Athletics_at_the_African_Games
Athletics is an African Games event ever since the inaugural edition in Brazzaville, Congo, at the 1965 All-Africa Games, and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.
Quick Facts First event, Occur every ...
Athletics | |
| First event | 1965  Brazzaville |
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| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2023  Accra |
| Best |  Nigeria (NGR) |
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More information Games, Year ...
| Games | Year | Host | Events | Best nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Mixed | ||||
| I | 1965 | Brazzaville | 18 | 6 | — | Nigeria |
| II | 1973 | Lagos | 21 | 13 | — |  Kenya |
| III | 1978 | Algiers | 23 | 14 | — | Nigeria |
| IV | 1987 | Nairobi | 23 | 18 | — | Nigeria |
| V | 1991 | Cairo | 23 | 18 | — | Nigeria |
| VI | 1995 | Harare | 23 | 20 | — | Nigeria |
| VII | 1999 | Johannesburg | 23 | 22 | — | Nigeria |
| VIII | 2003 | Abuja | 23 | 22 | — | Nigeria |
| IX | 2007 | Algiers | 23 | 23 | — | Nigeria |
| X | 2011 | Maputo | 23 | 23 | — | Nigeria |
| XI | 2015 | Brazzaville | 23 | 23 | — | Nigeria |
| XII | 2019 | Rabat | 23 | 23 | — | Kenya |
| XIII | 2023 | Accra | 23 | 23 | 1 | Nigeria |
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Men's events
More information Event, Years ...
| Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | Years | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 400 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 800 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1500 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Half marathon | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 400 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Decathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Events | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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Women's events
More information Event, Years ...
| Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | Years | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 400 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 800 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1500 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Half marathon | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 80 metres hurdles | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 400 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5000 metre track walk | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pentathlon | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Events | 6 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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- Last updated after the 2015 edition; Next update after the conclusion of the 2019 African Games
Excluding Para-Athletics.
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 131 | 97 | 58 | 286 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 74 | 84 | 67 | 225 |
| 3 |  South Africa (RSA) | 39 | 39 | 33 | 111 |
| 4 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 110 |
| 5 |  Ghana (GHA) | 24 | 32 | 29 | 85 |
| 6 |  Algeria (ALG) | 22 | 32 | 30 | 84 |
| 7 |  Egypt (EGY) | 20 | 18 | 12 | 50 |
| 8 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 18 | 15 | 9 | 42 |
| 9 |  Senegal (SEN) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 47 |
| 10 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 14 | 8 | 19 | 41 |
| 11 |  Uganda (UGA) | 12 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 12 |  Botswana (BOT) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 14 |  Sudan (SUD) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 |  Tanzania (TAN) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 18 |  Mali (MLI) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 |  Namibia (NAM) | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
| 20 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 21 |  Eritrea (ERI) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 23 |  Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 24 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 25 |  Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 26 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 |  Chad (CHA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 |  Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 |  Swaziland (SWZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 |  Liberia (LBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Somalia (SOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  Togo (TOG) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 34 |  Benin (BEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 |  Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 |  Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 The Gambia (GAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 |  Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (39 entries) | 461 | 446 | 412 | 1319 | |
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Main article: List of African Games medalists in athletics (men)
Main article: List of African Games medalists in athletics (women)
Main article: List of All-Africa Games records in athletics