2004 African Championships in Athletics
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The 14th African Championships in Athletics
were held in Brazzaville
, Republic of Congo in July, 2004. Since African Championships is a biennial event, this edition was contested only a month before 2004 Summer Olympics
. Thus some top athletes shunned the event. On the other hand, many athletes use the competition to prepare for the Olympics.
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 Brazzaville
Brazzaville
-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...
, Republic of Congo in July, 2004. Since African Championships is a biennial event, this edition was contested only a month before 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
. Thus some top athletes shunned the event. On the other hand, many athletes use the competition to prepare for the Olympics.
Men
| 100 m | Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds....  Nigeria |
10.21 | 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 |
10.37 | Jaysuma Saidy  The Gambia |
10.43 |
| 200 m | Joseph Batangdon Joseph Batangdon Joseph Batangdon is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Batangdon became African champion in 2004, a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.- Achievements...  Cameroon |
20.46 | Ambrose Ezenwa Nigeria |
20.75 | Morné Nagel Morne Nagel Morné Nagel is a South African sprinter. Together with Corne Du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton and Matthew Quinn he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics....  South Africa |
20.83 |
| 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 |
45.03 | Ezra Sambu Ezra Sambu Ezra Kenyoke Sambu is a Kenyan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.43 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Nairobi. This ranks him third in Kenya, behind Samson Kitur and Charles Gitonga, and fifth in Africa, behind Innocent Egbunike, Kitur, Gitonga and Davis Kamoga...  Kenya |
45.33 | Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.96 seconds, achieved in March 2005 in Pretoria...  Zimbabwe |
45.69 |
| 800 m | 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 |
1:45.36 | Hezekiél Sepeng Hezekiél Sepeng Hezekiél Sello Sepeng , is a South African middle distance runner who came second in the Olympic 800 metres final in Atlanta 1996 , the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the World Championships' final in Seville 1999... South Africa |
1:45.55 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...  Sudan |
1:45.87 |
| 1500 m | Paul Korir Paul Korir Paul Kipketer Korir is a middle distance athlete from Kenya.-Biography:... Kenya |
3:39.48 | Peter Roko Ashak Sudan |
3:41.31 | Yassine Bensghir Yassine Bensghir Yassine Bensghir is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Rabat.His personal best time over the distance is 3:33.04 minutes, achieved in July 2007 in Monaco.-Achievements:...  Morocco |
3:41.49 |
| 5000 m | Zwedo Maregu  Ethiopia |
13:47.77 | Boniface Songok Boniface Songok Boniface Kiprotich Songok is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres.His personal best over 3000 m of 7:30.62 minutes, achieved in 2004, was the third best time in the world that season, only behind Eliud Kipchoge and James Kwalia.He is based at the PACE Sports... Kenya |
13:48.06 | Hillary Chenonge Kenya |
13:48.44 |
| 10,000 m | Charles Kamathi Charles Kamathi Charles Waweru Kamathi is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning the 10,000 metres distance at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Early life and career:... Kenya |
28:07.83 | Abebe Dinkesa Ethiopia |
28:10.49 | Yebeltal Admasu Ethiopia |
28:28.59 |
| 3000 m s'chase 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... |
David Chemweno David Chemweno David Chemweno is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:41.35 min *3000 metres steeplechase - 8:09.09 min -External links:... Kenya |
8:17.31 | Richard Matelong Kenya |
8:26.34 | Abdelatif Chemlal Abdelatif Chemlal Abdelatif Chemlal is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase. His personal best time is 8:21.00 minutes, achieved in June 2002 in Seville... Morocco |
8:31.01 |
| 110 m hurdles | Todd Matthews Jouda Sudan |
13.70 | 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 |
13.80 | Frikkie van Zyl South Africa |
13.81 |
| 400 m hurdles | 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 |
48.90 | Julius Bungei Kenya |
49.56 | Ockert Cilliers Ockert Cilliers Ockert Cilliers is a South African 400 m hurdler. Born in Vanderbijlpark, Cilliers now lives in Potchefstroom . He is 1.70 m tall and weighs 74 kg.... South Africa |
49.58 |
| 20 km walk | Julius Sawe Kenya |
1:27:43 | Hassanine Sebei Hassanine Sebei Hassanine Sebei, , is a Tunisian racewalker who specialises in the 20 kilometres race walk. He was the 2010 African champion and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics....  Tunisia |
1:28:35 | Moussa Aouanouk  Algeria |
1:29:02 |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Nigeria Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds.... Ambrose Ezenwa Aaron Egbele Aaron Egbele Aaron Egbele is a Nigerian sprinter. Egbele was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 100 metres relay.... Chinedu Oriala Chinedu Oriala Chinedu Oriala is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Nigeria.Oriala represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Obinna Metu, Onyeabor Ngwogu and Uchenna Emedolu... |
38.91 | South Africa Morne Nagel Morne Nagel Morné Nagel is a South African sprinter. Together with Corne Du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton and Matthew Quinn he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.... Deon du Toit Clinton Venter Lee-Roy Newton |
39.59 | Cameroon Emmanuel Ngom Priso Idrissa Adam Idrissa Adam Idrissa Adam is a Cameroonian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.His first international outing came at the African Junior Athletics Championships in 2003, where he was fifth in the 100 m final... Alain Olivier Nyounai Joseph Batangdon Joseph Batangdon Joseph Batangdon is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Batangdon became African champion in 2004, a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.- Achievements... |
39.87 |
| 4 x 400 m relay | Zimbabwe Lloyd Zvasiya Lewis Banda Lewis Banda Lewis Simon Banda is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:*... Temba Ncube Talkmore Nyongani |
3:02.38 | Nigeria James Godday James Godday James Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the... Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s .... Bola Lawal Enefiok Udo-Obong Enefiok Udo-Obong Enefiok Udo-Obong is a Nigerian sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics as well as a bronze medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics.-External links:... |
3:02.66 | South Africa 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:... Werner Botha Hendrick Mokganyetsi Hendrick Mokganyetsi Hendrick Mokganyetsi is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters.His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in September 2000 in Yokohama. He also has a strong personal best in the 800 meters, 1:44.62 minutes from 1997... Arnaud Malherbe Arnaud Malherbe Arnaud Malherbe is a South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in March 1999 in Roodepoort. It is also the current South African Record... |
3:03.81 |
| 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.... |
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 |
2.17 | Boubacar Séré Burkina Faso |
2.10 | Khemraj Naiko Khemraj Naiko Khemraj Naiko is a retired Mauritian high jumper.His personal best jump is 2.28 metres, achieved at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. This is the Mauritian record.-Achievements:-References:... Mauritius |
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... |
Jonathan Chimier Jonathan Chimier Jonathan Chimier is a Mauritian long jumper who won the 2004 African Championships in Athletics.His personal best jump is 8.28 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Athens. This is the Mauritian record. He is also a sprinter and competes mainly in the 60 metres... Mauritius |
8.06 | Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships...  Senegal |
7.86 | 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 |
7.72 |
| 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... |
Béchir Zaghouani Tunisia |
5.20 | Karim Sène Senegal |
5.00 | Mohamed Karbib Morocco |
4.60 |
| 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 |
16.31 | Hamza Ménina Algeria |
16.02 | Thierry Adanabou Burkina Faso |
15.93 |
| 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 |
21.02 | Burger Lambrechts Burger Lambrechts Burger Lambrechts is a South African shot putter.He attended Laerskool Nelspruit, where he was head-boy in 1986 and Hoërskool Waterkloof, where he was vice head-boy in 1991.... South Africa |
18.78 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag is an Egyptian shot putter.He has also taken part in discus throw competitions. In 2003 he was the Egyptian champion in both shot put and discus throw....  Egypt |
18.51 |
| 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... |
Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger is a South African born Finnish discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000. He is also a double African champion... South Africa |
63.85 | Hannes Hopley Hannes Hopley Johannes Hopley is a South African discus thrower. His personal best throw is 67.66 metres, achieved in May 2004 in College Station.-Achievements:-External links:... South Africa |
63.50 | Nabil Kiram Morocco |
52.12 |
| 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... |
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 |
78.31 | Gerbrandt Grobler South Africa |
76.93 | Willie Human South Africa |
71.48 |
| 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... |
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 |
75.90 | Saber Souid Tunisia |
70.71 | Ahmed Abd El Raouf Egypt |
67.87 |
| 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... |
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 |
7200 points | Selwyn Lieutier Mauritius |
6882 points | Celestin Moussambote Kengué  Republic of the Congo |
6478 points |
Women
| 100 m | 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 |
11.33 | Mercy Nku Mercy Nku Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Nigeria |
11.36 | Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.- Achievements :*2008 African Championships - sixth place , fourth place , bronze medal... South Africa |
11.40 |
| 200 m | Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.- Achievements :*2008 African Championships - sixth place , fourth place , bronze medal... South Africa |
23.18 | Kadiatou Camara Kadiatou Camara Kadiatou Camara is a Malian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She formerly competed in the long jump.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.35 s *100 metres - 11.48 s *200 metres - 22.70 s...  Mali |
23.22 | Nadjina Kaltouma  Chad |
23.29 |
| 400 m | Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :... Senegal |
50.62 | Nadjina Kaltouma Chad |
50.80 | Hortense Béwouda Hortense Béwouda Hortense Béwouda is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.04 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Algiers... Cameroon |
51.15 |
| 800 m | Saïda El Mehdi Saïda El Mehdi Saïda El Mehdi is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.In 2004 she won an 800 m gold medal and a 1500 m silver medal at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics and she was the 1500 m bronze medallist at the 2004 Pan Arab Games... Morocco |
2:03.52 | Charity Wandia Kenya |
2:04.08 | Caroline Chepkwony Kenya |
2:04.58 |
| 1500 m | Nancy Lagat Nancy Lagat Nancy Jebet Langat is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. She won the 1500 metre final at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in a personal best time of 4:00.23.... Kenya |
4:24.56 | Saïda El Mehdi Saïda El Mehdi Saïda El Mehdi is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.In 2004 she won an 800 m gold medal and a 1500 m silver medal at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics and she was the 1500 m bronze medallist at the 2004 Pan Arab Games... Morocco |
4:24.87 | Jeruto Kiptum Jeruto Kiptum Jeruto Kiptum is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She was born in 1981 in Metkei, Keiyo District... Kenya |
4:25.85 |
| 5000 m | Etalemahu Kidane Etalemahu Kidane Etalemahu Kidane is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres.She won the Belfast International Cross Country three times consecutively between 2005 and 2007.-Achievements:-External links:... Ethiopia |
16:25.83 | Priscah Jepleting Prisca Jepleting Ngetich Priscah Jepleting Cherono, née Ngetich is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. She has represented Kenya twice at the World Championships in Athletics, winning bronze in the 5000 m in 2007... Kenya |
16:26.15 | Angele Haronsimana  Burundi |
16:55.99 |
| 10,000 m | 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 |
31:56.77 | Irene Kwambai Irene Kwambai Irene Kwambai Kipchumba is a Kenyan long-distance runner.Her first major medal came at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics where she took silver in the 10,000 metres behind Eyerusalem Kuma. She also won the Cursa de Bombers that year and repeated as the winner in 2005, setting a course... Kenya |
31:57.54 | Catherine Kirui Catherine Kirui -Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 9:12.05 min *5000 metres - 15:43.22 min *10,000 metres - 32:16.5 min *Half marathon - 1:10:38 min -External links:... Kenya |
32:35.71 |
| 100 m hurdles | Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy  Madagascar |
13.73 | 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 |
14.07 | Alima Soura Burkina Faso |
14.38 |
| 400 m hurdles | Surita Febbraio Surita Febbraio Surita Febbraio is a South African hurdler.She won a silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, finished eighth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, won the 2004 African Championships in Brazzaville and finished eighth at the 2005 World Athletics Final in Monaco.Her personal... South Africa |
55.12 | 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 |
55.62 | Zahra Lachgar Morocco |
57.12 |
| 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... |
Bouchra Chaabi Bouchra Chaabi Bouchra Chaabi is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, running in the 10,000 metres. That year she had been the bronze medallist in the event at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics... Morocco |
9:53.46 CR | Nawal Baïbi Morocco |
10:11.42 | Tebogo Masehla South Africa |
10:34.40 |
| 20 km walk | 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 |
1:42:45 | Nicolene Cronjé South Africa |
1:43:57 | Bahia Boussad Algeria |
1:46:12 |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Nigeria Gloria Kemasuode Gloria Kemasuode Gloria Kemasuode Ubiebor is a female track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Nigeria.... Mercy Nku Mercy Nku Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Oludamola Osayomi Oludamola Osayomi Oludamola Bolanle Osayomi is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is a four-time gold medallist at the African Championships in Athletics and won an Olympic bronze medal with Nigeria in the 4×100 metres relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... 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:... |
44.32 | South Africa Dikeledi Moropane Heide Seyerling Adri Shoeman Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.- Achievements :*2008 African Championships - sixth place , fourth place , bronze medal... |
44.42 | Senegal Fatoumata Coly Aida 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... Aissatou Badjo Aminata Diouf |
45.21 |
| 4 x 400 m relay | Senegal Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :... Tacko Diouf Aida 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... Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats... |
3:29.41 | South Africa Surita Febbraio Surita Febbraio Surita Febbraio is a South African hurdler.She won a silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, finished eighth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, won the 2004 African Championships in Brazzaville and finished eighth at the 2005 World Athletics Final in Monaco.Her personal... Adri Shoeman Heide Seyerling Estie Wittstock |
3:30.12 | Cameroon Hortense Bewouda Hortense Béwouda Hortense Béwouda is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.04 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Algiers... Carole Kaboud Muriel Noah Delphine Atangana Delphine Atangana Delphine Atangana is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and finished seventh in the 200 metres. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 World Indoor... |
3:30.77 |
| 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 | Samantha Dodd South Africa |
1.60 | Janice Josephs Janice Josephs Janice Josephs is a South African heptathlete.She finished nineteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the latter in a personal best score of 6181 points. On the regional level she won a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships and the gold at the 2006... South Africa |
1.50 |
| 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 |
4.00 | Samantha Dodd South Africa |
3.80 | Nancy Cheekoussen Mauritius |
3.70 |
| 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... |
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 |
6.64 | Kadiatou Camara Kadiatou Camara Kadiatou Camara is a Malian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She formerly competed in the long jump.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.35 s *100 metres - 11.48 s *200 metres - 22.70 s... Mali |
6.29 | Yah Koïta Mali |
6.27 |
| 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... |
Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Pozo is a Cuban-born triple jumper currently competing for Great Britain after formerly representing Cuba and Sudan.Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba, and initially represented her country of birth... Sudan |
14.90 | 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 |
14.44 | Mariette Mien Burkina Faso |
12.61 |
| 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.... |
Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi -Achievements:-References:... Egypt |
15.53 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia |
15.45 | Alifatou Djibril  Togo |
15.16 |
| 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... |
Elizna Naude 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 |
57.50 | Alifatou Djibril Togo |
52.62 | Hiba Meshili Abu Zaghari Egypt |
50.58 |
| 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... |
Marwa Hussein Arafat Egypt |
66.14 CR | Mouna Dani Morocco |
57.98 | 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 |
57.67 |
| 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... |
Sunette Viljoen Sunette Viljoen Sunette Stella Viljoen is a South African javelin thrower, who has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She also made one Women's Test cricket and 17 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2000 and 2002.She won gold at the 2009 Summer... South Africa |
60.13 | 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 |
54.68 | Cecilia Kiplagat Kenya |
48.78 |
| 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 |
6154 points | Janice Josephs Janice Josephs Janice Josephs is a South African heptathlete.She finished nineteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the latter in a personal best score of 6181 points. On the regional level she won a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships and the gold at the 2006... South Africa |
5785 points | Céline Laporte Céline Laporte Céline Roseline Laporte is a female athlete from Seychelles now based in France. She represented France until 2003.She competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, where she received a bronze medal in the women's long jump...  Seychelles |
5172 points |
Medal table
| 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 | |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 4= | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4= | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14= | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14= | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14= | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 19= | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19= | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
External links
- Results - GBR Athletics