1982 African Championships in Athletics

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Ernest Obeng Ernest Obeng Ernest Obeng is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.21 seconds, achieved in August 1980 in Budapest. Ghana boycotted the Olympic Games that year.... Ghana	10.20	Théophile Nkounkou Republic of the Congo	10.20	Boubacar Diallo Senegal	10.50
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Boubacar Diallo Senegal	20.97	Georges Kablan Degnan Côte d'Ivoire	21.41	Omar Ghizlat Morocco	21.46
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Amadou Dia Ba Amadou Dia Ba El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:... Senegal	45.80	James Atuti Kenya	45.90	Mike Okot Mike Okot Mike Okot is a retired Ugandan sprinter who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres.Okot finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics, together with teammates John Goville, Moses Kyeswa and Peter Rwamuhanda, in a national record time of 3:02.09 minutes.On the individual level... Uganda	46.20
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Juma Ndiwa Kenya	1:48.10	James Maina Kenya	1:48.54	Saïd Aouita Said Aouita Saïd Aouita is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 5000 meters at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 3000 meters at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and former world record holder at 1500m , 2000m , 3000m , and twice at 5000m [ and ]... Morocco	1:48.80
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Kip Cheruiyot Kenya	3:42.20	Saïd Aouita Said Aouita Saïd Aouita is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 5000 meters at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 3000 meters at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and former world record holder at 1500m , 2000m , 3000m , and twice at 5000m [ and ]... Morocco	3:42.20	Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running.Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 80's... Ethiopia	3:42.50
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running.Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 80's... Ethiopia	13:45.34	Eshetu Tura Eshetu Tura Eshetu Tura is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He won the bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-Career:... Ethiopia	13:50.33	Erastus Kemei Kenya	13:50.50
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Mohamed Kedir Ethiopia	28:55.50	Erastus Kemei Kenya	28:59.30	Ahmed Musa Jouda Ahmed Musa Jouda Ahmed Musa Jouda is a retired Sudanese long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1982 African Championships, and competed at the 1983 World Championships without reaching the final... Sudan	29:37.00
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...	Juma Ikangaa Juma Ikangaa Juma Ikangaa marathon runner from Tanzania, a sentimental favorite in Boston after finishing second three years in a row atthe Boston Marathon from 1988-1990... Tanzania	2:21:05	Djama Robleh Djama Robleh Djama Robleh is a retired Djiboutian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.He won the silver medal in this event at the 1982 African Championships and finished eighth in the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics... Djibouti	2:31:06	Abdillahi Charmaké Djibouti	2:39:59
3000 metre steeplechase	Eshetu Tura Eshetu Tura Eshetu Tura is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He won the bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-Career:... Ethiopia	8:30.47	Julius Korir Julius Korir Julius Korir is a former Kenyan athlete, who won the 3.000 m steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics.Born in Nandi, Kenya, Julius Korir rose into the international athletics scene in 1982, when he surprisingly won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.Korir improved his times during the 1983... Kenya	8:32.20	Joshua Kipkemboi Kenya	8:33.40
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Philip Sang Kenya	13.8	Charles Kokoyo Kenya	14.2	Hisham Mohamed Makin Egypt	14.3
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Amadou Dia Bâ Amadou Dia Ba El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:... Senegal	49.55	Peter Rwamuhanda Peter Rwamuhanda Peter Rwamuhanda was a retired Ugandan athlete who competed over 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:1984 Olympic Games - seventh place 1982 Commonwealth Games - silver medal... Uganda	49.85	Meshak Munyoro Kenya	51.69
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....	Moussa Fall Senegal	2.20	Boubacar Guèye Senegal	2.05	Bhaa El Din Bakr Sudan	2.05
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...	Loué Legbo Côte d'Ivoire	4.00	Gamal Ramses Egypt	3.80	Shawki Hassan Abdallah Egypt	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...	Doudou Ndiaye Senegal	7.62	Mohamed Kharib Mansour Egypt	7.51	Moses Kiyai Kenya	7.47
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...	Mamadou Diallo Mamadou Diallo (athlete) Mamadou Diallo is a retired triple jumper from Senegal. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 12th place in the final rankings with a jump of 15.99 m.-Achievements:... Senegal	16.23	Ahmed Hassan Badra Egypt	15.50	William Bisereko Uganda	15.42
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....	Youssef Nagui Asaad Egypt	20.44	Ahmed Kamel Shata Egypt	18.41	Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush is an Egyptian athlete .* Three times African champion in shot put, in 1984, 1985 and 1988.* Won a bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games.-Achievements:-References:... Egypt	17.89
Discus throw 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...	Mohamed Naguib Hamed Mohamed Naguib Hamed Mohamed Naguib Hamed is an Egyptian athlete, one of only a few Egyptians to win gold medals in African athletic events.Along with his colleagues Nagui Asaad, Hassan Ahmed Hamad, and Hisham Greis, he formed a strong Egyptian team in throwing events—in fact, a team considered to be the strongest one... Egypt	59.82	Hassan Ahmed Hamad Hassan Ahmed Hamad Hassan Ahmed Hamad is an Egyptian athlete who was a member of the Egyptian Athletics team between 1978 and 1992.He was a member of one of the strongest Egyptian teams in throw events with Nagui Asaad, Hisham Greis and Mohamed Naguib Hamed, this team is considered to be the strongest team Egypt... Egypt	53.08	Mohamed Fatihi Morocco	46.94
Hammer throw 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...	Hisham Fouad Greis Egypt	60.64	Ahmed Ibrahim Taha Egypt	57.86	Hisham Abdeslam Zaki Egypt	55.10
Javelin throw 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...	Zakayo Malekwa Zakayo Malekwa Zakayo Malekwa is a retired track and field athlete from Tanzania, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Moscow, Soviet Union . There he set his best Olympic result by finishing in 16th... Tanzania	76.18	George Odera Kenya	71.06	Akram Mohamed Khamis Egypt	64.24
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...	Charles Kokoyo Kenya	7080	Patrick Cheruiyot Kenya	6625	Solomon Kaptich Kenya	6511
20 kilometre road walk	Shemsu Hassan Ethiopia	1:41:39	David Munyao Kenya	1:49:14	Nelsensio Byingingo Uganda	1:57:02 (NR)
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Côte d'Ivoire	40.3	Senegal	40.6	Kenya	40.7
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Kenya	3:05.61	Senegal	3:05.75	Uganda	3:06.82

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Alice Adala Kenya	11.6	Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco	11.7	Nzaeli Kyomo Tanzania	11.7
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Nzaeli Kyomo Tanzania	23.7	Marième Boye Senegal	24.5	Ruth Enang Cameroon	24.6
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Ruth Atuti Kenya	54.48	Célestine N'Drin Célestine N'Drin Célestine N'Drin is a Côte d'Ivoire runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:400 metres - 52.04 s - national record.800 metres - 2:02.99 min - national record.-References:... Côte d'Ivoire	54.58	Marième Boye Senegal	54.87
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Evelyn Adiru Uganda	2:07.00	Célestine N'Drin Célestine N'Drin Célestine N'Drin is a Côte d'Ivoire runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:400 metres - 52.04 s - national record.800 metres - 2:02.99 min - national record.-References:... Côte d'Ivoire	2:08.20	Mary Chepkemboi Kenya	2:08.40
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Justina Chepchirchir Kenya	4:22.03	Mary Chepkemboi Kenya	4:24.58	Linah Cheruiyot Kenya	4:26.39
3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...	Justina Chepchirchir Kenya	9:20.30	Linah Cheruiyot Kenya	9:20.80	Hassania Darami Morocco	9:54.90
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco	13.8	Ruth Kyalisima Uganda	14.0	Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco	14.0
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco	58.42	Ruth Kyalisima Uganda	59.0	Rose Tata-Muya Rose Tata-Muya Rose Tata-Muya is a retired runner from Kenya who specialised mainly in 400m hurdles. She won medals at continental level and competed at the Olympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games.- Career :... Kenya	60.9
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....	Fernande Agnentchoué Gabon	1.67	Salimata Coulibaly Côte d'Ivoire	1.67	Lucienne N'Da Lucienne N'Da Lucienne N'Da is an Ivorian retired high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.95 metres, achieved at the 1992 African Championships in Belle Vue. This is the current national record.-Achievements:-References:... Côte d'Ivoire	1.64
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...	Jacinta Serete Kenya	5.37	Ifaf Abdel Fatah Mohamed Egypt	5.22	Soheir Mohamed Ahmed Egypt	5.03
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....	Odette Mistoul Gabon	14.21	Souad Malloussi Morocco	13.74	Herina Malit Kenya	12.56
Discus throw 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...	Zoubida Laayouni Morocco	51.50	Helen Alyek Uganda	42.40	Filomena Silva Angola	42.20
Javelin throw 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...	Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon	50.64	Fatiha Belamghar Morocco	45.86	Eunice Nekesa Kenya	44.14
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:...	Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco	5353	Margaret Bisereko Uganda	5029	Frida Kiptala Kenya	4808
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Kenya	46.77	Côte d'Ivoire	47.23	Senegal	50.62
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Kenya	3:43.80	Uganda	3:44.90	Morocco	3:47.40

Medal table

1	Kenya	12	10	12	34
2	Senegal	6	4	3	13
3	Ethiopia	4	1	1	6
4	Morocco	4	4	6	14
5	Egypt	3	7	6	16
6	Tanzania	3	0	1	4
7	Côte d'Ivoire	2	5	1	8
8	Gabon	2	0	0	2
9	Uganda	1	6	4	4
10	Cameroon	1	0	1	2
11	Ghana	1	0	0	1
12	Djibouti	0	1	1	2
13	Republic of the Congo	0	1	0	1
14	Sudan	0	0	2	2
15	Angola	0	0	1	1

External links

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