African Championships in Athletics

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African Championships in Athletics
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The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised intermittently with nine editions held in fourteen years until 1993. Following the tenth edition in 1996 it has been organised biennially on even years, and is always held in the same year as the Summer Olympics. The 21st edition was held in Asaba, Nigeria in August 2018.

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The event featured a men's marathon from 1979 to 1990. Following it being dropped from the programme an African Marathon Championships was briefly contested. [1] The event programme has roughly matched that of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, with the exception of the 50 kilometres race walk. [2]

The following list shows changes to the event programme:

Championships

EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueEventsNationsAthletesTop of the
medal table
1 1979 Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2–5 August Stade Demba Diop 3924251Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
2 1982 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 25–28 August Cairo International Stadium 3918297Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
3 1984 Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 12–15 July Stade Moulay Abdellah 3828298Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
4 1985 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 15–18 August Cairo International Stadium 4024324Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
5 1988 Annaba Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 29 August – 2 September Stade 19 Mai 1956 4130341Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
6 1989 Lagos Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4–8 August Lagos National Stadium 4127308Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
7 1990 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3–6 October Cairo International Stadium 4123218Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
8 1992 Belle Vue Maurel Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 25–28 June Stade Anjalay 4124336Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
9 1993 Durban Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 23–27 June Kings Park Stadium 4132294Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
10 1996 Yaoundé Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 13–16 June Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium 4033307Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
11 1998 Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 18–22 August Stade Leopold Senghor 4239395Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
12 2000 Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 10–14 July Stade 5 Juillet 1962 4343411Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
13 2002 Radès Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 6–10 August Rades Olympic Stadium 4342417Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
14 2004 Brazzaville Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo 14–18 July Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat 4442431Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
15 2006 Bambous Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 9–13 August Stade Germain Comarmond 4441456Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
16 2008 Addis Ababa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 30 April – 4 May Addis Ababa Stadium 4442543Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
17 2010 Nairobi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 28 July – 1 August Nyayo Stadium 4446588Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
18 2012 Porto-Novo Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 27 June – 1 July Stade Charles de Gaulle 4447569Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
19 2014 Marrakech [3] Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 10–14 August Stade de Marrakech 4447548Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
20 2016 Durban [4] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22–26 June Kings Park Stadium 4443720Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
21 2018 Asaba Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–5 August Stephen Keshi Stadium 4452800Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
22 2022 Saint Pierre [5] Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 8–12 June Cote d’Or National Sports Complex 4550636Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
23 2024 Douala [6] Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 21–26 June Japoma Stadium 4554800Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
24 2026 Accra [7] Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Legon Sports Stadium

Championship records

Statistics

Points Wins by country

Overall points winners
CountryFirstSecondThirdTotal
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 93214
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 85619
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 58720
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1304
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0246
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0213
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0022
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0011

All-time medal table (1979–2024)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16513198394
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 159141124424
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 145132118395
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 805674210
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 535182186
6Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 506763180
7Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 435555153
8Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 394135115
9Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 365951146
10Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 353531101
11Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 26333392
12Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2414745
13Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 20333790
14Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 912930
15Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 95923
16Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 8232051
17Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 8141941
18Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 63110
19Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 59721
20Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 52613
21Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 47718
22Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 43613
23Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 36312
24Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 35513
25Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 34411
26Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 32510
27Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 3047
28Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 23712
29Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 2237
30Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 2158
31Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 17513
32Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1135
33Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1113
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1113
35Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 1102
36Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1023
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1023
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1023
39Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1012
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1012
41Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1001
42Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0347
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0347
44Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0224
45Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 0101
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 0101
47Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 0011
Totals (47 entries)9659709572892

Most successful athletes

The best athletes of these championships are:

Men Flag of Algeria.svg Hakim Toumi 7 gold medals
Women Flag of Morocco.svg Zoubida Laayouni 7 gold medals

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