1989 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...	Amadou Mbagnick Mbaye Senegal	10.60	Salaam Gariba Salaam Gariba Salaam Gariba is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He won the silver medal at the 1989 African Championships. He reached the semi-final at the 1991 World Championships and in relay at the 1987 World Championships... Ghana	10.64	Patrick Nwankwo Nigeria	10.66
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...	Olapade Adeniken Olapade Adeniken Olapade Adeniken is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres,and is the father of Michael Adeniken.... Nigeria	20.74	Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay... Nigeria	20.82	Nelson Boateng Nelson Boateng Nelson Boateng is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1989 African Championships. At the 1993 African Championships he won bronze medals both in the 100 and 200 metres. The same year he competed at the 1993 World Championships... Ghana	20.84
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...	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	45.25	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	46.29	Hachim Ndiaye Senegal	46.69
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...	Nixon Kiprotich Nixon Kiprotich Nixon Kiprotich is a former Kenyan 800 metres runner, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. Previously, Kiprotich had come eighth in the 1988 Olympic final.... Kenya	1:45.71	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	1:45.96	Babacar Niang Babacar Niang Babacar Niang is a retired Senegalese-French middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Senegal	1:46.09
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...	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	3:39.43	Robert Kibet Kenya	3:40.05	Nixon Kiprotich Nixon Kiprotich Nixon Kiprotich is a former Kenyan 800 metres runner, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. Previously, Kiprotich had come eighth in the 1988 Olympic final.... Kenya	3:41.51
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...	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	13:22.07	Addis Abebe Addis Abebe Addis Abebe is a former long-distance runner from Ethiopia, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.... Ethiopia	13:35.09	Moses Tanui Moses Tanui Moses Tanui is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal over 10000 m at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.... Kenya	13:36.79
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...	Addis Abebe Addis Abebe Addis Abebe is a former long-distance runner from Ethiopia, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.... Ethiopia	27:51.07	Moses Tanui Moses Tanui Moses Tanui is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal over 10000 m at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.... Kenya	28:22.90	Bedilu Kibret Ethiopia	28:29.14
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...	Tsegaye Sengni Ethiopia	2:26:26	Kebede Balcha Ethiopia	2:26:35	Tekla Gebrselassie Ethiopia	2:26:55
3000 metre steeplechase	Azzedine Brahmi Azzedine Brahmi Azzedine Brahmi is an Algerian long-distance runner who competed mostly over 3000 metres steeplechase. He won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships... Algeria	8:31.29	Micah Boinett Kenya	8:31.79	Boniface Merande Boniface Merande Boniface Merande is a retired Kenyan long-distance runner, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later he finished in 14th position in the 1992 Olympic Marathon.... Kenya	8:35.35
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...	Ikechukwu Mbadugha Nigeria	14.16	Noureddine Tadjine Algeria	14.18	Akwasi Abrefa Ghana	14.56
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...	Henry Amike Henry Amike Henry Amike is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-External links:... Nigeria	49.58	Hamidou Mbaye Senegal	50.76	Saïd Aberkan Morocco	50.84
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....	Othmane Belfaa Othmane Belfaa Othmane Belfaa is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the high jump. His personal best is 2.28m achieved in Amman in 1983. He finished 3rd at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Paris with a jump of 2.27m... Algeria	2.20	Abdenour Krim Algeria	2.15	Boubacar Guèye Senegal	2.10
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...	Sami Si Mohamed Algeria	4.90	Issam Ben Mohamed Tunisia	4.80	Samir Agsous Algeria	4.60
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...	Yusuf Alli Yusuf Alli Yusuf Alli is a retired Nigerian long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.His personal best is 8.27 metres, achieved at the 1989 African Championships in Athletics in Lagos. This is the Nigerian record... Nigeria	8.27	Ayodele Aladefa Ayodele Aladefa Ayodele Aladefa is a Nigerian former long jumper.He attended the Abilene Christian University.-Achievements:-References:... Nigeria	7.89	Badara Mbengue Senegal	7.88
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...	Eugene Koranteng Eugene Koranteng Eugene Koranteng is a retired Ghanaian triple jumper.He won the gold medal at the 1989 African Championships, with a jump of 16.83 metres. This was his career best jump. He later competed at the 1991 World Championships, but failed to get a valid mark.-References:... Ghana	16.83	Toussaint Rabenala Toussaint Rabenala Toussaint Rabenala is a retired Malagasy triple jumper.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Long jump - 7.77 metres - national record.Triple jump - 17.05 metres - national record.-References:... Madagascar	16.80	Paul Nioze Seychelles	16.74
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....	Robert Welikhe Kenya	17.28	Chima Ugwu Chima Ugwu Chima Ugwu is a Nigerian shot putter. He also competes occasionally in discus throw.He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993, 1997 and 2003 without reaching the finals.... Nigeria	16.76	Vincent Oghene Nigeria	16.62
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...	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	53.44	Vincent Oghene Nigeria	52.98	Ikechukwu Chika Nigeria	50.70
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	69.98	Hassan Chahine Morocco	66.86	Djamel Zouiche Algeria	63.52
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...	Pius Bazighe Pius Bazighe Pius Bazighe is a retired male javelin thrower from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He set his personal best on June 16, 1999 at a meet in Athens, Greece, breaking the Nigerian national record.-Achievements:-References:*... Nigeria	68.96	Mongi Alimi Tunisia	68.42	William Sang Kenya	68.06
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	7080	Hatem Bachar Tunisia	6757	Stanley Flowers Zimbabwe	6519 (NR)
20 kilometre road walk	Mohamed Bouhalla Algeria	1:30:43	Abdelwahab Ferguène Algeria	1:36:49	Bekele Lema Ethiopia	1:45:25
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	39.94	Kenya	40.78	Côte d'Ivoire	40.91
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	3:04.44	Nigeria	3:05.54	Senegal	3:08.18

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...	Mary Onyali Nigeria	11.22	Tina Iheagwam Tina Iheagwam Tina Iheagwam is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the 100 metres.-Achievements:1991 All-Africa Games - gold medal 1989 African Championships - silver medal *1987 Universiade - bronze medal... Nigeria	11.28	Rufina Uba Nigeria	11.47
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...	Mary Onyali Nigeria	23.00	Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in... Nigeria	23.74	Lalao Ravaonirina Lalao Ravaonirina Lalao Ravaonirina is a retired Malagasy athlete who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.Her personal best time was 11.32 seconds, achieved in July 1991 in Limoges... Madagascar	23.94
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...	Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in... Nigeria	51.22	Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju is a retired Nigerian athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres during her career. She won 400 metres race in the 1991 All-Africa Games and was second in the 200 metres race. She is married to Adewale Olukoju.She later competed in the 200 meters at the World Championship... Nigeria	52.30	Airat Bakare Airat Bakare Airat Bakare is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Bakare finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, together with teammates Fatima Yusuf, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi and Charity Opara.... Nigeria	52.38
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...	Hassiba Boulmerka Hassiba Boulmerka Hassiba Boulmerka is a former Algerian middle distance athlete. In 1992, she became the first Algerian to win an Olympic title.... Algeria	2:06.80	Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia	2:08.20	Emebet Shiferaw Ethiopia	2:09.30
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...	Hassiba Boulmerka Hassiba Boulmerka Hassiba Boulmerka is a former Algerian middle distance athlete. In 1992, she became the first Algerian to win an Olympic title.... Algeria	4:13.85	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	4:16.42	Emebet Shiferaw Ethiopia	4:20.81
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	9:14.97	Jane Ngotho Kenya	9:15.43	Luchia Yishak Luchia Yishak Luchia Yishak is a former Ethiopian long-distance runner. She ran for Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 1996.... Ethiopia	9:24.31
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...	Jane Ngotho Kenya	33:05.60	Tigist Moreda Ethiopia	34:05.58	Marcianne Mukamurenzi Rwanda	34:09.48
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...	Dinah Yankey Ghana	13.68	Hope Obika Nigeria	13.80	Mosun Adesina Nigeria	13.86
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...	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	55.45	Marie Womplou Côte d'Ivoire	57.57	Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia	59.51
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....	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	1.81	Nkechi Madubuko Nigeria	1.78	Yasmina Azzizi Algeria	1.78
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...	Chioma Ajunwa Chioma Ajunwa Chioma Ajunwa , is a former athlete from Nigeria, who previously played football for the Nigerian women's team. She is the first Nigerian to win an Olympic gold medal as well as the first African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event... Nigeria	6.53	Beatrice Utondu Beatrice Utondu Beatrice Utondu is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992... Nigeria	6.20	Christy Opara Nigeria	6.18
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....	Hanan Ahmed Khaled Hanan Ahmed Khaled Hanan Ahmed Khaled is an Egyptian female athlete The most successful female athlete in the history Egyptian athletics winning a total of two gold medals in All-Africa Games, four gold, five silver and two Bronze medals in African Athletic championships in discus throw and shot put.She also played... Egypt	14.28	Mariam Nnodu Nigeria	14.02	Ann Otutu Nigeria	13.88
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	51.14	Hanan Ahmed Khaled Hanan Ahmed Khaled Hanan Ahmed Khaled is an Egyptian female athlete The most successful female athlete in the history Egyptian athletics winning a total of two gold medals in All-Africa Games, four gold, five silver and two Bronze medals in African Athletic championships in discus throw and shot put.She also played... Egypt	50.32	Nabila Mouelhi Tunisia	46.80
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...	Chinweoke Chikwelu Nigeria	52.18	Milka Johnson Kenya	50.32	Yasmina Azzizi Algeria	48.16
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:...	Yasmina Azzizi Algeria	5957	Nacèra Zaaboub (Achir) Algeria	5573	Chinweoke Chikwelu Nigeria	5503
5000 metre track walk	Agnetha Chelimo Kenya	26:36.18	Mercy Nyambura Kenya	27:08.58	\|
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	44.6	Ghana	45.4	Côte d'Ivoire	46
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	3:33.12	Kenya	3:39.60	Côte d'Ivoire	3:41.87

Medal table

1	Nigeria	14	12	9	35
2	Algeria	9	4	4	17
3	Kenya	8	11	4	23
4	Ethiopia	2	4	7	13
5	Ghana	2	2	2	6
6	Côte d'Ivoire	2	1	3	6
7	Egypt	2	1	0	3
8	Senegal	1	1	5	7
9	Morocco	1	1	1	3
10	Tunisia	0	3	1	4
11	Madagascar	0	1	1	2
12	Rwanda	0	0	1	1
	Zimbabwe	0	0	1	1
	Seychelles	0	0	1	1

External links

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