# 2006 African Championships in Athletics

The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Rivière Noire District. This was the second time when the African Championships in Athletics were hosted in Mauritius, the first was in 1992.
Many world-class runners were competing, but in terms of the field events the standard was poor. In addition, some of those, especially the throwing events, had very few participants as African federations cannot afford to send large teams.

## Men's results
### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Olusoji Fasuba Nigeria | 10.37 | Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria | 10.44 | Eric Nkansah Ghana | 10.65 |
| August 10: ||||||
| 200 m details | Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria | 20.61 | Stéphan Buckland Mauritius | 20.67 | Leigh Julius South Africa | 20.82 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 400 m details | Gary Kikaya DR Congo | 45.03 | Paul Gorries South Africa | 45.50 | Young Talkmore Nyongani Zimbabwe | 45.60 |
| August 11: ||||||
| 800 m details | Alex Kipchirchir Kenya | 1:46.62 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan | 1:46.65 | Alfred Kirwa Kenya | 1:46.85 |
| August 11: ||||||
| 1500 m details | Alex Kipchirchir Kenya | 3:46.54 | Adil Kaouch Morocco | 3:46.72 | Tarek Boukensa Algeria | 3:46.81 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 5000 m details | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 14:03.41 | Mike Kigen Kenya | 14:05.12 | Moses Kipsiro Uganda | 14:05.20 |
| August 9: ||||||
| 10,000 m details | Moses Kipsiro Uganda | 28:03.46 | Mike Kigen Kenya | 28:03.70 | Abebe Dinkesa Ethiopia | 28:05.07 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 110 m hurdles details | Aymen Ben Ahmed Tunisia | 13.77 | Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Madagascar | 14.03 | Ruan de Vries South Africa | 14.05 |
| August 12: ||||||
| 400 m hurdles details | Louis van Zyl South Africa | 49.43 | Alwyn Myburgh South Africa | 49.88 | Kurt Couto Mozambique | 50.72 |
| August 10: ||||||
| 3000 m s'chase details | Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya | 8:11.03 (CR) | Abdelkader Hachlaf Morocco | 8:33.52 | Ruben Ramolefi South Africa | 8:39.67 |
| August 11: reigning Olympic champion Ezekiel Kemboi finished second but was disqualified. ||||||
| 20 km walk details | David Kimutai Kenya | 1:23:58 | Hatem Ghoula Tunisia | 1:25:02 | Hicham Mejbar Algeria | 1:25:15 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Nigeria Peter Emelieze Uchenna Emedolu Adetoyi Durotoye Olusoji Fasuba | 39.63 | South Africa Hannes Dreyer Leigh Julius Lee-Roy Newton Sherwin Vries | 39.68 | Ghana Harry Adu Mfum Cyril Ferguson Seth Amoo Eric Nkansah | 40.12 |
| August 11: ||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Kenya George Kwoba Vincent Mumo Kiilu Sammy Rono Thomas Musembi | 3:06.78 | South Africa Alwyn Myburgh Ofentse Mogawane Ruben Majola Paul Gorries | 3:07.65 | Botswana Oganeditse Moseki California Molefe Gakologelwang Masheto Obakeng Ngwigwa | 3:08.13 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 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) |||||| |
* $^a$ Many sources (including the IAAF) list the lead off runner as Grace Ebor, a female Nigerian middle-distance runner. This is incorrect as the lead off runner was actually Peter Emelieze.

### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana | 2.30 | Sere Boubakar Burkina Faso | 2.22 | Ramsey Carelse South Africa | 2.22 |
| August 13: ||||||
| Pole vault details | Okkert Brits South Africa | 5.20 | Abderrahmane Tamada Tunisia | 5.15 | Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia | 4.80 |
| August 12: ||||||
| Long jump details | Ignisious Gaisah Ghana | 8.51 (+3.7) | Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 8.45 (+4.2) | Issam Nima Algeria | 8.37 |
| August 9: ||||||
| Triple jump details | Tarik Bouguetaïb Morocco | 17.25 (+4.2) | Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 16.67 (+3.6) | Younès Moudrik Morocco | 16.58 (+3.7) |
| August 12: ||||||
| Shot put details | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 18.93 | Janus Robberts South Africa | 17.88 | Mohammed Medded Tunisia | 17.87 |
| August 9: ||||||
| Discus throw details | Omar Ahmed ElGazaly Egypt | 61.11 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 54.38 | Chima Ugwu Nigeria | 51.56 |
| August 10: Nabil Kirame of Morocco, who originally won the bronze, was later disqualified for doping. ||||||
| Hammer throw details | Chris Harmse South Africa | 77.55 CR | Saber Souid Tunisia | 72.66 | Mohsen El Anany Egypt | 69.22 |
| August 12: ||||||
| Javelin throw details | Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa | 77.55 | Gerbrandt Grobler South Africa | 75.95 | Walid Adb El Wahab Egypt | 69.86 |
| August 13: ||||||
| Decathlon details | Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia | 7,566 points | Mourad Souissi Algeria | 7,113 points | Terence Wepener South Africa | 7,084 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 | Vida Anim Ghana | 11.58 | Geraldine Pillay South Africa | 11.67 | Endurance Ojokolo Nigeria | 11.95 |
| August 10: ||||||
| 200 m details | Vida Anim Ghana | 22.90 | Geraldine Pillay South Africa | 23.11 | Fabienne Feraez Benin | 23.15 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 400 m details | Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal | 52.22 | Amantle Montsho Botswana | 52.68 | Louise Ayetotche Ivory Coast | 52.92 |
| August 11: ||||||
| 800 m details | Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya | 2 :00.64 | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 2 :01.08 | Nouria Merah Benida Algeria | 2 :02.18 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 1500 m details | Nouria Merah Benida Algeria | 4:23.26 | Safa Issaoui Tunisia | 4:24.08 | Berhane Herpassa Ethiopia | 4:24.09 |
| August 11: ||||||
| 5000 m details | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 15:56.00 | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 15:56.04 | Sylvia Chibiwott Kibet Kenya | 15:57.14 |
| August 10: ||||||
| 10,000 m details | Edith Masai Kenya | 31:27.96 CR | Isabella Ochichi Kenya | 31:29.43 | Emily Chebet Kenya | 31:33.39 |
| August 12: ||||||
| 100 m hurdles details | Toyin Augustus Nigeria | 13.44 | Carole Me-ban Kaboud Cameroon | 13.85 | Gnima Faye Senegal | 13.95 |
| August 10: ||||||
| 400 m hurdles details | Janet Wienand South Africa | 56.97 | Houria Moussa Algeria | 57.15 | Aissafa Soulama Burkina Faso | 57.27 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 3000 m s'chase details | Jeruto Kiptum Kenya | 10:00.02 | Habiba Ghribi Tunisia | 10:10.93 | Chaabi Bouchra Morocco | 10:11.52 |
| August 11: ||||||
| 20 km walk details | Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh Egypt | 1:43:22 | Arasa Asnaksh Abissa Ethiopia | 1:45:31 | Ghania Amzal Algeria | 1:46:05 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Ghana Gifty Addy, Elizabeth Amolofo, Vida Anim, Esther Dankwah | 44.43 | Nigeria Toyin Augustus Francisca Idoko Gloria Kemasuode Endurance Ojokolo | 44.52 | Cameroon Esther Solange Ndoumbe Carole Kaboud Me-Bam Josephine Mbarga Bikie Leonie Myriam Mani | 46.43 |
| August 11: ||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay details | South Africa Amanda Kotze, Estie Wittstock, Janet Wienand, Heide Seyerling | 3:36.88 | Nigeria Alice Nwosu Mary Onyemuwa Kate Obilor Christiana Ekpukhon | 3:37.00 | Kenya Josephine Nyarunda Elizabeth Muthuka Annet Mwanzi Lukhuyi Florence Wasike | 3:39.79 |
| August 13: ||||||
| 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 | Rene van der Merwe South Africa | 1.84 | Nneka Ukuh Nigeria | 1.80 | Sara Bouaoudia Algeria | 1.75 |
| August 11: ||||||
| Pole vault details | Syrine Balti Tunisia | 4.21 | Nisrine Dinar Morocco | 3.60 | Lindi Roux South Africa | 3.60 |
| August 10: ||||||
| Long jump details | Joséphine Mbarga-Bikié Cameroon | 6.33 (+2.9) | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 6.30 (+1.8) | Chinazom Amadi Nigeria | 6.23 (+3.0) |
| August 10: ||||||
| Triple jump details | Yamilé Aldama Sudan | 14.71 (+2.6) | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 14.08 (+3.6) | Otonye Iworima Nigeria | 13.88 (+2.1) |
| August 13: ||||||
| Shot put details | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 17.45 | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Egypt | 15.48 | Monique Ngo Ngoué-Poree Cameroon | 14.99 |
| August 13: ||||||
| Discus throw details | Elizna Naude South Africa | 55.42 | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 49.63 | Suzanne Kragbe Ivory Coast | 49.05 |
| August 11: ||||||
| Hammer throw details | Marwa Hussein Arafat Egypt | 62.16 | Blessing Egwu Nigeria | 51.77 | Menakshee Totah Mauritius | 36.68 |
| August 9: Egypt's Marwa Ahmed Arafat retained her African title, while Hayat El Ghazi of Morocco, who originally won the silver, was later disqualified for doping. ||||||
| Javelin throw details | Justine Robbeson South Africa | 60.60 PB/AR | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 55.64 | Lindy Leveau Seychelles | 54.41 |
| August 12: ||||||
| Heptathlon details | Janice Josephs South Africa | 5876 points | Celine Laporte Seychelles | 4932 points | Nadege Foe Essama Cameroon | 3808 points |
| August 11–12: ||||||
| 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) |||||| |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Ghana (GHA) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | DR Congo (COD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Burkina Faso (BFA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Mauritius (MUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Participating nations

* Algeria (20)
* Benin (8)
* Botswana (13)
* Burkina Faso (7)
* Burundi (4)
* Cameroon (11)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Central African Republic (3)
* Chad (1)
* Comoros (1)
* Ivory Coast (7)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (3)
* Egypt (14)
* Eritrea (4)
* Ethiopia (23)
* Gabon (2)
* Ghana (20)
* Kenya (36)
* Lesotho (2)
* Liberia (10)
* Madagascar (6)
* Malawi (1)
* Mali (8)
* Mauritius (33)
* Morocco (25)
* Mozambique (6)
* Namibia (6)
* Nigeria (32)
* Republic of the Congo (4)
* Rwanda (5)
* Senegal (20)
* Seychelles (14)
* Somalia (1)
* Swaziland (2)
* South Africa (53)
* Sudan (2)
* Tanzania (4)
* Togo (2)
* Tunisia (12)
* Uganda (4)
* Zambia (4)
* Zimbabwe (4)