Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games
Appearance
Athletics at the IX All-Africa Games | |
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Dates | 18–22 July |
Host city | Algiers, Algeria![]() |
Venue | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 |
Events | 46 |
Participation | 628 athletes from 50 nations |
Records set | 4 Games records |
The athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007. Nigeria was the most successful nation of the competition having won nine golds and 24 medals in total. South Africa was a close second with seven golds and also a total of 24 medals overall. Tunisia and Botswana were the next most successful (both with five golds), although Ethiopia and Kenya had greater medal hauls.
Men's results
[edit]Track
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
Olusoji Fasuba ![]() |
10.18 | Eric Nkansah ![]() |
10.35 | Uchenna Emedolu ![]() |
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 ![]() |
20.81 | Seth Amoo ![]() |
20.88 | Obinna Metu ![]() |
20.94 |
July 22: Julius moved up from the bronze medal position at the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
400 m |
California Molefe ![]() |
45.59 | Young Talkmore Nyongani ![]() |
45.76 | Mathieu Gnanligo ![]() |
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 ![]() |
1:45.22 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi ![]() |
1:45.54 | Justus Koech ![]() |
1:45.80 |
July 20: Big surprise victory as Kaki Khamis upset 2004 Olympic silver medallist Mulaudzi. | ||||||
1500 m |
Asbel Kiprop ![]() |
3:38.97 | Antar Zerguelaine ![]() |
3:39.04 | Tarek Boukensa ![]() |
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 ![]() |
13:12:51 | Josphat Kiprono Menjo ![]() |
13:12.64 | Tariku Bekele ![]() |
13:13.43 |
July 22: Kipsiro won Uganda's first gold medal at the Games. | ||||||
10,000 m |
Zersenay Tadese ![]() |
27:00.30 GR | Tadesse Tola ![]() |
27:28.08 | Gebregziabher Gebremariam ![]() |
27:41.24 |
July 19: Tadese 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 ![]() |
1:02:24 | Martin Sulle ![]() |
1:03:01 | Yonas Kifle ![]() |
1:03:19 |
July 20 | ||||||
110 m h |
Salim Nurudeen ![]() |
13.59 GR | Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja ![]() |
13.72 | Shaun Bownes ![]() |
13.81 |
July 19: Nurudeen established a new Games record. | ||||||
400 m h |
L.J. van Zyl ![]() |
48.74 | Pieter De Villiers ![]() |
48.91 | Alwyn Myburgh ![]() |
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 ![]() |
8:15.11 | Ezekiel Kemboi ![]() |
8:16.93 | Nahom Mesfin ![]() |
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 ![]() |
1:22:33 | David Kimutai ![]() |
1:24:16 | Mohamed Ameur ![]() |
1:25:12 |
July 21 | ||||||
4 x 100 m |
![]() Isaac Uche, Obinna Metu, Chinedu Oriala, Olusoji Fasuba |
38.91 | ![]() Morne Nagel, Leigh Julius, Lee Roy Newton, Sherwin Vries |
39.11 | ![]() Ngonidzashe Makusha, Gabriel Mvumvure, Brian Dzingai, Lewis Banda |
39.16 NR |
July 20: Nigeria and South Africa defended their positions from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
4 x 400 m |
![]() Zacharia Kamberuka, Isaac Makwala, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Tshepo Kelaotse |
3:03.16 | ![]() Olusegun Ogunkule, Edu Nkami, Victor Isaiah, Saul Weigopwa |
3:03.99 | ![]() Nelton Ndebele, Young Talkmore Nyongani, Gabriel Chikomo, Lewis Banda |
3:04.84 |
July 22 | ||||||
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
|
Field
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Kabelo Kgosiemang ![]() |
2.27 | Abderrahmane Hammad ![]() |
2.24 | Mohamed Benhedia ![]() Arinze Obiora ![]() |
2.20 |
July 22: Kosiemang defended his title from the 2006 African Championships, ahead of veteran Hammad. | ||||||
Pole vault |
Abderrahmane Tamada ![]() |
5.10 | Karim Sène ![]() |
5.10 | Hamdi Dhouibi ![]() |
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. | ||||||
Long jump |
Gable Garenamotse ![]() |
8.08 (+0.7) | Arnaud Casquette ![]() |
8.03 (+1.4) | Khotso Mokoena ![]() |
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. | ||||||
Triple jump |
Ndiss Kaba Badji ![]() |
16.80 (+0.0) | Hugo Mamba-Schlick ![]() |
16.61 (+0.0) | Andrew Owusu ![]() |
16.32 (+1.0) |
July 19: Khotso Mokoena exited the competition after three invalid attempts. | ||||||
Shot put |
Yasser Fathy Ibrahim Farag ![]() |
19.20 | Roelie Potgieter ![]() |
19.02 | Mohammed Medded ![]() |
17.94 |
July 19: Farag, who also won the discus throw silver medal, retained his title from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
Discus |
Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly ![]() |
62.28 | Yasser Fathy Ibrahim Farag ![]() |
61.58 | Hannes Hopley ![]() |
57.79 |
July 18: El Ghazaly and Farag retained their positions from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
Hammer |
Chris Harmse ![]() |
76.73 | Mohsen El Anany ![]() |
72.00 | Saber Souid ![]() |
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. | ||||||
Javelin |
John Robert Oosthuizen ![]() |
78.05 | Gerhardus Pienaar ![]() |
76.70 | Mohamed Ali Kebabou ![]() |
71.77 |
July 22 | ||||||
Decathlon |
Hamdi Dhouibi ![]() |
7838 points GR | Boualem Lamri ![]() |
7473 points | Larbi Bouraada ![]() |
7349 points |
July 18–19: Dhouibi continued his dominance in African decathlon, this time beating the old Games record from 1999 of 7497 points. | ||||||
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Women's results
[edit]Track
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
Damola Osayemi ![]() |
11.20 | Constance Mkenku ![]() |
11.27 | Vida Anim ![]() |
11.33 |
July 19: Mkenku won the first All-Africa Games (Women's) 100 metres medal for a country other than Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon. | ||||||
200 m |
Damola Osayemi ![]() |
23.21 | Vida Anim ![]() |
23.29 | Amandine Allou Affoue ![]() |
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 ![]() |
51.13 | Joy Eze ![]() |
51.20 | Folashade Abugan ![]() |
51.44 |
July 20: Montsho won Botswana's first gold medal at the Games. | ||||||
800 m |
Leonor Piuza ![]() |
2:02.83 | Agnes Samaria ![]() |
203.17 | Nahida Touhami ![]() |
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 ![]() |
4:06.89 | Veronica Nyaruai ![]() |
4:09.11 | Agnes Samaria ![]() |
4:09.18 |
July 22: Samaria won her second medal at the Games. | ||||||
5000 m |
Meseret Defar ![]() |
15:02.72 | Meselech Melkamu ![]() |
15:03.86 | Sylvia Chibiwott Kibet ![]() |
15:06.39 |
July 18: Defar and Kibet defended their medals from the 2006 African Championships. | ||||||
10,000 m |
Mestawet Tufa ![]() |
31:26.05 | Edith Masai ![]() |
31:31.18 | Irene Kipchumba ![]() |
31:36.78 |
July 21: World leader Tufa beat 40-year-old Masai. | ||||||
Half marathon |
Souad Ait Salem ![]() |
1:13:35 | Atsede Baysa ![]() |
1:13:54 | Kenza Dahmani ![]() |
1:14:10 |
July 20: The first athletics gold medal for the host country. | ||||||
100 m h |
Toyin Augustus ![]() |
13.23 | Jessica Ohanaja ![]() |
13.27 | Fatmata Fofanah ![]() |
13.76 |
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 ![]() |
54.93 NR | Aissata Soulama ![]() |
55.49 NR | Ajoke Odumosu ![]() |
55.80 |
July 22 | ||||||
3000 m s'chase |
Ruth Bosibori ![]() |
9:31.99 | Mekdes Bekele Tadese ![]() |
9:49.95 | Netsanet Achamo ![]() |
9:51.63 |
July 20: The event was staged for the first time. | ||||||
20 km walk |
Chaima Trabelsi ![]() |
1:49:13 | Mercy Njoki ![]() |
1:49:18 | Arasa Asnaksh Abissa ![]() |
1:49:29 |
July 19 | ||||||
4 x 100 m |
![]() Mariama Salifu, Esther Dankwah, Gifty Addy, Vida Anim |
43.84 | ![]() Gladys Nwabani, Endurance Ojokolo, Damola Osayemi, Emem Edem |
43.85 | ![]() 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 |
![]() Joy Eze, Folashade Abugan, Sekinat Adesanya, Christy Ekpukhon |
3:29.74 | ![]() Estie Wittstock, Amanda Kotze, Tihanna Vorster, Tsholofelo Selemela |
3:33.62 | ![]() 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. | ||||||
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Field
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High jump |
Doreen Amata ![]() |
1.89 | Anika Smit ![]() |
1.89 | Marcoleen Pretorius ![]() |
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 ![]() |
3.85 | Ahmed Eman Nesrim ![]() |
3.60 | Eva Thornton ![]() |
3.30 |
July 19: Five athletes entered the competition. First-time competitor Leila Ben Youssef of Tunisia claimed the gold. | ||||||
Long jump |
Janice Josephs ![]() |
6.79 (+0.1) | Blessing Okagbare ![]() |
6.46 (+1.8) | Yah Koïta ![]() |
6.35w (+2.2) |
July 21 | ||||||
Triple jump |
Yamilé Aldama ![]() |
14.46 (+0.5) | Chinonye Ohadugha ![]() |
14.21 (-0.1) NR |
Otonye Iworima ![]() |
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 ![]() |
17.60 | Simoné du Toit ![]() |
16.77 | Veronica Abrahamse ![]() |
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 ![]() |
58.40 | Monia Kari ![]() |
55.15 | Vivian Chukwuemeka ![]() |
52.52 |
July 21 | ||||||
Hammer |
Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat ![]() |
65.70 | Funke Adeoye ![]() |
64.04 | Florence Ezeh ![]() |
59.55 |
July 19: Arafat retained her title from the 2006 African Championships. Five athletes entered the competition. | ||||||
Javelin |
Justine Robbeson ![]() |
58.09 | Lindy Leveau ![]() |
56.49 | Sunette Viljoen ![]() |
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 ![]() |
6278 points GR | Patience Okoro ![]() |
5161 points | Beatrice Kamboule ![]() |
4994 points NR |
July 20–21: Simpson improved her own Games record. | ||||||
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Medal table
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* Host nation (Algeria)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (27 entries) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 139 |
Participating nations
[edit]Algeria (55)
Angola (5)
Benin (6)
Botswana (16)
Burkina Faso (12)
Burundi (8)
Cameroon (13)
Central African Republic (7)
Chad (9)
Comoros (1)
Ivory Coast (10)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (9)
Djibouti (2)
Egypt (13)
Equatorial Guinea (4)
Eritrea (23)
Ethiopia (35)
Gabon (5)
Gambia (9)
Ghana (16)
Guinea (8)
Guinea-Bissau (4)
Kenya (48)
Lesotho (6)
Liberia (10)
Libya (7)
Madagascar (5)
Malawi (2)
Mali (10)
Mauritania (3)
Mauritius (11)
Mozambique (6)
Namibia (8)
Niger (2)
Nigeria (57)
Republic of the Congo (2)
Rwanda (13)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Senegal (21)
Seychelles (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
South Africa (76)
Sudan (15)
Swaziland (1)
Tanzania (5)
Togo (3)
Tunisia (14)
Uganda (9)
Zambia (5)
Zimbabwe (16)
References
[edit]Results
[edit]- Results
- Results
- All-Africa Games - GBR Athletics
Daily reports
[edit]- Powell, David (2007-07-18). "Defar retains title, Kemboi upset - All Africa Games day 1". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- Powell, David (2007-07-19). "In Algiers, another landmark for Tadesse - All Africa Games day 2". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- Powell, David (2007-07-21). "Kaki surprises Mulaudzi in Algiers - All Africa Games Day 3". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- Powell, David (2007-07-21). "Van Zyl leads South African gold parade in Algiers – All Africa Games Day 4". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- Powell, David (2007-07-22). "Compelling races and a pair of upsets as All Africa Games conclude". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-07-26.