| Athletics at the XII African Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 26–30 August |
| Host city | Rabat, Morocco |
| Venue | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
| Events | 42 |
| Participation | 677 athletes from 52 nations |
Athletics at the 2019 African Games was held from 26 to 30 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenya (KEN) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 |  Botswana (BOT) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 |  Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 |  Ghana (GHA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  The Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Morocco (MAR)* | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Benin (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
| ● | 1st day | ● | Final day | H | Heats | Q | Qualification | S | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 26th Mon | 27th Tue | 28th Wed | 29th Thu | 30th Fri | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's 200 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's 400 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's 800 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's 1500 m | F | ||||||
| Men's 5000 m | F | ||||||
| Men's 10,000 m | F | ||||||
| Men's 110 m hurdles | H | F | |||||
| Men's 400 m hurdles | H | F | |||||
| Men's 3000 m steeplechase | F | ||||||
| Men's 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | |||||
| Men's 4 × 400 m relay | F | ||||||
| Men's half marathon | F | ||||||
| Men's 20 km walk | F | ||||||
| Men's high jump | F | ||||||
| Men's pole vault | F | ||||||
| Men's long jump | Q | F | |||||
| Men's triple jump | F | ||||||
| Men's shot put | F | ||||||
| Men's discus throw | F | ||||||
| Men's hammer throw | F | ||||||
| Men's javelin throw | F | ||||||
| Men's decathlon | ● | ● | |||||
| Women's 100 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Women's 200 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Women's 400 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Women's 800 m | H | F | |||||
| Women's 1500 m | F | ||||||
| Women's 5000 m | F | ||||||
| Women's 10,000 m | F | ||||||
| Women's 100 m hurdles | H | F | |||||
| Women's 400 m hurdles | H | F | |||||
| Women's 3000 m steeplechase | F | ||||||
| Women's 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | |||||
| Women's 4 × 400 m relay | F | ||||||
| Women's half marathon | F | ||||||
| Women's 20 km walk | F | ||||||
| Women's high jump | F | ||||||
| Women's pole vault | F | ||||||
| Women's long jump | F | ||||||
| Women's triple jump | F | ||||||
| Women's shot put | F | ||||||
| Women's discus throw | F | ||||||
| Women's hammer throw | F | ||||||
| Women's javelin throw | F | ||||||
| Women's heptathlon | ● | ● | |||||
Algeria (11)
Angola (3) Benin (5) Botswana (23) Burkina Faso (15)
Burundi (7)
Cameroon (13)
Cape Verde (5)
Central African Republic (1)
Chad (6)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (8) Djibouti (9) Egypt (30)
Equatorial Guinea (6) Eritrea (15)
Eswatini (3) Ethiopia (80)
Gabon (2) The Gambia (9) Ghana (16)
Guinea (3) Ivory Coast (11) Kenya (69)
Lesotho (7)
Liberia (1)
Libya (2)
Madagascar (4)
Malawi (7)
Mali (11)
Mauritania (1) Mauritius (13) Morocco (44)
Mozambique (2)
Namibia (17)
Niger (3) Nigeria (48)
Republic of the Congo (10)
Rwanda (2)
São Tomé and Príncipe (4) Senegal (13)
Seychelles (8)
Sierra Leone (10)
Somalia (2) South Africa (33)
South Sudan (8)
Sudan (4)
Tanzania (6)
Togo (6) Tunisia (14) Uganda (25) Zambia (7)
Zimbabwe (15)
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