This is a list of champions, or event winners, of the African Championships in Athletics, a biennial athletics competition organized by the Confederation of African Athletics since 1979.
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Track running: 100 m - 200 m - 400 m - 800 m - 1500 m - 3000 m - 5000 m - 10,000 m |
Key: Current Championships record
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana |
| 1982 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana |
| 1984 | Chidi Imo | Nigeria |
| 1985 | Chidi Imo | Nigeria |
| 1988 | John Myles-Mills | Ghana |
| 1989 | Amadou Mbagnick Mbaye | Senegal |
| 1990 | Joseph Gikonyo | Kenya |
| 1992 | Victor Omagbemi | Nigeria |
| 1993 | Daniel Effiong | Nigeria |
| 1996 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria |
| 1998 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria |
| 2000 | Abdul Aziz Zakari | Ghana |
| 2002 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia |
| 2004 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria |
| 2006 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria |
| 2008 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria |
| 2010 | Ben Youssef Meité | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Edward Ofili | Nigeria |
| 1982 | Boubacar Diallo | Senegal |
| 1984 | Innocent Egbunike | Nigeria |
| 1985 | Simon Kipkemboi | Kenya |
| 1988 | Davidson Ezinwa | Nigeria |
| 1989 | Olapade Adeniken | Nigeria |
| 1990 | Joseph Gikonyo | Kenya |
| 1992 | Victor Omagbemi | Nigeria |
| 1993 | Johan Rossouw | South Africa |
| 1996 | Oumar Loum | Senegal |
| 1998 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia |
| 2000 | Abdul Aziz Zakari | Ghana |
| 2002 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia |
| 2004 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon |
| 2006 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria |
| 2008 | Thuso Mpuang | South Africa |
| 2010 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | El Kashief Hassan | Sudan |
| 1982 | Amadou Dia Bâ | Senegal |
| 1984 | Gabriel Tiacoh | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1985 | Innocent Egbunike | Nigeria |
| 1988 | Innocent Egbunike | Nigeria |
| 1989 | Gabriel Tiacoh | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990 | Samson Kitur | Kenya |
| 1992 | Bobang Phiri | South Africa |
| 1993 | Kennedy Ochieng | Kenya |
| 1996 | Ibrahima Wade | Senegal |
| 1998 | Clement Chukwu | Nigeria |
| 2000 | Eric Milazar | Mauritius |
| 2002 | Eric Milazar | Mauritius |
| 2004 | Eric Milazar | Mauritius |
| 2006 | Gary Kikaya | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2008 | Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr | Sudan |
| 2010 | Mohamed Khouaja | Libya |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | James Maina | Kenya |
| 1982 | Juma Ndiwa | Kenya |
| 1984 | Sammy Koskei | Kenya |
| 1985 | Sammy Koskei | Kenya |
| 1988 | Babacar Niang | Senegal |
| 1989 | Nixon Kiprotich | Kenya |
| 1990 | William Tanui | Kenya |
| 1992 | Charles Nkazamyampi | Burundi |
| 1993 | Sammy Langat | Kenya |
| 1996 | Fred Onyancha | Kenya |
| 1998 | Japheth Kimutai | Kenya |
| 2000 | Djabir Saïd Guerni | Algeria |
| 2002 | Djabir Saïd Guerni | Algeria |
| 2004 | William Yiampoy | Kenya |
| 2006 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya |
| 2008 | David Rudisha | Kenya |
| 2010 | David Rudisha | Kenya |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mike Boit | Kenya |
| 1982 | Kip Cheruiyot | Kenya |
| 1984 | Saïd Aouita | Morocco |
| 1985 | Omer Khalifa | Sudan |
| 1988 | Getahun Ayana | Ethiopia |
| 1989 | Joseph Chesire | Kenya |
| 1990 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya |
| 1992 | Nelson Chirchir | Kenya |
| 1993 | David Kibet | Kenya |
| 1996 | Moses Kigen | Kenya |
| 1998 | Laban Rotich | Kenya |
| 2000 | Youssef Baba | Morocco |
| 2002 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
| 2004 | Paul Korir | Kenya |
| 2006 | Alex Kipchirchir | Kenya |
| 2008 | Haron Keitany | Kenya |
| 2010 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tom Nyariki | Kenya |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Miruts Yifter | Ethiopia |
| 1982 | Wodajo Bulti | Ethiopia |
| 1984 | Abderrazak Bounour | Algeria |
| 1985 | Wodajo Bulti | Ethiopia |
| 1988 | Brahim Boutayeb | Morocco |
| 1989 | John Ngugi | Kenya |
| 1990 | Ezequeil Bitok | Kenya |
| 1992 | James Songok | Kenya |
| 1993 | Simon Chemoiywo | Kenya |
| 1996 | Paul Koech | Kenya |
| 1998 | Daniel Komen | Kenya |
| 2000 | Ali Saïdi Sief | Algeria |
| 2002 | Paul Bitok | Kenya |
| 2004 | Zwedo Maregu | Ethiopia |
| 2006 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
| 2008 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
| 2010 | Edwin Soi | Kenya |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Miruts Yifter | Ethiopia |
| 1982 | Mohamed Kedir | Ethiopia |
| 1984 | Kipsubai Koskei | Kenya |
| 1985 | Wodajo Bulti | Ethiopia |
| 1988 | Brahim Boutayeb | Morocco |
| 1989 | Addis Abebe | Ethiopia |
| 1990 | Khalid Skah | Morocco |
| 1992 | Josphat Machuka | Kenya |
| 1993 | William Sigei | Kenya |
| 1996 | Stephen Kiogora | Kenya |
| 2000 | Abraha Hadush | Ethiopia |
| 2002 | Paul Malakwen Kosgei | Kenya |
| 2004 | Charles Kamathi | Kenya |
| 2006 | Moses Kipsiro | Uganda |
| 2008 | Gebregziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia |
| 2010 | Wilson Kiprop | Kenya |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Kebede Balcha | Ethiopia |
| 1982 | Juma Ikangaa | Tanzania |
| 1985 | Ahmed Salah | Djibouti |
| 1988 | Dereje Nedi | Ethiopia |
| 1989 | Tsegaye Sengni | Ethiopia |
| 1990 | Tesfaye Tafa | Ethiopia |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Benamar Kachkouche | Algeria |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Shemsu Hassan | Ethiopia |
| 1984 | Abdelwahab Ferguène | Algeria |
| 1985 | Abdelwahab Ferguène | Algeria |
| 1988 | Mohamed Bouhalla | Algeria |
| 1989 | Mohamed Bouhalla | Algeria |
| 1990 | Shemsu Hassan | Ethiopia |
| 1992 | Chris Britz | South Africa |
| 1993 | Getachew Demisse | Ethiopia |
| 1996 | Hatem Ghoula | Tunisia |
| 1998 | Hatem Ghoula | Tunisia |
| 2000 | Hatem Ghoula | Tunisia |
| 2002 | Hatem Ghoula | Tunisia |
| 2004 | Julius Sawe | Kenya |
| 2006 | David Kimutai | Kenya |
| 2008 | Moahmed Ameur | Algeria |
| 2010 | Hassanine Sebei | Tunisia |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Godwin Obasogie | Nigeria |
| 1982 | Philip Sang | Kenya |
| 1984 | Philip Sang | Kenya |
| 1985 | René Djédjémel Mélédjé | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1988 | Noureddine Tadjine | Algeria |
| 1989 | Ikechukwu Mbadugha | Nigeria |
| 1990 | Moses Oyiki Orode | Nigeria |
| 1992 | Judex Lefou | Mauritius |
| 1993 | Kobus Schoeman | South Africa |
| 1996 | William Erese | Nigeria |
| 1998 | Shaun Bownes | South Africa |
| 2000 | Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja | Madagascar |
| 2002 | Shaun Bownes | South Africa |
| 2004 | Todd Matthews Jouda | Sudan |
| 2006 | Aymen Ben Ahmed | Tunisia |
| 2008 | Hennie Kotze | South Africa |
| 2010 | Othman Hadj Lazib | Algeria |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Daniel Kimaiyo | Kenya |
| 1982 | Amadou Dia Bâ | Senegal |
| 1984 | Amadou Dia Bâ | Senegal |
| 1985 | Amadou Dia Bâ | Senegal |
| 1988 | Amadou Dia Bâ | Senegal |
| 1989 | Henry Amike | Nigeria |
| 1990 | Hamidou Mbaye | Senegal |
| 1992 | Dries Vorster | South Africa |
| 1993 | Erick Keter | Kenya |
| 1996 | Ibou Faye | Senegal |
| 1998 | Samuel Matete | Zambia |
| 2000 | Sylvester Omodiale | Nigeria |
| 2002 | Llewellyn Herbert | South Africa |
| 2004 | Llewellyn Herbert | South Africa |
| 2006 | Louis Van Zyl | South Africa |
| 2008 | Louis Van Zyl | South Africa |
| 2010 | Louis Van Zyl | South Africa |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Kip Rono | Kenya |
| 1982 | Eshetu Tura | Ethiopia |
| 1984 | Joshua Kipkemboi | Kenya |
| 1985 | Julius Kariuki | Kenya |
| 1988 | Azzedine Brahmi | Algeria |
| 1989 | Azzedine Brahmi | Algeria |
| 1990 | Abdelaziz Sahere | Morocco |
| 1992 | Whaddon Niewoudt | South Africa |
| 1993 | Joseph Keter | Kenya |
| 1996 | Kipkemboi Cheruiyot | Kenya |
| 1998 | Bernard Barmasai | Kenya |
| 2000 | Lotfi Turki | Tunisia |
| 2002 | Brahim Boulami | Morocco |
| 2004 | David Chemweno | Kenya |
| 2006 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya |
| 2008 | Richard Mateelong | Kenya |
| 2010 | Richard Mateelong | Kenya |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Othmane Belfaa | Algeria |
| 1982 | Moussa Fall | Senegal |
| 1984 | Mohamed Aghlal | Morocco |
| 1985 | Moussa Fall | Senegal |
| 1988 | Boubacar Guèye | Senegal |
| 1990 | Othmane Belfaa | Algeria |
| 1992 | Othmane Belfaa | Algeria |
| 1993 | Flippie van Vuuren | South Africa |
| 1996 | Khemraj Naiko | Mauritius |
| 1998 | Abderrahmane Hammad | Algeria |
| 2000 | Abderrahmane Hammad | Algeria |
| 2002 | Abderrahmane Hammad | Algeria |
| 2004 | Kabelo Mmono | Botswana |
| 2006 | Kabelo Kgosiemang | Botswana |
| 2008 | Kabelo Kgosiemang | Botswana |
| 2010 | Kabelo Kgosiemang | Botswana |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mohamed Bensaad | Algeria |
| 1982 | Loué Legbo | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1984 | Mohamed Bouihiri | Morocco |
| 1985 | Choukri Abahnini | Tunisia |
| 1988 | Choukri Abahnini | Tunisia |
| 1989 | Sami Si Mohamed | Algeria |
| 1990 | Ali Ziouani | Morocco |
| 1992 | Okkert Brits | South Africa |
| 1993 | Okkert Brits | South Africa |
| 1996 | Anis Riahi | Tunisia |
| 1998 | Okkert Brits | South Africa |
| 2000 | Rafik Mefti | Algeria |
| 2002 | Karim Sène | Senegal |
| 2004 | Béchir Zaghouani | Tunisia |
| 2006 | Okkert Brits | South Africa |
| 2008 | Mouhsin Cheouari | Morocco |
| 2010 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ajayi Agbebaku | Nigeria |
| 1982 | Doudou Ndiaye | Senegal |
| 1984 | Paul Emordi | Nigeria |
| 1985 | Paul Emordi | Nigeria |
| 1988 | Yusuf Alli | Nigeria |
| 1989 | Yusuf Alli | Nigeria |
| 1990 | Ayodele Aladefa | Nigeria |
| 1992 | Ayodele Aladefa | Nigeria |
| 1993 | Obinna Eregbu | Nigeria |
| 1996 | Anis Gallali | Tunisia |
| 1998 | Hatem Mersal | Egypt |
| 2000 | Younès Moudrik | Morocco |
| 2002 | Younès Moudrik | Morocco |
| 2004 | Jonathan Chimier | Mauritius |
| 2006 | Ignisious Gaisah | Ghana |
| 2008 | Yahya Berrabah | Morocco |
| 2010 | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | South Africa |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ajayi Agbebaku | Nigeria |
| 1982 | Mamadou Diallo | Senegal |
| 1984 | Joseph Taiwo | Nigeria |
| 1985 | Paul Emordi | Nigeria |
| 1988 | António Santos | Angola |
| 1989 | Eugene Koranteng | Ghana |
| 1990 | Toussaint Rabenala | Madagascar |
| 1992 | Toussaint Rabenala | Madagascar |
| 1993 | Toussaint Rabenala | Madagascar |
| 1996 | Paul Nioze | Seychelles |
| 1998 | Andrew Owusu | Ghana |
| 2000 | Andrew Owusu | Ghana |
| 2002 | Olivier Sanou | Burkina Faso |
| 2004 | Olivier Sanou | Burkina Faso |
| 2006 | Tarik Bougtaib | Morocco |
| 2008 | Ndiss Kaba Badji | Senegal |
| 2010 | Tosin Oke | Nigeria |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Youssef Nagui Asaad | Egypt |
| 1982 | Youssef Nagui Asaad | Egypt |
| 1984 | Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush | Egypt |
| 1985 | Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush | Egypt |
| 1988 | Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush | Egypt |
| 1989 | Robert Welikhe | Kenya |
| 1990 | Robert Welikhe | Kenya |
| 1992 | Chima Ugwu | Nigeria |
| 1993 | Carel le Roux | South Africa |
| 1996 | Henk Booysen | South Africa |
| 1998 | Burger Lambrechts | South Africa |
| 2000 | Chima Ugwu | Nigeria |
| 2002 | Janus Robberts | South Africa |
| 2004 | Janus Robberts | South Africa |
| 2006 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag | Egypt |
| 2008 | Abdu Moaty Moustafa | Egypt |
| 2010 | Burger Lambrechts | South Africa |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Abderrazak Ben Hassine | Tunisia |
| 1982 | Mohamed Naguib Hamed | Egypt |
| 1984 | Mohamed Naguib Hamed | Egypt |
| 1985 | Christian Okoye | Nigeria |
| 1988 | Adewale Olukoju | Nigeria |
| 1989 | Hassan Ahmed Hamad | Egypt |
| 1990 | Hassan Ahmed Hamad | Egypt |
| 1992 | Adewale Olukoju | Nigeria |
| 1993 | Mickael Conjungo | Central African Republic |
| 1996 | Serge Doh | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1998 | Frantz Kruger | South Africa |
| 2000 | Frits Potgieter | South Africa |
| 2002 | Janus Robberts | South Africa |
| 2004 | Frantz Kruger | South Africa |
| 2006 | Omar Ahmed ElGazaly | Egypt |
| 2008 | Hannes Hopley | South Africa |
| 2010 | Omar Ahmed ElGazaly | Egypt |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Abdellah Boubekeur | Algeria |
| 1982 | Hisham Fouad Greis | Egypt |
| 1984 | Hakim Toumi | Algeria |
| 1985 | Hakim Toumi | Algeria |
| 1988 | Hakim Toumi | Algeria |
| 1989 | Hakim Toumi | Algeria |
| 1990 | Sherif Farouk El Hennawi | Egypt |
| 1992 | Hakim Toumi | Algeria |
| 1993 | Hakim Toumi | Algeria |
| 1996 | Hakim Toumi | Algeria |
| 1998 | Chris Harmse | South Africa |
| 2000 | Samir Haouam | Algeria |
| 2002 | Chris Harmse | South Africa |
| 2004 | Chris Harmse | South Africa |
| 2006 | Chris Harmse | South Africa |
| 2008 | Chris Harmse | South Africa |
| 2010 | Mohsen El Anany | Egypt |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Jacques Ayé Abehi | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1982 | Zakayo Malekwa | Tanzania |
| 1984 | Tarek Chaabani | Tunisia |
| 1985 | Ahmed Mahour Bacha | Algeria |
| 1988 | Justin Arop | Uganda |
| 1989 | Pius Bazighe | Nigeria |
| 1990 | Fidèle Rakotonirina | Madagascar |
| 1992 | Tom Petranoff | South Africa |
| 1993 | Tom Petranoff | South Africa |
| 1996 | Pius Bazighe | Nigeria |
| 1998 | Marius Corbett | South Africa |
| 2000 | Maher Ridane | Tunisia |
| 2002 | Gerhardus Pienaar | South Africa |
| 2004 | Gerhardus Pienaar | South Africa |
| 2006 | Gerhardus Pienaar | South Africa |
| 2008 | Mohamed Ali Kebabou | Tunisia |
| 2010 | Eha El Sayed Abdelrahman | Egypt |
| Year | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mohamed Bensaad | Algeria |
| 1982 | Charles Kokoyo | Kenya |
| 1984 | Mourad Mahour Bacha | Algeria |
| 1985 | Mourad Mahour Bacha | Algeria |
| 1988 | Mahmoud Aït Ouhamou | Algeria |
| 1989 | Mourad Mahour Bacha | Algeria |
| 1990 | Abdennacer Moumen | Morocco |
| 1992 | Mourad Mahour Bacha | Algeria |
| 1993 | Pierre Faber | South Africa |
| 1996 | Anis Riahi | Tunisia |
| 1998 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria |
| 2000 | Rédouane Youcef | Algeria |
| 2002 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia |
| 2004 | Anis Riahi | Tunisia |
| 2006 | Hamdi Dhouibi | Tunisia |
| 2008 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria |
| 2010 | Larbi Bouraada | Algeria |
| Year | Country |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1982 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1984 | Nigeria |
| 1985 | Nigeria |
| 1988 | Nigeria |
| 1989 | Nigeria |
| 1990 | Nigeria |
| 1992 | South Africa |
| 1993 | Ghana |
| 1996 | Nigeria |
| 1998 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000 | Ghana |
| 2002 | Nigeria |
| 2004 | Nigeria |
| 2006 | Nigeria |
| 2008 | South Africa |
| 2010 | South Africa |
| Year | Country |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Kenya |
| 1982 | Kenya |
| 1984 | Senegal |
| 1985 | Kenya |
| 1989 | Ethiopia |
| 1990 | Kenya |
| 1990 | Nigeria |
| 1992 | South Africa |
| 1993 | Kenya |
| 1996 | Senegal |
| 1998 | Senegal |
| 2000 | Algeria |
| 2002 | Morocco |
| 2004 | Zimbabwe |
| 2006 | Kenya |
| 2008 | South Africa |
| 2010 | Kenya |