| Athletics at the VIII All-Africa Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–16 October |
| Host city | Abuja, Nigeria  |
| Venue | Abuja Stadium |
| Events | 46 |
| Participation | 465 athletes from 47 nations |
The athletics competition at the 2003 All-Africa Games was held at the Abuja Stadium between 11 and 16 October 2003. The host nation, Nigeria, topped the medal table.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 13 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
| 2 |  South Africa (SAF) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Ghana (GHA) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 |  Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Senegal (SEN) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Madagascar (MAD) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 45 | 45 | 44 | 134 | |
Algeria (18)
Angola (2)
Benin (11) Botswana (11) Burkina Faso (10)
Burundi (4) Cameroon (10)
Cape Verde (4)
Central African Republic (2)
Chad (3)
Comoros (1)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (4) Egypt (11)
Eritrea (8) Ethiopia (36)
Gambia (7) Ghana (14)
Guinea (2)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Ivory Coast (9) Kenya (29)
Liberia (8)
Libya (4)
Lesotho (1) Madagascar (5)
Malawi (7)
Mali (9)
Mauritania (2)
Mauritius (7)
Mozambique (3) Namibia (5)
Niger (2) Nigeria (67)
Republic of the Congo (11)
Rwanda (6)
São Tomé and Príncipe (4) Senegal (22) Seychelles (5)
Sierra Leone (14) South Africa (40) Sudan (9) Tanzania (5) Togo (4) Tunisia (8) Uganda (7)
Zambia (1) Zimbabwe (12)