2002 African Championships in Athletics
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The 13th African Championships in Athletics
were held in Tunis
and Radès
, Tunisia
in August, 2002.
African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics. It is generally organised biennually, every other event is held same year as the Summer Olympics....
were held in Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
and Radès
Radès
Radès is a harbour city in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. Situated 9 kilometres south-east of the capital Tunis, some consider it a Tunis suburb, and parts of the harbour installations of Tunis are located in Radès....
, Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
in August, 2002.
Men's Results
| 100 m (wind: 3.8 m/s) |
Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...  Namibia |
9.93 w | Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...  Nigeria |
10.00 w | Idrissa Sanou Idrissa Sanou Idrissa Sanou is a Burkinabé athlete specializing in the 100 metres. Sanou holds the national records in both 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay....  Burkina Faso |
10.16 w |
| 200 m (wind: 2.4 m/s) |
Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist... Namibia |
20.10 w | Abdul Aziz Zakari  Ghana |
20.33 w | Oumar Loum Oumar Loum Oumar Loum is a former Senegalese sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...  Senegal |
20.37 w |
| 400 m | Eric Milazar Eric Milazar Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....  Mauritius |
45.67 | Sofiène Labidi  Tunisia |
45.87 | Marcus la Grange Marcus la Grange Marcus la Grange is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.65 seconds, achieved in April 2002 in Pretoria.-Achievements:-External links:...  South Africa |
45.95 |
| 800 m | Djabir Saïd-Guerni Djabir Saïd-Guerni Djabir Saïd-Guerni is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the 800 metres.He announced his retirement on 6 May 2007, following injury problems...  Algeria |
1:45.52 | William Yiampoy William Yiampoy William Oloonkishu Yiampoy is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best is 1:42.91 minutes, achieved in September 2002 in Rieti....  Kenya |
1:45.79 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Mbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi is a South African middle distance runner, and the 2009 world champion in the men's 800 metres. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for his native country... South Africa |
1:46.20 |
| 1500 m | Bernard Lagat Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya... Kenya |
3:38.11 | Laban Rotich Laban Rotich Laban Rotich is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. His personal best time is 3:29.91 minutes, achieved in August 1998 in Zürich. He holds the world's best indoor performance over one mile for men over 35 years with 3:53.18 minutes.-Achievements:-External links:*... Kenya |
3:38.60 | Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was suspended between April 2004 and April 2006 after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone in an IAAF out-of-competition test....  Morocco |
3:38.78 |
| 5000 m | Paul Bitok Paul Bitok Paul Bitok is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who won two silver medals at consecutive Summer Olympics over 5000 metres. Bitok emerged in 1992 as a relatively unknown athlete. He qualified for the Barcelona Games at the Kenyan trials and defeated several world class athletes at the Bislett Games... Kenya |
13:31.95 | Benjamin Limo Benjamin Limo Benjamin Kipkoech Limo is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He runs every distance from 1500 m to 10,000 m, but mainly competes in 5,000 m, where he has won international medals.... Kenya |
13:32.10 | Mohamed Amine Morocco |
13:33.98 |
| 10,000 m | Paul Malakwen Kosgei Kenya |
28:44.81 | John Cheruiyot Korir John Cheruiyot Korir John Cheruiyot Korir is a Kenyan athlete who specializes in long-distance running. He in known to be an athlete who often shines at trials but fails to win big competitions.-Career:... Kenya |
28:45.23 | Benjamin Maiyo Benjamin Maiyo Benjamin Maiyo is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.He began his career as a track specialist in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He ran in the 10,000 m final at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and finished in seventh place... Kenya |
28:45.24 |
| 3000 m St. Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each... |
Brahim Boulami Brahim Boulami Brahim Boulami is a Moroccan athlete who had set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 7:55.28 and 7:53.17. The latter was overturned because he tested positive for the banned performance enhancing drug EPO... Morocco |
8:19.51 | Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer Wilson Boit Kipketer is a middle and long distance athlete most widely known for running the 3000 m steeplechase. On August 13, 1997, at the Weltklasse Zürich, he set the world record in the steeplechase at 7:59.08, the third of three world records set in a 70 minute period of time... Kenya |
8:20.92 | Stephen Cherono Kenya |
8:23.85 |
| 110 m H 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... (wind: 4.8 m/s) |
Shaun Bownes Shaun Bownes Shaun Bownes is a South African hurdler.His personal best time is 13.26 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Heusden. This is the current African record. He also holds the African record in 60 metres hurdles with 7.52 seconds, achieved in February 2001 in Ghent.-Achievements:-External links:... South Africa |
13.36 w | Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja is a Malagasy athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. In his early career he competed in decathlon...  Madagascar |
13.80 w | Sultan Tucker Sultan Tucker Sultan Tucker is a Liberian athlete, specializing in the 110 metres hurdles.Tucker won a bronze in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2002 African Championships...  Liberia |
13.98 w |
| 400 m H 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... |
Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:... South Africa |
49.76 | Willie Smith Namibia |
50.03 | Héni Kechi Héni Kechi Héni Kechi is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:... Tunisia |
50.44 |
| 20 km Walk | Hatem Ghoula Hatem Ghoula Hatem Ghoula is a Tunisian race walker.He holds the African records in both 20,000 metres, 20 km and 50 km walk.-Achievements:-References:**... Tunisia |
1:26:42 | Moussa Aouanouk Algeria |
1:30:27 | Karim Boudhiba Tunisia |
1:35:05 |
| 4 X 100 m 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 |
39.76 | Senegal |
40.08 | Mauritius |
40.27 |
| 4 X 400 m 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... |
Morocco |
3:09.72 | Mauritius |
3:10.14 | Senegal |
3:14.40 |
Field
| 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.... |
Abderrahmane Hammad Abderrahmane Hammad Abderrahmane Hammad Zaheer is a former Algerian track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics in 2000, taking the bronze medal and made a second appearance at the 2004 Athens Olympics. His personal best of 2.34 m is the Algerian... Algeria |
2.25 | Kabelo Mmono Kabelo Mmono Kabelo Mmono is a high jumper from Botswana.He is a former national record holder with 2.20 metres, but in 2006 this record was beaten by Kabelo Kgosiemang.- Achievements :- References :*...  Botswana |
2.10 | Mohamed Bradai Algeria |
2.10 |
| 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... |
Younès Moudrik Younès Moudrik Younès Moudrik is a retired Moroccan long jumper.-Early career:He was born in Rabat. At the 1994 African Junior Championships he won the bronze medal in the long jump and the gold medal in the high jump. His lifetime best in the latter event remained 2.12 metres, achieved in Algiers in July 1994... Morocco |
8.06 w | Hatem Mersal Hatem Mersal Hatem Mohamed Mersal is an Egyptian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.31 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Oslo. This is the current national record.-Achievements:-References:...  Egypt |
8.02 w | Nabil Adamou Nabil Adamou Nabil Adamou is a retired Algerian long jumper.At the 1995 African Junior Championships he won the triple jump and won the silver medal in the long jump. He won bronze medals in the long jump at the 2002 and 2004 African Championships... Algeria |
7.98 w |
| 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... |
Karim Sène Senegal |
5.00 | Béchir Zaghouani Tunisia |
4.90 | Mohamed Benyahia Algeria |
4.80 |
| 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... |
Olivier Sanou Olivier Sanou Olivier Sanou is a Burkinan athlete. He was a high jumper before specializing in the triple jump in the late 1990s. A double African champion, Sanou has made his mark in Africa... Burkina Faso |
17.06 w | Andrew Owusu Andrew Owusu Andrew Owusu is a Ghanaian athlete who competes in the triple jump.His personal best was 17.23 metres, achieved in August 1998 in Dakar. This is the Ghanaian record as well as the fourth best triple jump result in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa , Ajayi Agbebaku and Khotso Mokoena... Ghana |
17.02 w | Abdou Demba Lam Senegal |
16.34 w |
| 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.... |
Janus Robberts Janus Robberts Janus Robberts is a South African athlete who competes in the shot put, and occasionally discus throw. He is the current African record holder in shot put with 21.97 metres, and also a former junior world record holder... South Africa |
19.73 | Hicham Aïtaha Morocco |
17.18 | Mohamed Meddeb Tunisia |
16.40 |
| Discus 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... |
Janus Robberts Janus Robberts Janus Robberts is a South African athlete who competes in the shot put, and occasionally discus throw. He is the current African record holder in shot put with 21.97 metres, and also a former junior world record holder... South Africa |
54.32 | Walid Boudaoui Algeria |
49.49 | Omar Ahmed El Ghazali Egypt |
48.17 |
| Javelin 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... |
Gerhardus Pienaar Gerhardus Pienaar Gerhardus Pienaar is a South African javelin thrower and former Junior World Champion from South Africa. His personal best throw is 84.50 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad... South Africa |
78.63 | Walid Abderrazak Mohamed Egypt |
70.86 | Mohamed Ali Ben Zina Tunisia |
66.69 |
| Hammer 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... |
Chris Harmse Chris Harmse Christiaan Harmse is a South African hammer thrower. He has broken the African record seven times, and holds the championship record for both the African Championships and All-Africa Games.... South Africa |
76.07 | Yamen Hussein Abdel Moneim Egypt |
69.19 | Saber Souid Tunisia |
68.40 |
| 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... |
Hamdi Dhouibi Hamdi Dhouibi Hamdi Dhouibi is a Tunisian decathlete.He held the African record with 8023 points, achieved at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. The record was broken by Larbi Bouraada of Algeria at the 2009 World Championships... Tunisia |
7965 points | Anis Riahi Anis Riahi Anis Riahi is a retired Tunisian decathlete.-Career:Riahi won the gold medal in pole vault at the 1996 African Championships... Tunisia |
7363 points | Rédouane Youcef Rédouane Youcef Rédouane Youcef is a retired Algerian decathlete.He won gold medals at the 1998 and 2000 African Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2002 African Championships. He won the silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games and the bronze medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games... Algeria |
7089 points |
Track
| 100 m (wind: 4.1 m/s) |
Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.08 s *100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:... Nigeria |
11.15 w | Myriam Léonie Mani Myriam Léonie Mani Myriam Léonie Mani is a Cameroonian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.Mani represented Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed third behind Torri Edwards and Jeanette Kwakye in a time of 11.64 to advance to the...  Cameroon |
11.29 w | Chinedu Odozor Nigeria |
11.32 w |
| 200 m (wind: 2.2 m/s) |
Nadjina Kaltouma  Chad |
22.80 w | Aïda Diop Aïda Diop Aïda Diop is a Senegalese sprinter who specializes in 100 and 200 metres.At the 2000 African Championships in Algiers she won silver medals in both 100 and 200 metres. She followed up at the 2002 African Championships in Radès with another silver medal in 200 m... Senegal |
23.29 w | Myriam Léonie Mani Myriam Léonie Mani Myriam Léonie Mani is a Cameroonian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.Mani represented Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed third behind Torri Edwards and Jeanette Kwakye in a time of 11.64 to advance to the... Cameroon |
23.30 w |
| 400 m | Nadjina Kaltouma Chad |
51.09 | Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She has not competed on top level since the 2004 season.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.64 s... Cameroon |
51.61 | Awatef Ben Hassine Tunisia |
52.22 (NR) |
| 800 m | Maria de Lurdes Mutola  Mozambique |
2:03.11 | Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria Agnes Samaria is a Namibian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She was born in Otjiwarongo.Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*400 metres - 53.83 s... Namibia |
2:03.63 | Mina Aït Hammou Morocco |
2:03.94 |
| 1500 m | Jackline Maranga Jackline Maranga Jackline Maranga is a retired Kenyan middle distance runner. She won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15, and also won silver medals in the two following Championships, being the only athlete to do so.She is perhaps best known for winning the 1500 metres gold at the... Kenya |
4:18.91 | Abir Nakhli Tunisia |
4:19.02 | Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi Hasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,... Morocco |
4:20.15 |
| 5000 m | Berhane Adere Berhane Adere Berhane Adere is an athlete from Ethiopia.Adere held the African record for 10,000 metres in a time of 30:04.18, set at the 2003 World Championships, where she won gold...  Ethiopia |
15:51.08 | Dorcus Inzikuru Dorcus Inzikuru Dorcus Inzikuru is a Ugandan athlete competing in steeplechase. She won the inaugural World title in women's 3000 m steeplechase, as well as the first Commonwealth title in the event. Her coach is Renato Canova. Sometimes her name is spelt "Docus"...  Uganda |
15:54.22 | Ejegayehu Dibaba Ejegayehu Dibaba Ejegayehu Dibaba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.She is a member of the Oromo ethnic group from the high-altitude Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region. She is the third child of six, her younger sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe are also international long distance athletes, and brother Dejene is marked... Ethiopia |
15:56.02 |
| 10,000 m | Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei is a female Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in the 10,000 metres and marathon. In 2001 she won the Rotterdam Marathon and came first in the Great North Run, as well as winning the silver medal in the World Half Marathon Championships... Kenya |
31:45.14 | Leah Malot Leah Malot Leah Malot is a runner from Kenya. She is known for her long career. She started her international career by winning a gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games, aged only 15. A decade later she was a constant competitor at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.Malot competed at the 1987 World... Kenya |
32:00.78 | Eyerusalem Kuma Eyerusalem Kuma Eyerusalem Kuma is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who competes in marathons.At the beginning of her career, she specialized in the track running and cross-country running... Ethiopia |
32:21.60 |
| 100 m H 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... (wind: 2.5 m/s) |
Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy Madagascar |
13.13w | Angela Atede Angela Atede Angela Atede is a Nigerian athlete who mainly competes in the 100 metres hurdles. Her personal best is 12.72 seconds, achieved in 1998.-Achievements:-References:*... Nigeria |
13.16w | Kéné Ndoye Kene Ndoye Kéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... Senegal |
13.72w |
| 400 m H 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... |
Zahra Lachgar Morocco |
57.91 | Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam is a Cameroonian athlete who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres hurdles - 13.71 s *400 metres hurdles - 56.90 s - national record... Cameroon |
58.11 | Mame Tacko Diouf Mame Tacko Diouf -Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres hurdles - 12.94 s *400 metres hurdles - 54.75 s *200 metres - 23.43 s *400 metres - 53.96 s -External links:... Senegal |
58.86 |
| 10 km Walk Race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times... |
Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Ali Egypt |
49:26 | Bahia Boussad Algeria |
49:57 | Grace Wanjiru Grace Wanjiru Grace Wanjiru Njue is a female race walker from Kenya. She is a three-time African Champion and a Commonwealth Games medallist.grace wanijiru used to have the last name walker... Kenya |
51:35 |
| 4 X 100 m 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... |
South Africa |
45.60 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
47.15 | Ghana |
47.41 |
| 4 X 400 m 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... |
Cameroon |
3:35.33 | Nigeria |
3:38.25 | Algeria |
3:39.70 (NR) |
Field
| 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.... |
Hestrie Cloete Hestrie Cloete Hestrie Cloete-Storbeck is a former, highly successful South African high jumper. Her foremost achievements were winning two world championships and two silver medals at Olympic Games.-Career:... South Africa |
1.95 | Amina Lemgherbi Algeria |
1.70 | Hanen Dhouibi Tunisia |
1.70 |
| 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... |
Syrine Balti Tunisia |
4.06 | Aïda Mohsni Tunisia |
3.60 | Asma Akkari Tunisia |
3.40 |
| 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... |
Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for France, formerly of the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with an Olympic record distance of 15.39m at the Beijing... Cameroon |
6.68 w | Kéné Ndoye Kene Ndoye Kéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... Senegal |
6.45 w | Chinedu Odozor Nigeria |
6.39 |
| 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... |
Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for France, formerly of the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with an Olympic record distance of 15.39m at the Beijing... Cameroon |
14.95 | Kene Ndoye Kene Ndoye Kéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... Senegal |
14.28 | Baya Rahouli Baya Rahouli Baya Rahouli is an Algerian athlete who competes in the triple jump. She is a former African record holder in this event, and has two African championship titles, beating Françoise Mbango Etone and Kéné Ndoye on both occasions... Algeria |
13.78 |
| 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.... |
Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008... Nigeria |
17.60 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia |
15.94 | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi -Achievements:-References:... Egypt |
15.43 |
| Discus 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... |
Monia Kari Monia Kari Monia Kari is a Tunisian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 61.74 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Tunis. This is the current African record.-Achievements:-References:*... Tunisia |
55.28 | Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008... Nigeria |
54.12 | Elizna Naudé Elizna Naudé Elizna Naudé is a South African discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Stellenbosch. She is a teacher at Vaalpark Primary School, Sasolburg, South Africa.... South Africa |
51.89 |
| Hammer 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... |
Marwa Hussein Arafat Egypt |
61.64 | Caroline Fournier Mauritius |
58.39 | Hayat El Ghazi Hayat El Ghazi Hayat El Ghazi is a Moroccan hammer thrower.She won the bronze medals at the 2002 and 2004 African Championships. In 2003 she threw a national record throw of 60.43 metres.... Morocco |
58.27 |
| Javelin 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... |
Aïda Sellam Aïda Sellam Aïda Sellam is a Tunisian javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 60.87 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Tunis.-Achievements:-External links:... Tunisia |
55.46 | Sorochukwu Ihuefo Nigeria |
55.30 (NR) |
Bernadette Ravina Mauritius |
51.49 |
| 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:... |
Margaret Simpson Margaret Simpson (athlete) Margaret Simpson is a Ghanaian heptathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships, setting several personal bests in the process... Ghana |
6105 points | Stéphanie Domaingue Mauritius |
5206 points | Imen Chatbri Tunisia |
5103 points |
Medal table
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18= | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18= | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18= | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
External links
- Results - GBR Athletics