Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the IV All-Africa Games
Dates	7–12 August
Host city	Nairobi, Kenya
← 1978 Algiers 1991 Cairo → 1987 All-Africa Games

The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations won medals for the first time in athletics at the All-Africa Games. These were Mauritius, Rwanda, Burundi and Madagascar

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: +2.4 m/s)	Chidi Imo   Nigeria	10.10w	Eric Akogyiram   Ghana	10.32w	Charles-Louis Seck   Senegal	10.33w
200 metres (wind: -1.6 m/s)	Simon Kipkemboi   Kenya	20.90	John Myles-Mills   Ghana	20.94	Eseme Ikpoto   Nigeria	21.01
400 metres	Innocent Egbunike   Nigeria	44.23 GR	David Kitur   Kenya	44.93	Moses Ugbusien   Nigeria	45.35
800 metres	Billy Konchellah   Kenya	1:45.99	Stephen Marai   Kenya	1:46.64	Dieudonné Kwizera   Burundi	1:46.69
1500 metres	Sisa Kirati   Kenya	3:39.40	Wilfred Kirochi   Kenya	3:39.66	Joseph Chesire   Kenya	3:39.84
5000 metres	John Ngugi   Kenya	13:31.87 GR	Paul Kipkoech   Kenya	13:36.32	Peter Koech   Kenya	13:44.94
10000 metres	Paul Kipkoech   Kenya	28:34.77	Abebe Mekonnen   Ethiopia	28:58.70	Some Muge   Kenya	28:59.96
Marathon	Belayneh Dinsamo   Ethiopia	2:14:47 GR	Dereje Nedi   Ethiopia	2:15:27	Kebede Balcha   Ethiopia	2:16:07
3000 metre steeplechase	Patrick Sang   Kenya	8:33.69	Joshua Kipkemboi   Kenya	8:45.94	Astère Havugiyarémye   Burundi	8:57.19
110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.9 m/s)	Judex Lefou   Mauritius	14.11	Gideon Yego   Kenya	14.24	René Djédjémel Mélédjé   Ivory Coast	14.30
400 metres hurdles	Amadou Dia Bâ   Senegal	48.03 GR	Shem Ochako   Kenya	48.97	Henry Amike   Nigeria	49.08
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Augustine Olobia Patrick Nwankwo Iziak Adeyanju Chidi Imoh	39.06 GR	Kenya Elkana Nyangau Erick Keter Simon Kipkemboi John Shivanda	39.64	Senegal Hamidou Diawara Amadou M'Baye Charles-Louis Seck Mamadou Sène Joseph Diaz	39.70
4 × 400 metres relay	Nigeria Moses Ugbusien Joseph Fallaye Henry Amike Innocent Egbunike John Okoye	3:00.55 GR	Kenya John Anzrah Tito Sawe Elkana Nyang'au David Kitur	3:01.00	Burundi Pierre-Claver Nyabenda Cyprien Rugerinyange Aloyse Nsazurwimo Dieudonné Kwizera	3:06.91
20 kilometre road walk	Shemsu Hassan   Ethiopia	1:35:57 GR	William Sawe   Kenya	1:42:30	Mutisya Kilonzo   Kenya	1:43:04
High jump	Othmane Belfaa   Algeria	2.19 GR	Asmir Okoro   Nigeria	2.16	Paul Ngadjadoum   Chad	2.16
Pole vault	Choukri Abahnini   Tunisia	4.85	Abdelatif Chekir   Tunisia	4.75	Sami Si Mohamed   Algeria	4.70
Long jump	Paul Emordi   Nigeria	8.23	Yusuf Alli   Nigeria	8.18w	Joseph Kio   Nigeria	7.96
Triple jump	Francis Dodoo   Ghana	17.12 GR	Joseph Taiwo   Nigeria	16.90w	Toussaint Rabenala   Madagascar	16.35
Shot put	Adewale Olukoju   Nigeria	18.13	Martin Mélagne   Ivory Coast	17.89 (NR)	Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush   Egypt	17.85
Discus throw	Adewale Olukoju   Nigeria	56.50	Mohamed Naguib Hamed   Egypt	56.08	Hassan Ahmed Hamad   Egypt	55.84
Hammer throw	Hakim Toumi   Algeria	70.10 GR	Yacine Louail   Algeria	63.66	Ahmed Ibrahim Taha   Egypt	57.52
Javelin throw	Justin Arop   Uganda	73.42	Zakayo Malekwa   Tanzania	72.32	George Odera   Kenya	71.30
Decathlon	Ahmed Mahour Bacha   Algeria	7104	Mbanefo Akpom   Nigeria	6979	Geoffrey Seurey   Kenya	6918

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.7 m/s)	Tina Iheagwam   Nigeria	11.32	Falilat Ogunkoya   Nigeria	11.43	Mary Onyali   Nigeria	11.47
200 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s)	Mary Onyali   Nigeria	22.66	Falilat Ogunkoya   Nigeria	22.95	Tina Iheagwam   Nigeria	23.56
400 metres	Francisca Chepkurui   Kenya	51.99	Geraldine Shitandayi   Kenya	52.07	Mercy Addy   Ghana	52.35
800 metres	Selina Chirchir   Kenya	2:03.22	Florence Wanjiru   Kenya	2:03.77	Mary Chemweno   Kenya	2:04.34
1500 metres	Selina Chirchir   Kenya	4:13.91	Susan Sirma   Kenya	4:14.12	Evelyn Adiru   Uganda	4:17.87
3000 metres	Susan Sirma   Kenya	9:19.20	Hellen Kimaiyo   Kenya	9:21.50	Nata Nangae   Tanzania	9:31.17
10000 metres	Leah Malot   Kenya	33:58.15	Marcianne Mukamurenzi   Rwanda	33:58.55	Mary Kirui   Kenya	34:12.21
100 metres hurdles	Maria Usifo   Nigeria	13.29	Dinah Yankey   Ghana	13.73	Nacèra Zaaboub   Algeria	13.80
400 metres hurdles	Maria Usifo   Nigeria	55.72	Rose Tata-Muya   Kenya	55.94	Zewde Haile Mariam   Ethiopia	57.60 (NR)
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Beatrice Utondu Tina Iheagwam Mary Onyali Falilat Ogunkoya	43.44	Ghana Mercy Addy Martha Appiah Cynthia Quartey Dinah Yankey	44.43	Kenya Geraldine Shitandayi Ruth Waithera Esther Kavaya Jane Wanja	45.24 (NR)
4 × 400 metres relay	Nigeria Maria Usifo Airat Bakare Falilat Ogunkoya Mary Onyali	3:27.08	Kenya Geraldine Shitandayi Florence Wanjiru Esther Kavaya Francisca Chepkurui	3:28.94 (NR)	Uganda Farida Kyakutema Evelyn Adiru Edith Nakiyingi Grace Buzu	3:34.41 (NR)
5000 metre track walk	Agnetha Chelimo   Kenya	25:38.91	Valeria Ndaliro   Kenya	25:41.15	Monica Akoth   Kenya	26:03.35
High jump	Awa Dioum-Ndiaye   Senegal	1.80	Nacèra Zaaboub   Algeria	1.70	Constance Senghor   Senegal	1.73
Long jump	Beatrice Utondu   Nigeria	6.45	Comfort Igeh   Nigeria	6.19	Albertine Koutouan   Ivory Coast	6.05
Shot put	Elizabeth Olaba   Kenya	15.30	Aïcha Dahmous   Algeria	13.84	Martha Atieno   Kenya	12.81
Discus throw	Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck   Cameroon	46.20	Hanan Ahmed Khaled   Egypt	45.12	Aïcha Dahmous   Algeria	44.80
Javelin throw	Samia Djémaa   Algeria	53.30	Seraphina Nyauma   Kenya	51.60	Matilda Kisava   Tanzania	47.02
Heptathlon	Yasmina Azzizi   Algeria	5663	Nacèra Zaaboub   Algeria	5565	Frida Kiptala   Kenya	4939

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Nigeria	14	7	6	27
2	Kenya	13	18	12	43
3	Algeria	5	4	3	12
4	Ethiopia	2	2	2	6
5	Senegal	2	0	3	5
6	Ghana	1	4	1	6
7	Tunisia	1	1	0	2
8	Uganda	1	0	2	3
9	Cameroon	1	0	0	1
	Mauritius	1	0	0	1
11	Egypt	0	2	3	5
12	Ivory Coast	0	1	2	3
	Tanzania	0	1	2	3
14	Rwanda	0	1	0	1
15	Burundi	0	0	3	3
16	Chad	0	0	1	1
	Madagascar	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		41	41	41	123

See also

• 1987 in athletics (track and field)

References

• GBR Athletics