List of African Games records in athletics explained

The All-Africa Games is a multi-sport event which began in 1965. Athletics has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition. Records set by athletes who are representing one of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa's member states.

Men's records

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceRef
100 m9.95Deji Aliu12 October 20032003 GamesAbuja, Nigeria
200 m20.06 Francis Obikwelu18 September 19991999 GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
400 m44.23 Innocent Egbunike9 August 19871987 GamesNairobi, Kenya
800 m1:44.91Japheth Kimutai16 September 19991999 GamesJohannesburg, South Africa[1]
1500 m3:34.1Kip KeinoJuly 19651965 GamesBrazzaville, Republic of Congo
5000 m13:12:51Moses Kipsiro22 July 20072007 GamesAlgiers, Algeria[2]
10000 m27:00.30Zersenay Tadese19 July 20072007 GamesAlgiers, Algeria[3]
Half marathon1:01:42Titus Ekiru30 August 20192019 GamesRabat, Morocco[4]
Marathon2:14:47 Belayneh DinsamoAugust 19871987 GamesNairobi, Kenya
110 m hurdles13.32 (+0.5 m/s)Antonio Alkana14 September 20152015 GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo[5]
400 m hurdles48.03 Amadou Dia Bâ9 August 19871987 GamesNairobi, Kenya
3000 m steeplechase8:12.27Ezekiel Kemboi13 October 20032003 GamesAbuja, Nigeria
High jump2.27 mKabelo Kgosiemang22 July 20072007 GamesAlgiers, Algeria[6]
2.27 m Anthony Idiata18 September 19991999 GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
Pole vault5.50 mOkkert BritsAugust 19951995 GamesHarare, Zimbabwe
Long jump8.23 m Paul Emordi12 August 19871987 GamesNairobi, Kenya
Triple jump17.12 m Francis Dodoo8 August 19871987 GamesNairobi, Kenya[7]
Shot put21.48 mChukwuebuka Enekwechi27 August 20192019 GamesRabat, Morocco[8]
Discus throw63.61 mOmar Ahmed El Ghazali13 October 20032003 GamesAbuja, Nigeria
Hammer throw76.73 mChris Harmse22 July 20072007 GamesAlgiers, Algeria[9]
Javelin throw87.73 mJulius Yego30 August 20192019 GamesRabat, Morocco[10]
Decathlon7985 ptsJangy Addy11–12 September 20112011 GamesMaputo, Mozambique[11]
10.61 (100 m), 7.76 m (-0.5 m/s) (long jump), 15.38 m (shot put), 1.92 m (high jump), 48.75 (400 m) /
14.15 (110 m hurdles), 48.14 m (discus), 4.40 m (pole vault), 50.71 m (javelin), 5:08.88 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)1:22:33Hatem Ghoula19 July 20072007 GamesAlgiers, Algeria[12]
4 × 100 m relay38.30Sean Safo-Antwi
Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku
Martin Owusu-Antwi
Joseph Amoah		28 August 20192019 GamesRabat, Morocco[13]
4 × 400 m relay2:59.12Patrick Nyambe
Kennedy Luchembe
David Mulenga
Muzala Samukonga		22 March 20242023 GamesAccra, Ghana[14]

Women's records

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceRef
100 m11.02 (+0.6 m/s)Marie-Josée Ta Lou14 September 20152015 GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo[15]
200 m22.45 (+0.1 m/s)Fatima Yusuf18 September 19991999 GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
400 m49.43Fatima Yusuf15 September 19951995 GamesHarare, Zimbabwe
800 m1:56.99 Maria de Lurdes Mutola18 September 19951995 GamesHarare, Zimbabwe
1500 m4:05.71Hirut Meshesha22 March 20242023 GamesAccra, Ghana[16]
3000 m8:49.33Susan SirmaSeptember 19911991 GamesCairo, Egypt
5000 m15:02.72Meseret Defar18 July 20072007 GamesAlgiers, Algeria[17]
10000 m31:24.18Alice Aprot16 September 20152015 GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo[18]
Half marathon1:10:26Yalemzerf Yehualaw30 August 20192019 GamesRabat, Morocco[19]
Marathon2:45:38 Hiywot Gizaw19 September 19991999 GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
100 m hurdles12.68 (-0.6 m/s)Tobi Amusan28 August 20192019 GamesRabat, Morocco[20]
400 m hurdles54.93Muna Jabir Adam22 July 20072007 GamesAlgiers, Algeria[21]
3000 m steeplechase9:15.61Beatrice Chepkoech20 March 20242023 GamesAccra, Ghana[22]
High jump1.96 m Hestrie Cloete15 September 19991999 GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
Pole vault4.35 mMiré Reinstorf19 March 20242023 GamesAccra, Ghana[23]
Long jump6.79 mJanice Josephs21 July 20072007 GamesAlgiers, Algeria[24]
Triple jump14.70 m Françoise Mbango Etone18 September 19991999 GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
Shot put18.12 mVivian Chukwuemeka11 October 20032003 GamesAbuja, Nigeria
Discus throw59.91 mChioma Onyekwere29 August 20192019 GamesRabat, Morocco[25]
Hammer throw69.65 mZahra Tatar19 March 20242023 GamesAccra, Ghana[26]
Javelin throw60.80 mJo-Ane van Dyk20 March 20242023 GamesAccra, Ghana[27]
Heptathlon6278 ptsMargaret Simpson20-21 July 20072007 GamesAlgiers, Algeria
10 km walk (road)49:33 Susan VermeulenSeptember 19991999 GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
20 km walk (road)1:34:41Emily Ngii28 August 20192019 GamesRabat, Morocco[28]
4 × 100 m relay43.04Emem Edem
Endurance Ojokolo
Chinedu Odozor
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi		15 October 20032003 GamesAbuja, Nigeria
4 × 400 m relay3:27.08 Maria Usifo
Airat Bakare
Falilat Ogunkoya
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi		12 August 19871987 GamesNairobi, Kenya

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://todor66.com/Africa_Games/1999/Athletics/Men_800m.html Results
  2. Web site: 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers Complete Results. www.africathle.com. 22 July 2011. 20 September 2011.
  3. Web site: 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers Complete Results. www.africathle.com. 22 July 2011. 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Bass upsets Ta Lou at 200m as African Games conclude in Rabat. IAAF. Yemi Olus. 31 August 2019. 7 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Men's 110m Hurdles Results. brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 14 September 2015. 15 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306144301/http://brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com/pdf/AT/CLS-ASM-110Hs-FINALE-01.PDF. 6 March 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers Complete Results. www.africathle.com. 22 July 2011. 20 September 2011.
  7. Web site: Profile of Francis Dodoo--All-Athletics.com. www.all-athletics.com. 21 May 2012. 21 May 2012.
  8. Web site: Ekevwo and Ta Lou take African Games 100m titles. IAAF. Yemi Olus. 27 August 2019. 3 September 2019.
  9. Web site: 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers Complete Results. www.africathle.com. 22 July 2011. 20 September 2011.
  10. Web site: Bass upsets Ta Lou at 200m as African Games conclude in Rabat. IAAF. Yemi Olus. 31 August 2019. 7 September 2019.
  11. Web site: 12/09/2011: All Africa Games Maputo 2011: Results Day 2 (Monday 12th September). CAA. 12 September 2011. 20 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330202729/http://www.webcaa.org/eng/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=755. 30 March 2012. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers Complete Results. www.africathle.com. 22 July 2011. 20 September 2011.
  13. Web site: 2019 African Games Results. 2019-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901063534/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/resJA2019/pdf/JA2019/AT/JA2019_AT_C99_AT0000000.pdf. 2019-09-01. dead.
  14. Web site: Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final Results. results.accra2023ag.com. 22 March 2024. 22 March 2024.
  15. Web site: Women's 100m Results. brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 14 September 2015. 16 September 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923130204/http://brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com/pdf/AT/CLS-ASF-100%20m-FINALE-01.PDF. 23 September 2015. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: Women's 1500m Final Results. results.accra2023ag.com. 22 March 2024. 22 March 2024.
  17. Web site: 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers Complete Results. www.africathle.com. 22 July 2011. 20 September 2011.
  18. Web site: Women's 10000m Results. brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 16 September 2015. 17 September 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307035928/http://brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com/pdf/AT/CLS-ASF-10000%20m-FINALE-01.PDF. 7 March 2016. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: Bass upsets Ta Lou at 200m as African Games conclude in Rabat. IAAF. Yemi Olus. 31 August 2019. 7 September 2019.
  20. Web site: Botswana and Kenya dominate the 400m and 20km race walk at African Games. IAAF. Yemi Olus. 29 August 2019. 4 September 2019.
  21. Web site: 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers Complete Results. www.africathle.com. 22 July 2011. 20 September 2011.
  22. Web site: Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final Results. results.accra2023ag.com. 20 March 2024. 20 March 2024.
  23. Web site: Women's Pole Vault Final Results. results.accra2023ag.com. 19 March 2024. 20 March 2024.
  24. Web site: 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers Complete Results. www.africathle.com. 22 July 2011. 20 September 2011.
  25. Web site: Gemechu leads Ethiopian 10,000m sweep at African Games. IAAF. Yemi Olus. 29 August 2019. 7 September 2019.
  26. Web site: Women's Hammer Throw Final Results. results.accra2023ag.com. 19 March 2024. 20 March 2024.
  27. Web site: Women's Javelin Throw Final Results. results.accra2023ag.com. 20 March 2024. 20 March 2024.
  28. Web site: Botswana and Kenya dominate the 400m and 20km race walk at African Games. IAAF. Yemi Olus. 29 August 2019. 4 September 2019.
  29. Web site: Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Final Results. results.accra2023ag.com. 19 March 2024. 20 March 2024.

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