# Athletics at the 1978 All-Africa Games

The third All-Africa Games were held in July 1978 in Algiers, Algeria.
New events were added to the athletics program; Decathlon and pentathlon, for men and women respectively, as well as men's 20 km road walk. Three nations also won their first medals at these championships these being Tunisia, Sudan and Upper Volta.
Malian discus thrower Namakoro Niaré won his third title, being the only athlete to do so. Four athletes, two male and two female, won more than one event:
* El Kashief Hassan, Sudan (200 metres and 400 metres)
* Hannah Afriyie, Ghana (100 metres and 200 metres)
* Charlton Ehizuelen, Nigeria (long jump and triple jump)
* Modupe Oshikoya, Nigeria (high jump and long jump)
* Nagui Asaad, Egypt, won his second Gold medal in Shot Put of the All Africa Games in 1978, Algeria, after his first in 1973, All-Africa Games Algeria Nigeria.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s) | Amadou Meïté Côte d'Ivoire | 10.35 GR | Peter Okodogbe Nigeria | 10.45 | Ohene Karikari Ghana | 10.46 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Hassan El Kachief Sudan | 20.77 GR, NR | Patrice Ouré Côte d'Ivoire | 20.90 | Roland Joe Siai-Siai Nigeria | 20.98 |
| 400 metres | Hassan El Kachief Sudan | 45.32 GR | Dele Udo Nigeria | 45.65 | Cyril Etoori Uganda | 45.65 |
| 800 metres | James Maina Kenya | 1:47.14 | Amar Brahmia Algeria | 1:47.54 | Peter Lemashon Kenya | 1:47.83 |
| 1500 metres | Filbert Bayi Tanzania | 3:36.21 GR | Wilson Waigwa Kenya | 3:36.48 | Amar Brahmia Algeria | 3:37.33 |
| 5000 metres | Yohannes Mohamed Ethiopia | 13:44.39 GR | Mike Musyoki Kenya | 13:44.79 | Suleiman Nyambui Tanzania | 13:49.60 |
| 10,000 metres | Henry Rono Kenya | 27:58.90 GR | Mike Musyoki Kenya | 28:05.20 | Mohamed Kedir Ethiopia | 28:42.00 |
| Marathon | Richard Mabuza Swaziland | 2:21:53 GR | Dereje Nedi Ethiopia | 2:23:08 | Girma Guebre Ethiopia | 2:27:35 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Henry Rono Kenya | 8:15.82 GR | James Munyala Kenya | 8:25.68 | Kip Rono Kenya | 8:26.38 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Fatwell Kimaiyo Kenya | 13.89 GR | Philip Sang Kenya | 14.02 | Thomas Nnakwe Nigeria | 14.35 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Daniel Kimaiyo Kenya | 49.48 | John Akii-Bua Uganda | 49.55 | Peter Rwamuhanda Uganda | 50.18 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Ghana Ernest Obeng Albert Lomotey George Enchill Ohene Karikari | 39.24 GR | Nigeria Peter Okodogbe Roland Siai-Siai James Olakunle Kolawode Abdulai | 39.39 | Congo Jean-Pierre Bassegela Louis Nkanza Théophile Nkounkou Antoine Kiakouama | 39.79 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Nigeria Olurotimi Peters Ahmed Garba Felix Imadiyi Dele Udo | 3:03.24 GR | Uganda John Akii-Bua Silver Ayoo Mike Okot Cyril Etoori | 3:04.20 | Kenya | 3:05.92 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Benamar Kachkouche Algeria | 1:39:21 | Hunde Ture Egypt | 1:39:51 | Elisha Kasuka Kenya | 1:43:21 |
| High jump | Paul Ngadjadoum Chad | 2.16 GR | Hamid Sahil Algeria | 2.14 | Amadou Dia Bâ Senegal | 2.08 |
| Pole vault | Lakhdar Rahal Algeria | 5.00 | Ahmed Rezki Algeria | 4.80 | Mohamed Bensaad Algeria | 4.80 |
| Long jump | Charlton Ehizuelen Nigeria | 7.92 | Fidelis Ndyabagye Uganda | 7.75 NR | Emmanuel Mifetu Ghana | 7.57 |
| Triple jump | Charlton Ehizuelen Nigeria | 16.51 | Abdoulaye Diallo Senegal | 16.29 | Saïd Saad Algeria | 15.93 |
| Shot put | Youssef Nagui Asaad Egypt | 18.88 | Namakoro Niaré Mali | 17.16 | Emad Fayez Egypt | 16.93 |
| Discus throw | Namakoro Niaré Mali | 58.02 GR | Abderrazak Ben Hassine Tunisia | 55.74 | Tiékité Somet Côte d'Ivoire | 51.86 |
| Hammer throw | Youssef Ben Abid Tunisia | 54.90 GR | Abdellah Boubekeur Algeria | 54.74 | Noureddine Bendifallah Algeria | 52.20 |
| Javelin throw | Justin Arop Uganda | 76.94 | Ali Memmi Tunisia | 71.28 | John Mayaka Kenya | 70.76 |
| Decathlon | Mohamed Bensaad Algeria | 7338 | Brown Ebewele Nigeria | 6876 | Alain Smaïl Algeria | 6822 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Hannah Afriyie Ghana | 11.50 | Utifon Ufon Oko Nigeria | 11.55 | Kemi Sandgodeyi Nigeria | 11.92 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Hannah Afriyie Ghana | 23.01 | Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria | 23.70 | Ruth Waithera Kenya | 23.91 |
| 400 metres | Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria | 53.86 | Ruth Kyalisima Uganda | 54.49 | Georgina Aidou Ghana | 54.84 |
| 800 metres | Tekla Chemabwai Kenya | 2:04.84 | Sakina Boutamine Algeria | 2:05.64 | Célestine N'Drin Côte d'Ivoire | 2:06.08 |
| 1500 metres | Sakina Boutamine Algeria | 4:16.43 | Anna Kiprop Kenya | 4:19.59 | Rose Thomson Kenya | 4:20.07 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Judy Bell-Gam Nigeria | 13.67 | Ruth Kyalisima Uganda | 13.92 NR | Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria | 13.99 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria Utifon Ufon Oko Kemi Sandgodeyi Fosa Ibini Bella Bell-Gam | 44.63 | Ghana Hannah Afriyie Grace Bakari Jeanette Yawson Jeanette Ofusu | 45.19 | Uganda Farida Kyakutema Ruth Kyalisima Christine Kabanda Jane Nakamate | 46.77 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Ghana Helena Opoku Grace Bakari Georgina Aidoo Hannah Afriyie | 3:35.55 (NR) | Kenya Tekla Chemabwai Rose Tata-Muya Ruth Waithera Charity Muhuhe | 3:39.27 | Uganda Farida Kyakutema Ruth Kyalisima Margaret Komugisha Jane Nakamate | 3:39.94 |
| High jump | Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria | 1.77 | Kawther Akrémi Tunisia | 1.73 | Emilia Blavo Ghana | 1.68 |
| Long jump | Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria | 6.32 | Jeanette Yawson Ghana | 6.29 | Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria | 6.12 |
| Shot put | Joyce Aciro Uganda | 14.47 NR | Veronica Baawah Ghana | 12.88 | Herina Malit Kenya | 12.70 |
| Discus throw | Fathia Jerbi Tunisia | 46.56 | Helen Alyek Uganda | 45.90 NR | Martha Jugah Nigeria | 45.02 |
| Javelin throw | Eunice Nekesa Kenya | 51.58 | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon | 49.16 | Constance Rwabiryagye Uganda | 45.52 |
| Pentathlon | Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria | 3709 | Margaret Bisereko Uganda | 3788 | Madeleine Bonzi Upper Volta | 3427 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Nigeria | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Kenya | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Algeria | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Ghana | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Uganda | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Chad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Swaziland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Upper Volta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |