1984 African Championships in Athletics

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1984 African Championships in Athletics
Dates12–15 August
Host city Rabat, Morocco

The 1984 African Championships in Athletics were held in Rabat, Morocco from August 12 to 15, 1984 in the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.

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Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Chidi Imo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
10.40 CR Charles-Louis Seck
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
10.49 Eseme Ikpoto
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
10.58
200 metres Innocent Egbunike
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
20.66 CR Eseme Ikpoto
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
21.19 Ali Bakhta
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
21.32
400 metres Gabriel Tiacoh
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
45.52 Sunday Uti
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
46.16 El Kashief Hassan
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
46.47
800 metres Sammy Koskei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
1:45.17 CR Moussa Fall
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
1:45.56 Omer Khalifa
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
1:45.78
1500 metres Saïd Aouita
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
3:38.18 CR Omer Khalifa
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
3:39.90 Mehdi Aidet
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
3:40.85
5000 metres Abderrazak Bounour
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
13:41.94 CR Samson Obwocha
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
13:41.98 Kipsubai Koskei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
13:42.05
10,000 metres Kipsubai Koskei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
28:11.70 CR Ahmed Salah
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
28:17.40
(NR)
Mohamed Ali Chouri
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
28:49.80
3000 metre steeplechase Joshua Kipkemboi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
8:27.88 CR Lahcene Babaci
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
8:36.60 Habib Chérif
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
8:38.26
110 metres hurdles Philip Sang
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
14.15 Riad Benhaddad
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
14.36 Hisham Mohamed Makin
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
14.6
400 metres hurdles Amadou Dia Bâ
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
49.30 CR Henry Amike
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
49.95 Ahmed Abdel Halim Ghanem
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
50.77
4 × 100 metres relay Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Iziak Adeyanju
Ikpoto Eseme
Samson Oyeledun
Chidi Imoh
39.49 CR Côte d'Ivoire
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Otokpa Kouadio
Barthelemy Koffi
Georges Kablan Degnan
Gabriel Tiacoh
39.94 Senegal
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Hamidou Diawara
Ibrahima Fall
Charles-Louis Seck
Mamadou Sène
40.86
4 × 400 metres relay Senegal
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Boubacar Diallo
Babacar Niang
Moussa Fall
Amadou Dia Ba
3:04.76 CR Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Henry Amike
Olurotimi Peters
Moses Ugbisien
Sunday Uti
3:04.85 Kenya
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Elkana Nyangau
Tito Sawe
James Maina Boi
Peter Kipchumba
3:06.73
20 kilometre road walk Abdelwahab Ferguène
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
1:30:02 CR Benamar Kachkouche
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
1:30:02 Hassan Kouchaoui
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
1:32:46
High jump Mohamed Aghlal
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
2.17 Boubacar Guèye
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
2.14 Azzedine Mostéfa
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Belba Ngaroudel
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
2.05
Pole vault Mohamed Bouihiri
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
4.60 Mongi Labidi
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
4.40 Choukri Abahnini
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
4.40
Long jump Paul Emordi
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
7.90 Yusuf Alli
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
7.88 Joseph Kio
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
7.82
Triple jump Joseph Taiwo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
17.19 CR Ajayi Agbebaku
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
16.96 Mamadou Diallo
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
16.68
Shot put Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
18.45 Ahmed Kamel Shata
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
18.09 Mohamed Fatihi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
16.95
Discus throw Mohamed Naguib Hamed
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
58.62 Abderrazak Ben Hassine
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
54.46 Mohamed Fatihi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
48.86
Hammer throw Hakim Toumi
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
68.64 CR Hisham Abdeslam Zaki
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
61.04 Yacine Louail
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
59.90
Javelin throw Tarek Chaabani
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
77.40 CR Mongi Alimi
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
73.88 Ahmed Mahour Bacha
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
71.86
Decathlon Mourad Mahour Bacha
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
7022 Hatem Bachar
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
6890 Abdennacer Moumen
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
6810

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Doris Wiredu
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
11.88 Joyce Odhiambo
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
11.93 Grace Armah
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
11.98
200 metres Nawal El Moutawakil
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
23.93 Mercy Addy
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
24.42 Joyce Odhiambo
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
24.44
400 metres Ruth Atuti
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
54.05 Mable Esendi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
54.88 Mercy Addy
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
56.36
800 metres Justina Chepchirchir
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2:04.52 Florence Wanjiru
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2:05.96 Célestine N'Drin
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
2:07.72
1500 metres Justina Chepchirchir
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
4:18.45 Fatima Aouam
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
4:22.75 Leïla Bendahmane
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
4:23.15
3000 metres Mary Chepkemboi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
9:19.05 Regina Chemeli
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
9:22.17 Leïla Bendahmane
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
9:26.28
100 metres hurdles Maria Usifo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
13.42 Awa Dioum-Ndiaye
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
14.40 Chérifa Meskaoui
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
14.55
400 metres hurdles Nawal El Moutawakil
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
56.01 Rachida Ferdjaoui
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
63.17only two finalists
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Esther Kawaya
Joyce Odhiambo
Ruth Atuti
Mable Esendi
46.18Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Mercy Addy
Grace Armah
Cynthia Quartey
Doris Wiredu
46.20Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Georgiana Freeman
Jabou Jawo
Amie N'Dow
Frances Jatta
47.20
4 × 400 metres relay Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Justina Chepchirchir
Esther Kawaya
Ruth Atuti
Mable Esendi
3:37.76Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Mercy Addy
Martha Appiah
Doris Wiredu
?
3:45.96Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
?
?
Fatima Aouam
Nawal El Moutawakel
3:54.41
High jump Awa Dioum-Ndiaye
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
1.76 Lucienne N'Da
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
1.73 Salimata Coulibaly
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
1.70
Long jump Marianne Mendoza
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
5.93 Basma Gharbi
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
5.77 Dalila Tayebi
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
5.68
Shot put Odette Mistoul
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
15.51 Souad Malloussi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
15.31 Aïcha Dahmous
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
13.44
Discus throw Zoubida Laayouni
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
52.70 Aïcha Dahmous
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
50.12 Chérifa Meskaoui
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
46.04
Javelin throw Ténin Camara
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
45.48 Samira Benhamza
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
44.90 Naïma Fouad
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
44.40
Heptathlon Chérifa Meskaoui
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
5,448 Frida Kiptala
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
5,292 Nacèra Achir
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
5,195

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 106319
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 73818
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 66214
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 451120
5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 44210
6Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 2226
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2226
8Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1528
9Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1326
10Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1001
11Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0123
12Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0101
13Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 0011
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 0011
Totals (14 entries)383838114

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