Athletics at the 2015 African Games
| Athletics at the XI African Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–17 September |
| Host city | Brazzaville, Congo  |
| Venue | New Kintele Stadium |
| Events | 74 |
| Participation | 564 athletes from 48 nations |
The athletics competition at the 2015 African Games was held from 13–17 September 2015 at the New Kintele Stadium in Brazzaville, in the Republic of Congo.[1]
The original winners of the long jump competitions, Chinaza Amadi and Samson Idiata of Nigeria, failed drugs tests at the competition and were disqualified.[2]
Medal summary
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Para-sport
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m T11 |  Ananias Shikongo (NAM) |
11.45 |  Olusegun Francis Rotawo (NGA) |
11.63 |  Charles Christol Atangana Ntsama (CMR) |
11.84 |
| 100m T37 |  Fanie van der Merwe (RSA) |
11.60 |  Sofiane Hamdi (ALG) |
12.36 |  Oumar Sidibe (MLI) |
12.81 |
| 100m T54 |  Fathi Zouinkhi (TUN) |
14.88 |  Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe (GHA) |
15.24 | Maamar Harachif (ALG) |
15.40 |
| 200m T11 | Ananias Shikongo (NAM) |
23.00 | Olusegun Francis Rotawo (NGA) |
23.68 |  Jose Chamoleia (ANG) |
23.95 |
| 200m T12 | Jonathan Ntutu (RSA) |
22.47 | Hilton Langenhoven (RSA) |
22.69 | Djamil Nasser (ALG) |
22.99 |
| 400m T11 | Ananias Shikongo (NAM) |
51.63 | Jose Chamoleia (ANG) |
52.74 |  Samwel Kimani (KEN) |
53.19 |
| 400m T12 | Henry Nzungi (KEN) |
49.84 | Achraf Lahouel (TUN) |
50.17 |  Bati Megeresa (ETH) |
51.11 |
| 400m T13 | Johannes Nambala (NAM) |
48.49 | Abdelatif Baka (ALG) |
48.68 | Demisse Tramiru (ETH) |
49.61 |
| 400m T46 |  Cliff Muvunyi Hermas (RWA) |
49.16 | Elias Ndimulunde (NAM) |
49.52 |  Jean-Luc Noumbo Kouame (CIV) |
50.19 |
| 800m T54 | Yassine Gharbi (TUN) |
1:50.74 | Patrick Yaw Obeng (GHA) |
1:52.56 | Fathi Zouinkhi (TUN) |
1:52.81 |
| 1500m T46 | Samir Nouiaua (ALG) |
3:57.54 |  David Emong (UGA) |
3:59.41 | Steper Wanboua (KEN) |
4:00.74 |
| 1500m T53/54 | Yassine Gharbi (TUN) |
3:36.91 | Yaw Obeng Patrick (GHA) |
3:37.95 | Fathi Zouinkhi (TUN) |
3:38.32 |
| Javelin Throw F42/44 |  Márcio Fernandes (CPV) |
50.91 | Kheireddine Ougour (ALG) |
39.95 | Gbolahan Olaiya (NGR) |
41.91 |
| Javelin Throw F56/57 |  Youssoupha Diouf (SEN) |
40.24 |  Ramadan Elattar Mahmoud (EGY) |
39.42 | Raed salem (EGY) |
38.54 |
| Discus Throw 43/44 |  Abdurraouf Said (LBA) |
41.70 | Márcio Fernandes (CPV) |
40.07 | Gbolahan Olaiya (NGA) |
39.63 |
| Discus Throw F54/56 | Ibrahim Ibrahim (EGY) |
37.95 | Edosomwan Osahon (NGR) |
29.73 | Anthony Imbimoh (NGR) |
28.69 |
| Shot Put F42 | Tyrone Pillay (RSA) |
11.28 | Waleed Ali Mousa Ashteebah (LBA) |
10.50 | Heugene Murray (RSA) |
9.94 |
| Shot Put F54/55 | Rene Gobe Christian (CMR) |
9.75 | Mourad Bachir (ALG) |
9.42 | Osahon Edosomwan (NGR) |
8.52 |
| Shot Put F56/57[3] | Amarakuo Solomon (NGR) |
10.61 | Emeka Kiyem (NGR) |
11.70 | Mohamed Ouchene (ALG) |
11.33 |
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m T11 | Lovina Onyegbule (NGA) |
12.64 | Fatimata Brigitte Diasso (CIV) |
12.94 | Esperanca Gilcaso (ANG) |
13.12 |
| 100m T13 | Christine Akullo (UGA) |
13.34 | Johanna Pretorius (RSA) |
13.58 |  Laina Sithole (ZIM) |
13.63 |
| 100m T37 | Johanna Benson (NAM) |
14.39 | Neda Bahi (TUN) |
14.64 | none | |
| 200m T11 | Lovina Onyegbule (NGR) |
25.27 | Fatimata Brigitte Diasso (CIV) |
26.08 | Lahja Ishitile (NAM) |
26.26 |
| 200m T12 |  Edmilsa Governo (MOZ) |
25.62 | Maria Muchavo (MOZ) |
25.87 | Najah Chouaya (TUN) |
27.02 |
| 400m T13 | Souhila Lounis (ALG) |
59.62 | Denise Dividas (MOZ) |
1:01.20 | Johanna Pretorius (RSA) |
1:02.16 |
| Javelin Throw F54/56 | Hania Aidi (TUN) |
16.94 | Flora Ugwunwa (NGR) |
13.93 | Mariam Coulibaly (MLI) |
12.97 |
| Discus Throw F54/57 | Flora Ugwunwa (NGR) |
18.54 | Nassima Saifi (ALG) |
33.01 | Njideka Iyiazi (NGR) |
26.67 |
| Shot Put F54-57 | Nassima Saifi (ALG) |
10.66 | Safia Djalal (ALG) |
10.65 | Njideka Iyiazi (NGR) |
10.46 |
Medal tables
[edit]Elite competition
[edit]* Host nation (Congo)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 |  Botswana (BOT) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Congo (CGO)* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Eritrea (ERI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 |  Benin (BEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Togo (TOG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Mali (MLI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 139 | |
Para-sport competition
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia (NAM) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Cape Verde (CPV) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Libya (LBY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Angola (ANG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mali (MLI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 83 | |
Participating nations
[edit]According to an unofficial count, there were 564 athletes from 48 nations participating in the elite competition.
Algeria (18)
Angola (1)
Benin (3)
Botswana (17)
Burkina Faso (10)
Burundi (2)
Cameroon (14)
Cape Verde (1)
Central African Republic (3)
Chad (5)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (9)
Djibouti (5)
Egypt (8)
Equatorial Guinea (2)
Eritrea (20)
Ethiopia (64)
Gambia (5)
Ghana (20)
Guinea (3)
Ivory Coast (11)
Kenya (61)
Lesotho (11)
Libya (1)
Madagascar (2)
Mali (7)
Mauritania (2)
Mauritius (14)
Mozambique (4)
Namibia (14)
Niger (2)
Nigeria (44)
Republic of the Congo (41)
Rwanda (4)
São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
Senegal (14)
Seychelles (5)
Sierra Leone (11)
Somalia (3)
South Africa (35)
South Sudan (7)
Sudan (13)
Swaziland (3)
Tanzania (4)
Togo (4)
Tunisia (8)
Uganda (9)
Zambia (11)
Zimbabwe (7)
References
[edit]- ^ "Schedule". COJA BRAZZAVILLE 2015. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ Doping ban shock for Nigeria. IOL (2016-01-24). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
- ^ Ranking is based on athletes' disability
- Reports
- Mulkeen, Jon (2015-09-15). Ivorian sprint double for Meite and Ta Lou at All-African Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-03-22.
- Minshull, Phil (2015-09-17). Kenya's 4x400m men finish off the All-Africa Games in style. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-03-22.
