Athletics at the 2023 African Games

Athletics
at the 2023 African Games

Venue| Legon Sports Stadium
Dates| 18–22 March 2024
Competitors| 571 from 46 nations

← 2019 Rabat

2027 Cairo →

Athletics at the 2023 African Games was held from 18 to 22 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.[1]

## Medal table

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*   Host nation (Ghana)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Nigeria (NGR)| 11| 6| 5| 22
2|  Ethiopia (ETH)| 7| 7| 4| 18
3|  South Africa (RSA)| 7| 1| 3| 11
4|  Kenya (KEN)| 6| 6| 8| 20
5|  Ghana (GHA)*| 3| 2| 1| 6
6|  Algeria (ALG)| 2| 4| 4| 10
7|  The Gambia (GAM)| 2| 0| 0| 2
8|  Morocco (MAR)| 1| 2| 0| 3
Zambia (ZAM)| 1| 2| 0| 3
10|  Cameroon (CMR)| 1| 1| 4| 6
11|  Egypt (EGY)| 1| 1| 3| 5
12|  Burkina Faso (BUR)| 1| 1| 2| 4
Senegal (SEN)| 1| 1| 2| 4
14|  Benin (BEN)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Eritrea (ERI)| 1| 0| 0| 1
South Sudan (SSD)| 1| 0| 0| 1
17|  Botswana (BOT)| 0| 3| 3| 6
18|  Liberia (LBR)| 0| 2| 1| 3
Uganda (UGA)| 0| 2| 1| 3
20|  Tunisia (TUN)| 0| 2| 0| 2
21|  Guinea (GUI)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Madagascar (MAD)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Mali (MLI)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Somalia (SOM)| 0| 1| 0| 1
25|  Namibia (NAM)| 0| 0| 2| 2
Zimbabwe (ZIM)| 0| 0| 2| 2
27|  Republic of the Congo (CGO)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (27 entries)| 47| 47| 46| 140

## Medal summary

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### Men

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
details | Emmanuel Eseme
Cameroon | 10.14  | Usheoritse Itsekiri
Nigeria | 10.23  | Gilbert Hainuca
Namibia | 10.29
200 metres
details | Joseph Amoah
Ghana | 20.70  | Claude Itoungue Bongogne
Cameroon | 20.74  | Consider Ekanem
Nigeria | 20.80
400 metres
details | Chidi Okezie
Nigeria | 45.06  | Muzala Samukonga
Zambia | 45.37  | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf
Senegal | 45.49
800 metres
details | Aaron Cheminingwa
Kenya | 1:45.72  | Ngeno Kipngetich
Kenya | 1:45.73  | Tumo Nkape
Botswana | 1:46.04
1500 metres
details | Brian Komen
Kenya | 3:39.19  | Ermias Girma
Ethiopia | 3:39.40  | Abel Kipsang
Kenya | 3:39.45
5000 metres
details | Hagos Gebrhiwet
Ethiopia | 13:38.12  | Abdullahi Jama Mohamed
Somalia | 13:38.64  | Cornelius Kemboi
Kenya | 13:40.61
10,000 metres
details | Nibret Melak
Ethiopia | 29:45.37  | Gemechu Dida
Ethiopia | 29:45.68  | Evans Kiptum
Kenya | 29:47.61
110 metres hurdles
details | Louis François Mendy
Senegal | 13.61  | Amine Bouanani
Algeria | 13.69  | Yousuf Badawy Sayed
Egypt | 13.83
400 metres hurdles
details | Saad Hinti
Morocco | 48.82 NR | Victor Ntweng
Botswana | 49.38  | Kemorena Tisang
Botswana | 50.09
3000 metres steeplechase
details | Samuel Firewu
Ethiopia | 8:24.30  | Amos Serem
Kenya | 8:25.77  | Simon Koech
Kenya | 8:26.19
4 × 100 metres relay
details |  Nigeria
Israel Okon Sunday
Consider Ekanem
Alaba Akintola
Usheoritse Itsekiri
Edose Ibadin* | 38.41  |  Ghana
Edwin Gadayi
Benjamin Azamati
Solomon Hammond
Joseph Amoah | 38.43  |  Liberia
John Sherman
Emmanuel Matadi
Jabez Reeves
Joseph Fahnbulleh | 38.73 NR
4 × 400 metres relay
details |  Zambia
Patrick Nyambe
Kennedy Luchembe
David Mulenga
Muzala Samukonga | 2:59.12 GR, NR |  Botswana
Busang Kebinatshipi
Leungo Scotch
Boitumelo Masilo
Bayapo Ndori
Omphile Seribe* | 2:59.32  |  Nigeria
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli
Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel
Sikiru Adeyemi
Chidi Okezie
Dubem Nwachukwu* | 3:01.84
Half marathon
details | Samsom Amare
Eritrea | 1:05:04  | William Amponsah
Ghana | 1:05:13  | Isaac Mpofu
Zimbabwe | 1:05:37
20 kilometres walk
details | Misgana Wakuma
Ethiopia | 1:28:05  | Samuel Gathimba
Kenya | 1:28:06  | Ismail Benhammouda
Algeria | 1:31:12
High jump
details | Evans Yamoah
Ghana | 2.23 m  | Saad Hammouda
Morocco | 2.21 m  | Mpho Links
South Africa | 2.21 m
Pole vault
details | Mehdi Amar Rouana
Algeria | 5.30 m  | Boubacar Diallo
Mali | 5.00 m  | Abera Alemu
Ethiopia | 4.00 m
Long jump
details | Asande Mthembu
South Africa | 7.86 m  | Yasser Triki
Algeria | 7.83 m w | Appolinaire Yinra
Cameroon | 7.71 m
Triple jump
details | Hugues Fabrice Zango
Burkina Faso | 16.97 m  | Amath Faye
Senegal | 16.24 m  | Yacouba Loué
Burkina Faso | 15.86 m
Shot put
details | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi
Nigeria | 21.06 m  | Mostafa Amr Hassan
Egypt | 20.70 m  | Mohamed Magdi Hamza
Egypt | 20.29 m
Discus throw
details | Victor Hogan
South Africa | 62.56 m  | Oussama Khennoussi
Algeria | 59.97 m  | Ryan Williams
Namibia | 55.42 m
Hammer throw
details | Mostafa El Gamel
Egypt | 73.65 m  | Mohsen Mohamed Anani
Tunisia | 67.71 m  | Allan Cumming
South Africa | 67.57 m
Javelin throw
details | Nnamdi Chinecherem
Nigeria | 82.80 m NR | Julius Yego
Kenya | 81.74 m  | Mustafa Mahmoud Abdel Khaliq
Egypt | 78.10 m
Decathlon
details | Fredriech Pretorius
South Africa | 7550 pts  | Edwin Kimutai Too
Kenya | 7140 pts NR | Dhiae Boudoumi
Algeria | 6943 pts

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

### Women

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
details | Gina Bass
The Gambia | 11.36  | Maia McCoy
Liberia | 11.49  | Olayinka Olajide
Nigeria | 11.55
200 metres
details | Gina Bass
The Gambia | 23.13  | Olayinka Olajide
Nigeria | 23.18  | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi
Republic of the Congo | 23.42
400 metres
details | Mary Moraa
Kenya | 50.57  | Esther Elo Joseph
Nigeria | 51.61  | Sita Sibiri
Burkina Faso | 51.74 NR
800 metres
details | Tsige Duguma
Ethiopia | 1:57.73  | Halima Nakaayi
Uganda | 1:58.59  | Vivian Chebet Kiprotich
Kenya | 2:00.27
1500 metres
details | Hirut Meshesha
Ethiopia | 4:05.71 GR | Hawi Abera
Ethiopia | 4:06.09  | Mary Ekiru
Kenya | 4:06.22
5000 metres
details | Medina Eisa
Ethiopia | 15:04.32  | Birtukan Molla
Ethiopia | 15:05.32  | Melknat Wudu
Ethiopia | 15:07.04
10,000 metres
details | Janeth Chepngetich
Kenya | 33:37.00  | Wede Kefale
Ethiopia | 33:38.37  | Tekan Berhe
Ethiopia | 33:51.50
100 metres hurdles
details | Tobi Amusan
Nigeria | 12.89  | Sidonie Fiadanantsoa
Madagascar | 13.19  | Ashley Kamangirira
Zimbabwe | 13.59
400 metres hurdles
details | Rogail Joseph
South Africa | 55.39  | Noura Ennadi
Morocco | 55.85  | Linda Angounou
Cameroon | 56.41
3000 metres steeplechase
details | Beatrice Chepkoech
Kenya | 9:15.61 GR | Peruth Chemutai
Uganda | 9:16.07  | Lomi Muleta
Ethiopia | 9:26.63
4 × 100 metres relay
details |  Nigeria
Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan
Olayinka Olajide
Moforehan Abinusawa
Tobi Amusan
Chisom Onyebuchi*
Blessing Ogundiran* | 43.05  |  Liberia
Ebony Morrison
Destiny Smith-Barnett
Maia McCoy
Shania Collins | 44.02  |  Ghana
Mary Boakye
Janet Mensah
Doris Mensah
Halutie Hor
Benedicta Kwartemaa* | 44.21
4 × 400 metres relay
details |  Nigeria
Esther Elo Joseph
Patience Okon George
Brittany Ogunmokun
Omolara Ogunmakinju | 3:27.29  |  Zambia
Niddy Mingilishi
Quincy Malekani
Abygirl Sepiso
Rhoda Njobvu | 3:31.85 NR |  Botswana
Tlhomphang Basele
Lydia Jele
Obakeng Kamberuka
Oratile Nowe | 3:33.44
Half marathon
details | Atalena Loliha
South Sudan | 1:14:36  | Zewditu Aderaw
Ethiopia | 1:14:40  | Nancy Chepleting Meli
Kenya | 1:15:07
20 kilometres walk
details | Emily Wamusyi Ngii
Kenya |  | Sintayehu Masire
Ethiopia |  | Souad Azzi
Algeria |
High jump
details | Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah
Ghana | 1.90 m  | Fatoumata Balley
Guinea | 1.81 m  | Darina Hadil Rezik
Algeria | 1.78 m
Pole vault
details | Miré Reinstorf
South Africa | 4.35 m GR | Dorra Mahfoudhi
Tunisia | 3.70 m  | Not awarded as the event had 2 athletes
Long jump
details | Ese Brume
Nigeria | 6.92 m w | Marthe Koala
Burkina Faso | 6.81 m w | Prestina Ochonogor
Nigeria | 6.67 m w
Triple jump
details | Ruth Usoro
Nigeria | 13.80 m  | Winny Bii
Kenya | 13.64 m  | Saly Sarr
Senegal | 13.60 m
Shot put
details | Ashley Erasmus
South Africa | 16.98 m  | Oyesade Olatoye
Nigeria | 16.61 m  | Ischke Senekal
South Africa | 16.38 m
Discus throw
details | Obiageri Amaechi
Nigeria | 58.93 m  | Chioma Onyekwere
Nigeria | 58.03 m  | Nora Monie
Cameroon | 56.11 m
Hammer throw
details | Zahra Tatar
Algeria | 69.65 m GR, NR | Zouina Bouzebra
Algeria | 68.97 m  | Oyesade Olatoye
Nigeria | 68.92 m
Javelin throw
details | Jo-Ane van Dyk
South Africa | 60.80 m GR | Jana van Schalkwyk
South Africa | 57.64 m  | Josephine Joyce Lalam
Uganda | 57.01 m NR
Heptathlon
details | Odile Ahouanwanou
Benin | 5616 pts  | Kemi Francis-Petersen
Nigeria | 5268 pts  | Adèle Mafogang
Cameroon | 5181 pts

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

### Mixed

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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4 × 400 metres relay
details |  Nigeria
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli
Patience Okon George
Sikiru Adeyemi
Omolara Ogunmakinju
Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel* | 3:13.26 AR |  Botswana
Busang Kebinatshipi
Lydia Jele
Bayapo Ndori
Obakeng Kamberuka
Leungo Scotch* | 3:13.99 NR |  Kenya
David Sanayek Kapirante
Maureen Thomas
Kennedy Kimeu Muthoki
Mary Moraa | 3:18.03

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

## Participating nations

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*  Algeria (19)
*  Angola (8)
*  Benin (10)
*  Burundi (7)
*  Botswana (23)
*  Burkina Faso (14)
*  Central African Republic (2)
*  Republic of the Congo (21)
*  Ivory Coast (5)
*  Cameroon (10)
*  Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)
*  Djibouti (6)
*  Egypt (13)
*  Equatorial Guinea (8)
*  Eritrea (15)
*  Eswatini (2)
*  Ethiopia (87)
*  Gabon (4)
*  The Gambia (9)
*  Ghana (36)
*  Guinea (3)
*  Guinea-Bissau (2)
*  Kenya (51)
*  Liberia (10)
*  Libya (1)
*  Lesotho (3)
*  Madagascar (4)
*  Malawi (2)
*  Mali (8)
*  Mauritania (2)
*  Morocco (16)
*  Mozambique (2)
*  Namibia (21)
*  Nigeria (44)
*  Niger (2)
*  Rwanda (1)
*  São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
*  Senegal (11)
*  Seychelles (7)
*  Sierra Leone (12)
*  South Africa (30)
*  South Sudan (5)
*  Somalia (1)
*  Sudan (2)
*  Zambia (14)
*  Zimbabwe (11)

## References

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1. ^ "African Games 2023: Know the venues for all 30 sporting disciplines". My Joy Online. 19 February 2024.

## External links

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* Results\- 2023 edition official website
* World Athletics Results
* Results book

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