Athletics at the 1978 All-Africa Games

The third All-Africa Games were held in July 1978 in Algiers, Algeria.

Athletics at the III All-Africa Games
Dates	20–27 July 1978
Host city	Algiers, Algeria
← 1973 Lagos 1987 Nairobi → 1978 All-Africa Games

New events were added to the athletics program; Decathlon and pentathlon, for men and women respectively, as well as men's 20 km road walk. Three nations also won their first medals at these championships these being Tunisia, Sudan and Upper Volta.

Malian discus thrower Namakoro Niaré won his third title, being the only athlete to do so. Four athletes, two male and two female, won more than one event:

• El Kashief Hassan, Sudan (200 metres and 400 metres)
• Hannah Afriyie, Ghana (100 metres and 200 metres)
• Charlton Ehizuelen, Nigeria (long jump and triple jump)
• Modupe Oshikoya, Nigeria (high jump and long jump)
• Nagui Asaad, Egypt, won his second Gold medal in Shot Put of the All Africa Games in 1978, Algeria, after his first in 1973, All-Africa Games Algeria Nigeria.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s)	Amadou Meïté Côte d'Ivoire	10.35 GR	Peter Okodogbe Nigeria	10.45	Ohene Karikari Ghana	10.46
200 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s)	Hassan El Kachief Sudan	20.77 GR, NR	Patrice Ouré Côte d'Ivoire	20.90	Roland Joe Siai-Siai Nigeria	20.98
400 metres	Hassan El Kachief Sudan	45.32 GR	Dele Udo Nigeria	45.65	Cyril Etoori Uganda	45.65
800 metres	James Maina Kenya	1:47.14	Amar Brahmia Algeria	1:47.54	Peter Lemashon Kenya	1:47.83
1500 metres	Filbert Bayi Tanzania	3:36.21 GR	Wilson Waigwa Kenya	3:36.48	Amar Brahmia Algeria	3:37.33
5000 metres	Yohannes Mohamed Ethiopia	13:44.39 GR	Mike Musyoki Kenya	13:44.79	Suleiman Nyambui Tanzania	13:49.60
10,000 metres	Henry Rono Kenya	27:58.90 GR	Mike Musyoki Kenya	28:05.20	Mohamed Kedir Ethiopia	28:42.00
Marathon	Richard Mabuza Swaziland	2:21:53 GR	Dereje Nedi Ethiopia	2:23:08	Girma Guebre Ethiopia	2:27:35
3000 metre steeplechase	Henry Rono Kenya	8:15.82 GR	James Munyala Kenya	8:25.68	Kip Rono Kenya	8:26.38
110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s)	Fatwell Kimaiyo Kenya	13.89 GR	Philip Sang Kenya	14.02	Thomas Nnakwe Nigeria	14.35
400 metres hurdles	Daniel Kimaiyo Kenya	49.48	John Akii-Bua Uganda	49.55	Peter Rwamuhanda Uganda	50.18
4 × 100 metres relay	Ghana Ernest Obeng Albert Lomotey George Enchill Ohene Karikari	39.24 GR	Nigeria Peter Okodogbe Roland Siai-Siai James Olakunle Kolawode Abdulai	39.39	Congo Jean-Pierre Bassegela Louis Nkanza Théophile Nkounkou Antoine Kiakouama	39.79
4 × 400 metres relay	Nigeria Olurotimi Peters Ahmed Garba Felix Imadiyi Dele Udo	3:03.24 GR	Uganda John Akii-Bua Silver Ayoo Mike Okot Cyril Etoori	3:04.20	Kenya	3:05.92
20 kilometre road walk	Benamar Kachkouche Algeria	1:39:21	Hunde Ture Egypt	1:39:51	Elisha Kasuka Kenya	1:43:21
High jump	Paul Ngadjadoum Chad	2.16 GR	Hamid Sahil Algeria	2.14	Amadou Dia Bâ Senegal	2.08
Pole vault	Lakhdar Rahal Algeria	5.00	Ahmed Rezki Algeria	4.80	Mohamed Bensaad Algeria	4.80
Long jump	Charlton Ehizuelen Nigeria	7.92	Fidelis Ndyabagye Uganda	7.75 NR	Emmanuel Mifetu Ghana	7.57
Triple jump	Charlton Ehizuelen Nigeria	16.51	Abdoulaye Diallo Senegal	16.29	Saïd Saad Algeria	15.93
Shot put	Youssef Nagui Asaad Egypt	18.88	Namakoro Niaré Mali	17.16	Emad Fayez Egypt	16.93
Discus throw	Namakoro Niaré Mali	58.02 GR	Abderrazak Ben Hassine Tunisia	55.74	Tiékité Somet Côte d'Ivoire	51.86
Hammer throw	Youssef Ben Abid Tunisia	54.90 GR	Abdellah Boubekeur Algeria	54.74	Noureddine Bendifallah Algeria	52.20
Javelin throw	Justin Arop Uganda	76.94	Ali Memmi Tunisia	71.28	John Mayaka Kenya	70.76
Decathlon	Mohamed Bensaad Algeria	7338	Brown Ebewele Nigeria	6876	Alain Smaïl Algeria	6822

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Hannah Afriyie Ghana	11.50	Utifon Ufon Oko Nigeria	11.55	Kemi Sandgodeyi Nigeria	11.92
200 metres (wind: +0.1 m/s)	Hannah Afriyie Ghana	23.01	Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria	23.70	Ruth Waithera Kenya	23.91
400 metres	Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria	53.86	Ruth Kyalisima Uganda	54.49	Georgina Aidou Ghana	54.84
800 metres	Tekla Chemabwai Kenya	2:04.84	Sakina Boutamine Algeria	2:05.64	Célestine N'Drin Côte d'Ivoire	2:06.08
1500 metres	Sakina Boutamine Algeria	4:16.43	Anna Kiprop Kenya	4:19.59	Rose Thomson Kenya	4:20.07
100 metres hurdles	Judy Bell-Gam Nigeria	13.67	Ruth Kyalisima Uganda	13.92 NR	Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria	13.99
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Utifon Ufon Oko Kemi Sandgodeyi Fosa Ibini Bella Bell-Gam	44.63	Ghana Hannah Afriyie Grace Bakari Jeanette Yawson Jeanette Ofusu	45.19	Uganda Farida Kyakutema Ruth Kyalisima Christine Kabanda Jane Nakamate	46.77
4 × 400 metres relay	Ghana Helena Opoku Grace Bakari Georgina Aidoo Hannah Afriyie	3:35.55 (NR)	Kenya Tekla Chemabwai Rose Tata-Muya Ruth Waithera Charity Muhuhe	3:39.27	Uganda Farida Kyakutema Ruth Kyalisima Margaret Komugisha Jane Nakamate	3:39.94
High jump	Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria	1.77	Kawther Akrémi Tunisia	1.73	Emilia Blavo Ghana	1.68
Long jump	Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria	6.32	Jeanette Yawson Ghana	6.29	Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria	6.12
Shot put	Joyce Aciro Uganda	14.47 NR	Veronica Baawah Ghana	12.88	Herina Malit Kenya	12.70
Discus throw	Fathia Jerbi Tunisia	46.56	Helen Alyek Uganda	45.90 NR	Martha Jugah Nigeria	45.02
Javelin throw	Eunice Nekesa Kenya	51.58	Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon	49.16	Constance Rwabiryagye Uganda	45.52
Pentathlon	Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria	3709	Margaret Bisereko Uganda	3788	Madeleine Bonzi Upper Volta	3427

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Nigeria	9	6	6	21
2	Kenya	7	7	8	22
3	Algeria	4	5	5	14
4	Ghana	4	3	4	11
5	Uganda	2	7	5	14
6	Tunisia	2	3	0	5
7	Sudan	2	0	0	2
8	Ethiopia	1	1	2	4
	Ivory Coast	1	1	2	4
10	Egypt	1	1	1	3
11	Mali	1	1	0	2
12	Tanzania	1	0	1	2
13	Chad	1	0	0	1
	Swaziland	1	0	0	1
15	Senegal	0	1	1	2
16	Cameroon	0	1	0	1
17	Congo	0	0	1	1
	Upper Volta	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 entries)		37	37	37	111

References

• GBR All-Africa Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-31.