1979 African Championships in Athletics

International athletics championship event

1979 African Championships in Athletics

Dates| 2–5 August
Host city| Dakar, Senegal

Cairo 1982 ->

The 1979 African Championships in Athletics were held in the Stade Iba Mar Diop[1] in Dakar, Senegal, between 2 and 5 August. There were a total number of 251 competitors from 24 countries, with 23 men's and 16 women's events.

## Medal summary

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"a" denotes electronic timing was used.

### Men's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: -1.3 m/s)  | Ernest Obeng
Ghana | 10.54  | Théophile Nkounkou
Congo | 10.63  | Edward Ofili
Nigeria | 10.66
200 metres
(wind: +1.2 m/s)  | Edward Ofili
Nigeria | 20.90  | Georges Kablan Degnan
Côte d'Ivoire | 21.14  | Emmanuel Bitanga
Cameroon | 21.18
400 metres | El Kashief Hassan
Sudan | 45.34  | James Atuti
Kenya | 45.95  | Billy Konchellah
Kenya | 46.28
800 metres | James Maina
Kenya | 1:48.8 a  | Omer Khalifa
Sudan | 1:49.3 a  | Mehdi Aidet
Algeria | 1:49.8 a
1500 metres | Mike Boit
Kenya | 3:39.9 a  | Abderrahmane Morceli
Algeria | 3:40.1 a  | Mehdi Aidet
Algeria | 3:40.5 a
5000 metres | Miruts Yifter
Ethiopia | 14:14.0 a  | Yohannes Mohamed
Ethiopia | 14:14.2 a  | Kip Rono
Kenya | 14:18.0 a
10000 metres | Miruts Yifter
Ethiopia | 29:08.0 a  | Yohannes Mohamed
Ethiopia | 29:10.0 a  | Rachid Habchaoui
Algeria | 29:28.9 a
Marathon | Kebede Balcha
Ethiopia | 2:29:53  | Gidamis Shahanga
Tanzania | 2:36:46  | Ladislas Hakuzimana
Rwanda | 2:54:28
3000 metre steeplechase | Kip Rono
Kenya | 8:30.9 a  | Eshetu Tura
Ethiopia | 8:31.4 a  | Yohannes Mohamed
Ethiopia | 8:39.4 a
110 metres hurdles
(wind: +2.2 m/s)  | Godwin Obasogie
Nigeria | 13.76 w  | Philip Sang
Kenya | 13.81 w  | Thomas Nnakwe
Nigeria | 14.03 w
400 metres hurdles | Daniel Kimaiyo
Kenya | 50.05  | Wilson Kibiego
Kenya | 51.06  | Dennis Otono
Nigeria | 51.23
4 × 100 metres relay |  Côte d'Ivoire
Georges Kablan Degnan
Amadou Meïté
Avognan Nogboum
Patrice Oure Etchie | 39.80  |  Senegal
Boubacar Diallo
Cheikh Touradou Diouf
Momar N'Dao
Yoro Diba | 41.60  |  Tanzania
Ally Mwalimu
David Lukuba
Peter Mwita
Juamne Chobanga | 41.71
4 × 400 metres relay |  Kenya
James Atuti
Billy Konchellah
Daniel Kimaiyo
Wilson Kibiego | 3:08.2 a  |  Nigeria
Hope Ezeigbo
Dele Udo
Ahmed Garba
Ludwig Ordia | 3:10.2 a  |  Senegal | 3:11.5 a
10,000 metre track walk | Benamar Kachkouche
Algeria | 48:50.8 a  | Hunde Ture
Ethiopia | 50:45.6 a  | John Mutinda
Kenya | 55:45.2 a
High jump | Othmane Belfaa
Algeria | 2.15  | Hamid Sahil
Algeria | 2.13  | Moussa Sagna Fall
Senegal | 2.05
Pole vault | Mohamed Bensaad
Algeria | 4.70  | Loué Legbo
Côte d'Ivoire | 4.60  | Ahmed Rezki
Algeria | 4.50
Long jump | Ajayi Agbebaku
Nigeria | 7.94  | Kayode Elegbede
Nigeria | 7.89  | Joseph Kio
Nigeria | 7.78
Triple jump | Ajayi Agbebaku
Nigeria | 16.82 w  | Abdoulaye Diallo
Senegal | 16.42 w  | Joseph Kio
Nigeria | 16.25 w
Shot put | Youssef Nagui Asaad
Egypt | 20.32  | Mohamed Fatihi
Morocco | 15.80  | Abderrazak Ben Hassine
Tunisia | 14.42
Discus throw | Abderrazak Ben Hassine
Tunisia | 54.60  | Mohamed Naguib Hamed
Egypt | 54.40  | Harrison Salami
Nigeria | 53.10
Hammer throw | Abdellah Boubekeur
Algeria | 56.02  | Youssef Ben Abid
Tunisia | 53.84  | Hisham Fouad Greiss
Egypt | 49.10
Javelin throw | Jacques Ayé Abehi
Côte d'Ivoire | 76.74  | Zakayo Malekwa
Tanzania | 76.06  | Tarek Chaabani
Tunisia | 75.20
Decathlon | Mohamed Bensaad
Algeria | 7148  | Ebewele Brown
Nigeria | 7043  | Alioune Seck
Senegal | 6741

### Women's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: +2.2 m/s)  | Oguzoeme Nsenu
Nigeria | 11.53 w  | Hannah Afriyie
Ghana | 11.56 w  | Nzaeli Kyomo
Tanzania | 11.59 w
200 metres
(wind: +1.6 m/s)  | Hannah Afriyie
Ghana | 23.81  | Nzaeli Kyomo
Tanzania | 24.48  | Ruth Waithera
Kenya | 24.66
400 metres | Grace Bakari
Ghana | 53.33  | Marième Boye
Senegal | 54.52  | Mary Chemweno
Kenya | 55.41
800 metres | Mary Chemweno
Kenya | 2:08.4 a  | Rose Tata
Kenya | 2:10.9 a  | Amsala Woldegebriel
Ethiopia | 2:11.9 a
1500 metres | Sakina Boutamine
Algeria | 4:23.6 a  | Rose Thomson
Kenya | 4:25.0 a  | Hassania Darami
Morocco | 4:26.5 a
3000 metres | Sakina Boutamine
Algeria | 9:31.1 a  | Rose Thomson
Kenya | 9:32.1 a  | Hassania Darami
Morocco | 9:39.7 a
100 metres hurdles
(wind: -1.1 m/s)  | Judy Bell-Gam
Nigeria | 14.13  | Bella Bell-Gam
Nigeria | 14.36  | Fatima El Faquir
Morocco | 14.52
400 metres hurdles | Fatima El Faquir
Morocco | 59.73  | Rose Tata
Kenya | 59.85  | Ruth Kyalisima
Uganda | 60.41
4 × 100 metres relay |  Ghana
Hannah Afriyie
Grace Bakari
Jeanette Yawson
Jeanette Ofusu | 45.63  |  Nigeria
Obuzoene Nsenu
Rufina Ubah
Fosa Ibini
Alaba Ojumola | 46.45  |  Senegal
Marième Boye
Françoise Damado
Fatou Cissoko
Maty N'Diaye | 50.23
4 × 400 metres relay |  Ghana
Hannah Afriyie
Grace Bakari
Georgina Aidou
Gladys Konadu | 3:41.8 a  |  Kenya
Rose Tata-Muya
Ruth Waithera
Mary Chemweno
? | 3:46.1 a  |  Nigeria
Gloria Ayanyala
Kehinde Vaughan
Asele Woy
Joan Elumelu | 3:54.9 a
High jump | Kawther Akrémi
Tunisia | 1.69  | Elizabeth Ezo
Nigeria | 1.69  | Fernande Agnentchoué
Gabon | 1.63
Long jump | Bella Bell-Gam
Nigeria | 6.24  | Florence Ochonogor
Nigeria | 6.18  | Jeanette Yawson
Ghana | 6.04
Shot put | Odette Mistoul
Gabon | 13.45  | Grace Apiafi
Nigeria | 13.24  | Joyce Aciro
Uganda | 12.95
Discus throw | Zoubida Laayouni
Morocco | 46.18  | Fathia Jerbi
Tunisia | 45.18  | Helen Alyek
Uganda | 43.04
Javelin throw | Agnès Tchuinté
Cameroon | 50.20  | Eunice Nekesa
Kenya | 49.98  | Constance Rwabiryagye
Uganda | 41.64
Pentathlon | Bella Bell-Gam
Nigeria | 3607  | Florence Ochonogor
Nigeria | 3524  | Julie-Marie Gomis
Senegal | 3409

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Nigeria (NGR)| 8| 9| 7| 24
2|  Algeria (ALG)| 7| 2| 4| 13
3|  Kenya (KEN)| 6| 9| 5| 20
4|  Ghana (GHA)| 5| 1| 1| 7
5|  Ethiopia (ETH)| 3| 4| 2| 9
6|  Tunisia (TUN)| 2| 2| 2| 6
7|  Ivory Coast (CIV)| 2| 2| 0| 4
8|  Morocco (MAR)| 2| 1| 3| 6
9|  Egypt (EGY)| 1| 1| 1| 3
10|  Sudan (SUD)| 1| 1| 0| 2
11|  Cameroon (CMR)| 1| 0| 1| 2
Gabon (GAB)| 1| 0| 1| 2
13|  Senegal (SEN)| 0| 3| 5| 8
14|  Tanzania (TAN)| 0| 3| 2| 5
15|  Congo (CGO)| 0| 1| 0| 1
16|  Uganda (UGA)| 0| 0| 4| 4
17|  Rwanda (RWA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (17 entries)| 39| 39| 39| 117

## References

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1. ^ Oumar Ba (10 July 2004). "New track surface inaugurated at Senegalese Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

## External links

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* Results – GBR Athletics

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