List of champions of Africa of athletics
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This is a list of champions, or event winners, of the African Championships in Athletics
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....

, a biennial athletics competition organized by the Confederation of African Athletics
Confederation of African Athletics
The Confederation of African Athletics is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Africa. It is headquartered in Senegal. It organises the African Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions.-Members:...

 since 1979.

Men



Track running:  100 m - 200 m - 400 m - 800 m - 1500 m - 3000 m - 5000 m - 10,000 m

Hurdles:  110 m hurdles - 400 m hurdles - 3000 m steeplechase

Jumps:  High jump - Long jump - Triple jump - Pole vault

Throws:  Javelin - Discus - Shot put - Hammer

Relays:   4 x 100 m - 4 x 400 m

Road:   10,000 m walk - 20 km walk - Marathon

Key:

100 m

Year Athlete Country
1979 Ernest Obeng
Ernest Obeng
Ernest Obeng is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.21 seconds, achieved in August 1980 in Budapest. Ghana boycotted the Olympic Games that year....

 
1982 Ernest Obeng
Ernest Obeng
Ernest Obeng is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.21 seconds, achieved in August 1980 in Budapest. Ghana boycotted the Olympic Games that year....

 
1984 Chidi Imo 
1985 Chidi Imo 
1988 John Myles-Mills
John Myles-Mills
John Myles-Mills is a retired Ghanaian athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres.-Achievements:*1992 African Championships - bronze medal *1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships - silver medal...

 
1989 Amadou Mbagnick Mbaye 
1990 Joseph Gikonyo
Joseph Gikonyo
Joseph Gikonyo is a former Kenyan athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres. He was the Kenyan record holder in both distances with 10.28 seconds and 20.43 seconds respectively...

 
1992 Victor Omagbemi
Victor Omagbemi
Victor Omagbemi is a retired Nigerian sprinter. He won both the 100 and 200 metres at the 1992 African Championships.Ogbeide finished fourth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships with teammates George Ogbeide, Olapade Adeniken and Davidson Ezinwa.He is married to Mary...

 
1993 Daniel Effiong
Daniel Effiong
Daniel Effiong is a retired male sprinter from Nigeria.He became African 100 metres and Universiade champion in 1993...

 
1996 Seun Ogunkoya
Seun Ogunkoya
Seun Ogunkoya is a Nigerian sprinter and two-time African Championships gold medalist over 100 metres.-Career peak:He was born in Akure and is a cousin of Falilat Ogunkoya. He improved his personal bests from 10.43 seconds in 1995 to 10.15 seconds in April 1996 in Makurdi, at the 10th National...

 
1998 Seun Ogunkoya
Seun Ogunkoya
Seun Ogunkoya is a Nigerian sprinter and two-time African Championships gold medalist over 100 metres.-Career peak:He was born in Akure and is a cousin of Falilat Ogunkoya. He improved his personal bests from 10.43 seconds in 1995 to 10.15 seconds in April 1996 in Makurdi, at the 10th National...

 
2000 Abdul Aziz Zakari 
2002 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...

 
2004 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....

 
2006 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....

 
2008 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....

 
2010 Ben Youssef Meité 

200 m

Year Athlete Country
1979 Edward Ofili 
1982 Boubacar Diallo
Boubacar Diallo
Boubacar Diallo is a Burkinabé film maker. The son of a veterinarian, he worked as a journalist, launching the satirical weekly magazine Journal du Jeudi and publishing two novels and a collection of short stories....

 
1984 Innocent Egbunike
Innocent Egbunike
Innocent Egbunike is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984...

 
1985 Simon Kipkemboi 
1988 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...

 
1989 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....

 
1990 Joseph Gikonyo
Joseph Gikonyo
Joseph Gikonyo is a former Kenyan athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres. He was the Kenyan record holder in both distances with 10.28 seconds and 20.43 seconds respectively...

 
1992 Victor Omagbemi
Victor Omagbemi
Victor Omagbemi is a retired Nigerian sprinter. He won both the 100 and 200 metres at the 1992 African Championships.Ogbeide finished fourth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships with teammates George Ogbeide, Olapade Adeniken and Davidson Ezinwa.He is married to Mary...

 
1993 Johan Rossouw 
1996 Oumar Loum
Oumar Loum
Oumar Loum is a former Senegalese sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1998 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...

 
2000 Abdul Aziz Zakari 
2002 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...

 
2004 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...

 
2006 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...

 
2008 Thuso Mpuang
Thuso Mpuang
Thuso Mpuang is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Mpuang represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Hannes Dreyer. In their qualification heat they did not finish...

 
2010 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud 

400 m

Year Athlete Country
1979 El Kashief Hassan 
1982 Amadou Dia Bâ
Amadou Dia Ba
El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1984 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....

 
1985 Innocent Egbunike
Innocent Egbunike
Innocent Egbunike is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984...

 
1988 Innocent Egbunike
Innocent Egbunike
Innocent Egbunike is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984...

 
1989 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....

 
1990 Samson Kitur
Samson Kitur
Samson Kitur was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992.Unlike most of his compatriots, who run in distances 800 metres and up, Kitur specialised in the 400 metres. He won the continental championship in 1991, and the next year he took the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics,...

 
1992 Bobang Phiri
Bobang Phiri
Bobang Phiri is a retired South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992....

 
1993 Kennedy Ochieng
Kennedy Ochieng
Kennedy Ochieng is a retired Kenyan sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*...

 
1996 Ibrahima Wade
Ibrahima Wade
Ibrahima Wade is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Senegal in 2000.His personal best time is 45.05 seconds, achieved in August 1998 in Dakar...

 
1998 Clement Chukwu
Clement Chukwu
Clement Chukwu is a former Nigerian athlete who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres.Chukwu attended Eastern Michigan University....

 
2000 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....

 
2002 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....

 
2004 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....

 
2006 Gary Kikaya
Gary Kikaya
Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....

 
2008 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr
Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr
Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca....

 
2010 Mohamed Khouaja
Mohamed Khouaja
Mohamed Ashour Khouaja is a Libyan sprinter, specialising in the 400 metres.He finished seventh in his semi-final heat of the men's 400 metres at the 2009 World Championships, his first World Championship...

 
 Libya

800 m

Year Athlete Country
1979 James Maina 
1982 Juma Ndiwa 
1984 Sammy Koskei
Sammy Koskei
Sammy Koskei is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.Koskei was one of the best Kenyan 800m competitors in 80's, setting fast times, but lacked success at the international major championships. His breakthrough year was 1982 when the youngster broke 1:45 second...

 
1985 Sammy Koskei
Sammy Koskei
Sammy Koskei is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.Koskei was one of the best Kenyan 800m competitors in 80's, setting fast times, but lacked success at the international major championships. His breakthrough year was 1982 when the youngster broke 1:45 second...

 
1988 Babacar Niang
Babacar Niang
Babacar Niang is a retired Senegalese-French middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1989 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....

 
1990 William Tanui
William Tanui
William Kiptarus Tanui is a Kenyan former athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Terik Location of South Nandi District, William Tanui first came to notice relatively late in life, when he won the 1500 m at the Kenyan Commonwealth Games trials in 1989, but ran only sixth at...

 
1992 Charles Nkazamyampi
Charles Nkazamyampi
Charles Nkazamyampi is a retired middle distance runner from Burundi. The 1992 African champion, he was unable to compete at the 1992 Summer Olympics because Burundi did not participate. In 1993 he won a silver medal in 800 metres at the World Indoor Championships, finishing behind Tom McKean...

 
1993 Sammy Langat 
1996 Fred Onyancha
Fred Onyancha
Frederick Onyancha is a Kenyan 800 metres runner who won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in a personal best time of 1:42.79 minutes.-External links:...

 
1998 Japheth Kimutai
Japheth Kimutai
Japheth Kimutai is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specialized in 800 metres.In 1998 he won the gold medal at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in a time of 1:43.82. In the same year he won the African Championships 800 metres in Dakar, Senegal...

 
2000 Djabir Saïd Guerni 
2002 Djabir Saïd Guerni 
2004 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....

 
2006 Alex Kipchirchir
Alex Kipchirchir
Alex Kipchirchir Rono is a middle distance runner from Kenya.- Career :He graduated from Litein High School. He played football and basketball when still at school and did not take up athletics until December 2001, when he met Moses Tanui who persuaded him to become runner...

 
2008 David Rudisha
David Rudisha
David Lekuta Rudisha is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world record holder in the 800 metres with a time of 1:41.01. Rudisha holds four of the ten fastest times for this event.-Early life:...

 
2010 David Rudisha
David Rudisha
David Lekuta Rudisha is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world record holder in the 800 metres with a time of 1:41.01. Rudisha holds four of the ten fastest times for this event.-Early life:...

 

1500 m

Year Athlete Country
1979 Mike Boit
Mike Boit
Mike Boit Mike Boit Mike Boit (Michael Kipsubut Boit; (born 1 June 1949) is a Kenyan former middle distance athlete whose career spanned fifteen years. He is presently a professor at Kenyatta University in the Department of Exercise and Sports Science....

 
1982 Kip Cheruiyot 
1984 Saïd Aouita
Said Aouita
Saïd Aouita is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 5000 meters at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 3000 meters at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and former world record holder at 1500m , 2000m , 3000m , and twice at 5000m [ and ]...

 
1985 Omer Khalifa
Omer Khalifa
Omer Khalifa is a former Sudanese middle distance runner who set a national record of 3:33.28 minutes over 1500 metres in Grossetto in 1986. Prior to this, he won silver medals in the 800m and 1500m races at the Olympic Boycott Games in 1980. Khalifa won the 1500 m race at the World Cup 1985 in...

 
1988 Getahun Ayana 
1989 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...

 
1990 Moses Kiptanui
Moses Kiptanui
Moses Kiptanui is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3,000 m steeplechase in which he was the number one ranked athlete from 1991 to 1995 and three time IAAF World Champion...

 
1992 Nelson Chirchir 
1993 David Kibet
David Kibet
David Kibet is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who won a bronze medal at the African Championships 1990 over 1500 m. Kibet finished tenth in the 1992 Summer Olympics final and seventh in the 1991 World Championships. His greatest achievement was the victory in the Oslo Dream Mile 1992 where...

 
1996 Moses Kigen 
1998 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:*...

 
2000 Youssef Baba
Youssef Baba
Youssef Baba is an athlete from Morocco who specialises in middle distance running. He was born in Khenifra. He is member of Turkish multi sport club Fenerbahçe SK.-Achievements:- External links :*...

 
2002 Bernard Lagat
Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is an American middle and long distance champion athlete.Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya...

 
2004 Paul Korir
Paul Korir
Paul Kipketer Korir is a middle distance athlete from Kenya.-Biography:...

 
2006 Alex Kipchirchir
Alex Kipchirchir
Alex Kipchirchir Rono is a middle distance runner from Kenya.- Career :He graduated from Litein High School. He played football and basketball when still at school and did not take up athletics until December 2001, when he met Moses Tanui who persuaded him to become runner...

 
2008 Haron Keitany
Haron Keitany
Haron Keitany is a runner from Kenya, who specialises in 1500 metres. In 2008, he won 1500 metres races at the African Championships, the IAAF Golden League meeting of Weltklasse Zürich, and World Athletics Final...

 
2010 Asbel Kiprop
Asbel Kiprop
Asbel Kiprop is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Kiprop was awarded the 1500 m gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after the original winner, Rashid Ramzi, tested positive for doping...

 

5000 m

Year Athlete Country
1979 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....

 
1982 Wodajo Bulti
Wodajo Bulti
Wodajo Bulti is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running.Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 80's...

 
1984 Abderrazak Bounour
Abderrazak Bounour
Abderrazak Bounour is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.He was born in Annaba, and represented the club USSN. He reached the semi-final of the 1983 World Championships, as well as at the 1984 Olympic Games...

 
1985 Wodajo Bulti
Wodajo Bulti
Wodajo Bulti is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running.Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 80's...

 
1988 Brahim Boutayeb
Brahim Boutayeb
Moulay Brahim Boutayeb is a retired Moroccan athlete. He was the winner of the 10,000 m race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Career:Boutayeb was born in Khemisset, Morocco...

 
1989 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:...

 
1990 Ezequeil Bitok 
1992 James Songok 
1993 Simon Chemoiywo 
1996 Paul Koech
Paul Koech
Paul Koech is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1998 and finished first place...

 
1998 Daniel Komen
Daniel Komen
Daniel Kipngetich Komen is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Remembered for his rivalry with Haile Gebrselassie, Komen's most notable achievements came in a two-year period between 1996 and 1998, during which he broke a string of world records...

 
2000 Ali Saïdi Sief 
2002 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...

 
2004 Zwedo Maregu 
2006 Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...

 
2008 Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...

 
2010 Edwin Soi
Edwin Soi
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres.His earliest honours were team gold medals with Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2006 and 2007...

 

10,000 m

Year Athlete Country
1979 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....

 
1982 Mohamed Kedir 
1984 Kipsubai Koskei 
1985 Wodajo Bulti
Wodajo Bulti
Wodajo Bulti is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running.Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 80's...

 
1988 Brahim Boutayeb
Brahim Boutayeb
Moulay Brahim Boutayeb is a retired Moroccan athlete. He was the winner of the 10,000 m race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Career:Boutayeb was born in Khemisset, Morocco...

 
1989 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....

 
1990 Khalid Skah
Khalid Skah
Khalid Skah is a Moroccan athlete, winner of 10 000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Midelt, Morocco, Khalid Skah established himself first as a good cross country runner by winning the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1990 and 1991.His first major tournament on track was 1991 World...

 
1992 Josphat Machuka 
1993 William Sigei
William Sigei
William Cheruiyot Sigei is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1993 and 1994. In 1994 he a set a new world record over 10,000 metres in Oslo with 26:52.23 minutes.Today he is ranked eighteenth of all times over 10,000 metres...

 
1996 Stephen Kiogora
Stephen Kiogora
Stephen "Baba" Kiogora is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who competed in marathon races. His personal best for the distance is 2:08:24 hours . He has had top three finishes at the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon and Frankfurt Marathon. The sole marathon win of his career came at the...

 
2000 Abraha Hadush 
2002 Paul Malakwen Kosgei 
2004 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:...

 
2006 Moses Kipsiro
Moses Kipsiro
Moses Ndiema Kipsiro is a Ugandan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in the event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...

 
2008 Gebregziabher Gebremariam 
2010 Wilson Kiprop
Wilson Kiprop
Wilson Kiprop is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres and half marathon. He was the world champion at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2010 and was the 10,000 m gold medalist at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics.He started competing at the...

 

Marathon

Year Athlete Country
1979 Kebede Balcha 
1982 Juma Ikangaa
Juma Ikangaa
Juma Ikangaa marathon runner from Tanzania, a sentimental favorite in Boston after finishing second three years in a row atthe Boston Marathon from 1988-1990...

 
1985 Ahmed Salah 
1988 Dereje Nedi
Dereje Nedi
Dereje Nedi is a retired male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best in the classic distance on August 18, 1984, winning the marathon race at the Friendship Games in...

 
1989 Tsegaye Sengni 
1990 Tesfaye Tafa
Tesfaye Tafa
-Achievements:-References:...

 

10,000 metres walk

Year Athlete Country
1979 Benamar Kachkouche 

20 km walk

Year Athlete Country
1982 Shemsu Hassan 
1984 Abdelwahab Ferguène 
1985 Abdelwahab Ferguène 
1988 Mohamed Bouhalla 
1989 Mohamed Bouhalla 
1990 Shemsu Hassan 
1992 Chris Britz 
1993 Getachew Demisse 
1996 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:**...

 
1998 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:**...

 
2000 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:**...

 
2002 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:**...

 
2004 Julius Sawe 
2006 David Kimutai
David Kimutai
David Kimutai Rotich , is a race walker from Kenya. He is an African Champion, All-Africa Games winner, Commonwealth Games medalist and has competed twice at the Olympics....

 
2008 Moahmed Ameur 
2010 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....

 

110 m hurdles

Year Athlete Country
1979 Godwin Obasogie 
1982 Philip Sang 
1984 Philip Sang 
1985 René Djédjémel Mélédjé
René Djédjémel Mélédjé
René Djédjémel Mélédjé is a retired Côte d'Ivoire hurdler.At the 1985 African Championships he won the 110 metres hurdles and finished third in the 400 metres hurdles...

 
1988 Noureddine Tadjine 
1989 Ikechukwu Mbadugha 
1990 Moses Oyiki Orode 
1992 Judex Lefou 
1993 Kobus Schoeman 
1996 William Erese
William Erese
William Erese is a retired male hurdler from Nigeria. His personal best time is 13.42 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Mals, . This is the current Nigerian record.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1998 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:...

 
2000 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...

 
2002 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:...

 
2004 Todd Matthews Jouda 
2006 Aymen Ben Ahmed 
2008 Hennie Kotze 
2010 Othman Hadj Lazib 

400 m hurdles

Year Athlete Country
1979 Daniel Kimaiyo 
1982 Amadou Dia Bâ
Amadou Dia Ba
El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1984 Amadou Dia Bâ
Amadou Dia Ba
El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1985 Amadou Dia Bâ
Amadou Dia Ba
El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1988 Amadou Dia Bâ
Amadou Dia Ba
El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal is this event with a personal best time of 47.23s. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1989 Henry Amike
Henry Amike
Henry Amike is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1990 Hamidou Mbaye 
1992 Dries Vorster 
1993 Erick Keter
Erick Keter
Erick Keter is a retired Kenyan athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He has also been a Kenyan record holder during his career.-Achievements:-External links:...

 
1996 Ibou Faye
Ibou Faye
Ibou Faye is a Senegalese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres hurdles.- Achievements :*2003 All-Africa Games - bronze medal*1999 All-Africa Games - gold medal - 48.30 seconds, personal best...

 
1998 Samuel Matete
Samuel Matete
Samuel Matete is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia, who competed mainly in 400 meter hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...

 
2000 Sylvester Omodiale 
2002 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:...

 
2004 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:...

 
2006 Louis Van Zyl 
2008 Louis Van Zyl 
2010 Louis Van Zyl 

3000 m steeplechase

Year Athlete Country
1979 Kip Rono 
1982 Eshetu Tura
Eshetu Tura
Eshetu Tura is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He won the bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-Career:...

 
1984 Joshua Kipkemboi 
1985 Julius Kariuki
Julius Kariuki
Julius Kariuki was the winner of the 3,000 m steeplechase at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Born in Nyahururu, Kenya, Kariuki's athletic career started slowly...

 
1988 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...

 
1989 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...

 
1990 Abdelaziz Sahere
Abdelaziz Sahere
Abdelaziz Sahere is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competed mostly over 1500 metres and 3000 metre steeplechase. Sahere is married to fellow runner Nezha Bidouane.-Achievements:-External links:*...

 
1992 Whaddon Niewoudt 
1993 Joseph Keter
Joseph Keter
Joseph Keter is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Born in Lessos, Nandi District, Joseph Keter, an officer of Kenyan Army, had only one good season throughout his athletics career, which culminated with an Olympic gold medal.In Atlanta, the hot...

 
1996 Kipkemboi Cheruiyot 
1998 Bernard Barmasai
Bernard Barmasai
Bernard Barmasai is an athlete from Kenya. He specialised in steeplechase running but is nowadays a marathoner.He set the new 3000 metres steeplechase world record of 7:55.72 on August 24, 1997 in Cologne. The record was broken by Brahim Boulami from Morocco in 2001...

 
2000 Lotfi Turki 
2002 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...

 
2004 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:...

 
2006 Paul Kipsiele Koech
Paul Kipsiele Koech
Paul Kipsiele Koech is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the 2004 Olympic bronze medal in this event....

 
2008 Richard Mateelong
Richard Mateelong
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase. He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and he has two World Championship medals in the discipline.-Career:He was born in Lenape village, near Narok town in 1983. He...

 
2010 Richard Mateelong
Richard Mateelong
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase. He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and he has two World Championship medals in the discipline.-Career:He was born in Lenape village, near Narok town in 1983. He...

 

High jump

Year Athlete Country
1979 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...

 
1982 Moussa Fall 
1984 Mohamed Aghlal 
1985 Moussa Fall 
1988 Boubacar Guèye 
1990 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...

 
1992 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...

 
1993 Flippie van Vuuren 
1996 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:...

 
1998 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...

 
2000 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...

 
2002 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...

 
2004 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 :*...

 
2006 Kabelo Kgosiemang
Kabelo Kgosiemang
Kabelo Kgosiemang is a male high jumper from Botswana. He won the 2006 African Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 2.30 metres, the best result since Abderrahmane Hammad won with 2.34 m in 2000....

 
2008 Kabelo Kgosiemang
Kabelo Kgosiemang
Kabelo Kgosiemang is a male high jumper from Botswana. He won the 2006 African Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 2.30 metres, the best result since Abderrahmane Hammad won with 2.34 m in 2000....

 
2010 Kabelo Kgosiemang
Kabelo Kgosiemang
Kabelo Kgosiemang is a male high jumper from Botswana. He won the 2006 African Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 2.30 metres, the best result since Abderrahmane Hammad won with 2.34 m in 2000....

 

Pole vault

Year Athlete Country
1979 Mohamed Bensaad 
1982 Loué Legbo 
1984 Mohamed Bouihiri 
1985 Choukri Abahnini
Choukri Abahnini
Choukri Abahnini is a former athlete from Tunisia who competed in the pole vaultHe competed for Tunisia in the 1984 African Championships held in Rabat, Morocco in the Pole vault finishing in the bronze medal position with a performance of 4m40. At the following years African Championships held in...

 
1988 Choukri Abahnini
Choukri Abahnini
Choukri Abahnini is a former athlete from Tunisia who competed in the pole vaultHe competed for Tunisia in the 1984 African Championships held in Rabat, Morocco in the Pole vault finishing in the bronze medal position with a performance of 4m40. At the following years African Championships held in...

 
1989 Sami Si Mohamed 
1990 Ali Ziouani 
1992 Okkert Brits
Okkert Brits
Okkert Brits is a South African athlete competing in the pole vault. His current personal best of 6.03m, set in 1995, is also the African record. He has won numerous medals at international events. He has competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games finishing 7th in 2000...

 
1993 Okkert Brits
Okkert Brits
Okkert Brits is a South African athlete competing in the pole vault. His current personal best of 6.03m, set in 1995, is also the African record. He has won numerous medals at international events. He has competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games finishing 7th in 2000...

 
1996 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...

 
1998 Okkert Brits
Okkert Brits
Okkert Brits is a South African athlete competing in the pole vault. His current personal best of 6.03m, set in 1995, is also the African record. He has won numerous medals at international events. He has competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games finishing 7th in 2000...

 
2000 Rafik Mefti 
2002 Karim Sène 
2004 Béchir Zaghouani 
2006 Okkert Brits
Okkert Brits
Okkert Brits is a South African athlete competing in the pole vault. His current personal best of 6.03m, set in 1995, is also the African record. He has won numerous medals at international events. He has competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games finishing 7th in 2000...

 
2008 Mouhsin Cheouari 
2010 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...

 

Long jump

Year Athlete Country
1979 Ajayi Agbebaku
Ajayi Agbebaku
Ajayi Agbebaku is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the triple jump.His personal best jump was 17.26 metres, achieved in July 1983 in Edmonton. This is the Nigerian record as well as second in Africa, only behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa...

 
1982 Doudou Ndiaye 
1984 Paul Emordi
Paul Emordi
Paul Emordi is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump.His personal best in long jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Baton Rouge. This ranks him third among Nigerian long jumpers, only behind Yusuf Alli and Charlton Ehizuelen . -Achievements:-External...

 
1985 Paul Emordi
Paul Emordi
Paul Emordi is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump.His personal best in long jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Baton Rouge. This ranks him third among Nigerian long jumpers, only behind Yusuf Alli and Charlton Ehizuelen . -Achievements:-External...

 
1988 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...

 
1989 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...

 
1990 Ayodele Aladefa
Ayodele Aladefa
Ayodele Aladefa is a Nigerian former long jumper.He attended the Abilene Christian University.-Achievements:-References:...

 
1992 Ayodele Aladefa
Ayodele Aladefa
Ayodele Aladefa is a Nigerian former long jumper.He attended the Abilene Christian University.-Achievements:-References:...

 
1993 Obinna Eregbu
Obinna Eregbu
Obinna Eregbu is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump. His name, Obinna, means "Father´s heart". He is best known for his gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games....

 
1996 Anis Gallali
Anis Gallali
Anis Gallali is a retired Tunisian long jumper.He won the gold medal at the 1996 African Championships and the silver medal at the 1998 African Championships, the latter in 8.01 metres. This remained his lifetime best jump, and is also the Tunisian record.He became Tunisian champion in 1993, 1995...

 
1998 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:...

 
2000 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...

 
2002 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...

 
2004 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...

 
2006 Ignisious Gaisah
Ignisious Gaisah
Ignisious Gaisah is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the long jump.Gaisah currently lives and trains in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to the Netherlands in 2001 and soon flabbergasted everyone at his local club by saying his personal best was 7,85 metres and started proving it as well. He...

 
2008 Yahya Berrabah
Yahya Berrabah
Yahya Berrabah is a Moroccan long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 African Championships. At the 2006 African Championships he finished eighth in the long jump and seventh in the triple jump. He won the gold medal at the 2008 African Championships...

 
2010 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.-Early Life and Family:...

 

Triple jump

Year Athlete Country
1979 Ajayi Agbebaku
Ajayi Agbebaku
Ajayi Agbebaku is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the triple jump.His personal best jump was 17.26 metres, achieved in July 1983 in Edmonton. This is the Nigerian record as well as second in Africa, only behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa...

 
1982 Mamadou Diallo
Mamadou Diallo
Mamadou Diallo , also known as Big Mama, is a former Senegalese football striker.-European career:Diallo has played all over the world: United States, Senegal, Morocco, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Africa, Mali, Germany, Turkey, Sweden and Norway...

 
1984 Joseph Taiwo
Joseph Taiwo
Joseph Taiwo is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the triple jump.His personal best was 17.22 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Bauchi. This ranks him second among Nigerian triple jumpers, behind Ajayi Agbebaku, and fifth in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa, Agbebaku, Khotso Mokoena...

 
1985 Paul Emordi
Paul Emordi
Paul Emordi is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump.His personal best in long jump was 8.25 metres, achieved in June 1987 in Baton Rouge. This ranks him third among Nigerian long jumpers, only behind Yusuf Alli and Charlton Ehizuelen . -Achievements:-External...

 
1988 António Santos 
1989 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:...

 
1990 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:...

 
1992 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:...

 
1993 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:...

 
1996 Paul Nioze 
1998 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...

 
2000 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...

 
2002 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...

 
2004 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...

 
2006 Tarik Bougtaib 
2008 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...

 
2010 Tosin Oke
Tosin Oke
Tosin Oke is a Nigerian triple jumper. He formerly represented Britain & is sponsored by Mizuno.He began competing in 1997 for Cambridge Harriers, South-east London, and was coached by Guy Spencer...

 

Shot put

Year Athlete Country
1979 Youssef Nagui Asaad 
1982 Youssef Nagui Asaad 
1984 Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush is an Egyptian athlete .* Three times African champion in shot put, in 1984, 1985 and 1988.* Won a bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games.-Achievements:-References:...

 
1985 Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush is an Egyptian athlete .* Three times African champion in shot put, in 1984, 1985 and 1988.* Won a bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games.-Achievements:-References:...

 
1988 Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush is an Egyptian athlete .* Three times African champion in shot put, in 1984, 1985 and 1988.* Won a bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games.-Achievements:-References:...

 
1989 Robert Welikhe 
1990 Robert Welikhe 
1992 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....

 
1993 Carel le Roux 
1996 Henk Booysen 
1998 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....

 
2000 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....

 
2002 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...

 
2004 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...

 
2006 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....

 
2008 Abdu Moaty Moustafa 
2010 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....

 

Discus throw

Year Athlete Country
1979 Abderrazak Ben Hassine 
1982 Mohamed Naguib Hamed
Mohamed Naguib Hamed
Mohamed Naguib Hamed is an Egyptian athlete, one of only a few Egyptians to win gold medals in African athletic events.Along with his colleagues Nagui Asaad, Hassan Ahmed Hamad, and Hisham Greis, he formed a strong Egyptian team in throwing events—in fact, a team considered to be the strongest one...

 
1984 Mohamed Naguib Hamed
Mohamed Naguib Hamed
Mohamed Naguib Hamed is an Egyptian athlete, one of only a few Egyptians to win gold medals in African athletic events.Along with his colleagues Nagui Asaad, Hassan Ahmed Hamad, and Hisham Greis, he formed a strong Egyptian team in throwing events—in fact, a team considered to be the strongest one...

 
1985 Christian Okoye
Christian Okoye
Christian Emeka Okoye , is a Nigerian-American former American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1987 to 1992. Nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," Okoye was known for his powerful running style and ability to break tackles. Okoye's six seasons in the NFL saw a league rushing...

 
1988 Adewale Olukoju
Adewale Olukoju
Adewale Olukoju is a Nigerian athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. He was very prominent in African athletics in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning four gold medals in total at the All-Africa Games....

 
1989 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...

 
1990 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...

 
1992 Adewale Olukoju
Adewale Olukoju
Adewale Olukoju is a Nigerian athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. He was very prominent in African athletics in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning four gold medals in total at the All-Africa Games....

 
1993 Mickael Conjungo
Mickaël Conjungo
Mickaël Conjungo is a French discus thrower. He formerly represented his birth country of the Central African Republic....

 
1996 Serge Doh 
1998 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...

 
2000 Frits Potgieter 
2002 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...

 
2004 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...

 
2006 Omar Ahmed ElGazaly 
2008 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:...

 
2010 Omar Ahmed ElGazaly 

Hammer throw

Year Athlete Country
1979 Abdellah Boubekeur 
1982 Hisham Fouad Greis 
1984 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:*...

 
1985 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:*...

 
1988 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:*...

 
1989 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:*...

 
1990 Sherif Farouk El Hennawi 
1992 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:*...

 
1993 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:*...

 
1996 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:*...

 
1998 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....

 
2000 Samir Haouam 
2002 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....

 
2004 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....

 
2006 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....

 
2008 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....

 
2010 Mohsen El Anany
Mohsen El Anany
Mohsen El Anany is an Egyptian hammer thrower. He was born in Tunis, Tunisia.He started as a runner and was chosen for the throw events by the Egyptian coach Emad Fayez, following that El Anany was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagui Asaad, who was setting up a throwing school...

 

Javelin throw

Year Athlete Country
1979 Jacques Ayé Abehi 
1982 Zakayo Malekwa
Zakayo Malekwa
Zakayo Malekwa is a retired track and field athlete from Tanzania, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Moscow, Soviet Union . There he set his best Olympic result by finishing in 16th...

 
1984 Tarek Chaabani 
1985 Ahmed Mahour Bacha 
1988 Justin Arop
Justin Arop
Justin Arop was a track and field athlete from Uganda, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career . A two-time winner at the All-Africa Games he represented his native East African country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Moscow, Soviet Union...

 
1989 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:*...

 
1990 Fidèle Rakotonirina 
1992 Tom Petranoff
Tom Petranoff
Thomas Alan Petranoff is a former world record holder in the javelin throw; his May 1983 effort was greater than the length of an entire American football field at 99.72 meters . Tom Petranoff's world record added precisely three meters to the previous global standard of 96.72, set in 1980 by...

 
1993 Tom Petranoff
Tom Petranoff
Thomas Alan Petranoff is a former world record holder in the javelin throw; his May 1983 effort was greater than the length of an entire American football field at 99.72 meters . Tom Petranoff's world record added precisely three meters to the previous global standard of 96.72, set in 1980 by...

 
1996 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:*...

 
1998 Marius Corbett
Marius Corbett
Marius Corbett is a South African javelin thrower. He won a surprise gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, improving his personal best with 4.50 m during the contest...

 
2000 Maher Ridane 
2002 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...

 
2004 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...

 
2006 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...

 
2008 Mohamed Ali Kebabou 
2010 Eha El Sayed Abdelrahman 

Decathlon

Year Athlete Country
1979 Mohamed Bensaad 
1982 Charles Kokoyo 
1984 Mourad Mahour Bacha 
1985 Mourad Mahour Bacha 
1988 Mahmoud Aït Ouhamou 
1989 Mourad Mahour Bacha 
1990 Abdennacer Moumen 
1992 Mourad Mahour Bacha 
1993 Pierre Faber
Pierre Faber
Pierre Faber is a retired German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.His last game for Germany was against Russia on 2 May 2009...

 
1996 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...

 
1998 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...

 
2000 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...

 
2002 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...

 
2004 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...

 
2006 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...

 
2008 Larbi Bouraada 
2010 Larbi Bouraada 

4 x 100 m relay

Year Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010

4 x 400 m relay

Year Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1989
1990
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010

100 m

  • 1979 : Obuzoene Nsenu 
  • 1982 : Alice Adala 
  • 1984 : Doris Wiredu 
  • 1985 : Rufina Uba 
  • 1988 : Mary Onyali 
  • 1989 : Mary Onyali 
  • 1990 : Onyinye Chikezie 
  • 1992 : Elinda Vorster 
  • 1993 : 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...

     
  • 1996 : Georgette Nkoma
    Georgette Nkoma
    Georgette Nkoma is a Cameroonian sprinter.At the 1996 African Championships she won gold medals in both 100 and 200 metres. She also competed at the World Championships in 1993, 1995 and 1997, as well as in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.-References:...

     
  • 1998 : Mary Onyali 
  • 2000 : 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...

     
  • 2002 : 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:...

     
  • 2004 : 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:...

     
  • 2006 : Vida Anim
    Vida Anim
    Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the...

     
  • 2008 : Damola Osayomi 
  • 2010 : Blessing Okagbare
    Blessing Okagbare
    Blessing Okagbare is a Nigerian long and triple jumper and short sprinter.In May 2007, at the All-Africa Games trials in Lagos, she established a Nigerian record of 14.13 metres in the triple jump. At the 2007 All-Africa Games she won the silver medal in the long jump and finished fourth in the...

     

200 m

  • 1979 : Hannah Afriyie
    Hannah Afriyie
    Hannah Afriyie is a retired Ghanaian athlete-West African games:In the 1977 West African games in Lagos, Hannah Afriyie won the silver medal in the 100 metres.-All Africa games:...

     
  • 1982 : Nzaeli Kyomo 
  • 1984 : Nawal El Moutawakil 
  • 1985 : Rufina Uba 
  • 1988 : 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...

     
  • 1989 : Mary Onyali 
  • 1990 : 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...

     
  • 1992 : Elinda Vorster 
  • 1993 : Mary Onyali 
  • 1996 : Georgette Nkoma
    Georgette Nkoma
    Georgette Nkoma is a Cameroonian sprinter.At the 1996 African Championships she won gold medals in both 100 and 200 metres. She also competed at the World Championships in 1993, 1995 and 1997, as well as in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.-References:...

     
  • 1998 : 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...

     
  • 2000 : 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...

     
  • 2002 : Nadjina Kaltouma 
  • 2004 : 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...

     
  • 2006 : Vida Anim
    Vida Anim
    Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the...

     
  • 2008 : Isabel le Roux
    Isabel Le Roux
    Isabel Le Roux is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 2008 African Championships she won the 200 metres race in a personal best time of 22.69 seconds. She also won a bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay....

     
  • 2010 : 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...

     

400 m

  • 1979 : Grace Bakari
  • 1982 : Ruth Atuti 
  • 1985 : Kehinde Vaughan
  • 1988 : Airat Bakare
  • 1989 : 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...

     
  • 1990 : Fatima Yusuf
  • 1992 : Omotayo Akinremi
  • 1993 : Tina Paulino
  • 1996 : Saidat Onanuga
  • 1998 : 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...

     
  • 2000 : 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...

     
  • 2002 : Nadjina Kaltouma
  • 2004 : Fatou Bintou Fall
  • 2006 : 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...

     
  • 2008 : Amantle Montsho
    Amantle Montsho
    Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...

     
  • 2010 : Amantle Montsho
    Amantle Montsho
    Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...

     

800 m

  • 1979 : Mary Chemweno 
  • 1982 : Evelyn Adiru
  • 1984 : Justina Chepchirchir 
  • 1985 : Selina Chirchir
  • 1988 : 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....

     
  • 1989 : 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....

     
  • 1990 : Maria de Lurdes Mutola 
  • 1992 : Zewde Haile Mariam
  • 1993 : Maria de Lurdes Mutola 
  • 1996 : Naomi Mugo
    Naomi Mugo
    Naomi Mugo is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres and cross-country running.She was the 1999 winner of the Cross Internacional de Soria competition.-Achievements:-Personal bests:...

     
  • 1998 : Maria de Lurdes Mutola 
  • 2000 : Hasna Benhassi
  • 2002 : Maria de Lurdes Mutola 
  • 2004 : Saïda El Mehdi
  • 2006 : Janeth Jepkosgei
    Janeth Jepkosgei
    Janeth Jepkosgei is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world champion.- Early career :Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred Bungei are also from the same village. She started athletics while at Kapsumbeiywo Primary...

     
  • 2008 : Pamela Jelimo
    Pamela Jelimo
    Pamela Jelimo is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal and also the first Kenyan to win the Golden League Jackpot...

     
  • 2010 : Zahra Bouras 

1500 m

  • 1979 : Sakina Boutamine 
  • 1982 : Justina Chepchirchir 
  • 1984 : Justina Chepchirchir 
  • 1985 : Mary Chemweno 
  • 1988 : 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....

     
  • 1989 : 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....

     
  • 1990 : Maria de Lurdes Mutola 
  • 1992 : Elana Meyer
    Elana Meyer
    Elana Meyer is a former long-distance runner from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 metre event....

     
  • 1993 : Elana Meyer
    Elana Meyer
    Elana Meyer is a former long-distance runner from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 metre event....

     
  • 1996 : Naomi Mugo
    Naomi Mugo
    Naomi Mugo is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres and cross-country running.She was the 1999 winner of the Cross Internacional de Soria competition.-Achievements:-Personal bests:...

     
  • 1998 : 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...

     
  • 2000 : Nouria Mérah-Benida
  • 2002 : 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...

     
  • 2004 : Nancy Jebet Lagat 
  • 2006 : Nouria Merah Benida 
  • 2008 : Gelete Burka 
  • 2010 : Nancy Jebet Lagat 

3000 m

  • 1979 : Sakina Boutamine 
  • 1982 : Justina Chepchirchir 
  • 1984 : Mary Chepkemboi
  • 1985 : 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...

     
  • 1988 : Fatima Aouam
  • 1989 : 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...

     
  • 1990 : Derartu Tulu
    Derartu Tulu
    Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.Derartu , a member of the Oromo ethnic group, grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province...

     
  • 1992 : Derartu Tulu
    Derartu Tulu
    Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.Derartu , a member of the Oromo ethnic group, grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province...

     
  • 1993 : Gwen Griffiths 

  • 1998 : Zahra Ouaziz

5000 m

  • 1996 : Florence Djépé
  • 1998 : 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...

     
  • 2000 : Asmae Leghzaoui
  • 2002 : 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...

     
  • 2004 : Etalemahu Kidane
  • 2006 : Meseret Defar
    Meseret Defar
    Meseret Defar is a female long-distance runner from Ethiopia who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5000 metres...

     
  • 2008 : Meselech Melkamu
    Meselech Melkamu
    Meselech Melkamu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and cross-country events...

     
  • 2010 : Vivian Cheruiyot
    Vivian Cheruiyot
    Vivian Cheruiyot is an athlete from Kenya who specialises in long distance running. She represented Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics...

     

10,000 m

  • 1985 : Hassania Darami
  • 1988 : Marcianne Mukamurenzi
  • 1989 : Jane Ngotho
  • 1990 : Derartu Tulu
    Derartu Tulu
    Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.Derartu , a member of the Oromo ethnic group, grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province...

     
  • 1992 : Derartu Tulu
    Derartu Tulu
    Derartu Tulu is an Ethiopian long distance track, road and marathon athlete.Derartu , a member of the Oromo ethnic group, grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province...

     
  • 1993 : 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...

     

  • 2000 : Souad Aït Salem
  • 2002 : Susan Chepkemei
  • 2004 : Eyerusalem Kuma
  • 2006 : Edith Masai
    Edith Masai
    Edith Chewangel Masai is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who specialised in cross country and track races, then road races in her late career. She represented Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics.. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-11-07...

     
  • 2008 : Tirunesh Dibaba
    Tirunesh Dibaba
    Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current Olympic 5000 metres and 10,000 metres champion...

     
  • 2010 : Tirunesh Dibaba
    Tirunesh Dibaba
    Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current Olympic 5000 metres and 10,000 metres champion...

     

5000 m walk

  • 1988 : Sabiha Mansouri
  • 1989 : Agnetha Chelimo 
  • 1990 : Agnetha Chelimo 
  • 1992 : Dounia Kara 
  • 1993 : Dounia Kara 
  • 1996 : Dounia Kara 
  • 1998 : Nagwa Ibrahim Ali 

20 km walk

  • 2004 : 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...

     
  • 2006 : Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh 
  • 2008 : 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...

     
  • 2010 :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...

     

100 m hurdles

  • 1979 : Judy Bell-Gam
  • 1982 : Nawal El Moutawakil 
  • 1984 : 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...

     
  • 1985 : 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...

     
  • 1988 : 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...

     
  • 1989 : Dinah Yankey 
  • 1990 : Dinah Yankey 
  • 1992 : Ime Akpan
  • 1993 : Nicole Ramalalanirina
    Nicole Ramalalanirina
    Nicole Ramalalanirina is a French athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She changed nationality from her native Madagascar in 1998....

     
  • 1996 : Glory Alozie
    Glory Alozie
    Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...

     
  • 1998 : Glory Alozie
    Glory Alozie
    Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...

     
  • 2000 : Glory Alozie
    Glory Alozie
    Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...

     
  • 2002 : Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy 
  • 2004 : Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy 
  • 2006 : Toyin Augustus
    Toyin Augustus
    Olutoyin "Toyin" Augustus is a Nigerian hurdler who competes in the 100 metres hurdles.She began her career with a win at the African Championships in Athletics in 2006, easily beating the opposition to the 100 m hurdles title. She went on to represent Africa at the 2006 IAAF World Cup, where...

     
  • 2008 : Fatmata Fofanah
    Fatmata Fofanah
    Fatmata Fofanah is a Guinean athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. Born in Sierra Leone duiring the Civil War, she grew up in Guinea and the United States...

     
  • 2010 : Seun Adigun 

400 m hurdles

  • 1979 : Fatima El Faquir
  • 1982 : Nawal El Moutawakil 
  • 1984 : Nawal El Moutawakil 
  • 1985 : Nawal El Moutawakil 
  • 1988 : 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...

     
  • 1989 : 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...

     
  • 1990 : Nezha Bidouane
    Nezha Bidouane
    Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...

     
  • 1992 : Myrtle Bothma
  • 1993 : Omotayo Akinremi
  • 1996 : Saidat Onanuga
  • 1998 : Nezha Bidouane
    Nezha Bidouane
    Nezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...

     
  • 2000 : Mame Tacko Diouf
  • 2002 : Zahra Lachgar
  • 2004 : Surita Febbraio
  • 2006 : Janet Wienand 
  • 2008 : Joke Odumosu 
  • 2010 : Hayat Lambarki 

3000 m steeplechase

  • 2004 : Bouchra Chaabi
  • 2006 : 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...

     
  • 2008 : Zemzem Ahmed 
  • 2010 : Milcah Chemos Cheywa
    Milcah Chemos Cheywa
    Milcah Chemos Cheywa is a runner from Kenya who specialises in 3000 metres steeplechase. She won bronze medals at the distance at both the 2009 and 2011 World Championships in Athletics....

     

High jump

  • 1979 : Kawther Akrémi
  • 1982 : Fernande Agnentchoué
  • 1984 : Awa Dioum-Ndiaye
    Awa Dioum-Ndiaye
    Awa Dioum-Ndiaye is a retired female track and field athlete from Senegal, who competed in the hurdling, high jump and the heptathlon events during her career in the 1980s. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's high jump comtest at the 1987 All-Africa...

     
  • 1985 : Awa Dioum-Ndiaye
    Awa Dioum-Ndiaye
    Awa Dioum-Ndiaye is a retired female track and field athlete from Senegal, who competed in the hurdling, high jump and the heptathlon events during her career in the 1980s. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's high jump comtest at the 1987 All-Africa...

     
  • 1988 : 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:...

     
  • 1989 : 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:...

     
  • 1990 : 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:...

     
  • 1992 : 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:...

     
  • 1993 : Charmaine Weavers
  • 1996 : Irène Tiendrébéogo
  • 1998 : Hestrie Storbeck
    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:...

     
  • 2000 : Hind Bounouar
  • 2002 : Hestrie Cloete-Storbeck
    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:...

     
  • 2004 : 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:...

     
  • 2006 : Reine van der Merwe 
  • 2008 : Anika Smit 
  • 2010 : Selloane Tsoaeli 

Pole vault

  • 2000 : Syrine Balti 
  • 2002 : Syrine Balti 
  • 2004 : Syrine Balti 
  • 2006 : Syrine Balti 
  • 2008 : Leila Ben Youssef 
  • 2010 : Nisrin Dinar 

Long jump

  • 1979 : Bella Bell-Gam
    Bella Bell-Gam
    -Career:She won the gold medal in the 1978 All Africa Games held in Algiers, Algeria with 3790 points. She also won bronze medals in the 100m hurdles and long jump during the same competition achieving a time of 13.99s and 6.12m respectively....

     
  • 1982 : Jacinta Serete
  • 1984 : Marianne Mendoza 
  • 1985 : Marianne Mendoza 
  • 1988 : Juliana Yendork
  • 1989 : 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...

     
  • 1990 : 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...

     
  • 1992 : Karen Botha
  • 1993 : Christy Opara-Thompson
  • 1996 : Grace Umelo
  • 1998 : 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...

     
  • 2000 : 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....

     
  • 2002 : 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...

     
  • 2004 : 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....

     
  • 2006 : Josephine Bike Mbarga 
  • 2008 : 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...

     
  • 2010 : Blessing Okagbare
    Blessing Okagbare
    Blessing Okagbare is a Nigerian long and triple jumper and short sprinter.In May 2007, at the All-Africa Games trials in Lagos, she established a Nigerian record of 14.13 metres in the triple jump. At the 2007 All-Africa Games she won the silver medal in the long jump and finished fourth in the...

     

Triple jump

  • 1992 : Awa Dioum-Ndiaye
  • 1993 : Petrusa Swart
  • 1996 : 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....

     
  • 1998 : 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...

     
  • 2000 : 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...

     
  • 2002 : 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...

     
  • 2004 : 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...

     
  • 2006 : 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...

     
  • 2008 : Françoise Mbango 
  • 2010 : Sarah Nambawa 

Shot put

  • 1979 : Odette Mistoul 
  • 1982 : Odette Mistoul 
  • 1984 : Odette Mistoul 
  • 1985 : Souad Malloussi
  • 1988 : 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...

     
  • 1989 : 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...

     
  • 1990 : 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...

     
  • 1992 : Fouzia Fatihi
  • 1993 : Louise Meintjies
  • 1996 : 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...

     
  • 1998 : Veronica Abrahamse
  • 2000 : Hanaa Salah El Melegi 
  • 2002 : 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...

     
  • 2004 : Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi
    Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi
    -Achievements:-References:...

     
  • 2006 : 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...

     
  • 2008 : 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...

     
  • 2010 : Mirian Ibekwe 

Discus throw

  • 1979 : Zoubida Laayouni 
  • 1982 : Zoubida Laayouni 
  • 1984 : Zoubida Laayouni 
  • 1985 : Zoubida Laayouni 
  • 1988 : Grace Apiafi
  • 1989 : Zoubida Laayouni 
  • 1990 : Zoubida Laayouni 
  • 1992 : Lizette Etsebeth 
  • 1993 : Lizette Etsebeth 
  • 1996 : 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:*...

     
  • 1998 : 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....

     
  • 2000 : 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:*...

     
  • 2002 : 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:*...

     
  • 2004 : 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....

     
  • 2006 : 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....

     
  • 2008 : 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....

     
  • 2010 : 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....

     

Hammer throw

  • 1998 : Caroline Fournier 
  • 2000 : Caroline Fournier 
  • 2002 : Marwa Ahmed Hussein 
  • 2004 : Marwa Ahmed Hussein 
  • 2006 : Marwa Ahmed Hussein 
  • 2008 : Marwa Ahmed Hussein 
  • 2010 : Amy Sene 

Javelin throw

  • 1979 : Agnès Tchuinté 
  • 1982 : Agnès Tchuinté 
  • 1984 : Ténin Camara
  • 1985 : Agnès Tchuinté 
  • 1988 : Yasmina Azzizi
  • 1989 : Chinweoke Chikwelu
  • 1990 : Seraphina Nyauma 
  • 1992 : Seraphina Nyauma 
  • 1993 : Liezl Roux
  • 1996 : Fatma Zouhour Toumi
  • 1998 : Lindy Leveaux
  • 2000 : 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:...

     
  • 2002 : 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:...

     
  • 2004 : 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...

     
  • 2006 : Justin Robbeson 
  • 2008 : 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...

     
  • 2010 : 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...

     

Heptathlon

  • 1982 : Chérifa Meskaoui 
  • 1984 : Chérifa Meskaoui 
  • 1985 : Chérifa Meskaoui 
  • 1988 : Yasmina Azzizi 
  • 1989 : Yasmina Azzizi 
  • 1990 : Albertine Koutouan 
  • 1992 : Chrisna Oosthuizen 
  • 1993 : Chrisna Oosthuizen 
  • 1996 : Caroline Kola
  • 1998 : Patience Itanyi
  • 2000 : Yasmina Kettab (Azzizi)
  • 2002 : Margaret Simpson
    Margaret Simpson
    Margaret Simpson is a Ghanaian heptathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships, setting several personal bests in the process...

     
  • 2004 : Margaret Simpson
    Margaret Simpson
    Margaret Simpson is a Ghanaian heptathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships, setting several personal bests in the process...

     
  • 2006 : 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...

     
  • 2008 : Patience Okoro 
  • 2010 : Margaret Simpson
    Margaret Simpson
    Margaret Simpson is a Ghanaian heptathlete. She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships, setting several personal bests in the process...


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