List of champions of the African Championships in Athletics explained

This is a list of champions, or event winners, of the African Championships in Athletics, a biennial athletics competition organized by the Confederation of African Athletics since 1979.

Men

Track running:  100 m – 200 m – 400 m – 800 m – 1500 m – 3000 m – 5000 m – 10,000 m
Hurdles:  110 m hurdles – 400 m hurdles – 3000 m steeplechase
Jumps:  High jump – Long jump – Triple jump – Pole vault
Throws:  Javelin – Discus – Shot put – Hammer
Relays:   4 × 100 m – 4 × 400 m
Road:   10,000 m walk – 20 km walk – Marathon

Key:

100 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

200 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

400 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010		Libya
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

800 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

1500 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988		Ethiopia
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

5000 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979		Ethiopia
1982		Ethiopia
1984
1985		Ethiopia
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004		Ethiopia
2006		Ethiopia
2008		Ethiopia
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

10,000 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979		Ethiopia
1982		Ethiopia
1984
1985		Ethiopia
1988
1989		Ethiopia
1990
1992
1993
1996
2000		Ethiopia
2002
2004
2006
2008		Ethiopia
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Marathon

Year	Athlete	Country
1979		Ethiopia
1982
1985
1988		Ethiopia
1989		Ethiopia
1990		Ethiopia

20 km walk

Year	Athlete	Country
1982		Ethiopia
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990		Ethiopia
1992		South Africa
1993		Ethiopia
1996		Tunisia
1998		Tunisia
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

110 m hurdles

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

400 m hurdles

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

3000 m steeplechase

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982		Ethiopia
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

High jump

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1990
1992
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Pole vault

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985		Tunisia
1988		Tunisia
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993		South Africa
1996		Tunisia
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Long jump

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996		Tunisia
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Triple jump

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996		Seychelles
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Shot put

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Discus throw

Year	Athlete	Country
1979		Tunisia
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Hammer throw

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Javelin throw

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984		Tunisia
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Decathlon

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993		South Africa
1996		Tunisia
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

4 × 100 m relay

Year	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992	South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

4 × 400 m relay

Year	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1989	Ethiopia
1990
1990
1992	South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Women

100 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

200 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

400 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

800 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		Ethiopia
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

1500 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008		Ethiopia
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

3000 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990		Ethiopia
1992		Ethiopia
1993		South Africa
1998

5000 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1996
1998		Ethiopia
2000
2002		Ethiopia
2004		Ethiopia
2006		Ethiopia
2008		Ethiopia
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

10,000 m

Year	Athlete	Country
1985
1988		Rwanda
1989
1990		Ethiopia
1992		Ethiopia
1993		Ethiopia
2000
2002
2004		Ethiopia
2006
2008		Ethiopia
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

5000 m walk

Year	Athlete	Country
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998

10 km walk

Year	Athlete	Country
2000
2002

20 km walk

Year	Athlete	Country
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

100 m hurdles

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

400 m hurdles

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

3000 m steeplechase

Year	Athlete	Country
2004
2006
2008		Ethiopia
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

High jump

Year	Athlete	Country
1979		Tunisia
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Pole vault

Year	Athlete	Country
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Long jump

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012 :
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Triple jump

Year	Athlete	Country
1992
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Shot put

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Discus throw

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993		South Africa
1996		Tunisia
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Hammer throw

Year	Athlete	Country
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Javelin throw

Year	Athlete	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993		South Africa
1996 :		Tunisia
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

Heptathlon

Year	Athlete	Country
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992		South Africa
1993		South Africa
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

4 × 100 m relay

Year	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992	South Africa
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

4 × 400 m relay

Year	Country
1979
1982
1984
1985
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024

External links

Le site de la Confédération Africaine d’Athlétisme

List of champions of the African Championships in Athletics explained

Men

100 m

200 m

400 m

800 m

1500 m

5000 m

10,000 m

Marathon

20 km walk

110 m hurdles

400 m hurdles

3000 m steeplechase

High jump

Pole vault

Long jump

Triple jump

Shot put

Discus throw

Hammer throw

Javelin throw

Decathlon

4 × 100 m relay

4 × 400 m relay

Women

100 m

200 m

400 m

800 m

1500 m

3000 m

5000 m

10,000 m

5000 m walk

10 km walk

20 km walk

100 m hurdles

400 m hurdles

3000 m steeplechase

High jump

Pole vault

Long jump

Triple jump

Shot put

Discus throw

Hammer throw

Javelin throw

Heptathlon

4 × 100 m relay

4 × 400 m relay

See also

External links