Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the I All-Africa Games
Dates	18–28 July 1965
Host city	Brazzaville, Congo
1973 Lagos → 1965 All-Africa Games

The inaugural All African Games were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo in July 1965.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Gaoussou Koné   Ivory Coast	10.3	John Owiti   Kenya	10.5	Folu Erinle   Nigeria	10.6
200 metres	Gaoussou Koné   Ivory Coast	21.1	David Ejoke   Nigeria	21.4	Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa   Madagascar	21.7
400 metres	Wilson Kiprugut   Kenya	46.9	James Addy   Ghana	47.4	Amadou Gakou   Senegal	47.7
800 metres	Wilson Kiprugut   Kenya	1:47.4	Papa Mambaye N'Diaye   Senegal	1:48.6	Peter Francis   Kenya	1:49.1
1500 metres	Kip Keino   Kenya	3:41.1	Charles Maina   Kenya	3:47.8	Ahmed Issa   Chad	3:47.8 (NR)
5000 metres	Kip Keino   Kenya	13:44.4	Naftali Temu   Kenya	13:58.4	Mamo Wolde   Ethiopia	14:18.6
3000 metre steeplechase	Benjamin Kogo   Kenya	8:47.4	Naftali Chirchir   Kenya	8:54.2	Eddy Okadapau   Uganda	9:05.8
110 metres hurdles	Folu Erinle   Nigeria	14.6	Edward Akika   Nigeria	14.6	Simbara Maki   Ivory Coast	14.7
400 metres hurdles	Kimaru Songok   Kenya	51.7	Mamadou Sarr   Senegal	51.9	Samuel Sang   Kenya	52.5
4 × 100 metres relay	Senegal Abdoulaye N'Diaye Bassirou Doumbia Malick Diop Mané Malang	40.5	Nigeria Sydney Asiodu Folu Erinle David Ejoke Lawrence Okoroafor	40.8	Ghana James Addy Michael Ahey Stanley Allotey Bonner Mends	40.9
4 × 400 metres relay	Senegal Amadou Gakou Papa M'Baye N'Diaye Daniel Thiaw Mamadou Sarr	3:11.5	Kenya Peter Francis Wilson Kiprugut Kimaru Songok Samuel Sang	3:12.2	Ghana John Asare-Antwi Samuel Bugri Ebenezer Quartey William Quaye	3:12.2
High jump	Samuel Igun   Nigeria	2.07	Henri Elendé Congo-Brazzaville	2.03	Ahmed Sénoussi   Chad	1.99
Pole vault	Brou Elloé   Ivory Coast	4.15	Mohamed Alaa Ghita   United Arab Republic	4.05	Bernard Gnéplou   Ivory Coast Jean-Prosper Tsondzabéka Congo-Brazzaville	4.05
Long jump	Edward Akika   Nigeria	7.49	Ezzedin Yacoub Hamed   United Arab Republic	7.49	Mansour Dia   Senegal	7.29
Triple jump	Samuel Igun   Nigeria	16.27	Mansour Dia   Senegal	15.93	Laurent Sarr   Senegal	15.38
Shot put	Denis Ségui Kragbé   Ivory Coast	16.32	Hassan Mahrous   United Arab Republic	14.87	Yovan Ochola   Uganda	14.84
Discus throw	Namakoro Niaré   Mali	51.20	Denis Ségui Kragbé   Ivory Coast	50.84	Patrick Anukwa   Nigeria	45.16
Javelin throw	Anthony Oyakhire   Nigeria	71.52	Cheruon Kiptalam   Kenya	70.46	Elie Yanyambal   Chad	68.54

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Olajumoke Bodunrin   Nigeria	12.4	Regina Okafor   Nigeria	12.5	Rose Hart   Ghana	12.5
80 metres hurdles	Rose Hart   Ghana	11.7	Diana Monks   Kenya	11.8	Mopelope Obayemi   Nigeria	11.9
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Olajumoke Bodunrin Regina Okafor Irene Erondu Uche Ezekwesili	48.0	Ghana Alice Annum Rose Hart Phyllis Laryea Habibah Atta	49.1	Cameroon Rhita Mahouvet Marguerite Handy Bernardette Osogo Agnes Lembe	49.2
High jump	Amelia Okoli   Nigeria	1.62	Habibah Atta   Ghana	1.59	Regina Awori   Uganda	1.56
Long jump	Alice Anum   Ghana	5.63	Angelina Osuagwu   Nigeria	5.34	Teddy Nakisuyi   Uganda	5.22
Javelin throw	Helena Okwara   Nigeria	40.30	Theresa Dismas   Tanzania	40.24	Angelina Anyikwa   Nigeria	39.48

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Nigeria  (NGR)	9	5	4	18
2	Kenya  (KEN)	6	7	2	15
3	Ivory Coast  (CIV)	4	1	2	7
4	Senegal  (SEN)	2	4	2	8
5	Ghana  (GHA)	2	2	4	8
6	Mali  (MLI)	1	0	0	1
7	United Arab Republic  (UAR)	0	3	0	3
8	Congo  (CGO)	0	1	1	2
9	Tanzania  (TAN)	0	1	0	1
10	Uganda  (UGA)	0	0	4	4
11	Chad  (CHA)	0	0	3	3
12	Cameroon  (CMR)	0	0	1	1
	Ethiopia  (ETH)	0	0	1	1
	Madagascar  (MAD)	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		24	24	25	73

External links

• GBR Athletics