# 1989 African Championships in Athletics

The 1989 African Championships in Athletics were held in Lagos, Nigeria between 4 and 8 August.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Amadou Mbagnick Mbaye Senegal | 10.60 | Salaam Gariba Ghana | 10.64 | Patrick Nwankwo Nigeria | 10.66 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.2 m/s) | Olapade Adeniken Nigeria | 20.74 | Davidson Ezinwa Nigeria | 20.82 | Nelson Boateng Ghana | 20.84 |
| 400 metres | Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast | 45.25 | Simeon Kipkemboi Kenya | 46.29 | Hachim Ndiaye Senegal | 46.69 |
| 800 metres | Nixon Kiprotich Kenya | 1:45.71 | Joseph Chesire Kenya | 1:45.96 | Babacar Niang Senegal | 1:46.09 |
| 1500 metres | Joseph Chesire Kenya | 3:39.43 | Robert Kibet Kenya | 3:40.05 | Nixon Kiprotich Kenya | 3:41.51 |
| 5000 metres | John Ngugi Kenya | 13:22.07 | Addis Abebe Ethiopia | 13:35.09 | Moses Tanui Kenya | 13:36.79 |
| 10,000 metres | Addis Abebe Ethiopia | 27:51.07 | Moses Tanui Kenya | 28:22.90 | Bedilu Kibret Ethiopia | 28:29.14 |
| Marathon | Tsegaye Sengni Ethiopia | 2:26:26 | Kebede Balcha Ethiopia | 2:26:35 | Tekla Gebrselassie Ethiopia | 2:26:55 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Azzedine Brahmi Algeria | 8:31.29 | Micah Boinett Kenya | 8:31.79 | Boniface Merande Kenya | 8:35.35 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Ikechukwu Mbadugha Nigeria | 14.16 | Noureddine Tadjine Algeria | 14.18 | Akwasi Abrefa Ghana | 14.56 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Henry Amike Nigeria | 49.58 | Hamidou Mbaye Senegal | 50.76 | Saïd Aberkan Morocco | 50.84 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria | 39.94 | Kenya | 40.78 | Ivory Coast | 40.91 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Kenya | 3:04.44 | Nigeria | 3:05.54 | Senegal | 3:08.18 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Mohamed Bouhalla Algeria | 1:30:43 | Abdelwahab Ferguène Algeria | 1:36:49 | Bekele Lema Ethiopia | 1:45:25 |
| High jump | Othmane Belfaa Algeria | 2.20 | Abdenour Krim Algeria | 2.15 | Boubacar Guèye Senegal | 2.10 |
| Pole vault | Sami Si Mohamed Algeria | 4.90 | Issam Ben Mohamed Tunisia | 4.80 | Samir Agsous Algeria | 4.60 |
| Long jump | Yusuf Alli Nigeria | 8.27 | Ayodele Aladefa Nigeria | 7.89 | Badara Mbengue Senegal | 7.88 |
| Triple jump | Eugene Koranteng Ghana | 16.83 | Toussaint Rabenala Madagascar | 16.80 | Paul Nioze Seychelles | 16.74 |
| Shot put | Robert Welikhe Kenya | 17.28 | Chima Ugwu Nigeria | 16.76 | Vincent Oghene Nigeria | 16.62 |
| Discus throw | Hassan Ahmed Hamad Egypt | 53.44 | Vincent Oghene Nigeria | 52.98 | Ikechukwu Chika Nigeria | 50.70 |
| Hammer throw | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 69.98 | Hassan Chahine Morocco | 66.86 | Djamel Zouiche Algeria | 63.52 |
| Javelin throw | Pius Bazighe Nigeria | 68.96 | Mongi Alimi Tunisia | 68.42 | William Sang Kenya | 68.06 |
| Decathlon | Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria | 7080 | Hatem Bachar Tunisia | 6757 | Stanley Flowers Zimbabwe | 6519 (NR) |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s) | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 11.22 | Tina Iheagwam Nigeria | 11.28 | Rufina Uba Nigeria | 11.47 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.6 m/s) | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 23.00 | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 23.74 | Lalao Ravaonirina Madagascar | 23.94 |
| 400 metres | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 51.22 | Fatima Yusuf Nigeria | 52.30 | Airat Bakare Nigeria | 52.38 |
| 800 metres | Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria | 2:06.80 | Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia | 2:08.20 | Emebet Shiferaw Ethiopia | 2:09.30 |
| 1500 metres | Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria | 4:13.85 | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya | 4:16.42 | Emebet Shiferaw Ethiopia | 4:20.81 |
| 3000 metres | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya | 9:14.97 | Jane Ngotho Kenya | 9:15.43 | Luchia Yishak Ethiopia | 9:24.31 |
| 10,000 metres | Jane Ngotho Kenya | 33:05.60 | Tigist Moreda Ethiopia | 34:05.58 | Marcianne Mukamurenzi Rwanda | 34:09.48 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Dinah Yankey Ghana | 13.68 | Hope Obika Nigeria | 13.80 | Mosun Adesina Nigeria | 13.86 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 55.45 | Marie Womplou Ivory Coast | 57.57 | Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia | 59.51 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria ? ? Beatrice Utondu ? | 44.6 | Ghana | 45.4 | Ivory Coast | 46 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Nigeria Airat Bakare Falilat Ogunkoya Charity Opara Fatima Yusuf | 3:33.12 | Kenya | 3:39.60 | Ivory Coast | 3:41.87 |
| 5000 metre track walk | Agnetha Chelimo Kenya | 26:36.18 | Mercy Nyambura Kenya | 27:08.58 | | |
| High jump | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.81 | Nkechi Madubuko Nigeria | 1.78 | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 1.78 |
| Long jump | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | 6.53 | Beatrice Utondu Nigeria | 6.20 | Christy Opara Nigeria | 6.18 |
| Shot put | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 14.28 | Mariam Nnodu Nigeria | 14.02 | Ann Otutu Nigeria | 13.88 |
| Discus throw | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 51.14 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 50.32 | Nabila Mouelhi Tunisia | 46.80 |
| Javelin throw | Chinweoke Chikwelu Nigeria | 52.18 | Milka Johnson Kenya | 50.32 | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 48.16 |
| Heptathlon | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 5957 | Nacèra Zaaboub (Achir) Algeria | 5573 | Chinweoke Chikwelu Nigeria | 5503 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Nigeria | 14 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 2 | Algeria | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Kenya | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Ghana | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Senegal | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 41 | 41 | 40 | 122 |