title: Athletics at the 2019 African Games
text: # Athletics at the 2019 African Games
  
  Athletics at the 2019 African Games was held from 26 to 30 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres details | Raymond Ekevwo Nigeria | 9.96 | Arthur Cissé Ivory Coast | 9.97 | Usheoritse Itsekiri Nigeria | 10.02 |
  | 200 metres details | Sydney Siame Zambia | 20.35 | Divine Oduduru Nigeria | 20.54 | Anaso Jobodwana South Africa | 20.56 |
  | 400 metres details | Leungo Scotch Botswana | 45.27 | Thapelo Phora South Africa | 45.59 | Chidi Okezie Nigeria | 45.61 |
  | 800 metres details | Abdessalem Ayouni Tunisia | 1:45.17 NR | Cornelius Tuwei Kenya | 1:45.41 | Oussama Nabil Morocco | 1:45.42 |
  | 1500 metres details | George Manangoi Kenya | 3:38.27 | Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti | 3:38.44 | Charles Simotwo Kenya | 3:38.51 |
  | 5000 metres details | Robert Kiprop Kenya | 13:30.96 | Edward Zakayo Kenya | 13:31.40 | Richard Yator Kenya | 13:31.41 |
  | 10,000 metres details | Berehanu Tsegu Ethiopia | 27:56.81 | Aron Kifle Eritrea | 27:57.79 | Jemal Yimer Ethiopia | 27:59.02 |
  | 110 metres hurdles details | Amine Bouanani Algeria | 13.60 | Oyeniyi Abejoye Nigeria | 13.90 | Louis-François Mendy Senegal | 14.05 |
  | 400 metres hurdles details | Abdelmalik Lahoulou Algeria | 49.08 | Bienvenu Sawadogo Burkina Faso | 49.25 NR | Mohamed Amine Touati Tunisia | 49.29 |
  | 3000 metres steeplechase details | Benjamin Kigen Kenya | 8:12.39 | Getnet Wale Ethiopia | 8:14.06 | Soufiane El Bakkali Morocco | 8:19.45 |
  | 4 × 100 metres relay details | Ghana Sean Safo-Antwi Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku Martin Owusu-Antwi Joseph Amoah | 38.30 GR | Nigeria Raymond Ekevwo Divine Oduduru Emmanuel Arowolo Usheoritse Itsekiri Ogho-Oghene Egwero Adeseye Ogunlewe | 38.59 | South Africa Henricho Bruintjies Anaso Jobodwana Thando Dlodlo Chederick van Wyk Derrick Mokaleng | 38.80 |
  | 4 × 400 metres relay details | Botswana Zibani Ngozi Ditiro Nzamani Onkabetse Nkobolo Leungo Scotch | 3:02.55 | South Africa Gardeo Isaacs Ranti Dikgale Thapelo Phora Derrick Mokaleng | 3:03.18 | Nigeria Shedrack Akpeki Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Chidi Okezie | 3:03.42 |
  | 20 kilometres walk details | Samuel Gathimba Kenya | 1:22:48 | Yohanis Algaw Ethiopia | 1:22:50 | Wayne Snyman South Africa | 1:23:38 |
  | Half marathon details | Titus Ekiru Kenya | 1:01:42 GR | Mohamed Reda El Aaraby Morocco | 1:02:44 | Hamza Sahli Morocco | 1:02:45 |
  | High jump details | Mpho Links South Africa | 2.20 m | Mathew Sawe Kenya | 2.15 m | Breyton Poole South Africa | 2.15 m |
  | Pole vault details | Hichem Khalil Cherabi Algeria | 5.00 m | Mejdi Chehata Tunisia | 4.70 m | Larbi Bourrada Algeria | 4.70 m |
  | Long jump details | Yasser Triki Algeria | 8.01 m | Marouane Kacimi Morocco | 7.79 m | Romeo N'tia Benin | 7.72 m |
  | Triple jump details | Hugues Fabrice Zango Burkina Faso | 16.88 m | Yasser Triki Algeria | 16.71 m | Jonathan Drack Mauritius | 16.53 m |
  | Shot put details | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Nigeria | 21.48 m GR | Mohamed Magdi Hamza Khalif Egypt | 20.85 m | Mostafa Amr Hassan Egypt | 20.74 m |
  | Discus throw details | Shehab Ahmed Egypt | 59.29 m | Ayomidotun Kelvin Ogundeji Nigeria | 57.82 m | Elbachir Mbarki Morocco | 56.92 m |
  | Hammer throw details | Mostafa El Gamel Egypt | 72.50 m | Alaa El-Ashry [fr] Egypt | 72.04 m | Islam Mohamed Egypt | 71.36 m |
  | Javelin throw details | Julius Yego Kenya | 87.73 m GR | Alexander Kiprotich Kenya | 77.50 m | Nnamdi Chinecherem Nigeria | 73.24 m |
  | Decathlon details | Larbi Bourrada Algeria | 7319 pts | Moustafa Ramadan Egypt | 7099 pts | Marouane Kacimi Morocco | 6607 pts |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres details | Marie-Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast | 11.09 | Gina Bass The Gambia | 11.13 | Bassant Hemida Egypt | 11.31 NR |
  | 200 metres details | Gina Bass The Gambia | 22.58 NR | Bassant Hemida Egypt | 22.89 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast | 23.00 |
  | 400 metres details | Galefele Moroko Botswana | 51.30 | Favour Ofili Nigeria | 51.68 | Grace Obour Ghana | 51.86 |
  | 800 metres details | Hirut Meshesha Ethiopia | 2:03.16 | Rababe Arafi Morocco | 2:03.20 | Halimah Nakaayi Uganda | 2:03.55 |
  | 1500 metres details | Quailyne Jebiwott Kiprop Kenya | 4:19.33 | Mary Kuria Kenya | 4:20.19 | Lemlem Hailu Ethiopia | 4:20.60 |
  | 5000 metres details | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk Kenya | 15:33.63 | Hawi Feysa Ethiopia | 15:33.99 | Alemitu Tariku Ethiopia | 15:37.15 |
  | 10,000 metres details | Tsehay Gemechu Ethiopia | 31:56.92 | Zeineba Yimer Ethiopia | 31:57.95 | Dera Dida Ethiopia | 31:58.78 |
  | 100 metres hurdles details | Tobi Amusan Nigeria | 12.68 GR | Marthe Koala Burkina Faso | 13.20 | Taylon Bieldt South Africa | 13.40 |
  | 400 metres hurdles details | Vanice Nyagisera Kenya | 56.95 | Lamiae Lhabze Morocco | 56.97 | Uwemedino Abasiono Akpan Nigeria | 57.66 |
  | 3000 metres steeplechase details | Mekides Abebe Ethiopia | 9:35.18 | Mercy Gitahi Kenya | 9:37.53 | Weynshet Ansa Ethiopia | 9:38.56 |
  | 4 × 100 metres relay details | Nigeria Joy Udo-Gabriel Mercy Ntia-Obong Jasper Bukola Adekunle Rosemary Chukwuma Blessing Okagbare | 44.16 | South Africa Tebogo Mamathu Tamzin Thomas Patience Ntshingila Taylon Bieldt Lynique Beneke | 44.61 | Kenya Maximila Imali Milcent Ndoro Maureen Nyatichi Thomas Joan Cherono [de] | 45.44 |
  | 4 × 400 metres relay details | Nigeria Kemi Francis Patience Okon George Blessing Oladoye Favour Ofili | 3:30.32 | Botswana Oarabile Babolayi Oratile Nowe Amantle Montsho Galefele Moroko | 3:31.96 | Uganda Stella Wonruku Nasiba Nabirye Emily Nanziri Leni Shida | 3:32.25 |
  | 20 kilometres walk details | Emily Ngii Kenya | 1:34:41 GR | Grace Wanjiru Kenya | 1:34:57 | Yehualeye Beletew Ethiopia | 1:35:21 |
  | Half marathon details | Yalemzerf Yehualaw Ethiopia | 1:10:26 GR | Degitu Azimeraw Ethiopia | 1:10:31 | Meseret Belete Ethiopia | 1:12:08 |
  | High jump details | Rose Yeboah Ghana | 1.84 m | Rhizlane Siba Morocco | 1.81 m | Ariyat Dibow Ubang Ethiopia | 1.81 m |
  | Pole vault details | Dora Mahfoudhi Tunisia | 4.31 m GR, NR | Fatma Elbendary Egypt | 4.10 m | Dina Eltabaa Egypt | 4.00 m |
  | Long jump details | Ese Brume Nigeria | 6.69 m | Deborah Acquah Ghana | 6.37 m | Lynique Beneke South Africa | 6.30 m |
  | Triple jump details | Grace Anigbata Nigeria | 13.75 m | Jamaa Chnaik Morocco | 13.69 m | Zinzi Chabangu South Africa | 13.59 m |
  | Shot put details | Sade Olatoye Nigeria | 16.61 m | Ischke Senekal South Africa | 16.18 m | Mieke Strydom South Africa | 14.64 m |
  | Discus throw details | Chioma Onyekwere Nigeria | 59.91 m GR | Yolandi Stander South Africa | 57.75 m | Ischke Senekal South Africa | 53.95 m |
  | Hammer throw details | Lætitia Bambara Burkina Faso | 65.28 m | Temilola Ogunrinde Nigeria | 64.68 m | Sade Olatoye Nigeria | 63.97 m |
  | Javelin throw details | Kelechi Nwanaga Nigeria | 55.88 m | Jo-Ane van Dyk South Africa | 55.38 m | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 53.44 m |
  | Heptathlon details | Marthe Koala Burkina Faso | 5866 pts | Kemi Francis Nigeria | 5683 pts | Nada Chroudi Tunisia | 5302 pts |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Morocco)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
  | 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
  | 3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
  | 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
  | 5 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
  | 6 | Botswana (BOT) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | 7 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
  | 8 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
  | 9 | Ghana (GHA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  | 10 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
  | 11 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 12 | The Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 13 | Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 14 | Morocco (MAR)* | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
  | 15 | Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 15 | Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 17 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 18 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 18 | Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 18 | Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | ● | 1st day | ● | Final day | H | Heats | Q | Qualification | S | Semifinals | F | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event↓/Date → | 26th Mon | 26th Mon | 27th Tue | 28th Wed | 29th Thu | 29th Thu | 30th Fri |
  | Men's 100 m | H | S | F | | | | |
  | Men's 200 m | | | | | H | S | F |
  | Men's 400 m | H | H | S | F | | | |
  | Men's 800 m | H | H | S | F | | | |
  | Men's 1500 m | | | | | | | F |
  | Men's 5000 m | | | | | | | F |
  | Men's 10,000 m | | | F | | | | |
  | Men's 110 m hurdles | H | H | F | | | | |
  | Men's 400 m hurdles | | | | H | F | F | |
  | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | F | F | | | | | |
  | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | | | H | F | | | |
  | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | F |
  | Men's half marathon | | | | | | | F |
  | Men's 20 km walk | | | | F | | | |
  | Men's high jump | | | | | | | F |
  | Men's pole vault | | | | | F | F | |
  | Men's long jump | | | | Q | | | F |
  | Men's triple jump | | | F | | | | |
  | Men's shot put | | | F | | | | |
  | Men's discus throw | F | F | | | | | |
  | Men's hammer throw | | | | | F | F | |
  | Men's javelin throw | | | | | | | F |
  | Men's decathlon | ● | ● | ● | | | | |
  | Women's 100 m | H | S | F | | | | |
  | Women's 200 m | | | | | H | S | F |
  | Women's 400 m | H | H | S | F | | | |
  | Women's 800 m | H | H | F | | | | |
  | Women's 1500 m | | | | | | | F |
  | Women's 5000 m | F | F | | | | | |
  | Women's 10,000 m | | | | | F | F | |
  | Women's 100 m hurdles | | | H | F | | | |
  | Women's 400 m hurdles | | | | | H | H | F |
  | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | | | | F | | | |
  | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | | | H | F | | | |
  | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | F |
  | Women's half marathon | | | | | | | F |
  | Women's 20 km walk | | | | F | | | |
  | Women's high jump | | | F | | | | |
  | Women's pole vault | | | F | | | | |
  | Women's long jump | | | | | F | F | |
  | Women's triple jump | F | F | | | | | |
  | Women's shot put | | | | | | | F |
  | Women's discus throw | | | | | F | F | |
  | Women's hammer throw | | | F | | | | |
  | Women's javelin throw | | | | F | | | |
  | Women's heptathlon | | | | ● | ● | ● | |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  * Algeria (11)
  * Angola (3)
  * Benin (5)
  * Botswana (23)
  * Burkina Faso (15)
  * Burundi (7)
  * Cameroon (13)
  * Cape Verde (5)
  * Central African Republic (1)
  * Chad (6)
  * Democratic Republic of the Congo (8)
  * Djibouti (9)
  * Egypt (30)
  * Equatorial Guinea (6)
  * Eritrea (15)
  * Eswatini (3)
  * Ethiopia (80)
  * Gabon (2)
  * The Gambia (9)
  * Ghana (16)
  * Guinea (3)
  * Ivory Coast (11)
  * Kenya (69)
  * Lesotho (7)
  * Liberia (1)
  * Libya (2)
  * Madagascar (4)
  * Malawi (7)
  * Mali (11)
  * Mauritania (1)
  * Mauritius (13)
  * Morocco (44)
  * Mozambique (2)
  * Namibia (17)
  * Niger (3)
  * Nigeria (48)
  * Republic of the Congo (10)
  * Rwanda (2)
  * São Tomé and Príncipe (4)
  * Senegal (13)
  * Seychelles (8)
  * Sierra Leone (10)
  * Somalia (2)
  * South Africa (33)
  * South Sudan (8)
  * Sudan (4)
  * Tanzania (6)
  * Togo (6)
  * Tunisia (14)
  * Uganda (25)
  * Zambia (7)
  * Zimbabwe (15)
  