Athletics at the West African Games explained

I West African Games
Host City:	Lagos, Nigeria
Dates:	27 August – 3 September 1977
Stadium:	National Stadium, Lagos
Nations Participating:	10
Events:	34
Games:	West African Games

The athletics competition at the West African Games was held from 27 August – 3 September 1977 at the National Stadium, Lagos in Lagos, Nigeria. A total 34 events were contested, 21 for men and 13 for women

Medal summary

Men

100 metres		10.59		10.59		10.65
200 metres		21.18		21.25		21.40
400 metres		45.60		46.89		47.35
800 metres		1:49.2a		1:50.3a		1:50.8a
1500 metres		3:51.88		3:54.0a		3:54.4a
5000 metres		14:55.0a		14:58.5a		15:11.6a
10,000 metres		31:07.2a		31:28.7a		31:39.3a
Marathon		2:39:19		2:53:08		2:53:57
110 m hurdles		13.97		14.48		14.65
400 m hurdles		50.80		51.01		52.18
3000 metres Steeplechase		9:21.76		9:32.53		9:46.9a
High jump		2.07		2.02		2.02
Pole vault		4.42		4.30		4.20
Long jump		7.92		7.73		7.49
Triple jump		16.55		16.04		15.80
Shot put		15.81		15.60		15.35
Discus throw		53.34		52.12		50.68
Hammer throw		46.56		45.28		41.64
Javelin throw		68.33		66.52		65.46
4 × 100 m relay		39.73		39.86		39.92
4 × 400 m relay		3:07.87		3:12.81		3:14.70

Women

100 metres		11.72		11.76		11.97
200 metres		23.60		23.92		24.28
400 metres		53.92		55.13		55.88
800 metres		2:08.83		2:10.5a		2:10.7a
1500 metres		4:36.9a		4:37.4a		4:43.8a
100 m hurdles		13.93		14.30		14.38
High jump		1.63		1.63		1.60
Long jump		6.30		6.11		5.95
Shot put		13.06		12.99		12.81
Discus throw		43.66		43.56		40.64
Javelin throw		43.60		42.23		40.32
4 × 100 m relay		45.13		45.29		50.10
4 × 400 m relay		3:41.51		3:42.26		3:56.03

References

Medallists

• West African Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-12.