Athletics at the African Games
Athletics | |
First event |
1965 |
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Occur every | four years |
Last event |
2015 |
Best |
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Athletics was an African Games event at its inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.
Editions
Games | Year | Host | Events | |
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Men | Women | |||
I | 1965 | Brazzaville | 18 | 6 |
II | 1973 | Lagos | 21 | 13 |
III | 1978 | Algiers | 23 | 14 |
IV | 1987 | Nairobi | 23 | 18 |
V | 1991 | Cairo | 23 | 18 |
VI | 1995 | Harare | 23 | 20 |
VII | 1999 | Johannesburg | 23 | 22 |
VIII | 2003 | Abuja | 23 | 22 |
IX | 2007 | Algiers | 23 | 23 |
X | 2011 | Maputo | 23 | 23 |
XI | 2015 | Brazzaville | 23 | 23 |
XII | 2019 | TBD | 23 | 23 |
Events
Men's events
Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | Years | ||||||||||||||||
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Current program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
200 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
400 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
800 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
1500 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
5000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
10,000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Marathon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Half marathon | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
110 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
400 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
3000 metres steeplechase | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 × 100 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
20 km walk | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Pole vault | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Decathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Events | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Women's events
Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | Years | ||||||||||||||||
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Current program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
200 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
400 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
800 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
1500 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
5000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Marathon | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Half marathon | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 metres hurdles | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
400 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
3000 metres steeplechase | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 × 100 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
20 km walk | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5000 metre track walk | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Pole vault | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Pentathlon | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heptathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Events | 6 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 110 | 88 | 59 | 257 | |
2 | 69 | 77 | 67 | 213 | |
3 | 35 | 43 | 34 | 112 | |
4 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 102 | |
5 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 77 | |
6 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 77 | |
7 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 49 | |
8 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 | |
9 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 44 | |
10 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 40 | |
11 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 | |
12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
14 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |
15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
19 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
21 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
29 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
31 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (38 nations) | 402 | 402 | 398 | 1202 |
Medalists
Games records
See also
References
External links
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