1979 African Championships in Athletics

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.

1979 African Championships in Athletics
Dates	2–5 August
Host city	Dakar, Senegal
Cairo 1982 →

Medal summary

"a" denotes electronic timing was used.

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
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

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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