Athletics at the 1973 All-Africa Games

International athletics championship event

Athletics at the II All-Africa Games

Dates| 9–17 January 1973
Host city| Lagos, Nigeria

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1973 All-Africa Games

Running at the 1973 All-Africa Games

The second All-Africa Games were held in Lagos, Nigeria in January 1973.

Ten new events were added, three for the men, 10,000 metres, marathon and hammer throw and seven for the women, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, shot put, discus throw and 4 × 400 metres relay. Also the women's hurdles were changed from the 80 metre hurdles to the 100 metre hurdles as had happened across the world.

Five nations won medals for the first time these being Somalia, Algeria, Gambia, Togo and Swaziland while both Egypt and PR Congo won medals under new names.

Only one athlete defended his title from the 1965 Games, namely Malian discus thrower Namakoro Niaré. Four track and field athletes, two male and two female, won more than one event:

* Ohene Karikari, Ghana (100 metres and 200 metres men)
* Alice Annum, Ghana (100 metres and 200 metres women)
* Modupe Oshikoya, Nigeria (high jump, long jump and 100m hurdles)
* Ben Jipcho, Kenya (5000 metres and steeplechase)

Several women's events was added. These were 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, discus throw, shot put and 4 × 400 metres relay.

* Nagui Asaad won his first Gold medal in Shot Put of the All Africa Games, 1973, Nigeria, and then he went to win a second time in 1978, All-Africa Games Algeria,[1] He also was the Silver medallist in Discus throw of the All Africa Games, 1973 [1]

## Medal summary

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### Men's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres | Ohene Karikari
Ghana | 10.60  | Barka Sy
Senegal | 10.67  | John Mwebi
Kenya | 10.76
200 metres
(wind: +0.1 m/s)  | Ohene Karikari
Ghana | 21.13 GR | George Daniels
Ghana | 21.32  | John Mwebi
Kenya | 21.53
400 metres | Charles Asati
Kenya | 46.31 GR | Telegne Bezabeh
Ethiopia | 46.8  | Mulugeta Tadessa
Ethiopia | 47.17
800 metres | Cosmas Silei
Kenya | 1:45.38 GR | John Kipkurgat
Kenya | 1:47.29  | Sid Ali Djouadi
Algeria | 1:48.70
1500 metres | Filbert Bayi
Tanzania | 3:37.23 GR | Kip Keino
Kenya | 3:39.63  | Shibru Regassa
Ethiopia | 3:40.04
5000 metres | Ben Jipcho
Kenya | 14:07.21  | Miruts Yifter
Ethiopia | 14:07.57  | Paul Mose
Kenya | 14:08.43
10,000 metres | Miruts Yifter
Ethiopia | 29:04.6  | Paul Mose
Kenya | 29:50.8  | Richard Juma
Kenya | 29:24.3
Marathon | Mamo Wolde
Ethiopia | 2:17:33  | Lenyissa Bedame
Ethiopia | 2:18:16  | Richard Mabuza
Swaziland | 2:34:18
3000 metre steeplechase | Ben Jipcho
Kenya | 8:20.74 GR | Evans Mogaka
Kenya | 8:26.11  | Yohannes Mohamed
Ethiopia | 8:32.86
110 metres hurdles | Fatwell Kimaiyo
Kenya | 14.19 GR | Aboyade Cole
Nigeria | 14.54  | Abdoulaye Sarr
Senegal | 14.56
400 metres hurdles | John Akii-Bua
Uganda | 48.54 GR | William Koskei
Kenya | 50.22  | Silver Ayoo
Uganda | 50.25
4 × 100 metres relay |  Nigeria
Benedict Majekodunmi
Kola Abdulai
James Olakunle
Timon Oyebami | 39.89 GR |  Ghana
Ohene Karikari
George Daniels
Kofi Okyir
Albert Lomotey | 40.01  |  Ivory Coast
Koukau Komenan
Amadou Meïté
Gaoussou Koné
Kouami N'Dri | 40.23
4 × 400 metres relay |  Kenya
Munyoro Nyamau

Bill Koskei
Charles Asati | 3:06.38 GR |  Nigeria
Mousa Dogon Yaro
Bruce Ijirighwo
Mamman Makama
Robert Ojo | 3:06.98  |  Uganda
Remy Okida
Daniel Oboth
Silver Ayoo
John Akii-Bua | 3:07.21
High jump | Abdulle Noor Wasughe
Somalia | 2.04  | Sheikh Tidiane Faye
Gambia | 2.04  | Ahmadou Evélé
Cameroon | 2.00
Pole vault | Mohamed Alaa Ghita
Egypt | 4.25  | Lakhdar Rahal
Algeria | 4.20  | Jean-Prosper Tsondzabéka
Congo | 4.20
Long jump | Joshua Owusu
Ghana | 8.00w  | John Okoro
Nigeria | 7.83  | Mansour Dia
Senegal | 7.71
Triple jump | Mansour Dia
Senegal | 16.53 GR | Abraham Munabi
Uganda | 16.26
(NR)  | Moise Pomaney
Ghana | 16.09
Shot put | Youssef Nagui Asaad
Egypt | 19.48 GR | Namakoro Niaré
Mali | 16.81  | Jean-Marie Djebaili
Algeria | 16.63
Discus throw | Namakoro Niaré
Mali | 55.28 GR | Youssef Nagui Asaad
Egypt | 53.60  | Denis Ségui Kragbé
Ivory Coast | 52.12
Hammer throw | Yovan Ochola
Uganda | 50.64  | Gabriel Luzira
Uganda | 49.86  | Seifullah Negmeddin Shaheen
Egypt | 47.58
Javelin throw | Jacques Ayé Abehi
Ivory Coast | 77.22 GR | John Mayaka
Kenya | 71.08  | François Ganongo
Congo | 69.26

### Women's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres | Alice Anum
Ghana | 11.77  | Rose Asiedua
Ghana | 11.93  | Utifon Ufon Oko
Nigeria | 12.06
200 metres | Alice Anum
Ghana | 23.88  | Beatrice Ewuzie
Nigeria | 24.78  | Josephine Ocran
Ghana | 24.82
400 metres | Tekla Chemabwai
Kenya | 54.06  | Grace Bakari
Ghana | 55.63  | Florence Mgbakwe
Nigeria | 56.08
800 metres | Christine Anyakun
Uganda | 2:09.5  | Rosalind Joshua
Nigeria | 2:10.7  | Helena Opoku
Ghana | 2:11.7
1500 metres | Peace Kesiime
Uganda | 4:38.7  | Mary Wagaki
Kenya | 4:38.8  | Ruth Yeboah
Ghana | 4:42.3
100 metres hurdles | Modupe Oshikoya
Nigeria | 14.28  | Emilia Edet
Nigeria | 14.48  | Budesia Nyakecho
Uganda | 15.29
4 × 100 metres relay |  Ghana

Rose Asiedua
Josephine Ocran
Alice Annum | 46.25  |  Nigeria

Ashanti Obi
Utifon Ufon Oko | 46.58  |  Kenya
Tekla Chemabwai
Alice Adala
Emily Kubasu
Reboy James | 48.53
4 × 400 metres relay |  Uganda | 3:45.42  |  Nigeria | 3:45.69  |  Kenya | 3:46.06
High jump | Modupe Oshikoya
Nigeria | 1.71  | Agnes Aghagba
Nigeria | 1.69  | Magdalena Chesire
Kenya | 1.60
Long jump | Modupe Oshikoya
Nigeria | 6.16  | Margaret Odafin
Nigeria | 6.07  | Christine Kabanda
Uganda | 5.73
Shot put | Evelyn Okeke
Nigeria | 13.59  | Nnenna Njoku
Nigeria | 12.39  | Brigitte Goze
Ivory Coast | 11.90
Discus throw | Rose Hart
Ghana | 41.06  | Adobi Okoli
Nigeria | 40.82  | Albestine de Zouza
Togo | 38.20
Javelin throw | Constance Rwabiryagye
Uganda | 47.50  | Lilian Cherotich
Kenya | 41.94  | Angelina Chekpiyeng
Kenya | 39.12

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Kenya| 7| 8| 8| 23
2|  Ghana| 7| 4| 4| 15
3|  Uganda| 6| 2| 4| 12
4|  Nigeria| 5| 12| 2| 19
5|  Ethiopia| 2| 3| 3| 8
6|  Egypt| 2| 1| 1| 4
7|  Senegal| 1| 1| 2| 4
8|  Mali| 1| 1| 0| 2
9|  Ivory Coast| 1| 0| 3| 4
10|  Somalia| 1| 0| 0| 1
Tanzania| 1| 0| 0| 1
12|  Algeria| 0| 1| 2| 3
13|  Gambia| 0| 1| 0| 1
14|  Congo| 0| 0| 2| 2
15|  Cameroon| 0| 0| 1| 1
Swaziland| 0| 0| 1| 1
Togo| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (17 entries)| 34| 34| 34| 102

## References

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1. ^ a b All-Africa Games

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