1985 African Championships in Athletics

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Chidi Imo Nigeria	10.22	Charles-Louis Seck Charles-Louis Seck Charles-Louis Seck is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in the 100 metres.-Achievements:1992 African Championships - silver medal1990 African Championships - bronze medal*1988 African Championships - silver medal... Senegal	10.37	Victor Edet Nigeria	10.44
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Simeon Kipkemboi Simeon Kipkemboi Simeon Kipkemboi is a former sprinter from Kenya, who represented his native East African country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992... Kenya	20.82	Innocent Egbunike Innocent Egbunike Innocent Egbunike is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984... Nigeria	20.85	Alfred Nyambane Kenya	20.92
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Innocent Egbunike Innocent Egbunike Innocent Egbunike is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984... Nigeria	45.22	Gabriel Tiacoh Gabriel Tiacoh Gabriel Tiacoh was a sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire who specialised in the 400 metres. He is best known for winning his nation's sole Olympic medal thus far, in the 400 meters in 1984.... Côte d'Ivoire	45.44	David Kitur David Kitur David Kitur is a retired Kenyan runner, who specialised in 400 metres.In 1983, at the inaugural world championships he was part of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay team, which reached semifinals.... Kenya	46.01
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Sammy Koskei Sammy Koskei Sammy Koskei is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.Koskei was one of the best Kenyan 800m competitors in 80's, setting fast times, but lacked success at the international major championships. His breakthrough year was 1982 when the youngster broke 1:45 second... Kenya	1:45.30	Moussa Fall Senegal	1:45.95	Juma Ndiwa Kenya	1:46.67
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Omer Khalifa Omer Khalifa Omer Khalifa is a former Sudanese middle distance runner who set a national record of 3:33.28 minutes over 1500 metres in Grossetto in 1986. Prior to this, he won silver medals in the 800m and 1500m races at the Olympic Boycott Games in 1980. Khalifa won the 1500 m race at the World Cup 1985 in... Sudan	3:37.74	Abdi Bile Abdi Bile Abdi Bile is a former middle distance runner from Somalia. In 1987 he became world champion in the 1500 metres, the first Somali to do so.-Career:... Somalia	3:38.19	Joseph Chesire Joseph Chesire Joseph Chesire is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who represented his country in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics . Cheshire also won the 1500 m at the London Grand Prix in 1992. His greatest indoor achievement was the bronze medal at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor... Kenya	3:38.72
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running.Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 80's... Ethiopia	14:40.12	Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987.... Kenya	14:43.05	John Ngugi John Ngugi John Ngugi Kamau , is a former Kenyan athlete, often called one of the greatest cross country runners of all time and winner of the 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Career:... Kenya	14:44.33
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti Wodajo Bulti is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running.Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 80's... Ethiopia	28:22.43	Kipsubai Koskei Kenya	28:26.63	Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech Paul Kipkoech was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987.... Kenya	28:29.64
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Ahmed Salah Djibouti	2:23:01	Kebede Balcha Ethiopia	2:24:31	Dereje Nedi Dereje Nedi Dereje Nedi is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best in the classic distance on August 18, 1984, winning the marathon race at the Friendship Games in... Ethiopia	2:25:41
3000 metre steeplechase	Julius Kariuki Julius Kariuki Julius Kariuki was the winner of the 3,000 m steeplechase at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Born in Nyahururu, Kenya, Kariuki's athletic career started slowly... Kenya	8:20.74	Joshua Kipkemboi Kenya	8:21.70	Féthi Baccouche Féthi Baccouche Féthi Baccouche is a retired Tunisian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase, the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.He was born in Tunis, and represented the club ASM Tunis... Tunisia	8:38.94
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	René Djédjémel Mélédjé René Djédjémel Mélédjé René Djédjémel Mélédjé is a retired Côte d'Ivoire hurdler.At the 1985 African Championships he won the 110 metres hurdles and finished third in the 400 metres hurdles... Côte d'Ivoire	14.14	Ikechukwu Mbadugha Nigeria	14.47	Hisham Mohamed Makin Egypt	14.52
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Amadou Dia Bâ Amadou Dia Ba El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:... Senegal	48.29	Henry Amike Henry Amike Henry Amike is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-External links:... Nigeria	49.16	René Djédjémel Mélédjé René Djédjémel Mélédjé René Djédjémel Mélédjé is a retired Côte d'Ivoire hurdler.At the 1985 African Championships he won the 110 metres hurdles and finished third in the 400 metres hurdles... Côte d'Ivoire	49.59
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Moussa Fall Senegal	2.17	Ogmore Okoro Nigeria	2.17	Khalid Koughbar Morocco	2.11
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Choukri Abahnini Choukri Abahnini Choukri Abahnini is a former athlete from Tunisia who competed in the pole vaultHe competed for Tunisia in the 1984 African Championships held in Rabat, Morocco in the Pole vault finishing in the bronze medal position with a performance of 4m40. At the following years African Championships held in... Tunisia	4.60	Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria	4.50	Youssef Qortobi Morocco	4.50
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Paul Emordi Paul Emordi Paul Emordi is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump.His personal best in long jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Baton Rouge. This ranks him third among Nigerian long jumpers, only behind Yusuf Alli and Charlton Ehizuelen . -Achievements:-External... Nigeria	7.90	Joseph Kio Nigeria	7.81	Mustapha Benmrah Morocco	7.56
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Paul Emordi Paul Emordi Paul Emordi is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump.His personal best in long jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Baton Rouge. This ranks him third among Nigerian long jumpers, only behind Yusuf Alli and Charlton Ehizuelen . -Achievements:-External... Nigeria	16.56	Joseph Kio Nigeria	16.26	Mamadou Diallo Mamadou Diallo (athlete) Mamadou Diallo is a retired triple jumper from Senegal. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 12th place in the final rankings with a jump of 15.99 m.-Achievements:... Senegal	16.17
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush is an Egyptian athlete .* Three times African champion in shot put, in 1984, 1985 and 1988.* Won a bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games.-Achievements:-References:... Egypt	19.34	Ahmed Kamel Shata Egypt	19.23	Mohamed Fatihi Morocco	17.40
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Christian Okoye Christian Okoye Christian Emeka Okoye , is a Nigerian-American former American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1987 to 1992. Nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," Okoye was known for his powerful running style and ability to break tackles. Okoye's six seasons in the NFL saw a league rushing... Nigeria	63.56	Mohamed Naguib Hamed Mohamed Naguib Hamed Mohamed Naguib Hamed is an Egyptian athlete, one of only a few Egyptians to win gold medals in African athletic events.Along with his colleagues Nagui Asaad, Hassan Ahmed Hamad, and Hisham Greis, he formed a strong Egyptian team in throwing events—in fact, a team considered to be the strongest one... Egypt	62.24	Hassan Ahmed Hamad Hassan Ahmed Hamad Hassan Ahmed Hamad is an Egyptian athlete who was a member of the Egyptian Athletics team between 1978 and 1992.He was a member of one of the strongest Egyptian teams in throw events with Nagui Asaad, Hisham Greis and Mohamed Naguib Hamed, this team is considered to be the strongest team Egypt... Egypt	55.38
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Hakim Toumi Hakim Toumi Hakim Toumi is a retired male hammer thrower from Algeria.Toumi twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. He set his personal best distance of 74.76 metres on August 8, 1998 in Algiers.-Achievements:-References:*... Algeria	70.56	Yacine Louail Algeria	61.30	Ahmed Ibrahim Taha Egypt	61.54
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Ahmed Mahour Bacha Algeria	80.04	Mongi Alimi Tunisia	75.30	Justin Arop Justin Arop Justin Arop was a track and field athlete from Uganda, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career . A two-time winner at the All-Africa Games he represented his native East African country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Moscow, Soviet Union... Uganda	74.60
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria	6712	Abu El Makarem El Hamd Egypt	5642	Landry Nzambé-Busugu Gabon	5259
20 kilometre road walk	Abdelwahab Ferguène Algeria	1:33:28	Shemsu Hassan Ethiopia	1:42:26	Abderrahmane Djebbar Algeria	1:49:26
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Nigeria	39.28	Kenya	39.91	Algeria	40.14
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Kenya	3:01.86	Nigeria	3:05.51	Senegal	3:07.94

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Rufina Uba Nigeria	11.61	Doris Wiredu Ghana	11.82	Lynda Eseimokumo Nigeria	11.86
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Rufina Uba Nigeria	23.79	Mary Onyali Nigeria	23.98	Martha Appiah Ghana	24.10
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria	53.33	Doris Wiredu Ghana	53.62	Grace Bakari Ghana	53.72
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Selina Chirchir Selina Chirchir Selina Chirchir is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner and a marathoner. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics while still a schoolgirl at the Sing'ore Girls' Secondary School in Iten.... Kenya	2:03.70	Mary Chemweno Kenya	2:04.58	Fatima Aouam Fatima Aouam Fatima Aouam is a former female middle distance runner from Morocco. She is best known for twice winning the gold medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games in Latakia, Syria. Aouam set her personal best in the 1,500 m in 1986.... Morocco	2:04.91
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Mary Chemweno Kenya	4:17.90	Fatima Aouam Fatima Aouam Fatima Aouam is a former female middle distance runner from Morocco. She is best known for twice winning the gold medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games in Latakia, Syria. Aouam set her personal best in the 1,500 m in 1986.... Morocco	4:19.11	Hellen Kimaiyo Hellen Kimaiyo Hellen Kimaiyo Kipkoskei is a retired runner from Kenya.She won many continental competitions. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics aged less than 16 and at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She is also a multiple Kenyan champion.In addition, she was a successful road runner... Kenya	4:22.85
3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...	Hellen Kimaiyo Hellen Kimaiyo Hellen Kimaiyo Kipkoskei is a retired runner from Kenya.She won many continental competitions. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics aged less than 16 and at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She is also a multiple Kenyan champion.In addition, she was a successful road runner... Kenya	9:18.53	Hassania Darami Morocco	9:19.82	Regina Chemeli Kenya	9:20.62
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Hassania Darami Morocco	35:09.68	Karima Farag Mohamed Ethiopia	44:01.32	\|
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Maria Usifo Maria Usifo Maria Usifo is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:1989 African Championships - gold medal 1988 African Championships - gold medal... Nigeria	13.52	Cécile Ngambi Cécile Ngambi Cécile Ngambi is a retired Cameroonian heptathlete.She competed in pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She won the silver medal in 100 metres hurdles at the 1985 African Championships.... Cameroon	13.81	Albertine Koutouan Côte d'Ivoire	14.27
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco	56.00	Maria Usifo Maria Usifo Maria Usifo is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:1989 African Championships - gold medal 1988 African Championships - gold medal... Nigeria	57.02	Marie Womplou Côte d'Ivoire	59.85
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Awa Dioum-Ndiaye is a retired female track and field athlete from Senegal, who competed in the hurdling, high jump and the heptathlon events during her career in the 1980s. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's high jump comtest at the 1987 All-Africa... Senegal	1.76	Kawther Akrémi Tunisia	1.76	Lucienne N'Da Lucienne N'Da Lucienne N'Da is an Ivorian retired high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.95 metres, achieved at the 1992 African Championships in Belle Vue. This is the current national record.-Achievements:-References:... Côte d'Ivoire	1.70
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Marianne Mendoza Senegal	6.15	Grace Armah Ghana	6.01	Caroline Nwajei Nigeria	6.00
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Souad Malloussi Morocco	15.20	Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon	14.74	Odette Mistoul Gabon	14.54
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Zoubida Laayouni Morocco	51.80	Mariette van Heerden Zimbabwe	50.14	Aïcha Dahmous Algeria	48.84
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon	54.00	Samia Djémaa Algeria	50.50	Samira Benhamza Morocco	49.32
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco	5294	Nacèra Achir Algeria	5286	Yasmina Azzizi Algeria	4909
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Ghana	45.08	Nigeria	45.45	Côte d'Ivoire	46.98
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Nigeria	3:36.13	Kenya	3:39.66	Ghana	3:42.32

Medal table

1	Nigeria	11	10	3	24
2	Kenya	7	5	7	19
3	Morocco	5	2	6	13
4	Algeria	4	4	4	12
5	Senegal	4	2	2	8
6	Ghana	1	3	3	7
6	Egypt	1	3	3	7
8	Ethiopia	1	3	1	5
9	Tunisia	1	2	1	4
10	Cameroon	1	2	0	3
11	Côte d'Ivoire	1	1	5	7
12	Djibouti	1	0	0	1
12	Sudan	1	0	0	1
14	Zimbabwe	0	1	0	1
14	Somalia	0	1	0	1
16	Gabon	0	0	2	2
17	Uganda	0	0	1	1

External links

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