Athletics at the 1978 All-Africa Games

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Athletics at the III All-Africa Games
Dates20–27 July 1978
Host city Algiers, Algeria Flag of Algeria.svg


The third All-Africa Games were held in July 1978 in Algiers, Algeria.

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New events were added to the athletics program; Decathlon and pentathlon, for men and women respectively, as well as men's 20 km road walk. Three nations also won their first medals at these championships these being Tunisia, Sudan and Upper Volta.

Malian discus thrower Namakoro Niaré won his third title, being the only athlete to do so. Four athletes, two male and two female, won more than one event:

Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(wind: -0.9 m/s)
Amadou Meïté
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire
10.35 GR Peter Okodogbe
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
10.45 Ohene Karikari
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
10.46
200 metres
(wind: +0.6 m/s)
Hassan El Kachief
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
20.77 GR , NR Patrice Ouré
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire
20.90 Roland Joe Siai-Siai
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
20.98
400 metres Hassan El Kachief
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
45.32 GR Dele Udo
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
45.65 Cyril Etoori
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
45.65
800 metres James Maina
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
1:47.14 Amar Brahmia
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
1:47.54 Peter Lemashon
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
1:47.83
1500 metres Filbert Bayi
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
3:36.21 GR Wilson Waigwa
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
3:36.48 Amar Brahmia
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
3:37.33
5000 metres Yohannes Mohamed
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg Ethiopia
13:44.39 GR Mike Musyoki
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
13:44.79 Suleiman Nyambui
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
13:49.60
10,000 metres Henry Rono
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
27:58.90 GR Mike Musyoki
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
28:05.20 Mohamed Kedir
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg Ethiopia
28:42.00
Marathon Richard Mabuza
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland
2:21:53 GR Dereje Nedi
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg Ethiopia
2:23:08 Girma Guebre
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg Ethiopia
2:27:35
3000 metre steeplechase Henry Rono
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
8:15.82 GR James Munyala
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
8:25.68 Kip Rono
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
8:26.38
110 metres hurdles
(wind: -0.5 m/s)
Fatwell Kimaiyo
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
13.89 GR Philip Sang
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
14.02 Thomas Nnakwe
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
14.35
400 metres hurdles Daniel Kimaiyo
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
49.48 John Akii-Bua
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
49.55 Peter Rwamuhanda
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
50.18
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Ernest Obeng
Albert Lomotey
George Enchill
Ohene Karikari
39.24 GR Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Peter Okodogbe
Roland Siai-Siai
James Olakunle
Kolawode Abdulai
39.39Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg Congo
Jean-Pierre Bassegela
Louis Nkanza
Théophile Nkounkou
Antoine Kiakouama
39.79
4 × 400 metres relay Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Olurotimi Peters
Ahmed Garba
Felix Imadiyi
Dele Udo
3:03.24 GR Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
John Akii-Bua
Silver Ayoo
Mike Okot
Cyril Etoori
3:04.20Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3:05.92
20 kilometre road walk Benamar Kachkouche
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
1:39:21 Hunde Ture
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
1:39:51 Elisha Kasuka
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
1:43:21
High jump Paul Ngadjadoum
Flag of Chad.svg Chad
2.16 GR Hamid Sahil
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
2.14 Amadou Dia Bâ
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
2.08
Pole vault Lakhdar Rahal
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
5.00 Ahmed Rezki
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
4.80 Mohamed Bensaad
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
4.80
Long jump Charlton Ehizuelen
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
7.92 Fidelis Ndyabagye
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
7.75 NR Emmanuel Mifetu
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
7.57
Triple jump Charlton Ehizuelen
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
16.51 Abdoulaye Diallo
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
16.29 Saïd Saad
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
15.93
Shot put Youssef Nagui Asaad
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
18.88 Namakoro Niaré
Flag of Mali.svg Mali
17.16 Emad Fayez
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
16.93
Discus throw Namakoro Niaré
Flag of Mali.svg Mali
58.02 GR Abderrazak Ben Hassine
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Tunisia
55.74 Tiékité Somet
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire
51.86
Hammer throw Youssef Ben Abid
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Tunisia
54.90 GR Abdellah Boubekeur
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
54.74 Noureddine Bendifallah
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
52.20
Javelin throw Justin Arop
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
76.94 Ali Memmi
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Tunisia
71.28 John Mayaka
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
70.76
Decathlon Mohamed Bensaad
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
7338 Brown Ebewele
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
6876 Alain Smaïl
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
6822

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Hannah Afriyie
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
11.50 Utifon Ufon Oko
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
11.55 Kemi Sandgodeyi
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
11.92
200 metres
(wind: +0.1 m/s)
Hannah Afriyie
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
23.01 Kehinde Vaughan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
23.70 Ruth Waithera
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
23.91
400 metres Kehinde Vaughan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
53.86 Ruth Kyalisima
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
54.49 Georgina Aidou
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
54.84
800 metres Tekla Chemabwai
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
2:04.84 Sakina Boutamine
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
2:05.64 Célestine N'Drin
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire
2:06.08
1500 metres Sakina Boutamine
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
4:16.43 Anna Kiprop
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
4:19.59 Rose Thomson
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
4:20.07
100 metres hurdles Judy Bell-Gam
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
13.67 Ruth Kyalisima
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
13.92 NR Bella Bell-Gam
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
13.99
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Utifon Ufon Oko
Kemi Sandgodeyi
Fosa Ibini
Bella Bell-Gam
44.63Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Hannah Afriyie
Grace Bakari
Jeanette Yawson
Jeanette Ofusu
45.19Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Farida Kyakutema
Ruth Kyalisima
Christine Kabanda
Jane Nakamate
46.77
4 × 400 metres relay Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Helena Opoku
Grace Bakari
Georgina Aidoo
Hannah Afriyie
3:35.55 (NR)Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Tekla Chemabwai
Rose Tata-Muya
Ruth Waithera
Charity Muhuhe
3:39.27Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Farida Kyakutema
Ruth Kyalisima
Margaret Komugisha
Jane Nakamate
3:39.94
High jump Modupe Oshikoya
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
1.77 Kawther Akrémi
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Tunisia
1.73 Emilia Blavo
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
1.68
Long jump Modupe Oshikoya
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
6.32 Jeanette Yawson
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
6.29 Bella Bell-Gam
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
6.12
Shot put Joyce Aciro
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
14.47 NR Veronica Baawah
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
12.88 Herina Malit
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
12.70
Discus throw Fathia Jerbi
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Tunisia
46.56 Helen Alyek
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
45.90 NR Martha Jugah
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
45.02
Javelin throw Eunice Nekesa
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
51.58 Agnès Tchuinté
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
49.16 Constance Rwabiryagye
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
45.52
Pentathlon Bella Bell-Gam
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
3709 Margaret Bisereko
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
3788 Madeleine Bonzi
Flag of Upper Volta.svg Upper Volta
3427

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 96621
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 77822
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 45514
4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 43411
5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 27514
6Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 2305
7Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2002
8Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 1124
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1124
10Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 1113
11Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1102
12Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1012
13Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 1001
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland 1001
15Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0112
16Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0101
17Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0011
Flag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta 0011
Totals (18 entries)373737111

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