# 1992 African Championships in Athletics

The 1992 African Championships in Athletics were held between 25 and 28 June 1992 in Belle Vue Maurel, Pamplemousses District, Mauritius at the Stade Anjalay.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Victor Omagbemi Nigeria | 10.34 | Charles-Louis Seck Senegal | 10.40 | Johan Rossouw South Africa | 10.43 |
| 200 metres (wind: -2.0 m/s) | Victor Omagbemi Nigeria | 21.20 | Emmanuel Tuffour Ghana | 21.28 | John Myles-Mills Ghana | 21.31 |
| 400 metres | Bobang Phiri South Africa | 45.42 | Kennedy Ochieng Kenya | 46.23 | Abedinego Matilu Kenya | 46.62 |
| 800 metres | Charles Nkazamyampi Burundi | 1:46.95 | Cliffie Miller South Africa | 1:47.19 | Mahjoub Haïda Morocco | 1:47.71 |
| 1500 metres | Nelson Chirchir Kenya | 3:38.52 | Johan Landsman South Africa | 3:38.60 | Robert Mdogo Kenya | 3:39.18 |
| 5000 metres | James Songok Kenya | 13:24.63 | Worku Bikila Ethiopia | 13:25.98 | Josphat Machuka Kenya | 13:28.85 |
| 10,000 metres | Josphat Machuka Kenya | 27:59.70 | Matthews Motshwarateu South Africa | 28:22.57 | Xolile Yawa South Africa | 28:27.82 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Whaddon Niewoudt South Africa | 8:26.44 | Gladstone Kabiga Kenya | 8:26.68 | Eliud Barngetuny Kenya | 8:38.02 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.4 m/s) | Judex Lefou Mauritius | 13.91 CR | Kobus Schoeman South Africa | 13.92 | Wimpie Nel South Africa | 13.98 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Dries Vorster South Africa | 49.66 | Amadou Dia Bâ Senegal | 49.71 | Hubert Rakotombélontsoa Madagascar | 50.56 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | South Africa Johan Rossouw Gerhard Barnard Glen Elferink Tsakile Nzimande | 39.57 | Senegal Seydou Loum Amadou Mbaye Charles-Louis Seck Edouard Samatey | 39.60 | Nigeria Victor Omagbemi Michael Monye Hyacinth Anejo Hashim Osman | 39.73 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | South Africa Ferrins Pieterse Cliffie Miller Dries Vorster Bobang Phiri | 3:06.95 | Senegal Ibou Faye Hachim Ndiaye Ibrahima Tamba Abubakry Dia | 3:07.77 | Kenya Abedinego Matilu Kennedy Ochieng Christopher Oloo David Kimeli | 3:08.37 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Chris Britz South Africa | 1:29:56 | Johan Moerdyk South Africa | 1:30:54 | Riecus Blignouat South Africa | 1:31:59 |
| High jump | Yacine Mousli Algeria | 2.21 CR | Othmane Belfaa Algeria | 2.16 | Khemraj Naiko Mauritius | 2.16 |
| Pole vault | Okkert Brits South Africa | 5.35 CR | Kersley Gardenne Mauritius | 5.30 | Riaan Botha South Africa | 5.20 |
| Long jump | Ayodele Aladefa Nigeria | 7.95 | François Fouché South Africa | 7.91 | Danny Beauchamp Seychelles | 7.86 |
| Triple jump | Toussaint Rabenala Madagascar | 17.04 | Francis Dodoo Ghana | 16.43 | Papa Ladji Konaté Senegal | 16.23 |
| Shot put | Chima Ugwu Nigeria | 18.50 | Khalid Fatihi Morocco | 17.49 | Adewale Olukoju Nigeria | 17.06 |
| Discus throw | Adewale Olukoju Nigeria | 60.66 | Mohamed Naguib Hamed Egypt | 57.12 | Dawie Kok South Africa | 55.72 |
| Hammer throw | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 69.80 | Sherif Farouk El Hennawi Egypt | 68.08 | Charlie Koen South Africa | 63.14 |
| Javelin throw | Tom Petranoff South Africa | 87.26 CR | Wilhelm Pauer South Africa | 81.60 | Phillip Spies South Africa | 73.80 |
| Decathlon | Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria | 7467 CR | Gino Antoine Mauritius | 6803 | Patrick Legrand Mauritius | 6798 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.7 m/s) | Elinda Vorster South Africa | 11.26 | Marcel Winkler South Africa | 11.31 | Rufina Uba Nigeria | 11.42 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.8 m/s) | Elinda Vorster South Africa | 23.60 | Marcel Winkler South Africa | 23.60 | Yolanda Steyn South Africa | 24.11 |
| 400 metres | Omotayo Akinremi Nigeria | 52.53 | Aïssatou Tandian Senegal | 52.64 | Omolade Akinremi Nigeria | 53.14 |
| 800 metres | Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia | 2:06.20 | Najat Ouali Morocco | 2:07.40 | Ilse Wicksell South Africa | 2:07.48 |
| 1500 metres | Elana Meyer South Africa | 4:18.44 | Gwen Griffiths South Africa | 4:20.79 | Najat Ouali Morocco | 4:23.22 |
| 3000 metres | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 9:01.12 | Gwen Griffiths South Africa | 9:03.10 | Getenesh Urge Ethiopia | 9:03.32 |
| 10,000 metres | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 31:32.25 | Lydia Cheromei Kenya | 31:41.09 | Luchia Yishak Ethiopia | 32:28.86 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.3 m/s) | Ime Akpan Nigeria | 13.14 | Karen van der Veen South Africa | 13.29 | Annemarie le Roux South Africa | 13.70 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Myrtle Bothma South Africa | 56.02 | Nadia Zétouani Morocco | 57.31 | Omolade Akinremi Nigeria | 57.43 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | South Africa Yolanda Steyn Karen Botha Marcel Winkler Elinda Vorster | 44.53 | Nigeria Onyinye Chikezie Mary Tombiri Rufina Ubah Ime Akpan | 45.19 | Madagascar Monica Rahanitraniriana Hanitriniaina Rakotrondrabe Nicole Ramalalanirina Lalao Ravaonirina | 45.38 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Nigeria Omolade Akinremi Omotayo Akinremi Taiye Akinremi Airat Bakare | 3:33.13 | South Africa Marcel Winkler Madele Naude Lana Uys Myrtle Bothma | 3:36.19 | Mauritius christine duverge Sandra Govinden Sheila Seebaluck Gilliane Quirin | 3:42.68 |
| 5000 metre track walk | Dounia Kara Algeria | 24:57.02 | Maryse Pyndiah Mauritius | 25:11.95 | Susan Bingham South Africa | 25:45.64 |
| High jump | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.95 | Charmaine Weavers South Africa | 1.92 | Desiré du Plessis South Africa | 1.86 |
| Long jump | Karen Botha South Africa | 6.78 | Stella Emefesi Nigeria | 5.98 | Maryna van Niekerk South Africa | 5.98 |
| Triple jump | Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Senegal | 12.47 | Ndounga Kolossi Kenya | 12.41 | Sonya Agbéssi Benin | 12.17 |
| Shot put | Fouzia Fatihi Morocco | 15.82 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 15.49 | Elizabeth Olaba Kenya | 14.77 |
| Discus throw | Lizette Etsebeth South Africa | 54.84 | Nanette van der Walt South Africa | 53.40 | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 52.74 |
| Javelin throw | Seraphina Nyauma Kenya | 53.02 | Liezl Roux South Africa | 52.42 | Rhona Dwinger South Africa | 51.28 |
| Heptathlon | Chrisna Oosthuizen South Africa | 5056 | Caroline Kola Kenya | 4994 | Albertine Koutouan Ivory Coast | 4977 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa (SAF) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Madagascar (MAD) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |