title: 1984 African Championships in Athletics
text: # 1984 African Championships in Athletics
  
  The 1984 African Championships in Athletics were held in Rabat, Morocco from August 12 to August 15, 1984 in the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres | Chidi Imo Nigeria | 10.40 CR | Charles-Louis Seck Senegal | 10.49 | Eseme Ikpoto Nigeria | 10.58 |
  | 200 metres | Innocent Egbunike Nigeria | 20.66 CR | Eseme Ikpoto Nigeria | 21.19 | Ali Bakhta Algeria | 21.32 |
  | 400 metres | Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast | 45.52 | Sunday Uti Nigeria | 46.16 | El Kashief Hassan Sudan | 46.47 |
  | 800 metres | Sammy Koskei Kenya | 1:45.17 CR | Moussa Fall Senegal | 1:45.56 | Omer Khalifa Sudan | 1:45.78 |
  | 1500 metres | Saïd Aouita Morocco | 3:38.18 CR | Omer Khalifa Sudan | 3:39.90 | Mehdi Aidet Algeria | 3:40.85 |
  | 5000 metres | Abderrazak Bounour Algeria | 13:41.94 CR | Samson Obwocha Kenya | 13:41.98 | Kipsubai Koskei Kenya | 13:42.05 |
  | 10,000 metres | Kipsubai Koskei Kenya | 28:11.70 CR | Ahmed Salah Djibouti | 28:17.40 (NR) | Mohamed Ali Chouri Tunisia | 28:49.80 |
  | 3000 metre steeplechase | Joshua Kipkemboi Kenya | 8:27.88 CR | Lahcene Babaci Algeria | 8:36.60 | Habib Chérif Algeria | 8:38.26 |
  | 110 metres hurdles | Philip Sang Kenya | 14.15 | Riad Benhaddad Algeria | 14.36 | Hisham Mohamed Makin Egypt | 14.6 |
  | 400 metres hurdles | Amadou Dia Bâ Senegal | 49.30 CR | Henry Amike Nigeria | 49.95 | Ahmed Abdel Halim Ghanem Egypt | 50.77 |
  | 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria Nigeria Iziak Adeyanju Ikpoto Eseme Samson Oyeledun Chidi Imoh | 39.49 CR | Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast Otokpa Kouadio Barthelemy Koffi Georges Kablan Degnan Gabriel Tiacoh | 39.94 | Senegal Senegal Hamidou Diawara Ibrahima Fall Charles-Louis Seck Mamadou Sène | 40.86 |
  | 4 × 400 metres relay | Senegal Senegal Boubacar Diallo Babacar Niang Moussa Fall Amadou Dia Ba | 3:04.76 CR | Nigeria Nigeria Henry Amike Olurotimi Peters Moses Ugbisien Sunday Uti | 3:04.85 | Kenya Kenya Elkana Nyangau Tito Sawe James Maina Boi Peter Kipchumba | 3:06.73 |
  | 20 kilometre road walk | Abdelwahab Ferguène Algeria | 1:30:02 CR | Benamar Kachkouche Algeria | 1:30:02 | Hassan Kouchaoui Morocco | 1:32:46 |
  | High jump | Mohamed Aghlal Morocco | 2.17 | Boubacar Guèye Senegal | 2.14 | Azzedine Mostéfa Algeria Belba Ngaroudel Chad | 2.05 |
  | Pole vault | Mohamed Bouihiri Morocco | 4.60 | Mongi Labidi Tunisia | 4.40 | Choukri Abahnini Tunisia | 4.40 |
  | Long jump | Paul Emordi Nigeria | 7.90 | Yusuf Alli Nigeria | 7.88 | Joseph Kio Nigeria | 7.82 |
  | Triple jump | Joseph Taiwo Nigeria | 17.19 CR | Ajayi Agbebaku Nigeria | 16.96 | Mamadou Diallo Senegal | 16.68 |
  | Shot put | Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Egypt | 18.45 | Ahmed Kamel Shata Egypt | 18.09 | Mohamed Fatihi Morocco | 16.95 |
  | Discus throw | Mohamed Naguib Hamed Egypt | 58.62 | Abderrazak Ben Hassine Tunisia | 54.46 | Mohamed Fatihi Morocco | 48.86 |
  | Hammer throw | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 68.64 CR | Hisham Abdeslam Zaki Egypt | 61.04 | Yacine Louail Algeria | 59.90 |
  | Javelin throw | Tarek Chaabani Tunisia | 77.40 CR | Mongi Alimi Tunisia | 73.88 | Ahmed Mahour Bacha Algeria | 71.86 |
  | Decathlon | Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria | 7022 | Hatem Bachar Tunisia | 6890 | Abdennacer Moumen Morocco | 6810 |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres | Doris Wiredu Ghana | 11.88 | Joyce Odhiambo Kenya | 11.93 | Grace Armah Ghana | 11.98 |
  | 200 metres | Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco | 23.93 | Mercy Addy Ghana | 24.42 | Joyce Odhiambo Kenya | 24.44 |
  | 400 metres | Ruth Atuti Kenya | 54.05 | Mable Esendi Kenya | 54.88 | Mercy Addy Ghana | 56.36 |
  | 800 metres | Justina Chepchirchir Kenya | 2:04.52 | Florence Wanjiru Kenya | 2:05.96 | Célestine N'Drin Ivory Coast | 2:07.72 |
  | 1500 metres | Justina Chepchirchir Kenya | 4:18.45 | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 4:22.75 | Leïla Bendahmane Algeria | 4:23.15 |
  | 3000 metres | Mary Chepkemboi Kenya | 9:19.05 | Regina Chemeli Kenya | 9:22.17 | Leïla Bendahmane Algeria | 9:26.28 |
  | 100 metres hurdles | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 13.42 | Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Senegal | 14.40 | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 14.55 |
  | 400 metres hurdles | Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco | 56.01 | Rachida Ferdjaoui Algeria | 63.17 | only two finalists | only two finalists |
  | 4 × 100 metres relay | Kenya Esther Kawaya Joyce Odhiambo Ruth Atuti Mable Esendi | 46.18 | Ghana Mercy Addy Grace Armah Cynthia Quartey Doris Wiredu | 46.20 | Gambia Georgiana Freeman Jabou Jawo Amie N'Dow Frances Jatta | 47.20 |
  | 4 × 400 metres relay | Kenya Justina Chepchirchir Esther Kawaya Ruth Atuti Mable Esendi | 3:37.76 | Ghana Mercy Addy Martha Appiah Doris Wiredu ? | 3:45.96 | Morocco ? ? Fatima Aouam Nawal El Moutawakel | 3:54.41 |
  | High jump | Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Senegal | 1.76 | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.73 | Salimata Coulibaly Ivory Coast | 1.70 |
  | Long jump | Marianne Mendoza Senegal | 5.93 | Basma Gharbi Tunisia | 5.77 | Dalila Tayebi Algeria | 5.68 |
  | Shot put | Odette Mistoul Gabon | 15.51 | Souad Malloussi Morocco | 15.31 | Aïcha Dahmous Algeria | 13.44 |
  | Discus throw | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 52.70 | Aïcha Dahmous Algeria | 50.12 | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 46.04 |
  | Javelin throw | Ténin Camara Ivory Coast | 45.48 | Samira Benhamza Morocco | 44.90 | Naïma Fouad Morocco | 44.40 |
  | Heptathlon | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 5,448 | Frida Kiptala Kenya | 5,292 | Nacèra Achir Algeria | 5,195 |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kenya | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
  | 2 | Morocco | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
  | 3 | Nigeria | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
  | 4 | Algeria | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
  | 5 | Senegal | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
  | 6 | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  | 6 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  | 8 | Tunisia | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
  | 9 | Ghana | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
  | 10 | Gabon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 11 | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 12 | Djibouti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 13 | Chad | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 13 | Gambia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |
  