# Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games

The athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007. Nigeria was the most successful nation of the competition having won nine golds and 24 medals in total. South Africa was a close second with seven golds and also a total of 24 medals overall. Tunisia and Botswana were the next most successful (both with five golds), although Ethiopia and Kenya had greater medal hauls.

## Men's results
### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Olusoji Fasuba Nigeria | 10.18 | Eric Nkansah Ghana | 10.35 | Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria | 10.37 |
| July 19: The three athletes also shared the podium at the 2006 African Championships, with Fasuba defending the gold medal. ||||||
| 200 m details | Leigh Julius South Africa | 20.81 | Seth Amoo Ghana | 20.88 | Obinna Metu Nigeria | 20.94 |
| July 22: Julius moved up from the bronze medal position at the 2006 African Championships. ||||||
| 400 m details | California Molefe Botswana | 45.59 | Young Talkmore Nyongani Zimbabwe | 45.76 | Mathieu Gnanligo Benin | 45.89 |
| July 20: Molefe won Botswana's second gold medal at the Games, just shortly after Amantle Montsho took the women's 400 m title. Gnanligo won the first All-Africa Games athletics medal for Benin. ||||||
| 800 m details | Abubaker Kaki Khamis Sudan | 1:45.22 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa | 1:45.54 | Justus Koech Kenya | 1:45.80 |
| July 20: Big surprise victory as Kaki Khamis upset 2004 Olympic silver medallist Mulaudzi. ||||||
| 1500 m details | Asbel Kiprop Kenya | 3:38.97 | Antar Zerguelaine Algeria | 3:39.04 | Tarek Boukensa Algeria | 3:39.18 |
| July 22: Running on home track, Zerguelaine was narrowly beaten to second while Boukensa defended his position from the 2006 African Championships. ||||||
| 5000 m details | Moses Kipsiro Uganda | 13:12:51 | Josphat Kiprono Menjo Kenya | 13:12.64 | Tariku Bekele Ethiopia | 13:13.43 |
| July 22: Kipsiro won Uganda's first gold medal at the Games. ||||||
| 10,000 m details | Zersenay Tadese Eritrea | 27:00.30 GR | Tadesse Tola Ethiopia | 27:28.08 | Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia | 27:41.24 |
| July 19: Tadese won the first All-Africa Games athletics medal for Eritrea as the first non-Kenyan or Ethiopian to win a medal in the men's 10,000 metres. In addition, 27:00.30 was a new Games record. A number of Kenyans and Ethiopians were absent due to preparations for the 2007 World Championships. ||||||
| Half marathon details | Deriba Merga Ethiopia | 1:02:24 | Martin Sulle Tanzania | 1:03:01 | Yonas Kifle Eritrea | 1:03:19 |
| July 20 ||||||
| 110 m h details | Salim Nurudeen Nigeria | 13.59 GR | Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Madagascar | 13.72 | Shaun Bownes South Africa | 13.81 |
| July 19: Nurudeen established a new Games record. ||||||
| 400 m h details | L.J. van Zyl South Africa | 48.74 | Pieter De Villiers South Africa | 48.91 | Alwyn Myburgh South Africa | 48.91 |
| July 21: South African dominance as De Villiers split van Zyl and Myburgh, winners of gold and silver respectively at the 2006 African Championships. ||||||
| 3000 m s'chase details | Willy Komen Kenya | 8:15.11 | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya | 8:16.93 | Nahom Mesfin Ethiopia | 8:39.67 |
| July 18: The Kenyan dominance in the event continued as 2006 World Junior champion Komen upset 2004 Olympic champion Kemboi. ||||||
| 20 km walk details | Hatem Ghoula Tunisia | 1:22:33 | David Kimutai Kenya | 1:24:16 | Mohamed Ameur Algeria | 1:25:12 |
| July 21 ||||||
| 4 x 100 m details | Nigeria Isaac Uche, Obinna Metu, Chinedu Oriala, Olusoji Fasuba | 38.91 | South Africa Morne Nagel, Leigh Julius, Lee Roy Newton, Sherwin Vries | 39.11 | Zimbabwe Ngonidzashe Makusha, Gabriel Mvumvure, Brian Dzingai, Lewis Banda | 39.16 NR |
| July 20: Nigeria and South Africa defended their positions from the 2006 African Championships. ||||||
| 4 x 400 m details | Botswana Zacharia Kamberuka, Isaac Makwala, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Tshepo Kelaotse | 3:03.16 | Nigeria Olusegun Ogunkule, Edu Nkami, Victor Isaiah, Saul Weigopwa | 3:03.99 | Zimbabwe Nelton Ndebele, Young Talkmore Nyongani, Gabriel Chikomo, Lewis Banda | 3:04.84 |
| July 22 ||||||
| 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) |||||| |

### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana | 2.27 | Abderrahmane Hammad Algeria | 2.24 | Mohamed Benhedia Algeria Arinze Obiora Nigeria | 2.20 |
| July 22: Kosiemang defended his title from the 2006 African Championships, ahead of veteran Hammad. ||||||
| Pole vault details | Abderrahmane Tamada Tunisia | 5.10 | Karim Sène Senegal | 5.10 | Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia | 4.90 |
| July 21: Tamada moved up one place from the 2006 African Championships, while decathlete Dhouibi defended his bronze medal from then. Only six athletes entered the competition. ||||||
| Long jump details | Gable Garenamotse Botswana | 8.08 (+0.7) | Arnaud Casquette Mauritius | 8.03 (+1.4) | Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 7.99 (+0.6) |
| July 22: A tight competition where Mokoena made it to the podium in his last jump, surpassing Issam Nima, before Garenamotse surpassed Casquette. Ignisious Gaisah did not start due to injury. ||||||
| Triple jump details | Ndiss Kaba Badji Senegal | 16.80 (+0.0) | Hugo Mamba-Schlick Cameroon | 16.61 (+0.0) | Andrew Owusu Ghana | 16.32 (+1.0) |
| July 19: Khotso Mokoena exited the competition after three invalid attempts. ||||||
| Shot put details | Yasser Fathy Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 19.20 | Roelie Potgieter South Africa | 19.02 | Mohammed Medded Tunisia | 17.94 |
| July 19: Farag, who also won the discus throw silver medal, retained his title from the 2006 African Championships. ||||||
| Discus details | Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly Egypt | 62.28 | Yasser Fathy Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 61.58 | Hannes Hopley South Africa | 57.79 |
| July 18: El Ghazaly and Farag retained their positions from the 2006 African Championships. ||||||
| Hammer details | Chris Harmse South Africa | 76.73 | Mohsen El Anany Egypt | 72.00 | Saber Souid Tunisia | 70.01 |
| July 21: Harmse became the fifth athlete to win three All-Africa Games titles in a row. El Anany and Souid switched places compared to the 2006 African Championships. ||||||
| Javelin details | John Robert Oosthuizen South Africa | 78.05 | Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa | 76.70 | Mohamed Ali Kebabou Tunisia | 71.77 |
| July 22 ||||||
| Decathlon details | Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia | 7838 points GR | Boualem Lamri Algeria | 7473 points | Larbi Bouraada Algeria | 7349 points |
| July 18–19: Dhouibi continued his dominance in African decathlon, this time beating the old Games record from 1999 of 7497 points. ||||||
| 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) |||||| |

## Women's results
### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Damola Osayemi Nigeria | 11.20 | Constance Mkenku South Africa | 11.27 | Vida Anim Ghana | 11.33 |
| July 19: Mkenku won the first All-Africa Games (Women's) 100 metres medal for a country other than Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon. ||||||
| 200 m details | Damola Osayemi Nigeria | 23.21 | Vida Anim Ghana | 23.29 | Amandine Allou Affoue Ivory Coast | 23.44 |
| July 22: Osayemi won her second gold medal at the Games. Anim added a silver medal to her bronze and gold medals won in the 100 m and 4x100 m relay respectively. ||||||
| 400 m details | Amantle Montsho Botswana | 51.13 | Joy Eze Nigeria | 51.20 | Folashade Abugan Nigeria | 51.44 |
| July 20: Montsho won Botswana's first gold medal at the Games. ||||||
| 800 m details | Leonor Piuza Mozambique | 2:02.83 | Agnes Samaria Namibia | 203.17 | Nahida Touhami Algeria | 2:03.79 |
| July 19: Piuza continued the Mozambican dominance of the event, following Maria Mutola's wins in 1991, 1995 and 1999. ||||||
| 1500 m details | Gelete Burika Ethiopia | 4:06.89 | Veronica Nyaruai Kenya | 4:09.11 | Agnes Samaria Namibia | 4:09.18 |
| July 22: Samaria won her second medal at the Games. ||||||
| 5000 m details | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 15:02.72 | Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia | 15:03.86 | Sylvia Chibiwott Kibet Kenya | 15:06.39 |
| July 18: Defar and Kibet defended their medals from the 2006 African Championships. ||||||
| 10,000 m details | Mestawet Tufa Ethiopia | 31:26.05 | Edith Masai Kenya | 31:31.18 | Irene Kipchumba Kenya | 31:36.78 |
| July 21: World leader Tufa beat 40-year-old Masai. ||||||
| Half marathon details | Souad Ait Salem Algeria | 1:13:35 | Atsede Baysa Ethiopia | 1:13:54 | Kenza Dahmani Algeria | 1:14:10 |
| July 20: The first athletics gold medal for the host country. ||||||
| 100 m h details | Toyin Augustus Nigeria | 13.23 | Jessica Ohanaja Nigeria | 13.27 | Fatmata Fofanah Guinea | 13.76 |
| July 20: Augustus defended her title from the 2006 African Championships. Fofanah won the first All-Africa Games athletics medal for Guinea. ||||||
| 400 m h details | Muna Jabir Adam Sudan | 54.93 NR | Aissata Soulama Burkina Faso | 55.49 NR | Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria | 55.80 |
| July 22 ||||||
| 3000 m s'chase details | Ruth Bosibori Kenya | 9:31.99 | Mekdes Bekele Tadese Ethiopia | 9:49.95 | Netsanet Achamo Ethiopia | 9:51.63 |
| July 20: The event was staged for the first time. ||||||
| 20 km walk details | Chaima Trabelsi Tunisia | 1:49:13 | Mercy Njoki Kenya | 1:49:18 | Arasa Asnaksh Abissa Ethiopia | 1:49:29 |
| July 19 ||||||
| 4 x 100 m details | Ghana Mariama Salifu, Esther Dankwah, Gifty Addy, Vida Anim | 43.84 | Nigeria Gladys Nwabani, Endurance Ojokolo, Damola Osayemi, Emem Edem | 43.85 | Ivory Coast Judith Djaman Brah, Louise Ayetotche, Cynthia Niako, Amandine Allou Affoue | 44.48 |
| July 20: Ghana and Nigeria defended their positions from the 2006 African Championships. ||||||
| 4 x 400 m details | Nigeria Joy Eze, Folashade Abugan, Sekinat Adesanya, Christy Ekpukhon | 3:29.74 | South Africa Estie Wittstock, Amanda Kotze, Tihanna Vorster, Tsholofelo Selemela | 3:33.62 | Sudan Nawal El Jack, Faiza Omar, Mohamed Hind, Muna Jabir Adam | 3:39.79 |
| July 22: Nigeria and South Africa switched places compared to the 2006 African Championships, while Sudan won their first relay medal. ||||||
| 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) |||||| |

### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Doreen Amata Nigeria | 1.89 | Anika Smit South Africa | 1.89 | Marcoleen Pretorius South Africa | 1.83 |
| July 19: Amata established a new national record to upset Smit and claim Nigeria's first gold medal at the Games. ||||||
| Pole vault details | Leila Ben Youssef Tunisia | 3.85 | Ahmed Eman Nesrim Egypt | 3.60 | Eva Thornton South Africa | 3.30 |
| July 19: Five athletes entered the competition. First-time competitor Leila Ben Youssef of Tunisia claimed the gold. ||||||
| Long jump details | Janice Josephs South Africa | 6.79 (+0.1) | Blessing Okagbare Nigeria | 6.46 (+1.8) | Yah Koïta Mali | 6.35w (+2.2) |
| July 21 ||||||
| Triple jump details | Yamilé Aldama Sudan | 14.46 (+0.5) | Chinonye Ohadugha Nigeria | 14.21 (-0.1) NR | Otonye Iworima Nigeria | 13.83 (+0.9) |
| July 18: Aldama and Iworima defended their medals from the 2006 African Championships, while Ohadugha set a new Nigerian record. ||||||
| Shot put details | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 17.60 | Simoné du Toit South Africa | 16.77 | Veronica Abrahamse South Africa | 15.75 |
| July 22: Chukwuemeka became the sixth athlete to win three All-Africa Games titles in a row. Abrahamse had won two silver medals in a row, but was beaten by her young countryfellow. ||||||
| Discus details | Elizna Naude South Africa | 58.40 | Monia Kari Tunisia | 55.15 | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 52.52 |
| July 21 ||||||
| Hammer details | Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat Egypt | 65.70 | Funke Adeoye Nigeria | 64.04 | Florence Ezeh Togo | 59.55 |
| July 19: Arafat retained her title from the 2006 African Championships. Five athletes entered the competition. ||||||
| Javelin details | Justine Robbeson South Africa | 58.09 | Lindy Leveau Seychelles | 56.49 | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 54.46 |
| July 20: The three athletes also shared the podium at the 2006 African Championships, with Robbeson defending the gold medal. ||||||
| Heptathlon details | Margaret Simpson Ghana | 6278 points GR | Patience Okoro Nigeria | 5161 points | Beatrice Kamboule Burkina Faso | 4994 points NR |
| July 20–21: Simpson improved her own Games record. ||||||
| 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) |||||| |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Algeria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Nigeria | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | South Africa | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Botswana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Kenya | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ghana | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Algeria* | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Eritrea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Namibia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Mauritius | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Benin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 139 |

## Participating nations

* Algeria (55)
* Angola (5)
* Benin (6)
* Botswana (16)
* Burkina Faso (12)
* Burundi (8)
* Cameroon (13)
* Central African Republic (7)
* Chad (9)
* Comoros (1)
* Ivory Coast (10)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (9)
* Djibouti (2)
* Egypt (13)
* Equatorial Guinea (4)
* Eritrea (23)
* Ethiopia (35)
* Gabon (5)
* Gambia (9)
* Ghana (16)
* Guinea (8)
* Guinea-Bissau (4)
* Kenya (48)
* Lesotho (6)
* Liberia (10)
* Libya (7)
* Madagascar (5)
* Malawi (2)
* Mali (10)
* Mauritania (3)
* Mauritius (11)
* Mozambique (6)
* Namibia (8)
* Niger (2)
* Nigeria (57)
* Republic of the Congo (2)
* Rwanda (13)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Senegal (21)
* Seychelles (1)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* South Africa (76)
* Sudan (15)
* Swaziland (1)
* Tanzania (5)
* Togo (3)
* Tunisia (14)
* Uganda (9)
* Zambia (5)
* Zimbabwe (16)