2024 African Championships | |
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Dates | 21–26 June |
Host city | Douala, Cameroon |
Venue | Japoma Stadium Sports Complex |
Events | 45 |
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The 23rd African Championships in Athletics was held in Douala, Cameroon from 21 to 26 June 2024, at the Japoma Stadium Sports Complex. This was the second time the event took place in Cameroon, after they previously hosted the event in 1996. Over 800 athletes from 49 African countries competed at the championships.[1]
Chronology: 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Joseph Fahnbulleh Liberia |
10.13 | Emmanuel Eseme Cameroon |
10.15 | Benjamin Richardson South Africa |
10.17 |
200 metres |
Joseph Fahnbulleh Liberia |
20.25 | Tapiwa Makarawu Zimbabwe |
20.51 | Emmanuel Eseme Cameroon |
20.66 |
400 metres |
Cheikh Tidiane Diouf Senegal |
45.23 | Lee Eppie Botswana |
45.39 | Samuel Ogazi Nigeria |
45.47 |
800 metres |
Alex Kipngetich Kenya |
1:45.02 | Kethobogile Haingura Botswana |
1:45.54 | Tom Dradriga Uganda |
1:46.01 |
1500 metres |
Brian Komen Kenya |
3:33.95 CR | Ayanleh Abdi Abdillahi Djibouti |
3:36.24 | Boaz Kiprugut Kenya |
3:37.25 |
5000 metres |
Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim Djibouti |
13:38.38 | Nibret Melak Ethiopia |
13:42.95 | Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin Djibouti |
13:43.20 |
10,000 metres |
Nibret Melak Ethiopia |
28:52.27 | Gemechu Dida Ethiopia |
28:52.79 | Roncer Kipkorir Konga Kenya |
28:52.94 |
110 metres hurdles |
Louis François Mendy Senegal |
13.49 CR | Amine Bouanani Algeria |
13.59 | Yousuf Badawy Sayed Egypt |
13.79 |
400 metres hurdles |
Victor Ntweng Botswana |
48.88 | Kemorena Tisang Botswana |
49.24 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou Algeria |
49.36 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Leonard Chemutai Uganda |
8:21.30 | Edmund Serem Kenya |
8:21.94 | Matthew Kosgei Kenya |
8:21.98 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Ghana Ibrahim Fuseini Isaac Botsio Edwin Gadayi Abdul-Rasheed Saminu |
38.63 | Nigeria Kayinsola Ajayi Usheoritse Itsekiri Alaba Olukunle Akintola Oke Oghenebrume Alexander Chukwukelu Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ojeli |
38.84 | Ivory Coast Gnamien Nehemie N'Goran Ismaël Koné Arthur Cissé Kouadio Éric Kouame Adzeu Yapo Jacky |
39.77 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
Botswana Omphile Seribe Busang Collen Kebinatshipi Boitumelo Masilo Leungo Scotch |
3:02.23 | Kenya Kevin Kipkorir Kelvin Sane Tauta David Sanayek Kapirante Brian Onyari Tinega |
3:02.34 | Zambia Kennedy Luchembe Patrick Kakozi Nyambe David Mulenga Muzala Samukonga |
3:02.56 |
20 kilometres walk |
Misgana Wakuma Fekansa Ethiopia |
1:22.49 | Heristone Wanyonyi Kenya |
1:23.26 | Wayne Snyman South Africa |
1:25.19 |
High jump |
Brian Raats South Africa |
2.18 m | Saad Hammouda Morocco Kemboi Asbel Kiprop Kenya |
2.15 m | Not awarded | |
Pole vault |
Kyle Rademeyer South Africa |
5.20 m | Mehdi Amar Rouana Algeria |
5.10 m | Boubacar Diallo Mali |
5.10 m |
Long jump |
Cheswill Johnson South Africa |
7.78 m | Chenoult Lionel Coetzee Namibia |
7.78 m | Goodness Iredia Nigeria |
7.75 m |
Triple jump |
Hugues Fabrice Zango Burkina Faso |
17.18 m | Chengetayi Mapaya Zimbabwe |
16.87 m | Amath Faye Senegal |
16.54 m |
Shot put |
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Nigeria |
21.14 m | Mostafa Hassan Egypt |
20.25 m | Mohamed Magdi Hamza Egypt |
19.72 m |
Discus throw |
Oussama Khennoussi Algeria |
63.90 m CR | Victor Hogan South Africa |
63.87 m | Ryan Williams Namibia |
56.78 m |
Hammer throw |
Mostafa El Gamel Egypt |
72.88 m | Ahmed Tarek Ismail Egypt |
70.71 m | Allan Cumming South Africa |
69.43 m |
Javelin throw |
Julius Yego Kenya |
80.24 m | Nnamdi Chinecherem Nigeria |
79.22 m | Mustafa Mahmoud Abdel Khaliq Egypt |
77.25 m |
Decathlon |
Larbi Bourrada Algeria |
7447 pts | Dhiae Boudoumi Algeria |
7218 pts | Edwin Kipmutai Too Kenya |
7132 pts |
Chronology: 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Gina Bass-Bittaye Gambia |
11.14 | Maia McCoy Liberia |
11.16 | Maboundou Koné Ivory Coast |
11.24 |
200 metres |
Jessica Gbai Ivory Coast |
22.84 | Maboundou Koné Ivory Coast |
22.99 | Asimenye Simwaka Malawi |
23.05 |
400 metres |
Miranda Coetzee South Africa |
51.16 | Quincy Malekani Zambia |
51.56 | Esther Elo Joseph Nigeria |
51.94 |
800 metres |
Sarah Moraa Kenya |
2:00.27 | Lilian Odira Kenya |
2:00.36 | Soukaina Hajji Morocco |
2:00.91 |
1500 metres |
Saron Berhe Ethiopia |
4:06.05 | Caroline Nyaga Kenya |
4:06.76 | Esther Chebet Uganda |
4:06.90 |
5000 metres |
Fantaye Belayneh Ethiopia |
15:30.10 | Wubrist Aschal Ethiopia |
15:30.25 | Samiyah Hassan Nour Djibouti |
15:42.63 |
10,000 metres |
Gladys Kwamboka Kenya |
36:53.59 | Rebecca Mwangi Kenya |
36:59.69 | Gela Hambese Ethiopia |
37:09.20 |
100 metres hurdles |
Ebony Morrison Liberia |
12.70 CR NR | Marione Fourie South Africa |
12.74 | Sidonie Fiadanantsoa Madagascar |
12.98 |
400 metres hurdles |
Rogail Joseph South Africa |
55.71 | Noura Ennadi Morocco |
56.16 | Linda Angounou Cameroon |
56.48 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Loice Chekwemoi Uganda |
9:24.47 | Alemnat Walle Fenta Ethiopia |
9:35.19 | Leah Jeruto Kenya |
9:36.33 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Nigeria Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan Tima Seikeseye Godbless Olayinka Olajide Tobi Amusan Adaobi Tabugbo |
43.01 CR | Ghana Mary Boakye Anita Afrifa Halutie Hor Deborah Acheampong |
43.62 | Liberia Destiny Smith-Barnett Maia McCoy Ebony Morrison Thelma Davies Symone Darius |
44.38 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
Nigeria Patience Okon George Esther Elo Joseph Omolara Ogunmakinju Ella Onojuvwevwo |
3:27.31 CR | Zambia Rhoda Njobvu Niddy Mingilishi Quincy Malekani Abygirl Sepiso |
3:32.18 | Kenya Joan Cherono Veronica Kamumbe Mutua Esther Mbagari Mercy Chebet |
3:32.65 |
20 kilometres walk |
Sintayehu Masire Teshager Ethiopia |
1:37.46 | Souad Azzi Algeria |
1:40.36 | Margret Gati Chacha Kenya |
1:41.19 |
High jump |
Rose Yeboah Ghana |
1.87 m | Temitope Adeshina Nigeria |
1.84 m | Fatoumata Balley Guinea |
1.84 m |
Pole vault |
Miré Reinstorf South Africa |
4.10 m | Dorra Mahfoudhi Tunisia |
3.60 m | Not awarded | |
Long jump |
Ese Brume Nigeria |
6.73 m | Marthe Koala Burkina Faso |
6.72 m | Danielle Nolte South Africa |
6.44 m |
Triple jump |
Saly Sarr Senegal |
14.06 m | Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta Cameroon |
13.45 m | Veronique Kossenda Rey Cameroon |
13.35 m |
Shot put |
Ashley Erasmus South Africa |
18.17 m | Miné de Klerk South Africa |
17.09 m | Colette Uys South Africa |
16.28 m |
Discus throw |
Ashley Anumba Nigeria |
59.30 m | Obiageri Amaechi Nigeria |
58.80 m | Chioma Onyekwere Nigeria |
57.93 m |
Hammer throw |
Zahra Tatar Algeria |
67.82 m | Oyesade Olatoye Nigeria |
67.72 m | Zouina Bouzebra Algeria |
65.48 m |
Javelin throw |
Jo-Ane van Dyk South Africa |
57.03 m | Jana van Schalkwyk South Africa |
55.14 m | Josephine Joyce Lalam Uganda |
53.57 m |
Heptathlon |
Odile Ahouanwanou Benin |
5777 pts | Adèle Mafogang Cameroon |
5527 pts | Shannon Verster South Africa |
5239 pts |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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4 × 400 metres relay |
South Africa Gardeo Isaacs Shirley Nekhubui Mthi Mthimkulu Miranda Coetzee |
3:13.12 CR NR | Nigeria Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Ella Onojuvwevwo Dubem Nwachukwu Patience Okon George |
3:13.72 | Botswana Leungo Scotch Obakeng Kamberuka Bayapo Ndori Galefele Moroko |
3:15.93 |
* Host nation (Cameroon)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Africa (RSA) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
2 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
4 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
6 | Liberia (LBR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Senegal (SEN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
8 | Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Ghana (GHA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
10 | Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
11 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
12 | Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
14 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Cameroon (CMR)* | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
18 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
20 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
21 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
22 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
23 | Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Malawi (MAW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mali (MLI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (27 entries) | 45 | 46 | 43 | 134 |
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