Athletics_at_the_2015_African_Games
Athletics at the 2015 African Games
International athletics championship event
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]
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| 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 |
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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]
Men
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres details |
 Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV) | 10.04 NR |  Ogho-Oghene Egwero (NGR) | 10.17 | Hua Wilfried Koffi (CIV) | 10.23 |
| 200 metres details |
Hua Wilfried Koffi (CIV) | 20.42 | Divine Oduduru (NGR) | 20.45 | Tega Odele (NGR) | 20.58 |
| 400 metres details |
 Isaac Makwala (BOT) | 44.35 |  Boniface Mweresa (KEN) | 45.01 | Onkabetse Nkobolo (BOT) | 45.50 |
| 800 metres details |
Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:50.45 |  Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG) | 1:50.72 | Job Kinyor (KEN) | 1:50.79 |
| 1500 metres details |
 Mekonnen Gebremedhin (ETH) | 3:45.73 |  Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin (DJI) | 3:45.98 | Salim Keddar (ALG) | 3:46.31 |
| 5000 metres details |
Getaneh Molla (ETH) | 13:21.88 | Leul Gebresilase (ETH) | 13:22.13 | Thomas Longosiwa (KEN) | 13:22.72 |
| 10,000 metres details |
Tsebelu Zewude (ETH) | 27:27.19 | Leonard Barsoton (KEN) | 27:27.55 | Adugna Takele (ETH) | 27:28.40 |
| 110 metres hurdles details |
 Antonio Alkana (RSA) | 13.32 GR | Lyès Mokdel (ALG) | 13.49 | Tyron Akins (NGA) | 13.54 |
| 400 metres hurdles details |
Abdelmalik Lahoulou (ALG) | 48.67 | Miloud Rahmani (ALG) | 49.27 |  Mohamed Sghaier (TUN) | 49.32 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details |
Clement Kemboi Kimutai (KEN) | 8:20.31 | Hillary Kemboi Cheserek (KEN) | 8:22.96 SB | Hailemariyam Amare (ETH) | 8:24.19 SB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details |
Ivory Coast Christopher Naliali Hua Wilfried Koffi Arthur Cissé Ben Youssef Meïté | 38.93 |  NamibiaEven Tjiviju Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Dantago Gurirab Jesse Urikhob | 39.22 |  GhanaDaniel Gyasi Solomon Afful Emmanuel Dasor Shepard Agbeko | 39.71 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details |
Kenya Raymond Kibet Alex Sampao Kiprono Koskei Boniface Mweresa | 3:00.34 GR | Botswana Onkabetse Nkobolo Nijel Amos Leaname Maotoanong Isaac Makwala | 3:00.95 | Algeria Miloud Laradt Miloud Rahmani Sofiane Bouhedda Abdelmalik Lahoulou | 3:03.07 |
| 20 kilometres walk details |
Lebogang Shange (RSA) | 1:26.43 | Samuel Ireri Gathimba (KEN) | 1:26.44 | Wayne Snyman (RSA) | 1:27.32 |
| Half marathon details |
 Zersenay Tadese (ERI) | 1:03.11 | Luka Kanda (KEN) | 1:03.27 | Hizkel Tewelde (ERI) | 1:03.39 |
| High jump details |
Kabelo Kgosiemang (BOT) | 2.25 |  Ali Mohd Younes Idriss (SUD) | 2.22 | Chris Moleya (RSA) | 2.22 |
| Pole vault details |
Hichem Khalil Cherabi (ALG) | 5.25 | Jordan Yamoah (GHA) | 5.20 | Mohamed Romhdana (TUN) | 5.10 |
| Long jump details |
 Ndiss Kaba Badji (SEN) | 7.74 | Mamadou Gueye (SEN) | 7.69 |  Romeo N'tia (BEN) | 7.44 |
| Triple jump details |
Tosin Oke (NGA) | 17.00 | Olumide Olamigoke (NGA) | 16.98 |  Mamadou Chérif Dia (MLI) | 16.54 |
| Shot put details |
Franck Elemba (CGO) | 20.25 GR, NR |  Mohamed Magdi Hamza (EGY) | 19.78 | Jaco Engelbrecht (RSA) | 19.55 |
| Discus throw details |
Russell Tucker (RSA) | 60.41 |  Essohounamondom Tchalim (TOG) | 52.72 NR | Franck Elemba (CGO) | 50.30 |
| Hammer throw details |
Mostafa Al-Gamel (EGY) | 74.92 | Chris Harmse (RSA) | 73.49 |  Nicholas Li Yun Fong (MRI) | 59.36 |
| Javelin throw details |
Ihab El-Sayed (EGY) | 85.37 GR | John Ampomah (GHA) | 82.94 | Phil-Mar van Rensburg (RSA) | 76.85 |
| Decathlon details |
Guillaume Thierry (MRI) | 7591 NR | Atsu Nyamadi (GHA) | 7478 | Fredriech Pretorius (RSA) | 7186 |
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Women
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres details |
Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) | 11.02 GR | Eunice Kadogo (KEN) | 11.47 NR |  Pon Karidjatou Traore (BFA) Adeline Gouenon (CIV) | 11.49 |
| 200 metres details |
Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) | 22.57 | Ngozi Onwumere (NGR) | 23.24 | Lawretta Ozoh (NGR) | 23.37 |
| 400 metres details |
 Kabange Mupopo (ZAM) | 50.22 NR | Patience Okon George (NGR) | 50.71 | Tjipekapora Herunga (NAM) | 51.55 |
| 800 metres details |
Caster Semenya (RSA) | 2:00.97 | Annet Mwanzi (KEN) | 2:01.54 | Chaltu Shume (ETH) | 2:01.59 |
| 1500 metres details |
Dawit Seyaum (ETH) | 4:16.69 | Beso Sado (ETH) | 4:18.86 | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) | 4:19.16 |
| 5000 metres details |
Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN) | 15:30.15 | Rosemary Monica Wanjiru (KEN) | 15:30.18 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna (KEN) | 15:31.82 SB |
| 10,000 metres details |
Alice Aprot Nawowuna (KEN) | 31:24.18 | Gladys Kiptagelai (KEN) | 31:36.87 | Gelete Burka (ETH) | 31:38.33 |
| 100 metres hurdles details |
Oluwatobiloba Amusan (NGR) | 13.15 | Gnima Faye (SEN) | 13.28 | Lindsay Lindley (NGR) | 13.30 |
| 400 metres hurdles details |
Amaka Ogoegbunam (NGR) | 55.86 | Ajoke Odumosu (NGR) | 57.63 | Lilianne Klaasman (NAM) | 58.68 NR |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details |
Sofia Assefa (ETH) | 9:51.30 | Hiwot Ayalew (ETH) | 9:51.94 | Purity Cherotich (KEN) | 9:52.54 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details |
Nigeria Cecilia Francis Blessing Okagbare Ngozi Onwumere Lawretta Ozoh | 43.10 | Ghana Flings Owusu-Agyapong Gemma Acheampong Beatrice Gyaman Janet Amponsah | 43.72 | Ivory Coast Roswita Okou Adeline Gouenon Adjona Triphene Kouame Marie-Josée Ta Lou | 43.98 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details |
Nigeria Rita Ossai Funke Oladoye Tosin Adeloye Patience Okon George | 3:27.12 | Botswana Lydia Mashila Goitseone Seleka Galefele Moroko Christine Botlogetswe | 3:32.84 | Kenya Hellen Syombua Annet Mwanzi Winnie Chebet Maureen Nyatichi | 3:35.91 |
| 20 kilometres walk details |
Grace Wanjiru Njue (KEN) | 1:38.28 GR | Aynalem Eshetu Shefrawe (ETH) | 1:36.49 | Askale Tiksa (ETH) | 1:42.25 |
| Half marathon details |
Mamitu Deska (ETH) | 1:12.42 | Worknesh Degefa (ETH) | 1:12.42 | Yebergal Melese (ETH) | 1:12.42 |
| High jump details |
 Lissa Labiche (SEY) | 1.91 | Doreen Amata (NGA) | 1.85 | Julia du Plessis (RSA) | 1.80 |
| Pole vault details |
Syrine Ebondo (TUN) | 4.10 GR | Dorra Mahfoudhi (TUN) | 4.10 =GR | Sinaly Ouattara (CIV) | 3.40 |
| Long jump details |
 Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin (CMR) | 6.31 | Roumeissa Belabiod (ALG) | 6.30 | Lissa Labiche (SEY) | 6.25 |
| Triple jump details |
Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin (CMR) | 13.75 | Ibrahim Blessing Ibukun (NGA) | 13.52 | Nadia Eke (GHA) | 13.40 NR |
| Shot put details |
Auriole Dongmo (CMR) | 17.13 | Claire Uke (NGR) | 16.64 | Sonia Smuts (RSA) | 15.92 |
| Discus throw details |
Claire Uke (NGR) | 54.25 | Ischke Senekal (RSA) | 50.53 | Julia Agawu (GHA) | 49.08 |
| Hammer throw details |
Lætitia Bambara (BFA) | 66.91 GR | Amy Sène (SEN) | 63.94 | Jennifer Batu (CGO) | 62.13 NR |
| Javelin throw details |
Kelechi Nwanaga (NGR) | 52.70 | Zuta Mary Nartey (GHA) | 50.93 | Jo-Ane van Dyk (RSA) | 50.52 |
| Heptathlon details |
Uhunoma Osazuwa (NGR) | 5892 | Odile Ahouanwanou (BEN) | 5734 | Marthe Koala (BUR) | 5664 |
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Men
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| 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 |
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Women
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| 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 |
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Elite competition
* Host nation (Congo)
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| 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 | |
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Para-sport competition
More information Rank, Nation ...
| 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 | |
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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)
- "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.