# 2024 African Championships in Athletics

The 23rd African Championships in Athletics was held in Douala, Cameroon from 21 to 26 June 2024, at the Japoma Stadium Sports Complex. This was the second time the event took place in Cameroon, after they previously hosted the event in 1996. Over 800 athletes from 49 African countries competed at the championships.

## Medal summary
### Men

* Chronology: 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Joseph Fahnbulleh Liberia | 10.13 | Emmanuel Eseme Cameroon | 10.15 | Benjamin Richardson South Africa | 10.17 |
| 200 metres details | Joseph Fahnbulleh Liberia | 20.25 | Tapiwa Makarawu Zimbabwe | 20.51 | Emmanuel Eseme Cameroon | 20.66 |
| 400 metres details | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf Senegal | 45.23 | Lee Eppie [fr] Botswana | 45.39 | Samuel Ogazi Nigeria | 45.47 |
| 800 metres details | Alex Kipngetich Kenya | 1:45.02 | Kethobogile Haingura Botswana | 1:45.54 | Tom Dradriga Uganda | 1:46.01 |
| 1500 metres details | Brian Komen Kenya | 3:33.95 CR | Ayanleh Abdi Abdillahi [de] Djibouti | 3:36.24 | Boaz Kiprugut [de] Kenya | 3:37.25 |
| 5000 metres details | Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim Djibouti | 13:38.38 | Nibret Melak Ethiopia | 13:42.95 | Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin Djibouti | 13:43.20 |
| 10,000 metres details | Nibret Melak Ethiopia | 28:52.27 | Gemechu Dida Ethiopia | 28:52.79 | Roncer Kipkorir Konga [de] Kenya | 28:52.94 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Louis François Mendy Senegal | 13.49 CR | Amine Bouanani Algeria | 13.59 | Yousuf Badawy Sayed [de] Egypt | 13.79 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Victor Ntweng Botswana | 48.88 | Kemorena Tisang [de] Botswana | 49.24 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou Algeria | 49.36 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Leonard Chemutai Uganda | 8:21.30 | Edmund Serem Kenya | 8:21.94 | Matthew Kosgei [de] Kenya | 8:21.98 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Ghana Ibrahim Fuseini [de] Isaac Botsio [de] Edwin Gadayi Abdul-Rasheed Saminu | 38.63 | Nigeria Kayinsola Ajayi Usheoritse Itsekiri Alaba Olukunle Akintola Oke Oghenebrume Alexander Chukwukelu [de] Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ojeli | 38.84 | Ivory Coast Gnamien Nehemie N'Goran [fr] Ismaël Koné [de] Arthur Cissé Kouadio Éric Kouame [fr] Adzeu Yapo Jacky [de] | 39.77 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Botswana Omphile Seribe [de] Busang Collen Kebinatshipi Boitumelo Masilo Leungo Scotch | 3:02.23 | Kenya Kevin Kipkorir [de] Kelvin Sane Tauta [de] David Sanayek Kapirante [de] Brian Onyari Tinega [de] | 3:02.34 | Zambia Kennedy Luchembe Patrick Kakozi Nyambe David Mulenga Muzala Samukonga | 3:02.56 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Misgana Wakuma Fekansa [de] Ethiopia | 1:22.49 | Heristone Wanyonyi Kenya | 1:23.26 | Wayne Snyman South Africa | 1:25.19 |
| High jump details | Brian Raats South Africa | 2.18 m | Saad Hammouda [de] MoroccoKemboi Asbel Kiprop [de] Kenya | 2.15 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Pole vault details | Kyle Rademeyer [de] South Africa | 5.20 m | Mehdi Amar Rouana [fr] Algeria | 5.10 m | Boubacar Diallo [de] Mali | 5.10 m |
| Long jump details | Cheswill Johnson South Africa | 7.78 m | Chenoult Lionel Coetzee [de] Namibia | 7.78 m | Goodness Iredia [de] Nigeria | 7.75 m |
| Triple jump details | Hugues Fabrice Zango Burkina Faso | 17.18 m | Chengetayi Mapaya Zimbabwe | 16.87 m | Amath Faye [fr] Senegal | 16.54 m |
| Shot put details | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Nigeria | 21.14 m | Mostafa Hassan Egypt | 20.25 m | Mohamed Magdi Hamza Egypt | 19.72 m |
| Discus throw details | Oussama Khennoussi Algeria | 63.90 m CR | Victor Hogan South Africa | 63.87 m | Ryan Williams [de] Namibia | 56.78 m |
| Hammer throw details | Mostafa El Gamel Egypt | 72.88 m | Ahmed Tarek Ismail [de] Egypt | 70.71 m | Allan Cumming South Africa | 69.43 m |
| Javelin throw details | Julius Yego Kenya | 80.24 m | Nnamdi Chinecherem Nigeria | 79.22 m | Mustafa Mahmoud Abdel Khaliq Egypt | 77.25 m |
| Decathlon details | Larbi Bourrada Algeria | 7447 pts | Dhiae Boudoumi [de] Algeria | 7218 pts | Edwin Kipmutai Too [de] Kenya | 7132 pts |

### Women

* Chronology: 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Gina Bass-Bittaye Gambia | 11.14 | Maia McCoy Liberia | 11.16 | Maboundou Koné Ivory Coast | 11.24 |
| 200 metres details | Jessica Gbai Ivory Coast | 22.84 | Maboundou Koné Ivory Coast | 22.99 | Asimenye Simwaka Malawi | 23.05 |
| 400 metres details | Miranda Coetzee South Africa | 51.16 | Quincy Malekani [de] Zambia | 51.56 | Esther Elo Joseph Nigeria | 51.94 |
| 800 metres details | Sarah Moraa Kenya | 2:00.27 | Lilian Odira Kenya | 2:00.36 | Soukaina Hajji [de] Morocco | 2:00.91 |
| 1500 metres details | Saron Berhe Ethiopia | 4:06.05 | Caroline Nyaga Kenya | 4:06.76 | Esther Chebet Uganda | 4:06.90 |
| 5000 metres details | Fantaye Belayneh Ethiopia | 15:30.10 | Wubrist Aschal [fr] Ethiopia | 15:30.25 | Samiyah Hassan Nour Djibouti | 15:42.63 |
| 10,000 metres details | Gladys Kwamboka [de] Kenya | 36:53.59 | Rebecca Mwangi [de] Kenya | 36:59.69 | Gela Hambese [de] Ethiopia | 37:09.20 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Ebony Morrison Liberia | 12.70 CR NR | Marione Fourie South Africa | 12.74 | Sidonie Fiadanantsoa Madagascar | 12.98 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Rogail Joseph South Africa | 55.71 | Noura Ennadi Morocco | 56.16 | Linda Angounou Cameroon | 56.48 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Loice Chekwemoi Uganda | 9:24.47 | Alemnat Walle Fenta [de] Ethiopia | 9:35.19 | Leah Jeruto [de] Kenya | 9:36.33 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Nigeria Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan Tima Seikeseye Godbless Olayinka Olajide Tobi Amusan Adaobi Tabugbo [de] | 43.01 CR | Ghana Mary Boakye Anita Afrifa [de] Halutie Hor Deborah Acheampong [de] | 43.62 | Liberia Destiny Smith-Barnett Maia McCoy Ebony Morrison Thelma Davies Symone Darius [de] | 44.38 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Nigeria Patience Okon George Esther Elo Joseph Omolara Ogunmakinju Ella Onojuvwevwo | 3:27.31 CR | Zambia Rhoda Njobvu Niddy Mingilishi [de] Quincy Malekani [de] Abygirl Sepiso [de] | 3:32.18 | Kenya Joan Cherono [de] Veronica Kamumbe Mutua Esther Mbagari [de] Mercy Chebet [de] | 3:32.65 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Sintayehu Masire Teshager Ethiopia | 1:37.46 | Souad Azzi [fr] Algeria | 1:40.36 | Margret Gati Chacha Kenya | 1:41.19 |
| High jump details | Rose Yeboah Ghana | 1.87 m | Temitope Adeshina Nigeria | 1.84 m | Fatoumata Balley [fr] Guinea | 1.84 m |
| Pole vault details | Miré Reinstorf South Africa | 4.10 m | Dorra Mahfoudhi Tunisia | 3.60 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Long jump details | Ese Brume Nigeria | 6.73 m | Marthe Koala Burkina Faso | 6.72 m | Danielle Nolte [de] South Africa | 6.44 m |
| Triple jump details | Saly Sarr Senegal | 14.06 m | Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta Cameroon | 13.45 m | Veronique Kossenda Rey Cameroon | 13.35 m |
| Shot put details | Ashley Erasmus South Africa | 18.17 m | Miné de Klerk South Africa | 17.09 m | Colette Uys [de] South Africa | 16.28 m |
| Discus throw details | Ashley Anumba Nigeria | 59.30 m | Obiageri Amaechi Nigeria | 58.80 m | Chioma Onyekwere Nigeria | 57.93 m |
| Hammer throw details | Zahra Tatar Algeria | 67.82 m | Oyesade Olatoye Nigeria | 67.72 m | Zouina Bouzebra Algeria | 65.48 m |
| Javelin throw details | Jo-Ane van Dyk South Africa | 57.03 m | Jana van Schalkwyk South Africa | 55.14 m | Josephine Joyce Lalam Uganda | 53.57 m |
| Heptathlon details | Odile Ahouanwanou Benin | 5777 pts | Adèle Mafogang [de] Cameroon | 5527 pts | Shannon Verster [de] South Africa | 5239 pts |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | South Africa Gardeo Isaacs Shirley Nekhubui [de] Mthi Mthimkulu [de] Miranda Coetzee | 3:13.12 CR NR | Nigeria Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Ella Onojuvwevwo Dubem Nwachukwu Patience Okon George | 3:13.72 | Botswana Leungo Scotch Obakeng Kamberuka [de] Bayapo Ndori Galefele Moroko | 3:15.93 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Cameroon)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Liberia (LBR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Senegal (SEN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Ghana (GHA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Cameroon (CMR)* | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Malawi (MAW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Mali (MLI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 45 | 46 | 43 | 134 |

## Participating nations

* Algeria (17)
* Angola (2)
* Benin (12)
* Botswana (32)
* Burkina Faso (13)
* Burundi (3)
* Cameroon (57)
* Cape Verde (3)
* Central African Republic (4)
* Chad (8)
* Comoros (1)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (6)
* Djibouti (10)
* Egypt (9)
* Equatorial Guinea (3)
* Eritrea (3)
* Eswatini (5)
* Ethiopia (67)
* Gabon (4)
* Gambia (8)
* Ghana (19)
* Guinea (4)
* Guinea-Bissau (2)
* Ivory Coast (12)
* Kenya (60)
* Lesotho (2)
* Liberia (10)
* Libya (2)
* Madagascar (2)
* Malawi (1)
* Mali (5)
* Mauritius (10)
* Morocco (17)
* Mozambique (3)
* Namibia (25)
* Niger (2)
* Nigeria (37)
* Republic of the Congo (9)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
* Senegal (18)
* Seychelles (8)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Somalia (2)
* South Africa (55)
* South Sudan (1)
* Togo (6)
* Tunisia (4)
* Uganda (14)
* Zambia (8)
* Zimbabwe (10)

## See Also

* Algeria at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
* Angola at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics