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Final (Aug 21) (-2.7) 1 Sunday Emmanuel 8.10.1978 NGR 10.55 2 Abu Duah 5.6.1978 GHA 10.78 3 Tanko Braimah 12.5.1979 GHA 10.94 4 Musa Deji 22.11.1975 NGR 10.96 5 Nikela Ndebele 1980 ZIM 11.01 6 Moaji Ndobama BOT 11.28 First Round (Aug 21) Heat . ? Nikela Ndebele 1980 ZIM ?? ? Tanko Braimah 12.5.1979 GHA ?? ? Moaji Ndobama BOT 11.05 Heat 1 1 Abu Duah 5.6.1978 GHA 10.73 2 Musa Deji 22.11.1975 NGR 10.78 Heat 2 1 Sunday Emmanuel 8.10.1978 NGR 10.46200m Men
Final (Aug 23) ( 0.1) 1 Sunday Emmanuel 8.10.1978 NGR 21.12 2 Tanko Braimah 12.5.1979 GHA 21.17 3 Musa Deji 22.11.1975 NGR 21.54 4 Alex Owusu GHA 21.64 5 Nikela Ndebele 1980 ZIM 21.69 6 Matarr Njie 16.1.1976 GAM 22.01 First Round (Aug 22) Heat . ? Matarr Njie 16.1.1976 GAM ?? ? Nikela Ndebele 1980 ZIM ?? ? Alex Owusu GHA ?? ? Musa Deji 22.11.1975 NGR ?? Heat 1 1 Sunday Emmanuel 8.10.1978 NGR 21.0 2 Tanko Braimah 12.5.1979 GHA 21.2400m Men
Final (Aug 22) 1 Fidelis Gadzama 20.10.1979 NGR 46.38 2 Musa Audu 18.6.1980 NGR 47.02 3 Daniel Adomako 24.12.1979 GHA 47.42 4 Stephen Adjei GHA 48.23 5 Sunday Kassaya 7.7.1979 UGA 48.45 6 Tayelo Ayache ALG 48.68 First Round (Aug 21) Heat . ? Tayelo Ayache ALG ?? ? Sunday Kassaya 7.7.1979 UGA ?? ? Daniel Adomako 24.12.1979 GHA ?? ? Stephen Adjei GHA ?? Heat 1 1 Fidelis Gadzama 20.10.1979 NGR 46.89 Heat 2 1 Musa Audu 18.6.1980 NGR 47.54800m Men
Final (Aug 23) 1 Benjamin Kipkurui 28.12.1980 KEN 1:49.66 2 Mostafa Shalaby 1.5.1978 EGY 1:49.82 3 Lucky Hadebe 2.1.1980 RSA 1:49.86 4 Mechal Gebreab 1979 ETH 1:50.14 5 Glody Dube 2.7.1978 BOT 1:50.16 6 Johana Chemwen KEN 1:52.00 First Round (Aug 22) Heat . ? Johana Chemwen KEN ?? ? Lucky Hadebe 2.1.1980 RSA ?? Heat 1 1 Benjamin Kipkurui 28.12.1980 KEN 1:49.3 2 Mostafa Shalaby 1.5.1978 EGY 1:49.6 3 Mechal Gebreab 1979 ETH 1:49.7 4 Francis Asamoah 1978 GHA 1:49.8 Heat 2 1 Glody Dube 2.7.1978 BOT 1:50.21500m Men
Final (Aug 22) 1 Benjamin Kipkurui 28.12.1980 KEN 3:44.17 2 Mengesha Feyesa 1978 ETH 3:46.56 3 Seth Bortey 19.7.1978 GHA 3:46.62 4 Johana Chemwen KEN 3:48.24 5 Nacer Benzine 26.7.1979 ALG 3:50.21 6 Stanley Ojabosi NGR 3:50.235000m Men
Final (Aug 23) 1 Reuben Kamzee 2.3.1980 KEN 13:56.60 2 Dagne Alemu 15.10.1980 ETH 14:04.42 3 Yibeltal Admassu 5.3.1980 ETH 14:20.63 4 Jafred Lorone 12.12.1979 UGA 15:00.12 5 Seth Bortey 19.7.1978 GHA 15:11.0210000m Men
Final (Aug 21) 1 Reuben Kamzee 2.3.1980 KEN 30:02.60 2 Jafred Lorone 12.12.1979 UGA 30:07.00 3 Tadele Dereje ETH 30:14.08 4 Bitrus Danat NGR 31:50.68 5 Awati Kataya 1978 TOG 33:22.903000mh Men
Final (Aug 22) 1 Reuben Kosgei 2.8.1979 KEN 8:40.40 2 Abraham Cherono 21.7.1980 KEN 8:44.28 3 Maru Daba 12.12.1980 ETH 8:47.46 4 Wilfred Sale 1978 NGR 9:31.08 5 Philimon Balus NGR 9:32.97 6 Akim Balogoun 5.2.1980 BEN 9:33.13110mh (106.7cm [3'6] Senior Implement) Men
Final (Aug 22) ( 1.6) 1 Frank Bonsu GHA 14.7 2 Nader Hosni 1.8.1978 EGY 15.3 3 Lekan Soetan NGR 15.7 4 Yves Anani TOG 16.1 5 Defaru Asfaw 1979 ETH 16.7 6 Efoue Komi TOG ?? First Round (Aug 21) Heat . ? Yves Anani TOG ?? ? Efoue Komi TOG ?? ? Nader Hosni 1.8.1978 EGY ?? ? Lekan Soetan NGR ?? ? Defaru Asfaw 1979 ETH 15.99 Heat 1 1 Frank Bonsu GHA 14.84400mh (91.4cm [3'0] Senior Implement) Men
Final (Aug 22) 1 Essel Mensah 5.5.1979 GHA 51.58 2 Ismail Hashem Ismail 16.5.1978 EGY 51.80 3 Glory Okpako NGR 52.71 4 Tahar Ghozali 27.1.1979 ALG 53.93 5 Defaru Asfaw 1979 ETH 55.14 6 William Cocou BEN 55.33 First Round (Aug 21) Heat . ? Tahar Ghozali 27.1.1979 ALG ?? ? Glory Okpako NGR ?? ? Ismail Hashem Ismail 16.5.1978 EGY ?? ? Essel Mensah 5.5.1979 GHA ?? ? Osita Okeagu 29.11.1978 NGR 52.38 ? Said Chabane 27.2.1979 ALG 52.91 ? Defaru Asfaw 1979 ETH 54.23 ? William Cocou BEN 54.49High Jump Men
Final (Aug 23) 1 Vusumzi Mtshatseni 20.12.1979 RSA 2.10 2 Justice Ezueakara NGR 2.05 3 Monday Osagie NGR 2.00 4 Kabelo Mmono 4.2.1980 BOT 1.95 5 Alidod Yacoubou TOG 1.80Pole Vault Men
Final (Aug 21) 1 Johann Venter 1978 RSA 4.70 2 Mohamed Benyahia 1978 ALG 4.70 3 Béchir Zaghouani 11.4.1981 TUN 4.50 4 Walid Ibrahim 1980 EGY 4.30 5 Michael Osikhera NGR 3.80 6 Ovie Turner NGR 3.60Long Jump Men
Final (Aug 22) 1 Marc Awere 16.7.1971 GHA 7.39 Series unknown 2 Tadjou Talon TOG 6.90 Series unknown 3 Raphael Akpata 25.11.1981 NGR 6.89 Series unknown 4 Emmanuel Osabutey GHA 6.88 Series unknown 5 Yvon Ngoua 24.2.1980 GAB 6.71 Series unknown 6 Mohamed Mounib 1979 ALG 6.39 Series unknownTriple Jump Men
Final (Aug 23) 1 Marc Awere 16.7.1971 GHA 15.29 Series unknown 2 Yvon Ngoua 24.2.1980 GAB 14.62 Series unknown 3 Allegton Uwasanyem NGR 14.60 Series unknown 4 Didier Akotia Tchalla 28.7.1981 TOG 13.97 Series unknownShot Put 7257g (Senior implement) Men
Final (Aug 21) 1 Janus Robberts 10.3.1979 RSA 18.55 Series unknown 2 Monday Ibrahim NGR 16.50 Series unknown 3 Okechukwu Eziuka 1978 NGR 16.00 Series unknown 4 Mohamed Abou El-Nasr 22.6.1980 EGY 15.80 Series unknown 5 Isaac Homénou 1978 TOG 13.42 Series unknown 6 Khalil Slimani 1979 ALG 12.66 Series unknownDiscus 2000g (Senior implement) Men
Final (Aug 22) 1 Janus Robberts 10.3.1979 RSA 54.55 Series unknown 2 Godwin Imoisi NGR 46.12 Series unknown 3 Walid Boudaoui 12.12.1979 ALG 45.95 Series unknown 4 Hammed Bakare NGR 45.73 Series unknown 5 Hatem El Kébir 15.9.1980 TUN 40.37 Series unknown 6 Kaditan Azoti 1978 TOG 34.14 Series unknownHammer Throw 7257g (Senior implement) Men
Final (Aug 21) 1 Yamine Hussein 19.6.1978 EGY 63.46 Series unknown 2 Nabil Amroune 12.8.1979 ALG 57.94 Series unknown 3 John Osazuwa 4.5.1981 NGR 55.94 Series unknown 4 Abdellatif Ben Turkia 1.9.1979 TUN 55.72 Series unknown 5 Ahmed Ridha Mohamed Abdallah EGY 54.30 Series unknown 6 Enahoro Omizi 26.12.1980 NGR 46.84 Series unknownJavelin 800g new spec. (1986-) Men
Final (Aug 22) 1 Nnamdi Uche NGR 60.04 Series unknown 2 Félix Kouadio 1978 CIV 59.32 Series unknown 3 Kossivi Kponor 1978 TOG 46.20 Series unknownDecathlon 1986- (100 LJ SP HJ 400 110H DT PV JT 1500) Men
Final standings (Aug 22/23) 1 Mohamed Benyahia 1978 ALG 7086 (11.15 6.95/n.a 10.22 1.99 49.46 15.9 32.70 4.80 52.22 4:54.87) 2 Mohamed Mounib 1979 ALG 6737 (11.43 6.76/n.a 10.50 2.02 51.28 15.3 34.90 3.50 48.60 4:38.01) 3 Lee Okoroafor 12.9.1975 NGR 6505 Details not known 4 Ahmed Abdel Mohsen Ahmed EGY 6386 Details not known 5 Béchir Zaghouani 11.4.1981 TUN 5328 Details not known10000m Walk Men
Final (Aug 23) 1 Rezki Yahi 11.1.1978 ALG 50:48.14 2 Reda Amira 1978 ALG 51:18.56 3 Adebayo Bada 1978 NGR 54:38.88 4 Ayodele Gbenga NGR 58:37.38Relay 400m (4x100m) Men
Final (Aug 22) 1 Nigeria 40.2 ( . 2 Ghana 41.6 ( . 3 Algeria 41.9 ( . 4 Gambia 42.7 ( . 5 Togo 42.9 ( . 6 Botswana 43.3 ( .Relay 1600m (4x400m) Men
Final (Aug 22) 1 Nigeria 3:08.68 ( ., ., ., .) 2 Ghana 3:09.52 ( ., ., ., .) 3 Algeria 3:14.86 ( ., ., ., .) 4 Egypt 3:17.71 ( . 5 Ethiopia 3:19.13 ( . 6 Botswana 3:19.42 ( .100m Women
Final (Aug 21) (-3.8) 1 Funmilola Ogundana 26.2.1980 NGR 12.03 2 Monica Twum 14.3.1978 GHA 12.42 3 Justine Bayiga 15.1.1979 UGA 12.86 4 Mavis Akoto 22.3.1978 GHA 12.93 5 Marang Kinteh 15.8.1978 GAM 12.97 6 Mary Apio 14.9.1980 UGA 12.99 First Round (Aug 21) Heat . ? Mary Apio 14.9.1980 UGA ?? ? Justine Bayiga 15.1.1979 UGA ?? ? Mavis Akoto 22.3.1978 GHA ?? ? Monica Twum 14.3.1978 GHA ?? ? Marang Kinteh 15.8.1978 GAM ?? Heat 1 1 Funmilola Ogundana 26.2.1980 NGR 11.70200m Women
Final (Aug 23) (-0.1) 1 Funmilola Ogundana 26.2.1980 NGR 23.92 2 Monica Twum 14.3.1978 GHA 24.28 3 Agnes Afiyo 1980 GHA 24.32 4 Benedicta Ajudua 10.7.1980 NGR 25.31 5 Marang Kinteh 15.8.1978 GAM 25.58 6 Diane Zancy GAB 25.66 First Round (Aug 22) Heat . ? Benedicta Ajudua 10.7.1980 NGR ?? ? Diane Zancy GAB ?? ? Monica Twum 14.3.1978 GHA ?? ? Marang Kinteh 15.8.1978 GAM ?? Heat 1 1 Agnes Afiyo 1980 GHA 23.9 Heat 2 1 Funmilola Ogundana 26.2.1980 NGR 23.6400m Women
Final (Aug 21) 1 Doris Jacob 16.12.1981 NGR 52.88 2 Rosemary Okafor 22.5.1981 NGR 53.49 3 Monica Twum 14.3.1978 GHA 54.35 4 Justine Bayiga 15.1.1979 UGA 54.48 5 Naomi Ansah GHA 56.13 6 Fatoumata Coulibaly 7.4.1979 CIV 58.95800m Women
Final (Aug 22) 1 Jebet Langat 22.8.1981 KEN 2:05.7 2 Naomi Misoi 8.11.1979 KEN 2:07.4 3 Ramomene Boikhutso 1.4.1982 BOT 2:09.0 4 Khadija Touati 7.8.1979 ALG 2:10.3 5 Hareg Sidelil 20.4.1981 ETH 2:10.5 6 Nahida Touhami 10.2.1978 ALG 2:11.2 First Round (Aug 21) Heat . ? Ramomene Boikhutso 1.4.1982 BOT ?? ? Khadija Touati 7.8.1979 ALG ?? ? Nahida Touhami 10.2.1978 ALG ?? ? Naomi Misoi 8.11.1979 KEN ?? ? Hareg Sidelil 20.4.1981 ETH ?? ? Nancy Jebet Lagat 28.8.1981 KEN ?? ? Tezeta Desalgne 8.4.1980 ETH 2:13.61500m Women
Final (Aug 23) 1 Rose Kosgei 22.8.1981 KEN 4:14.56 2 Etaferahu Tarekegn 20.3.1980 ETH 4:14.65 3 René Kalmer 3.11.1980 RSA 4:16.90 4 Yeshi Tesfaye 1982 ETH 4:21.57 5 Fatma Lanouar 14.3.1978 TUN 4:25.35 6 Khadija Touati 7.8.1979 ALG 4:31.243000m Women
Final (Aug 21) 1 Etaferahu Tarekegn 20.3.1980 ETH 9:10.45 2 Jacqueline Okemwa 12.5.1978 KEN 9:19.26 3 René Kalmer 3.11.1980 RSA 9:20.51 4 Margaret Chepkemboi 11.9.1983 KEN 9:25.04 5 Meseret Kotu 20.1.1980 ETH 9:39.07 6 Catherine Webombesa 19.5.1983 UGA 9:48.78 7 Christiana Augustine 5.2.1982 NGR 9:59.9810000m Women
Final (Aug 23) 1 Merima Hashim 1981 ETH 34:48.68 2 Jacqueline Okemwa 12.5.1978 KEN 35:09.69 3 Margaret Chepkemboi 11.9.1983 KEN 35:42.60 4 Worknesh Kidane 21.11.1981 ETH 36:16.60 5 Christiana Augustine 5.2.1982 NGR 37:02.08 6 Catherine Webombesa 19.5.1983 UGA 37:26.55100mh (84.0cm [2'9]) Women
Final (Aug 23) ( 0.1) 1 Baya Rahouli 27.7.1979 ALG 13.87 2 Funmilola Ogundana 26.2.1980 NGR 14.47 3 Laraba Nasiru NGR 14.49 4 Naïma Bentahar 1.9.1981 ALG 14.79 5 Rania Abdelaziz 16.4.1979 EGY 15.65400mh (76.2cm [2'6]) Women
Final (Aug 23) 1 Elizabeth Ndubueze 17.12.1979 NGR 58.70 2 Esther Erharuyi 1983 NGR 58.81 3 Yvonne Ntini ZIM 59.88 4 Fabienne Ahoomey-Zounou 26.3.1980 TOG 63.36High Jump Women
Final (Aug 21) 1 Hestrie Storbeck 26.8.1978 RSA 1.90 2 Gloria Nwosu 24.12.1984 NGR 1.70 3 Olubunmi Titcomb NGR 1.70 4 Hamida Benhocine 14.3.1982 ALG 1.65 5 Wahiba Fahem 2.4.1980 ALG 1.65Pole Vault Women
Final (Aug 23) 1 Sonia Smili 7.1.1980 ALG 2.00 Hayael Jamil EGY NHLong Jump Women
Final (Aug 22) 1 Grace Umelo 10.7.1978 NGR 6.25 Series unknown 2 Baya Rahouli 27.7.1979 ALG 6.12 Series unknown 3 Charlene Lawrence 25.9.1979 RSA 5.81 Series unknown 4 Margaret Simpson 31.12.1981 GHA 5.69 Series unknown 5 Edith Wilcox 1978 NGR 5.48 Series unknown 6 Amadou Latifadou 1978 TOG 5.44 Series unknownTriple Jump Women
Final (Aug 21) 1 Baya Rahouli 27.7.1979 ALG 13.39 Series unknown 2 Edith Wilcox 1978 NGR 12.76 Series unknown 3 Grace Efago 19.6.1981 NGR 12.69 Series unknown 4 Kéné Ndoye 20.11.1978 SEN 12.67 Series unknown 5 Evelyn Havey GHA 11.87 Series unknown 6 Amadou Latifadou 1978 TOG 11.67 Series unknownShot Put 4000g Women
Final (Aug 23) 1 Veronica Abrahamse 18.3.1980 RSA 15.80 Series unknown 2 Maranelle Du Toit 31.12.1978 RSA 15.70 Series unknown 3 Amira Naji 1.10.1980 EGY 13.28 Series unknown ? Alifatou Djibril 13.2.1980 TOG 11.40 Series unknownDiscus Throw 1000g Women
Final (Aug 21) 1 Elizna Naudé 14.9.1978 RSA 46.16 Series unknown 2 Maranelle Du Toit 31.12.1978 RSA 44.20 Series unknown 3 Nesrine Dahman 1.8.1979 TUN 40.55 Series unknown 4 Wala Khalil EGY 40.55 Series unknown 5 Suzanne Kragbé 22.12.1981 CIV 35.61 Series unknown 6 Victoria Ekoriverue NGR 35.49 Series unknownHammer Throw 4000g Women
Final (Aug 23) 1 Djida Yalloulène 4.1.1978 ALG 44.10 Series unknown 2 Wala Khalil EGY 37.20 Series unknown 3 Yinka Owosile NGR 34.80 Series unknown 4 Amira Naji 1.10.1980 EGY 23.70 Series unknownJavelin 600g old spec. (-1998) Women
Final (Aug 23) 1 Agnes Afiyo 1980 GHA 53.54 Series unknown 2 Sorochukwu Ihuefo 20.6.1979 NGR 48.66 Series unknown 3 Veronica Abrahamse 18.3.1980 RSA 47.52 Series unknown 4 Margaret Simpson 31.12.1981 GHA 44.36 Series unknown 5 Azeez Morili NGR 39.12 Series unknown 6 Nesrine Mohamed 21.8.1980 EGY 38.30 Series unknownHeptathlon -1998 (100H HJ SP 200 LJ Jto 800) Women
Final standings (Aug 21/22) 1 Naïma Bentahar 1.9.1981 ALG 4123 Details not known 2 Hani Jamil EGY 3681 Details not known 3 Azeez Morili NGR 3370 Details not known 4 Sonia Smili 7.1.1980 ALG 3097 Details not known5000m Walk Women
Final (Aug 22) 1 Gete Koma 1978 ETH 27:17.73 2 Faiza Azzouzi 20.4.1982 ALG 27:50.56 3 Hiba Ahmed 25.3.1980 EGY 30:19.66 4 Rashidat Abdulkarim 1978 NGR 33:03.98Relay 400m (4x100m) Women
Final (Aug 22) 1 Nigeria 45.73 ( ., ., ., .) 2 Ghana 45.77 ( ., ., ., .) 3 Algeria 47.99 ( ., ., ., .) 4 Botswana 49.39 ( .Relay 1600m (4x400m) Women
Final (Aug 23) 1 Nigeria 3:37.99 ( ., ., ., .) 2 Ghana 3:44.00 ( ., ., ., .) 3 Algeria 3:52.91 ( . 4 Botswana 4:04.17 ( ., ., ., .)