Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the VII All-Africa Games
Athletics at the VII All-Africa Games
Dates	14–18 September
Host city	Johannesburg, South Africa
Venue	Johannesburg Stadium
Participation	45 nations
	← 1995 Harare 2003 Abuja → ; 1999 All-Africa Games

The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump. However, for events beyond 800 metres the thinner air is believed to have a detrimental effect on performances.

Maria de Lurdes Mutola of Mozambique won her third 800 metres title in a row. Nigeria won all four relay races; 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 400 metres for men and women. South African athletes won all four throwing events for men.

Some new women's events were added: pole vault, hammer throw and 10 kilometres road walk.

Medal summary[]

Men's events[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Leonard Myles-Mills Ghana	9.99 GR	Francis Obikwelu Nigeria	10.01	Frankie Fredericks Namibia	10.10
200 metres details	Francis Obikwelu Nigeria	20.06 GR	Joseph Batangdon Cameroon	20.37	Daniel Effiong Nigeria	20.49
400 metres details	Kennedy Ochieng Kenya	44.77	Clement Chukwu Nigeria	45.31	Phillip Mukomana Zimbabwe	45.43
800 metres details	Japheth Kimutai Kenya	1:44.91 GR	Djabir Saïd-Guerni Algeria	1:45.32	Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa	1:45.58
1500 metres details	Hailu Mekonnen Ethiopia	3:39.73	David Lelei Kenya	3:40.46	Kenya	3:41.21
5000 metres details	Julius Gitahi Kenya	13:49.06	Fita Bayissa Ethiopia	13:49.79	Tom Nyariki Kenya	13:50.40
10,000 metres details	Assefa Mezgebu Ethiopia	28:12.15	David Chelule Kenya	28:13.71	Habte Jifar Ethiopia	28:15.11
Marathon details	South Africa	2:19:07	Tanzania	2:20:47	South Africa	2:23:36
3000 metres steeplechase details	Kipkurui Misoi Kenya	8:32.42	Wilson Boit Kipketer Kenya	8:41.33	Christopher Kosgei Kenya	8:41.35
110 metres hurdles details	William Erese Nigeria	13.71 GR	Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Madagascar	13.85	Kehinde Aladefa Nigeria	13.86
400 metres hurdles details	Ibou Faye Senegal	48.30	Ken Harnden Zimbabwe	48.47	Erick Keter Kenya	49.17
4 × 100 metres relay details	Nigeria Deji Aliu Daniel Effiong Chinedu Oriala Innocent Asonze	38.56 GR	South Africa Morne Nagel Marcus La Grange Lee-Roy Newton Mathew Quinn	38.88	Ivory Coast	39.09
4 × 400 metres relay details	Nigeria Fidelis Gadzama Jude Monye Clement Chukwu Sunday Bada	3:01.20	South Africa Adriaan Botha Hendrik Mokganyetsi Arnaud Malherbe	3:01.34	Kenya Kennedy Ochieng Hillary Maritim Julius Chepkwony	3:01.73
20 kilometres walk details	David Kimutai Kenya	1:29:12	Moussa Aouanouk Algeria	1:29:36	Ghana	1:48:00
High jump details	Anthony Idiata Nigeria	2.27 GR	Abderrahmane Hammad Algeria	2.24	South Africa	2.24
Pole vault details	Okkert Brits South Africa	5.40	Tunisia	4.80	none
Long jump details	Hatem Mersal Egypt	8.09	Georges Téko Folligan Togo	8.00	Mark Anthony Awere Ghana	7.96
Triple jump details	Andrew Owusu Ghana	16.89	Remmy Limo Kenya	16.84	Toussaint Rabenala Madagascar	16.60
Shot put details	Burger Lambrechts South Africa	19.50 GR	Janus Robberts South Africa	19.16	Karel Potgieter South Africa	18.90
Discus throw details	Frantz Kruger South Africa	61.02	Frits Potgieter South Africa	60.59	Mickael Conjungo Central African Republic	57.09
Hammer throw details	Chris Harmse South Africa	74.75 GR	Samir Haouam Algeria	65.80	Egypt	65.25
Javelin throw details	Marius Corbett South Africa	78.74 GR	South Africa	75.60	Maher Ridane Tunisia	72.18
Decathlon details	Anis Riahi Tunisia	7497 GR	Rédouane Youcef Algeria	7401	Mauritius	6034

Women's events[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Mercy Nku Nigeria	11.03 GR	Myriam Léonie Mani Cameroon	11.24	Endurance Ojokolo Nigeria	11.25
200 metres details	Fatima Yusuf Nigeria	22.45 GR	Myriam Léonie Mani Cameroon	22.91	Monica Twum Ghana	22.98
400 metres details	Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria	50.02	Olabisi Afolabi Nigeria	50.34	Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal	50.95
800 metres details	Maria Mutola Mozambique	1:59.73 GR	Nouria Mérah-Benida Algeria	2:00.83	Grace Birungi Uganda	2:01.76
1500 metres details	Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia	4:18.33	Nouria Mérah-Benida Algeria	4:18.69	Jackline Maranga Kenya	4:19.31
5000 metres details	Ayelech Worku Ethiopia	15:38.22	Elana Meyer South Africa	15:42.76	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya	15:42.79
10,000 metres details	Gete Wami Ethiopia	32:08.15	Merima Hashim Ethiopia	32:16.24	Leah Malot Kenya	32:36.02
Marathon details	Hiywot Gizwa Ethiopia	2:45:38 GR	Ethiopia	2:46:29	Ethiopia	2:48:31
100 metres hurdles details	Glory Alozie Nigeria	12.74 GR	Angela Atede Nigeria	12.99	Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal	13.02
400 metres hurdles details	Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal	55.69	Surita Febbraio South Africa	57.11	Saidat Onanuga Nigeria	58.34
4 × 100 metres relay details	Nigeria ? Endurance Ojokolo ? ?	43.28	Madagascar	43.98	Ghana Mavis Akoto Monica Twum	44.21
4 × 400 metres relay details	Nigeria Saidat Onanuga Fatima Yusuf Olabisi Afolabi Falilat Ogunkoya	3:29.22	Senegal	3:31.63	Cameroon	3:33.28
10 kilometres walk details	South Africa	49:33 GR	Nagwa Ibrahim Ali Egypt	50:19	Bahia Boussad Algeria	51:31
High jump details	Hestrie Cloete South Africa	1.96 GR	Irène Tiendrébéogo Burkina Faso	1.85	South Africa	1.80
Pole vault details	South Africa	3.60	Elmarie Gerryts South Africa	3.60	none
Long jump details	Grace Umelo Nigeria	6.60	Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon	6.55 (NR)	South Africa	6.50
Triple jump details	Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon	14.70 GR	Baya Rahouli Algeria	14.64	Kéné Ndoye Senegal	13.86
Shot put details	Vivian Peters Nigeria	16.72	Veronica Abrahamse South Africa	16.53	South Africa	16.45
Discus throw details	Monia Kari Tunisia	57.22	South Africa	54.55	Elizna Naudé South Africa	53.26
Hammer throw details	Caroline Fournier Mauritius	58.83	South Africa	58.74	Marwa Ahmed Hussein Egypt	55.25
Javelin throw details	Liezl Roux South Africa	49.38	Aïda Sellam Tunisia	48.91	Nigeria	48.24
Heptathlon details	South Africa	5631	Patience Itanyi Nigeria	5565	Nigeria	5537

Medal table[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Nigeria (NGR)	13	5	6	24
2	South Africa (SAF)	11	11	8	30
3	Ethiopia (ETH)	6	3	2	11
4	Kenya (KEN)	5	4	8	17
5	Tunisia (TUN)	2	2	1	5
6	Senegal (SEN)	2	1	3	6
7	Ghana (GHA)	2	0	4	6
8	Cameroon (CMR)	1	4	1	6
9	Egypt (EGY)	1	1	2	4
10	Mauritius (MRI)	1	0	1	2
11	Mozambique (MOZ)	1	0	0	1
12	Algeria (ALG)	0	8	1	9
13	Madagascar (MAD)	0	2	1	3
14	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	0	1	1	2
15	Burkina Faso (BUR)	0	1	0	1
	Tanzania (TAN)	0	1	0	1
	Togo (TOG)	0	1	0	1
18	Central African Republic (CAF)	0	0	1	1
	Ivory Coast (CIV)	0	0	1	1
	Namibia (NAM)	0	0	1	1
	Uganda (UGA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 nations)		45	45	43	133