Athletics at the 2015 African Games
| Athletics at the XI African Games | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
Brazzaville, Congo  |
| Date(s) | 13–17 September |
| Main stadium | New Kintele Stadium |
| Participation |
564 athletes from 48 nations |
| Events | 46 |
|
2019 TBD → | |
The athletics competition at the 2015 African Games was held from 13–17 September 2015 at the New Kintele Stadium in Brazzaville, in the Republic of Congo.[1]
The original winners of the long jump competitions, Chinaza Amadi and Samson Idiata of Nigeria, failed drugs tests at the competition and were disqualified.[2]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
 Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV) | 10.04 NR |  Ogho-Oghene Egwero (NGR) | 10.17 | Hua Wilfried Koffi (CIV) | 10.23 |
| 200 metres |
Hua Wilfried Koffi (CIV) | 20.42 | Divine Oduduru (NGR) | 20.45 | Tega Odele (NGR) | 20.58 |
| 400 metres |
 Isaac Makwala (BOT) | 44.35 |  Boniface Mweresa (KEN) | 45.01 | Onkabetse Nkobolo (BOT) | 45.50 |
| 800 metres |
Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:50.45 |  Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG) | 1:50.72 | Job Kinyor (KEN) | 1:50.79 |
| 1500 metres |
 Mekonnen Gebremedhin (ETH) | 3:45.73 |  Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin (DJI) | 3:45.98 | Salim Keddar (ALG) | 3:46.31 |
| 5000 metres |
Getaneh Molla (ETH) | 13:21.88 | Leulsi Gebresilase (ETH) | 13:22.13 | Thomas Longosiwa (KEN) | 13:22.72 |
| 10,000 metres |
Tsebelu Zewude (ETH) | 27:27.19 | Leonard Barsoton (KEN) | 27:27.55 | Adugna Takele (ETH) | 27:28.40 |
| 110 metres hurdles |
 Antonio Alkana (RSA) | 13.32 GR | Lyès Mokdel (ALG) | 13.49 | Tyron Akins (NGA) | 13.54 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Abdelmalik Lahoulou (ALG) | 48.67 | Miloud Rahmani (ALG) | 49.27 |  Mohamed Sghaier (TUN) | 49.32 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Clement Kemboi Kimutai (KEN) | 8:20.31 | Hillary Kemboi Cheserek (KEN) | 8:22.96 SB | Hailemariyam Amare (ETH) | 8:24.19 SB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Ivory Coast Christopher Naliali Hua Wilfried Koffi Arthur Cisse Gue Ben Youssef Meïté | 38.93 |  NamibiaEven Tjiviju Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Dantago Gurirab Jesse Urikhob | 39.22 |  GhanaDaniel Gyasi Solomon Afful Emmanuel Dasor Shepard Agbeko | 39.71 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Kenya Raymond Kibet Alex Sampao Kiprono Koskei Boniface Mweresa | 3:00.34 GR | Botswana Onkabetse Nkobolo Nijel Amos Leaname Maotoanong Isaac Makwala | 3:00.95 | Algeria Miloud Laradt Miloud Rahmani Sofiane Bouhedda Abdelmalik Lahoulou | 3:03.07 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Lebogang Shange (RSA) | 1:26.43 | Samuel Ireri Gathimba (KEN) | 1:26.44 | Wayne Snyman (RSA) | 1:27.32 |
| Half marathon |
 Zersenay Tadese (ERI) | 1:03.11 | Luka Kanda (KEN) | 1:03.27 | Hizkel Tewelde (ERI) | 1:03.39 |
| High jump |
Kabelo Kgosiemang (BOT) | 2.25 |  Ali Mohd Younes Idriss (SUD) | 2.22 | Chris Moleya (RSA) | 2.22 |
| Pole vault |
Hichem Khalil Cherabi (ALG) | 5.25 | Jordan Yamoah (GHA) | 5.20 | Mohamed Romhdana (TUN) | 5.10 |
| Long jump |
 Ndiss Kaba Badji (SEN) | 7.74 | Mamadou Gueye (SEN) | 7.69 |  Romeo N'tia (BEN) | 7.44 |
| Triple jump |
Tosin Oke (NGA) | 17.00 | Olumide Olamigoke (NGA) | 16.98 |  Mamadou Chérif Dia (MLI) | 16.54 |
| Shot put |
Franck Elemba (CGO) | 20.25 GR, NR |  Mohamed Magdi Hamza (EGY) | 19.78 | Jaco Engelbrecht (RSA) | 19.55 |
| Discus throw |
Russell Tucker (RSA) | 60.41 |  Essohounamondom Tchalim (TOG) | 52.72 NR | Franck Elemba (CGO) | 50.30 |
| Hammer throw |
Mostafa Al-Gamel (EGY) | 74.92 | Chris Harmse (RSA) | 73.49 |  Nicholas Li Yun Fong (MRI) | 59.36 |
| Javelin throw |
Ihab El-Sayed (EGY) | 85.37 GR | John Ampomah (GHA) | 82.94 | Phil-Mar van Rensburg (RSA) | 76.85 |
| Decathlon |
Guillaume Thierry (MRI) | 7591 NR | Atsu Nyamadi (GHA) | 7478 | Fredriech Pretorius (RSA) | 7186 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) | 11.02 GR | Eunice Kadogo (KEN) | 11.47 NR |  Pon Karidjatou Traore (BFA) Adeline Gouenon (CIV) | 11.49 |
| 200 metres |
Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) | 22.57 | Ngozi Onwumere (NGR) | 23.24 | Lawretta Ozoh (NGR) | 23.37 |
| 400 metres |
 Kabange Mupopo (ZAM) | 50.22 NR | Patience Okon George (NGR) | 50.71 | Tjipekapora Herunga (NAM) | 51.55 |
| 800 metres |
Caster Semenya (RSA) | 2:00.97 | Annet Mwanzi (KEN) | 2:01.54 | Chaltu Shume (ETH) | 2:01.59 |
| 1500 metres |
Dawit Seyaum (ETH) | 4:16.69 | Beso Sado (ETH) | 4:18.86 | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) | 4:19.16 |
| 5000 metres |
Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN) | 15:30.15 | Rosemary Monica Wanjiru (KEN) | 15:30.18 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna (KEN) | 15:31.82 SB |
| 10,000 metres |
Alice Aprot (KEN) | 31:24.18 | Gladys Kiptagelai (KEN) | 31:36.87 | Gelete Burka (ETH) | 31:38.33 |
| 100 metres hurdles |
Oluwatobiloba Amusan (NGR) | 13.15 | Gnima Faye (SEN) | 13.28 | Lindsay Lindley (NGR) | 13.30 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Amaka Ogoegbunam (NGR) | 55.86 | Ajoke Odumosu (NGR) | 57.63 | Lilianne Klaasman (NAM) | 58.68 NR |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Sofia Assefa (ETH) | 9:51.30 | Hiwot Ayalew (ETH) | 9:51.94 | Purity Cherotich (KEN) | 9:52.54 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Nigeria Cecilia Francis Blessing Okagbare Ngozi Onwumere Lawretta Ozoh | 43.10 | Ghana Flings Owusu-Agyapong Gemma Acheampong Beatrice Gyaman Janet Amponsah | 43.72 | Ivory Coast Roswita Okou Adeline Gouenon Adjona Triphene Kouame Marie-Josée Ta Lou | 43.98 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Nigeria Rita Ossai Funke Oladoye Tosin Adeloye Patience Okon George | 3:27.12 | Botswana Lydia Mashila Goitseone Seleka Galafele Moroko Christine Botlogetswe | 3:32.84 | Kenya Hellen Syombua Annet Mwanzi Winnie Chebet Maureen Nyatichi | 3:35.91 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Grace Wanjiru Njue (KEN) | 1:38.28 GR | Aynalem Eshetu Shefrawe (ETH) | 1:36.49 | Askale Tiksa (ETH) | 1:42.25 |
| Half marathon |
Mamitu Deska (ETH) | 1:12.42 | Worknesh Degefa (ETH) | 1:12.42 | Yebergal Melese (ETH) | 1:12.42 |
| High jump |
 Lissa Labiche (SEY) | 1.91 | Doreen Amata (NGA) | 1.85 | Julia du Plessis (RSA) | 1.80 |
| Pole vault |
Syrine Ebondo (TUN) | 4.10 GR | Dorra Mahfoudhi (TUN) | 4.10 =GR | Sinaly Ouattara (CIV) | 3.40 |
| Long jump |
 Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin (CMR) | 6.31 | Romaissa Tahani Belabiod (ALG) | 6.30 | Lissa Labiche (SEY) | 6.25 |
| Triple jump |
Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin (CMR) | 13.75 | Ibrahim Blessing Ibukun (NGA) | 13.52 | Nadia Eke (GHA) | 13.40 NR |
| Shot put |
Auriole Dongmo (CMR) | 17.13 | Claire Uke (NGR) | 16.64 | Sonia Smuts (RSA) | 15.92 |
| Discus throw |
Claire Uke (NGR) | 54.25 | Ischke Senekal (RSA) | 50.53 | Julia Agawu (GHA) | 49.08 |
| Hammer throw |
Lætitia Bambara (BFA) | 66.91 GR | Amy Sène (SEN) | 63.94 | Jennifer Batu (CGO) | 62.13 NR |
| Javelin throw |
Kelechi Nwanaga (NGR) | 52.70 | Zuta Mary Nartey (GHA) | 50.93 | Jo-Ane van Dyk (RSA) | 50.52 |
| Heptathlon |
Uhunoma Osazuwa (NGR) | 5892 | Odile Ahouanwanou (BEN) | 5734 | Marthe Koala (BUR) | 5664 |
Para-sport
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m T11 | Ananias Shinkongo (NAM) | 11.45 | Olusegun Francis Rotawo (NGA) | 11.63 | Charles Christol Atangana Ntsama (CMR) | 11.84 |
| 100m T37 | Fanie van der Merwe (RSA) | 11.60 | Sofiane Hamdi (ALG) | 12.36 | Oumar Sidibe (MLI) | 12.81 |
| 100m T54 | Fathi Zouinkhi (TUN) | 14.88 | Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe (GHA) | 15.24 | Maamar Harachif (ALG) | 15.40 |
| 200m T11 | Ananias Shinkongo (NAM) | 23.00 | Olusegun Francis Rotawo (NGA) | 23.68 |  Jose Chamoleia (ANG) | 23.95 |
| 200m T12 | Jonathan Ntutu (RSA) | 22.47 | Hilton Langenhoven (RSA) | 22.69 | Djamil Nasser (ALG) | 22.99 |
| 400m T11 | Ananias Shinkongo (NAM) | 51.63 | Jose Chamoleia (ANG) | 52.74 | Samwel Kimani (KEN) | 53.19 |
| 400m T12 | Henry Nzungi (KEN) | 49.84 | Achraf Lahouel (TUN) | 50.17 | Bati Megeresa (ETH) | 51.11 |
| 400m T13 | Johannes Nambala (NAM) | 48.49 | Abdelatif Baka (ALG) | 48.68 | Demisse Tramiru (ETH) | 49.61 |
| 400m T46 |  Cliff Muvunyi Hermas (RWA) | 49.16 | Elias Ndimulunde (NAM) | 49.52 | Jean-Luc Noumbo Kouame (CIV) | 50.19 |
| 800m T54 | Yassine Gharbi (TUN) | 1:50.74 | Patrick Yaw Obeng (GHA) | 1:52.56 | Fathi Zouinkhi (TUN) | 1:52.81 |
| 1500m T46 | Samir Nouiaua (ALG) | 3:57.54 |  David Emong (UGA) | 3:59.41 | Steper Wanboua (KEN) | 4:00.74 |
| 1500m T53/54 | Yassin Gharbi (TUN) | 3:36.91 | Yaw Obeng Patrick (GHA) | 3:37.95 | Fathi Zouinkhi (TUN) | 3:38.32 |
| Javelin Throw F42/44 |  Márcio Fernandes (CPV) | 50.91 | Kheireddine Ougour (ALG) | 39.95 | Gbolahan Olaiya (NGR) | 41.91 |
| Javelin Throw F56/57 | Youssoupha Diouf (SEN) | 40.24 | Ramadan Elattar Mahmoud (EGY) | 39.42 | Raed salem (EGY) | 38.54 |
| Discus Throw 43/44 |  Abdurraouf Said (LBA) | 41.70 | Márcio Fernandes (CPV) | 40.07 | Gbolahan Olaiya (NGA) | 39.63 |
| Discus Throw F54/56 | Ibrahim Ibrahim (EGY) | 37.95 | Edosomwan Osahon (NGR) | 29.73 | Anthony Imbimoh (NGR) | 28.69 |
| Shot Put F42 | Tyrone Pillay (RSA) | 11.28 | Waleed Ali Mousa Ashteebah (LBA) | 10.50 | Heugene Murray (RSA) | 9.94 |
| Shot Put F54/55 | Rene Gobe Christian (CMR) | 9.75 | Mourad Bachir (ALG) | 9.42 | Osahon Edosomwan (NGR) | 8.52 |
| Shot Put F56/57[3] | Amarakuo Solomon (NGR) | 10.61 | Emeka Kiyem (NGR) | 11.70 | Mohamed Ouchene (ALG) | 11.33 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m T11 | Lovina Onyegbule (NGA) | 12.64 | Fatimata Brigitte Diasso (CIV) | 12.94 | Esperanca Gilcaso (ANG) | 13.12 |
| 100m T13 | Christine Akullo (UGA) | 13.34 | Johanna Pretorius (RSA) | 13.58 |  Laina Sithole (ZIM) | 13.63 |
| 100m T37 | Johanna Benson (NAM) | 14.39 | Neda Bahi (TUN) | 14.64 | ||
| 200m T11 | Lovina Onyegbule (NGR) | 25.27 | Fatimata Brigitte Diasso (CIV) | 26.08 | Lahja Ishitile (NAM) | 26.26 |
| 200m T12 |  Edmilsa Luciano Governo (MOZ) | 25.62 | Maria Muchavo (MOZ) | 25.87 | Najah Chouaya (TUN) | 27.02 |
| 400m T13 | Souhila Lounis (ALG) | 59.62 | Denise Dividas (MOZ) | 1:01.20 | Johanna Pretorius (RSA) | 1:02.16 |
| Javelin Throw F54/56 | Hania Aidi (TUN) | 16.94 | Flora Ugwunwa (NGR) | 13.93 | Mariam Coulibaly (MLI) | 12.97 |
| Discus Throw F54/57 | Flora Ugwunwa (NGR) | 18.54 | Nassima Saifi (ALG) | 33.01 | Njideka Iyiazi (NGR) | 26.67 |
| Shot Put F54-57 | Nassima Saifi (ALG) | 10.66 | Safia Djalal (ALG) | 10.65 | Njideka Iyiazi (NGR) | 10.46 |
Medal tables
Elite competition
As of September 16, 2015
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Kenya | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Botswana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Algeria | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Senegal | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Republic of the Congo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Mauritius | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Seychelles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ghana | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Benin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Namibia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Djibouti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Togo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 46 | 47 | 139 | |
Para-sport competition
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Libya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Rwanda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Ghana | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Angola | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 27 | 83 | |
Participating nations
According to an unofficial count, there were 564 athletes from 48 nations participating in the elite competition.
- Algeria (18)
- Angola (1)
- Benin (3)
- Botswana (17)
- Burkina Faso (10)
Burundi (2)- Cameroon (14)
- Cape Verde (1)
Central African Republic (3)
Chad (5)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (9)- Djibouti (5)
- Egypt (8)
Equatorial Guinea (2)- Eritrea (20)
- Ethiopia (64)
Gambia (5)- Ghana (20)
Guinea (3)- Ivory Coast (11)
- Kenya (61)
Lesotho (11)- Libya (1)
Madagascar (2)- Mali (7)
Mauritania (2)- Mauritius (14)
- Mozambique (4)
- Namibia (14)
Niger (2)- Nigeria (44)
- Republic of the Congo (41)
- Rwanda (4)
São Tomé and Príncipe (2)- Senegal (14)
- Seychelles (5)
Sierra Leone (11)
Somalia (3)- South Africa (35)
South Sudan (7)- Sudan (13)
Swaziland (3)
Tanzania (4)- Togo (4)
- Tunisia (8)
- Uganda (9)
- Zambia (11)
- Zimbabwe (7)
References
- ↑ "Schedule". COJA BRAZZAVILLE 2015. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ↑ Doping ban shock for Nigeria. IOL (2016-01-24). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
- ↑ Ranking is based on athletes' disability
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