2010 African Championships in Athletics
2010 African Championships | |
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Dates | 28 July – 1 August |
Host city | Nairobi, Kenya |
Venue | Nyayo Stadium |
Events | 44 |
Participation | 587 athletes from 46 nations |
Records set | 6 Championship records |
The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 July to 1 August 2010.
Background[]
The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time. Previously two major athletics events have been held in Kenya, namely 1987 All-Africa Games and 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Preparations[]
The championships were awarded to Kenya at the April 2007 Confederation of African Athletics Congress in Dakar, Senegal.[1]
The event was originally scheduled to be held from April 28 to May 2, 2010, but due to delayed preparations the event was moved forward.[2] The Moi International Sports Centre was initially set to become the host venue,[3] but it was later changed to the smaller Nyayo Stadium.[4]
Men's results[]
Track[]
Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
Ben-Youssef Méité Ivory Coast |
10.08 PB | Abdul Aziz Zakari Ghana |
10.12 SB | Simon Magakwe South Africa |
10.14 SB |
200 m |
Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud Egypt |
20.36 NR | Ben-Youssef Méité Ivory Coast |
20.39 SB | Simon Magakwe South Africa |
20.56 |
400 m |
Mohamed Khouaja Libya |
44.98 NR | Rabah Yousif Sudan |
45.18 | Gary Kikaya Democratic Republic of the Congo |
45.28 |
800 m |
David Rudisha Kenya |
1:42.84 CR | Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya |
1:44.85 SB | Jackson Kivuva Kenya |
1:45.47 SB |
1500 m |
Asbel Kiprop Kenya |
3:36.19 CR | Amine Laâlou Morocco |
3:36.38 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin Ethiopia |
3:36.65 |
5000 m |
Edwin Soi Kenya |
13:30.46 SB | Kenya |
13:30.53 SB | Mark Kiptoo Kenya |
13:32.45 SB |
10,000 m |
Wilson Kiprop Kenya |
27:32.91 | Moses Kipsiro Uganda |
27:33.37 | Geoffrey Mutai Kenya |
27:33.83 |
110 m hurdles |
Othmane Hadj Lazib Algeria |
13.77 | Selim Nurudeen Nigeria |
13.83 | Ruan de Vries South Africa |
13.98 |
400 m hurdles |
L. J. van Zyl South Africa |
48.51 SB | Cornel Fredericks South Africa |
48.79 SB | Mamadou Kasse Hann Senegal |
49.10 SB |
3000 m steeplechase |
Richard Mateelong Kenya |
8:23.54 | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya |
8:26.13 | Roba Gary Chubeta Ethiopia |
8:27.15 |
20 km walk |
Hassanine Sebei Tunisia |
1:20:36 CR | David Kimutai Rotich Kenya |
1:21:07 SB | Algeria |
1:22:53 PB |
4 x 100 m relay |
Hannes Dreyer Simon Magakwe Lehann Fourie Thuso Mpuang South Africa |
39.12 | Ogho-Oghene Egwero Obinna Metu Nigeria |
39.22 | Aziz Zakari Ghana |
39.31 |
4 x 400 m relay |
Vincent Koskei Julius Kirwa Mark Mutai Kenya |
3:02.96 | Isaac Makwala Thapelo Ketlogetswe Pako Seribe Obakeng Ngwigwa Botswana |
3:05.16 | Saul Weigopwa James Godday Isah Salihu Nigeria |
3:06.53 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Field[]
Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana |
2.19 | Cameroon |
2.15 SB | Fernand Djoumessi Cameroon Mohamed Idris Sudan |
2.15 |
Pole vault |
Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia |
4.70 | Larbi Bouraada Algeria |
4.60 | Mourad Souissi Algeria |
4.40 |
Long jump |
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa |
8.23 SB | Ndiss Kaba Badji Senegal |
8.10 | Stanley Gbagbeke Nigeria |
8.06 |
Triple jump |
Tosin Oke Nigeria |
17.22 | Hugo Mamba-Schlick Cameroon |
16.78 SB | Tumelo Thagane South Africa |
16.64 |
Shot put |
Burger Lambrechts South Africa |
18.63 | South Africa |
18.62 | Orazio Cremona South Africa |
18.27 |
Discus throw |
Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly Egypt |
59.30 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt |
58.71 | Victor Hogan South Africa |
58.11 |
Hammer throw |
Mohsen Mohamed Anani Egypt |
74.72 | Chris Harmse South Africa |
72.56 | Mostafa Al-Gamel Egypt |
71.40 |
Javelin throw |
Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman Egypt |
78.02 SB | Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa |
75.96 | Julius Yego Kenya |
74.51 SB |
Decathlon |
Larbi Bouraada Algeria |
8148 CR | Mourad Souissi Algeria |
7818 PB | Guillaume Thierry Mauritius |
7100 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Women's results[]
Track[]
Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
Blessing Okagbare Nigeria |
11.03 CR | Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon |
11.15 NR | Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria |
11.22 SB |
200 m |
Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria |
23.36 SB | Estie Wittstock South Africa |
23.50 SB | Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon |
23.59 PB |
400 m |
Amantle Montsho Botswana |
50.03 SB | Amy Mbacke Thiam Senegal |
51.32 SB | Shade Abugan Nigeria |
51.63 |
800 m |
Zahra Bouras Algeria |
2:00.22 | Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya |
2:00.50 | Malika Akkaoui Morocco |
2:01.01 PB |
1500 m |
Nancy Jebet Lagat Kenya |
4:10.43 | Gelete Burka Bati Ethiopia |
4:11.12 | Btissam Lakhouad Morocco |
4:11.81 |
5000 m |
Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya |
16:18.72 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia |
16:20.54 | Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia |
16:22.32 |
10,000 m |
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
31:51.39 | Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia |
31:55.50 | Linet Masai Kenya |
31:59.36 SB |
100 m hurdles |
Seun Adigun Nigeria |
13.14 SB | Gnima Faye Senegal |
13.67 | Algeria |
13.87 |
400 m hurdles |
Hayat Lambarki Morocco |
55.96 PB | Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria |
55.97 | Maureen Jelagat Maiyo Kenya |
56.74 SB |
3000 m steeplechase |
Milcah Chemos Cheywa Kenya |
9:32.18 CR | Sofia Assefa Ethiopia |
9:32.58 | Lydiah Rotich Kenya |
9:37.32 SB |
20 km walk |
Grace Wanjiru Njue Kenya |
1:34:19 AR | Chaima Trabelsi Tunisia |
1:35:33 | Aynalem Eshetu Shefrawe Ethiopia |
1:41:46 SB |
4 x 100 m relay |
Lawretta Ozoh Agnes Osazuwa Damola Osayomi Blessing Okagbare Nigeria |
43.45 CR | Fanny Appes Ekanga Carole Made Kaboud Mebam Delphine Atangana Cameroon |
44.90 | Rosina Amenebede Elizabeth Amolofo Beatrice Gyaman Flings Owusu-Agyapong Ghana |
45.40 |
4 x 400 m relay |
Shade Abugan Margaret Etim Bukola Abogunloko Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria |
3:29.26 | Maureen Jelagat Maiyo Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya |
3:35.12 | Ndeye Fatou Soumah Amy Mbacke Thiam Senegal |
3:35.55 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Field[]
Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho |
1.75 | Lissa Labiche Seychelles |
1.70 | Kenya |
1.55 |
Pole vault |
Nisrine Dinar Morocco |
3.70 | Burundi |
3.50 | Sinali Alima Outtara Ivory Coast |
3.40 |
Long jump |
Blessing Okagbare Nigeria |
6.62 | Nigeria |
6.42 | Morocco |
6.30 |
Triple jump |
Sarah Nambawa Uganda |
13.95 NR | Nigeria |
13.71 SB | Otonye Iworima Nigeria |
13.65 SB |
Shot put |
Mirian Ibekwe Nigeria |
13.67 | Kenya |
13.62 SB | Madagascar |
13.56 |
Discus throw |
Elizna Naude South Africa |
56.74 | Kazai Suzanne Kragbe Ivory Coast |
55.53 | Egypt |
46.51 |
Hammer throw |
Amy Sène Senegal |
64.11 NR | Marwa Hussein Egypt |
62.36 SB | Florence Ezeh Togo |
57.94 NR |
Javelin throw |
Sunette Viljoen South Africa |
63.33 | Justine Robbeson South Africa |
60.24 | Egypt |
55.14 |
Heptathlon |
Margaret Simpson Ghana |
6031 CR | Janet Wienand South Africa |
5500 | Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho |
5302 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Medal table[]
* Host nation (Kenya)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Kenya (KEN)* | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
3 | South Africa (SAF) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
4 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
5 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
6 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
7 | Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
10 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
11 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
12 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
13 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Lesotho (LES) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Libya (LBA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
17 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
19 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | DR Congo (COD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 nations) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |
Participating nations[]
- Algeria (16)
- Angola (6)
- Benin (5)
- Botswana (14)
- Burkina Faso (12)
- Burundi (8)
- Cameroon (12)
- Comoros (1)
- Ivory Coast (10)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (11)
- Djibouti (2)
- Egypt (14)
- Equatorial Guinea (2)
- Eritrea (6)
- Ethiopia (63)
- Gabon (2)
- Gambia (3)
- Ghana (14)
- Guinea-Bissau (2)
- Kenya (106)
- Lesotho (2)
- Liberia (5)
- Libya (3)
- Madagascar (6)
- Malawi (1)
- Mali (5)
- Mauritius (15)
- Morocco (19)
- Mozambique (5)
- Namibia (6)
- Nigeria (37)
- Republic of the Congo (7)
- Rwanda (14)
- Senegal (13)
- Seychelles (14)
- Sierra Leone (1)
- Somalia (5)
- South Africa (41)
- Sudan (7)
- Swaziland (1)
- Tanzania (21)
- Togo (4)
- Tunisia (7)
- Uganda (27)
- Zambia (9)
- Zimbabwe (4)
References[]
- ^ Daily Nation, July 26, 2010: On your marks, set...Kenya ready on eve of Games
- ^ The Standard, September 26, 2009: African Championships dates changed
- ^ The Standard, July 14, 2009: African Athletics Championships event organisers in race against time
- ^ Daily Nation, December 22, 2009: Nyayo it is for continental athletics fete
- Daily reports
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-27). High powered rivalries expected in Nairobi – African Championships preview Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-28). Kiprop takes men’s 10,000m as African championships begin in Nairobi Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-29). Meite, Okagbare take 100m titles, Cheruiyot over Defar again in the 5000m - African champs Day 2 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-30). Rudisha sizzles 1:42.84 in Nairobi as Kenya collects three golds in Nairobi - African champs, day 3 Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-31). Dibaba takes down Masai in 10,000m to notch first Ethiopian gold in Nairobi - African champs, day 4 Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-08-01). Kenya captures five gold medals as African champs conclude in Nairobi - African champs, day 5 Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-01.
External links[]
- 2010 African Championships in Athletics
- 2010 in athletics (track and field)
- African Championships in Athletics
- 2010 in African sport
- International athletics competitions hosted by Kenya
- 2010 in Kenyan sport
- Sport in Nairobi
- 2010s in Nairobi