
First event	1965 Brazzaville
Occur every	four years
Last event	2011 Maputo
Best	Nigeria (NGR)

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

1 Editions
2 Events
- 2.1 Men's events
- 2.2 Women's events
3 Medal table
4 Games records
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

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

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	Côte d'Ivoire (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
-	Togo (TOG)	0	1	4	5
33	Lesotho (LES)	0	1	1	2
34	Gambia (GAM)	0	1	0	1
-	Rwanda (RWA)	0	1	0	1
36	Central African Republic (CAF)	0	0	1	1
-	Benin (BEN)	0	0	1	1
-	Guinea (GUI)	0	0	1	1
Total 92 nations		402	402	402	1206

Games records

Main article: List of All-Africa Games records in_athletics

References

External links

List of previous winners

International athletics

IAAF · World records

World

Olympics · Paralympics · World Championships in Athletics · IPC Athletics World Championships · World Indoor Championships · World Junior Championships · World Youth Championships · World Masters Championships · Continental Cup

World Cross Country Championships · World Half Marathon Championships · World Race Walking Cup

Continental

Asia	AAA – Asian Championships: Outdoor • Indoor • Cross Country

Africa	CAA – African Championships: Outdoor • Cross Country

North America	NACAC – NACAC Championships: Outdoor • Cross Country • Combined Events • CAC Championships

South America	CONSUDATLE – South American Championships: Outdoor • Cross Country

Oceania	OAA – Oceania Championships

Europe	EAA – European Championships: Outdoor • Indoor • Team • Cross Country

Seasonal

World Marathon Majors · IAAF Diamond League · IAAF World Challenge · Combined Events Challenge · Race Walking Challenge · Hammer Throw Challenge

Games

All-Africa Games · Asian Games · Bolivarian Games · Central American Games · Central American and Caribbean Games · Commonwealth Games · Francophonie Games · Ibero-American Championships · Lusophony Games · Mediterranean Games · Military World Games · Pan American Games · South American Games · South Asian Games · Universiade

Athletics at international multi-sport events

Olympic Games Afro-Asian Games All-Africa Games Asian Games Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Commonwealth Games Goodwill Games Jeux de la Francophonie Universiade

World events	Islamic Solidarity Games Women's Islamic Games Pan Arab Games Military World Games

Asia	Asian Youth Games Asian Indoor Games Regional Games: West Central East Southeast South

Africa	Central African Games

North America	Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games

South America	South American Games Bolivarian Games

Oceania	Micronesian Games Pacific Games

Europe	European Youth Olympic Festival Black Sea Games Pan-Armenian Games Games of the Small States of Europe Island Games

Sports at the All-Africa 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 the All-Africa Games

1965 • 1973 • 1978 • 1987 • 1991 • 1995 • 1999 • 2003 • 2007 • 2011