# Athletics at the 1991 All-Africa Games

The athletics competition at the 1991 All-Africa Games was held from 23–27 September 1991 in Cairo, Egypt.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | 10.18 GR | Davidson Ezinwa Nigeria | 10.24 | Emmanuel Tuffour Ghana | 10.30 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | 20.28 GR | Emmanuel Tuffour Ghana | 20.59 | Daniel Phillip Nigeria | 20.62 |
| 400 metres | Samson Kitur Kenya | 45.40 | Sunday Bada Nigeria | 45.81 | Francis Ogola Uganda | 46.21 |
| 800 metres | William Tanui Kenya | 1:47.40 | Robert Kibet Kenya | 1:47.69 | Kennedy Osei Ghana | 1:48.41 |
| 1500 metres | William Kimei Kenya | 3:41.97 | Desta Asgedom Ethiopia | 3:42.65 | Alemayehu Roba Ethiopia | 3:42.91 |
| 5000 metres | Fita Bayissa Ethiopia | 13:36.91 | Ibrahim Kinuthia Kenya | 13:37.67 | Ondoro Osoro Kenya | 13:38.60 |
| 10,000 metres | Thomas Osano Kenya | 27:56.45 GR | William Koech Kenya | 27:56.86 | Chala Kelile Ethiopia | 28:11.73 |
| Marathon | Tena Negere Ethiopia | 2:31:17 | Ernest Tjela Lesotho | 2:31:42 | Allaoua Khélil Algeria | 2:32:29 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Moses Kiptanui Kenya | 8:27.09 | William Mutwol Kenya | 8:28.29 | Johnstone Kipkoech Kenya | 8:33.88 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Judex Lefou Mauritius | 14.12 | Noureddine Tadjine Algeria | 14.17 | Emeka Osaji Nigeria | 14.22 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Erick Keter Kenya | 48.95 | Gideon Yego Kenya | 49.09 | Amadou Dia Bâ Senegal | 49.12 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria Victor Omagbemi Innocent Asonze Oluyemi Kayode Davidson Ezinwa | 39.36 | Senegal Edoard Samatey Amadou M'Baye Joseph Diaz (sprinter) Charles-Louis Seck | 40.00 | Kenya Joseph Gikonyo Kennedy Ondiek Donald Onchiri Amos Rutere | 40.70 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Kenya Simeon Kipkemboi Erick Keter Simon Kemboi Samson Kitur | 3:03.14 | Nigeria Sunday Bada Hassan Bosso Clement Chukwu Abu Danjuma | 3:03.72 | Ghana Ahmed Ali Nelson Boateng Timothy Hesse Kennedy Osei | 3:08.18 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Shemsu Hassan Ethiopia | 1:29:04 GR | Abdelwahab Ferguène Algeria | 1:35:21 | Abderrahmane Djebbar Algeria | 1:38:11 |
| High jump | Othmane Belfaa Algeria | 2.18 | Boubacar Guèye Senegal | 2.16 | Yacine Mousli Algeria | 2.16 |
| Pole vault | Sami Si Mohamed Algeria | 5.20 GR | Belgacem Touami Algeria | 5.10 | Kersley Gardenne Mauritius | 5.00 |
| Long jump | George Ogbeide Nigeria | 8.22 | Yusuf Alli Nigeria | 7.81 | James Sabulei Kenya | 7.72 |
| Triple jump | James Sabulei Kenya | 16.53 | Paul Nioze Seychelles | 16.50 | Benjamin Koech Kenya | 16.26 |
| Shot put | Chima Ugwu Nigeria | 17.64 | Adewale Olukoju Nigeria | 17.58 | Martin Mélagne Ivory Coast | 17.33 |
| Discus throw | Adewale Olukoju Nigeria | 59.22 GR | Mohamed Naguib Hamed Egypt | 55.32 | Hassan Ahmed Hamad Egypt | 54.90 |
| Hammer throw | Sherif Farouk El Hennawi Egypt | 67.58 | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 63.12 | Magdi Zakaria Abdallah Egypt | 62.10 |
| Javelin throw | Christian Okemefula Nigeria | 77.14 | Pius Bazighe Nigeria | 71.78 | James Saina Kenya | 71.44 |
| Decathlon | Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria | 7431 GR | Tommy Ozono Nigeria | 7163 | Sid Ali Sabour Algeria | 6956 |
* In the men's 4 × 100 metres relay, a Sierra Leonan team of David Sawyer, Horace Dove-Edwin, Haroun Korjie, and Sanusi Turay originally finished as runners-up with a time of 39.66 seconds, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible runner.
* In the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, the Ugandan team originally finished third with a time of 3:07.72 minutes.

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 11.12 | Beatrice Utondu Nigeria | 11.13 | Rufina Uba Nigeria | 11.43 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Tina Iheagwam Nigeria | 22.82 | Fatima Yusuf Nigeria | 22.84 | Christy Opara-Thompson Nigeria | 23.68 |
| 400 metres | Fatima Yusuf Nigeria | 50.71 | Charity Opara Nigeria | 51.23 | Airat Bakare Nigeria | 52.98 |
| 800 metres | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 2:04.02 | Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia | 2:04.99 | Gladys Wamuyu Kenya | 2:07.14 |
| 1500 metres | Susan Sirma Kenya | 4:10.68 | Margaret Kigari Kenya | 4:12.34 | Getenesh Urge Ethiopia | 4:12.38 |
| 3000 metres | Susan Sirma Kenya | 8:49.33 | Luchia Yishak Ethiopia | 8:51.04 | Delillah Asiago Kenya | 8:55.53 |
| 10000 metres | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 33:40.37 | Lydia Cheromei Kenya | 33:53.00 | Tigist Moreda Ethiopia | 33:59.76 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Ime Akpan Nigeria | 13.44 | Taiwo Aladefa Nigeria | 13.51 | Nicole Ramalalanirina Madagascar | 13.70 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Marie Womplou Ivory Coast | 57.35 | Omolade Akinremi Nigeria | 58.16 | Omotayo Akinremi Nigeria | 58.85 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria Chioma Ajunwa Rufina Ubah Beatrice Utondu Mary Onyali | 44.21 | Ivory Coast Alimata Kone Marie Womplou Louise Ayétotché Olga Mutanda | 45.86 | Madagascar Ramy Razafimanantsoa Hamitra Rakotondrabe Nicole Ramalalanirina Lalao Ravaorina | 45.96 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Nigeria Omotayo Akinremi Airat Bakare Charity Opara Fatima Yusuf | 3:31.05 | Kenya Gladys Wamuyu Pharis Wanja Marcela Mbunde Jane Kimatia | 3:41.20 | Ivory Coast Louise Ayétotché Alimata Koné Olga Mutanda Marie Womplou | 3:44.06 |
| 5000 metre track walk | Agnetha Chelimo Kenya | 24:25.00 | Grace Karimi Kenya | 24:33.86 | Dounia Kara Algeria | 25:27.03 |
| High jump | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.83 | Ifeanyi Aduba Nigeria | 1.73 | Stella Agbaegbu Nigeria | 1.70 |
| Long jump | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | 6.67 | Beatrice Utondu Nigeria | 6.50 | Christy Opara-Thompson Nigeria | 6.33 |
| Shot put | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 14.88 | Elizabeth Olaba Kenya | 14.83 | Mariam Nnodu Nigeria | 14.66 |
| Discus throw | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 48.32 | Hiba Meshili Abu Zaghari Egypt | 46.88 | Wilma Brendenham Namibia | 46.42 (NR) |
| Javelin throw | Seraphina Nyauma Kenya | 51.94 | Ann Otutu Nigeria | 50.54 | Matilda Kisava Tanzania | 46.58 |
| Heptathlon | Rita Izojie Nigeria | 5383 | Oluchi Elechi Nigeria | 5320 | Nacèra Zaaboub Algeria | 5253 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 13 | 16 | 9 | 38 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Namibia (NAM) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |