The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...

, the capital city of Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date. It was the first time in its then 29-year history the African Championships in Athletics

African Championships in Athletics

The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics. It is generally organised biennually, every other event is held same year as the Summer Olympics....

 were held in Eastern Africa, despite the region's well-documented success in long-distance running.

In the men's 100 m, Nigerians Olusoji Fasuba

Olusoji Fasuba

Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds....

 and Uchenna Emedolu

Uchenna Emedolu

Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...

 repeated the places at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics

2006 African Championships in Athletics

The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Black River district...

. On April 30, there was a 35-minute delay to the men's 10,000 metres due to weather, but the Ethiopians dominated the podium and the race, with the missed absence of world champion Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...

.

Track

100 m	Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds....	10.10 SB	Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...	10.21 SB	Hannes Dreyer Hannes Dreyer Johannes "Hannes" Jacobus Gerhardu Dreyer is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Dreyer represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang...	10.24 PB
200 m	Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Mpuang represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Hannes Dreyer. In their qualification heat they did not finish...	20.53 PB	Stéphan Buckland	20.62 SB	Samuel Kenosi Samuel Kenosi Fanuel Kenosi is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 2008 African Championships in Addis Ababa he won a bronze medal in the 200 metres, in a national record of 20.72 seconds, and finished fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay...	20.72 NR
400 m	Ali Babiker Nagmeldin Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca....	45.64 SB	Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	45.64 PB	James Godday James Godday James Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the...	45.77 SB
800 m	David Rudisha David Rudisha David Lekuta Rudisha is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world record holder in the 800 metres with a time of 1:41.01. Rudisha holds four of the ten fastest times for this event.-Early life:...	1:44.20 SB	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...	1:45.41 SB	Asbel Kiprop Asbel Kiprop Asbel Kiprop is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Kiprop was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for doping...	1:46.02
1500 m	Haron Keitany Haron Keitany Haron Keitany is a runner from Kenya, who specialises in 1500 metres. In 2008, he won 1500 metres races at the African Championships, the IAAF Golden League meeting of Weltklasse Zürich, and World Athletics Final...	3:43.47	Gideon Gathimba Gideon Gathimba Gideon Gathimba is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished fourth at the 2008 World Athletics Final and fifth at the 2009 World Athletics Final....	3:43.56	Juan van Deventer Juan Van Deventer Juan van Deventer is a South African middle distance runner, who represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships....	3:43.63
5000 m	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...	13:49.67	Isaac Songok Isaac Songok Isaac Kiprono Songok is a Kenyan long-distance runner.He went St. Patrick's High School in Iten, famous for producing runners....	13:49.91	Ali Abdosh Ali Abdosh Ali Abdosh is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 2008 African Championships, finished sixth at the 2009 World Championships and twelfth at the 2009 World Athletics Final.His personal best times are 12:56.53 minutes in the 5000...	13:50.64
10,000 m	Gebregziabher Gebremariam	28:17.11 SB	Ibrahim Jeilan Ibrahim Jeilan Ibrahim Jeilan Gashu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres on the track, as well as cross country running...	28:30.66 SB	Eshetu Wondemu	28:56.36 SB
110 m hurdles	Hennie Kotze	13.95	Samuel Okon	14.08	Selim Nurudeen Selim Nurudeen Selim Nurudeen is a hurdler from Nigeria. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles with a time of 13.83 seconds.-References:...	14.27
400 m hurdles	LJ van Zyl	48.91 SB	Abderahmane Hammadi	49.84 NR	Ibrahima Maïga Ibrahima Maïga Ibrahima Maïga is a Malian hurdler. He was born in Sareyamou.He finished fourth at the 2004 African Championships, fifth at the 2006 African Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 African Championships...	49.84 SB
3000 m s'chase	Richard Mateelong Richard Mateelong Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase. He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and he has two World Championship medals in the discipline.-Career:He was born in Lenape village, near Narok town in 1983. He...	8:31.61	Michael Kipyego Michael Kipyego Michael Kipyego is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:39.93 min *3000 metres - 7:53.18 min...	8:32.94	Willy Komen Willy Komen Willy Rutto Komen is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-References:...	8:41.98
20 km walk	Moahmed Ameur	1:22.55 PB	Hichem Medjeber	1:23.29 PB	Hassanine Sebei Hassanine Sebei Hassanine Sebei, , is a Tunisian racewalker who specialises in the 20 kilometres race walk. He was the 2010 African champion and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	1:23.58 SB
4 x 100 m relay	Hannes Dreyer Hannes Dreyer Johannes "Hannes" Jacobus Gerhardu Dreyer is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Dreyer represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang... Corne Du Plessis Corne Du Plessis Corne du Plessis is a South African sprinter. Together with Morne Nagel, Lee-Roy Newton and Matthew Quinn he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Their time of 38.47 seconds was a South African record... Sergio Mullins Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang Thuso Mpuang is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Mpuang represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Hannes Dreyer. In their qualification heat they did not finish...	38.75	Togoh Victor Akrong Allah Laryea Seth Amoo Seth Amoo Seth Amoo is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Amoo represented Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Appiah is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where the Ghanaian team finished fifth in the final.Participating in the 2004 Summer...	40.30	Idrissa Adam Idrissa Adam Idrissa Adam is a Cameroonian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.His first international outing came at the African Junior Athletics Championships in 2003, where he was fifth in the 100 m final... François Belinga Alain Olivier Nyounai Joseph Batangdon Joseph Batangdon Joseph Batangdon is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Batangdon became African champion in 2004, a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.- Achievements...	40.60
4 x 400 m relay	Pieter Smith  Ockert Cilliers Ockert Cilliers Ockert Cilliers is a South African 400 m hurdler. Born in Vanderbijlpark, Cilliers now lives in Potchefstroom . He is 1.70 m tall and weighs 74 kg....   Sibusiso Sishi  LJ van Zyl	3:03.58	Rabah Yusif Ali Babiker Nagmeldin Ahmad Ismail Abubaker Kaki	3:04.00 NR	Mamadou Kasse Hann Seth Mbow Mamadou Gueye Nouha Badji	3:05.93

Field

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....	Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang is a male high jumper from Botswana. He won the 2006 African Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 2.30 metres, the best result since Abderrahmane Hammad won with 2.34 m in 2000....	2.34 NR	Mohammed Benhadja	2.18	Boubacar Séré	2.18 SB
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...	Yahya Berrabah Yahya Berrabah Yahya Berrabah is a Moroccan long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 African Championships. At the 2006 African Championships he finished eighth in the long jump and seventh in the triple jump. He won the gold medal at the 2008 African Championships...	8.04 SB	Jonathan Chimier Jonathan Chimier Jonathan Chimier is a Mauritian long jumper who won the 2004 African Championships in Athletics.His personal best jump is 8.28 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Athens. This is the Mauritian record. He is also a sprinter and competes mainly in the 60 metres...	7.99 SB	Stephan Louw Stephan Louw Stephan Louw is a Namibian long jumper.At the 2001 Summer Universiade he won the silver medal in long jump and participated in 4 x 100 metres relay. The Namibian relay team, which consisted of Louw, Sherwin Vries, Thobias Akwenye and Benedictus Botha, finished fourth in a new Namibian record of...	7.98
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...	Mouhsin Cheouari	4.80 PB	Larbi Bouraada	4.50	Willem Coertzen Willem Coertzen Willem Coertzen is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He was the silver medallist in the event at the African Championships in Athletics in 2008...	4.00 PB
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...	Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships...	17.07 NR	Hugo Mamba	16.92 NR	Tareq Bougtaib	16.82
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....	Abdu Moaty Moustafa	18.06	Yasser Ibrahim	17.39	Janus Robberts Janus Robberts Janus Robberts is a South African athlete who competes in the shot put, and occasionally discus throw. He is the current African record holder in shot put with 21.97 metres, and also a former junior world record holder...	16.44
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...	Hannes Hopley Hannes Hopley Johannes Hopley is a South African discus thrower. His personal best throw is 67.66 metres, achieved in May 2004 in College Station.-Achievements:-External links:...	56.98	Yasser Ibrahim	56.06 SB	Nabil Kiram	52.99
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...	Mohamed Ali Kebabou	74.20 PB	Kenechukwu Ezeofor	72.53 PB	Sammy Keskeny	69.84 SB
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...	Chris Harmse Chris Harmse Christiaan Harmse is a South African hammer thrower. He has broken the African record seven times, and holds the championship record for both the African Championships and All-Africa Games....	77.72 SB	Mohamed Hicham Al-Gamal	69.70	Ahmed Abd El Raouf	68.15
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...	Larbi Bouraada	7574 PB	Willem Coertzen Willem Coertzen Willem Coertzen is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He was the silver medallist in the event at the African Championships in Athletics in 2008...	7374	Boualem Lamri	6919 SB

Track

100 m	Damola Osayomi	11.22	Vida Anim Vida Anim Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the...	11.43	Delphine Atangana Delphine Atangana Delphine Atangana is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and finished seventh in the 200 metres. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 World Indoor...	11.46
200 m	Isabel le Roux Isabel Le Roux Isabel Le Roux is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 2008 African Championships she won the 200 metres race in a personal best time of 22.69 seconds. She also won a bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay....	22.69 PB	Kadiatou Camara Kadiatou Camara Kadiatou Camara is a Malian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She formerly competed in the long jump.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.35 s *100 metres - 11.48 s *200 metres - 22.70 s...	22.70 NR	Damola Osayomi	22.83 PB
400 m	Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...	49.83 NR,CR	Sade Abugan	50.89	Racheal Nachula Racheal Nachula Racheal Nachula is a Zambian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the bronze medal at the 2008 African Championships, in a personal best time of 51.39 seconds. She competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2006 World Junior Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, and...	51.39 NR, NJR
800 m	Pamela Jelimo Pamela Jelimo Pamela Jelimo is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal and also the first Kenyan to win the Golden League Jackpot...	1:58.70 NJR	Maria de Lurdes Mutola	2:00.47 SB	Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria is a Namibian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was born in Otjiwarongo.Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 53.83 s...	2:00.62 SB
1500 m	Gelete Burka	4:08.25	Maskerem Assefa	4:10.40	Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria is a Namibian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was born in Otjiwarongo.Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 53.83 s...	4:13.91
5000 m	Meselech Melkamu Meselech Melkamu Meselech Melkamu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and cross-country events...	15:49.81	Meseret Defar Meseret Defar Meseret Defar is a female long-distance runner from Ethiopia who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5000 metres...	15:50.19	Grace Momanyi Grace Momanyi Grace Kwamboka Momanyi is a Kenyan long distance runner of the Kisii tribe.She won the 2000 and 2005 10K races at the Ottawa Marathon, setting a course record in her second victory. In 2006 she moved to Japan to represt local Dauhatsu athletics team, but was mostly out of action due to injuries....	15:50.19
10,000 m	Tirunesh Dibaba Tirunesh Dibaba Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current Olympic 5000 metres and 10,000 metres champion...	32:49.08	Ejegayehu Dibaba Ejegayehu Dibaba Ejegayehu Dibaba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.She is a member of the Oromo ethnic group from the high-altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region. She is the third child of six, her younger sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe are also international long distance athletes, and brother Dejene is marked...	32:50.36	Wude Ayalew	32:55.17
100 m hurdles	Fatmata Fofanah Fatmata Fofanah Fatmata Fofanah is a Guinean athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. Born in Sierra Leone duiring the Civil War, she grew up in Guinea and the United States...	13.10 NR	Toyin Augustus Toyin Augustus Olutoyin "Toyin" Augustus is a Nigerian hurdler who competes in the 100 metres hurdles.She began her career with a win at the African Championships in Athletics in 2006, easily beating the opposition to the 100 m hurdles title. She went on to represent Africa at the 2006 IAAF World Cup, where...	13.12	Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam is a Cameroonian athlete who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres hurdles - 13.71 s *400 metres hurdles - 56.90 s - national record...	13.52
400 m hurdles	Joke Odumosu	55.92 SB	Lamia El Habz	56.07 PB	Aïssata Soulama Aïssata Soulama Aïssata Soulama is a Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the 400m hurdles.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, in the 400 metre hurdles, where she marginally qualified for the second round, being the slowest of the qualifiers with a time of 56.37 seconds.- External links :*...	56.13 SB
3000 m s'chase	Zemzem Ahmed	9:44.58 PB	Mekdes Bekele	9:59.52 SB	Ruth Bosibori Ruth Bosibori Ruth Bosibori Nyangau is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase....	10:00.18 SB
20 km walk	Grace Wanjiru Grace Wanjiru Grace Wanjiru Njue is a female race walker from Kenya. She is a three-time African Champion and a Commonwealth Games medallist.grace wanijiru used to have the last name walker...	1:39.50 NR	Ararissa Abissa Asnakch	1:40.12 NR	Mary Njoki	1:41.15 PB
4 x 100 m relay	Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.08 s *100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:... Gloria Kemasuode Gloria Kemasuode Gloria Kemasuode Ubiebor is a female track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Nigeria.... Susan Akene Damola Osayomi	43.79	Gifty Addy Gifty Addy Gifty Addy is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.82 s *200 metres - 24.18 s *400 metres - 54.00 s-References:... Elizabeth Amolofo Elizabeth Amolofo Elizabeth Amolofo is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Esther Dankwah Esther Dankwah Esther Dankwah is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. She lives in the Netherlands since 2003.She won the bronze medal with the African 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2006 IAAF World Cup... Vida Anim Vida Anim Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the...	44.12	Tsholofelo Thipe Isabel le Roux Isabel Le Roux Isabel Le Roux is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 2008 African Championships she won the 200 metres race in a personal best time of 22.69 seconds. She also won a bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay.... Christine Ras Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.- Achievements :*2008 African Championships - sixth place , fourth place , bronze medal...	44.28
4 x 400 m relay	Oluoma Nwoke Sade Abugan Endurance Abinuwa Joy Eze Joy Eze Joy Eze is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.20 seconds, set during the 2007 All-Africa Games....	3:30.07	Florence Wasike Charity Wandia Joyce Zakari Pamela Jelimo Pamela Jelimo Pamela Jelimo is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal and also the first Kenyan to win the Golden League Jackpot...	3:37.67	Fatou Diabaye Mame Fatou Faye Maty Salame Souma Fatou	3:38.42

Field

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....	Anika Smit	1.88	Marcoleen Pretorius	1.84	Marizca Gertenbach	1.84
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...	Leila Ben Youssef	4.00	Nisrine Dinar	3.80	Laetitia Berthier	3.70
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...	Janice Josephs Janice Josephs Janice Josephs is a South African heptathlete.She finished nineteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the latter in a personal best score of 6181 points. On the regional level she won a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships and the gold at the 2006...	6.64	Chinaza Amadi Chinaza Amadi Chinazom Doris Amadi is a Nigerian long jumper.She won the bronze medal at the 2006 African Championships. At the 2007 All-Africa Games she finished fourth, missing the bronze medal by a two centimetre margin. At the 2008 African Championships she won the silver medal.Her personal best jump is...	6.31	Patricia Soman Patricia Soman -Achievements:-References:...	6.13
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...	Françoise Mbango	14.76 SB	Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Pozo is a Cuban-born triple jumper currently competing for Great Britain after formerly representing Cuba and Sudan.Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba, and initially represented her country of birth...	14.36 SB	Chinonye Ohadugha Chinonye Ohadugha Chinonyelum Ohadugha is a Nigerian triple jumper.In 2006 she finished fourth at the Commonwealth Games. In 2007 she won the silver medal at the All-Africa Games with a jump of 14.21 metres, a new Nigerian record. She did not reach the final round at the 2007 World Championships, but won the bronze...	14.14 SB
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....	Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008...	17.50	Kasey Onmuchekwa	16.29	Veronica Abrahamse	16.00
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...	Elizna Naude Elizna Naudé Elizna Naudé is a South African discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Stellenbosch. She is a teacher at Vaalpark Primary School, Sasolburg, South Africa....	55.34	Suzanne Kragbé	49.52	Simoné du Toit Simoné du Toit Simoné du Toit is a South African shot putter.Her personal best throw is 17.13 metres, achieved in October 2005 in Naboomspruit. In the discus throw she has 53.07 metres, achieved in February 2006 in Roodepoort.-Achievements:...	47.10
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...	Marwa Hussein Marwa Hussein Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat is an Egyptian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68.48 metres, achieved in February 2005 in Cairo. This is the current African record....	62.26	Florence Ezeh Florence Ezeh Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh is a female hammer thrower from Togo, who previously represented France during her career. She set her personal best on August 9, 2002 at the European Championships in Munich. Ezeh attended the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.-Achievements:-References:...	61.26	Funke Adeoye	57.02
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...	Sunette Viljoen Sunette Viljoen Sunette Stella Viljoen is a South African javelin thrower, who has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She also made one Women's Test cricket and 17 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2000 and 2002.She won gold at the 2009 Summer...	55.17	Lindy Leveau-Agricole Lindy Leveau-Agricole Lindy Brigitte Leveau-Agricole is a Seychellois javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 57.86 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Victoria. This is the national record. She also holds national records in the shot put and discus throw.-Achievements:-References:*...	52.92 SB	Hana'a Hassan Omar	52.32
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:...	Patience Okoro	4906	Florence Wasike	4867	Nadege Essama Foe	4470

Medals table

1		12	2	8	22
2		7	7	5	19
3		6	6	3	15
4		5	5	6	16
5		2	4	1	7
6		2	3	2	7
7		2	2	2	6
8		2	1	1	4
9		2	0	1	3
10		1	3	0	4
11		1	1	4	6
12		1	0	2	3
13		1	0	0	1
14		0	3	0	3
15		0	2	0	2
16		0	1	1	2
16		0	1	1	2
18		0	1	0	1
18		0	1	0	1
18		0	1	0	1
21		0	0	3	3
22		0	0	2	2
23		0	0	1	1
23		0	0	1	1
Total		44	44	44	132

External links

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• Official results
• Results