| Athletics at the 2023 African Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Legon Sports Stadium |
| Dates | 18–22 March 2024 |
| Competitors | 571 from 46 nations |
Athletics at the 2023 African Games was held from 18 to 22 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana. [1]
| Athletics at the 2023 African Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Legon Sports Stadium |
| Dates | 18–22 March 2024 |
| Competitors | 571 from 46 nations |
Athletics at the 2023 African Games was held from 18 to 22 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana. [1]
* Host nation (Ghana)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 |  South Africa (RSA) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 |  Ghana (GHA)* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 |  The Gambia (GAM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 14 |  Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eritrea (ERI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Sudan (SSD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 |  Liberia (LBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 |  Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27 |  Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | 47 | 47 | 46 | 140 | |
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Nigeria Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Patience Okon George Sikiru Adeyemi Omolara Ogunmakinju Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel* | 3:13.26 AR | Botswana Busang Kebinatshipi Lydia Jele Bayapo Ndori Obakeng Kamberuka Leungo Scotch* | 3:13.99 NR | Kenya David Sanayek Kapirante Maureen Thomas Kennedy Kimeu Muthoki Mary Moraa | 3:18.03 |
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Algeria (19)
Angola (8) Benin (10)
Burundi (7) Botswana (23) Burkina Faso (14)
Central African Republic (2) Republic of the Congo (21)
Ivory Coast (5) Cameroon (10)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)
Djibouti (6) Egypt (13)
Equatorial Guinea (8) Eritrea (15)
Eswatini (2) Ethiopia (87)
Gabon (4) The Gambia (9) Ghana (36) Guinea (3)
Guinea-Bissau (2) Kenya (51) Liberia (10)
Libya (1)
Lesotho (3) Madagascar (4)
Malawi (2) Mali (8)
Mauritania (2) Morocco (16)
Mozambique (2) Namibia (21) Nigeria (44)
Niger (2)
Rwanda (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (2) Senegal (11)
Seychelles (7)
Sierra Leone (12) South Africa (30) South Sudan (5) Somalia (1)
Sudan (2) Zambia (14) Zimbabwe (11)
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