Athletics at the 1973 All-Africa Games
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The second All-Africa Games
1973 All-Africa Games
The 2nd All-Africa Games were played from January 7, 1973 to January 18, 1973 in Lagos, Nigeria.After the success of the first African Games, the organizing bodies awarded the second games to Bamako, Mali to be held in 1969. A military coup disrupted the plans and the organizers moved the games to...

were held in Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

 in January 1973.

Ten new events were added, three for the men, 10,000 metres, marathon and hammer throw and seven for the women, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, shot put, discus throw and 4 x 400 metres relay. Also the women's hurdles were changed from the 80 metre hurdles to the 100 metre hurdles as had happened across the world.

Five nations won medals for the first time these being Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

, Gambia, Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...

 and Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...

 while both Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

 and PR Congo won medals under new names.

Only one athlete defended his title from the 1965 Games, namely Malian discus thrower Namakoro Niaré. Four track and field athletes, two male and two female, won more than one event:
  • Ohene Karikari
    Ohene Karikari
    Ohene Karikari is a former sprinter from Ghana, who represented his native West African country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. He is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.-References:*...

    , Ghana (100 metres and 200 metres men)
  • Alice Annum
    Alice Annum
    Alice Anum is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. Her personal best time in the 200 metres was 22.89 seconds, achieved at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.-Achievements:...

    , Ghana (100 metres and 200 metres women)
  • Modupe Oshikoya
    Modupe Oshikoya
    Modupe Oshikoya is a former female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who competed in the women's sprint and long jump events during her career. She is a one-time Olympian , and also competed in the heptathlon. Oshikoya won a total number of five gold medals at the All-Africa Games...

    , Nigeria (high jump, long jump and 100m hurdles)
  • Ben Jipcho
    Ben Jipcho
    Ben Jipcho is a former athlete from Kenya, who won the silver medal in the 3000 meters steeplechase at the 1972 Summer Olympics, behind his teammate Kipchoge Keino.Jipcho won the 5000 meters race in the 1973 All-Africa Games...

    , Kenya (5000 metres and steeplechase)


Several women's events was added. These were 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...

, 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...

, 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...

, 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...

, 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...

, 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....

 and 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...

.
  • Nagui Asaad
    Nagui Asaad
    Nagui Asaad Youssef ناجى أسعد, , is an Egyptian athlete who represented Egypt in the international events in the 1970s and early 1980s in shot put and discus throw.-Biography:...

     won his first Gold medal in Shot Put of the All Africa Games , 1973 , Nigeria
    Nigeria
    Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

    , and then he went to win a second time in 1978 , All-Africa Games Algeria
    Athletics at the 1978 All-Africa Games
    The third All-Africa Games were held in July 1978 in Algiers, Algeria.New events were added to the athletics program; Decathlon and pentathlon, for men and women respectively, as well as men's 20 km road walk...

     , He also was the Silver medallist in Discus throw of the All Africa Games , 1973

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...

Ohene Karikari
Ohene Karikari
Ohene Karikari is a former sprinter from Ghana, who represented his native West African country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. He is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.-References:*...


 Ghana
10.60 Barka Sy
 Senegal
10.67 John Mwebi
 Kenya
10.76
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...

Ohene Karikari
Ohene Karikari
Ohene Karikari is a former sprinter from Ghana, who represented his native West African country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. He is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.-References:*...


 Ghana
21.13 George Daniels
 Ghana
21.32 John Mwebi
 Kenya
21.53
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...

Charles Asati
Charles Asati
Charles Asati is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Charles Asati reached to the quarterfinal of 200 m and was a member of Kenyan 4x400 m relay team, which won the surprise silver medal, with a time of 2:59.6.At...


 Kenya
46.31 Telegne Bezabeh
 Ethiopia
46.8 Mulugeta Tadessa
 Ethiopia
47.17
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...

Cosmas Silei
 Kenya
1:45.38 John Kipkurgat
 Kenya
1:47.29 Sid Ali Djouadi
 Algeria
1:48.70
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...

Filbert Bayi
Filbert Bayi
Filbert Bayi is a former Tanzanian middle-distance runner of the 1970s who set the world records for 1500 metres in 1974 and the mile in 1975...


 Tanzania
3:37.23 Kip Keino
 Kenya
3:39.63 Shibru Regassa
 Ethiopia
3:40.04
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...

Ben Jipcho
Ben Jipcho
Ben Jipcho is a former athlete from Kenya, who won the silver medal in the 3000 meters steeplechase at the 1972 Summer Olympics, behind his teammate Kipchoge Keino.Jipcho won the 5000 meters race in the 1973 All-Africa Games...


 Kenya
14:07.21 Miruts Yifter
Miruts Yifter
Miruts Yifter ]] is a former Ethiopian athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. His name is also sometimes spelled as Muruse Yefter....


 Ethiopia
14:07.57 Paul Mose
 Kenya
14:08.43
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...

Miruts Yifter
Miruts Yifter
Miruts Yifter ]] is a former Ethiopian athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. His name is also sometimes spelled as Muruse Yefter....


 Ethiopia
29:04.6 Paul Mose
 Kenya
29:50.8 Richard Juma
 Kenya
29:24.3
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...

Mamo Wolde
Mamo Wolde
Degaga Wolde was an Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete and was winner of the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics....


 Ethiopia
2:17:33 Lenyissa Bedame
 Ethiopia
2:18:16 Richard Mabuza
Richard Mabuza
Richard Mabuza is a Swazi athlete. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, where he finished in 17th place.-References:...


 Swaziland
2:34:18
3000 metre steeplechase Ben Jipcho
Ben Jipcho
Ben Jipcho is a former athlete from Kenya, who won the silver medal in the 3000 meters steeplechase at the 1972 Summer Olympics, behind his teammate Kipchoge Keino.Jipcho won the 5000 meters race in the 1973 All-Africa Games...


 Kenya
8:20.74 Evans Mogaka
 Kenya
8:26.11 Yohannes Mohamed
 Ethiopia
8:32.86
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...

Fatwell Kimaiyo
 Kenya
14.19 Aboyade Cole
 Nigeria
14.54 Abdoulaye Sarr
Abdoulaye Sarr
Abdoulaye Sarr is the former coach of the Senegal national football team.-Playing career:Began his career in 1972 with Stade Mbour in his native Senegal, before moving onto Seib Diourbel. Finished his career in 1982...


 Senegal
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...

John Akii-Bua
John Akii-Bua
John Akii-Bua was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country.Akii-Bua started his athletic career as a hurdler on the short distance, but coached by British-born athletics coach Malcolm Arnold, he was introduced to the 400 m hurdles...


 Uganda
48.54 William Koskei
 Kenya
50.22 Silver Ayoo
 Uganda
50.25
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....

Abdulle Noor Wasughe
 Somalia
2.04 Sheikh Tidiane Faye
 The Gambia
2.04 Ahmadou Evélé
 Cameroon
2.00
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...

Mohamed Alaa Ghita
 Egypt
4.25 Lakhdar Rahal
 Algeria
4.20 Jean-Prosper Tsondzabéka
 Republic of the Congo
4.20
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...

Joshua Owusu
Joshua Owusu
Joshua Owusu is a retired Olympic track and field athlete from Ghana. He specialised in the triple jump and the long jump events during his career....


 Ghana
8.00w John Okoro
 Nigeria
7.83 Mansour Dia
 Senegal
7.71
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...

Mansour Dia
 Senegal
16.53 Abraham Munabi
 Uganda
16.26
(NR)
Moise Pomaney
Moise Pomaney
Moise Atsu Pomaney is a retired Olympic track and field athlete from Ghana. He specialized in the long jump and the triple jump.Moise A. Pomaney represented Ghana at the 1972 Olympic Games held in Munich, Germany...


 Ghana
16.09
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....

Youssef Nagui Asaad
 Egypt
19.48 Namakoro Niaré
 Mali
16.81 Jean-Marie Djebaili
 Algeria
16.63
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...

Namakoro Niaré
 Mali
55.28 Youssef Nagui Asaad
 Egypt
53.60 Denis Ségui Kragbé
 Côte d'Ivoire
52.12
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...

Yovan Ochola
 Uganda
50.64 Gabriel Luzira
 Uganda
49.86 Seifullah Negmeddin Shaheen
 Egypt
47.58
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...

Jacques Ayé Abehi
 Côte d'Ivoire
77.22 John Mayaka
 Kenya
71.08 François Ganongo
 Republic of the Congo
69.26
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 39.89  Ghana 40.01  Côte d'Ivoire 40.23
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 3:06.38  Nigeria 3:06.98  Uganda 3:07.21

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...

Alice Annum
Alice Annum
Alice Anum is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. Her personal best time in the 200 metres was 22.89 seconds, achieved at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.-Achievements:...


 Ghana
11.77 Rose Asiedua
 Ghana
11.93 Utifon Ufon Oko
 Nigeria
12.06
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...

Alice Annum
Alice Annum
Alice Anum is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. Her personal best time in the 200 metres was 22.89 seconds, achieved at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.-Achievements:...


 Ghana
23.88 Beatrice Ewuzie
 Nigeria
24.78 Josephine Ocran
 Ghana
24.82
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...

Tekla Chemabwai
Tekla Chemabwai
Tekla Chemabwai is retired sprinter and middle-distance runner from Kenya.Chemabwai competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but did not advance past 400 metres heats. Aged 18, she was the youngest member of the Kenyan Olympic squad...


 Kenya
54.06 Grace Bakari
 Ghana
55.63 Florence Mgbakwe
 Nigeria
56.08
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...

Christine Anyakun
 Uganda
2:09.5 Rosalind Joshua
 Nigeria
2:10.7 Helena Opoku
 Ghana
2:11.7
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...

Peace Kesiime
 Uganda
4:38.7 Mary Wagaki
 Kenya
4:38.8 Ruth Yeboah
 Ghana
4:42.3
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...

Modupe Oshikoya
Modupe Oshikoya
Modupe Oshikoya is a former female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who competed in the women's sprint and long jump events during her career. She is a one-time Olympian , and also competed in the heptathlon. Oshikoya won a total number of five gold medals at the All-Africa Games...


 Nigeria
14.28 Emilia Edet
 Nigeria
14.48 Budesia Nyakecho
 Uganda
15.29
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....

Modupe Oshikoya
Modupe Oshikoya
Modupe Oshikoya is a former female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who competed in the women's sprint and long jump events during her career. She is a one-time Olympian , and also competed in the heptathlon. Oshikoya won a total number of five gold medals at the All-Africa Games...


 Nigeria
1.71 Agnes Aghagba
 Nigeria
1.69 Magdalena Chesire
 Kenya
1.60
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...

Modupe Oshikoya
Modupe Oshikoya
Modupe Oshikoya is a former female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who competed in the women's sprint and long jump events during her career. She is a one-time Olympian , and also competed in the heptathlon. Oshikoya won a total number of five gold medals at the All-Africa Games...


 Nigeria
6.16 Margaret Odafin
 Nigeria
6.07 Christine Kabanda
 Uganda
5.73
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....

Evelyn Okeke
 Nigeria
13.59 Nnenna Njoku
 Nigeria
12.39 Brigitte Goze
 Côte d'Ivoire
11.90
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...

Rose Hart
Rose Hart
Rose Hart is a retired female track and field athlete from Ghana. She specialised in the hurdling, the sprints and the discus throw events during his career....


 Ghana
41.06 Adobi Okoli
 Nigeria
40.82 Albestine de Zouza
 Togo
38.20
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...

Constance Rwabiryagye
 Uganda
47.50 Lilian Cherotich
 Kenya
41.94 Angelina Chekpiyeng
 Kenya
39.12
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 46.25  Nigeria 46.58  Kenya 48.53
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...

 Uganda 3:45.42  Nigeria 3:45.69  Kenya 3:46.06

Medal table

1  Kenya 7 8 8 23
2  Ghana 7 4 4 15
3  Uganda 6 2 4 12
4  Nigeria 5 12 2 19
5  Ethiopia 2 3 3 8
6  Egypt 2 1 1 4
7  Senegal 1 1 2 4
8  Mali 1 1 0 2
9  Côte d'Ivoire 1 0 3 4
10  Somalia 1 0 0 1
 Tanzania 1 0 0 1
12  Algeria 0 1 2 3
13  The Gambia 0 1 0 1
14  Republic of the Congo 0 0 2 2
15  Cameroon 0 0 1 1
 Togo 0 0 1 1
 Swaziland 0 0 1 1

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