# Athletics at the 1976 Central African Games

At the 1976 Central African Games, the athletics events were held at the Stade Omar Bongo in Libreville, Gabon from 30 June – 10 July.
A total of 31 track and field events were contested (19 for men and 12 for women). There were no long-distance running or hurdles races for women and triple jump was a men-only event. Cameroon comfortably topped the medal table with 28 medals and 13 gold medals. Republic of the Congo was a clear second, with six gold medals among a haul of 27. Chad and the host nation Gabon were the only other nations to reach double digits in the medal tally and win multiple gold medals. A total of seven of the eleven competing nations reached the medal table.
Three athletes won multiple individual titles. On the men's side, Denis Dakréo of Cameroon won both the 110 m and 400 m hurdles events, while on the women's side Gabon's Eulalie Mbourou scored a middle-distance double and Cameroon's Germaine Wonja won the shot put and discus throw events. Congolese Théophile Nkounkou and Chadian Boulot Alladoum won the individual and relay events over men's 100 metres and 400 metres, respectively.
Both Dakréo's hurdles times went unbeaten over the history of the games. Among the other unbeaten men's games records established at the competition, Paul Ngadjadoum set 2.13 m in the high jump, Oumarou Poro managed 14.89 m in the shot put, Jean-Emmanuel Vanlier threw 49.04 m in the discus, and the Congolese 4 × 100 metres relay team won in a record 40.3 seconds. Rhoda Idowu's winning long jump of 5.60 m was the only women's performance that stood as an all-time games record.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Théophile Nkounkou (CGO) | 10.2 GR | Jean-Pierre Basségéla (CGO) | 10.3 | Emmanuel Bitanga (CMR) | 10.4 |
| 200 metres | Emmanuel Bitanga (CMR) | 21.4 | Louis Kanza (CGO) | 21.5 | Théophile Nkounkou (CGO) | 21.5 |
| 400 metres | Boulot Alladoum (CHA) | 48.2 | ?. Killadoum (CHA) | 48.5 | Alphonse Mandonda (CGO) | 48.8 |
| 800 metres | Ghislain Obounghat (CGO) | 1:53.7 | ?. Bakobanza (BDI) | 1:54.2 | Georges Okomba (GAB) | 1:54.5 |
| 1500 metres | Esaie Fongang (CMR) | 3:56.6 | Alain Benga (GAB) | 3:56.6 | Ghislain Obounghat (CGO) | 3:57.1 |
| 5000 metres | Gérard Nsabimana (BDI) | 14:52.6 | Esaie Fongang (CMR) | 14:53.0 | ?. Haja (BDI) | 14:57.2 |
| 10,000 metres | Fabien Mbarute (RWA) | 31:11.8 | ?. Bazikamwe (BDI) | 31:12.8 | ?. Niyonzima (BDI) | 31:46.6 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Ben Dagai Docteur (CHA) | ? | Emmanuel M'pioh (CGO) | ? | Sylvestre Hanyurwimfura (RWA) | ? |
| 110 m hurdles | Denis Dakréo (CMR) | 14.5 GR | Bernard Mabikana (CGO) | 14.6 | Jean-François Boussongou (GAB) | 15.1 |
| 400 m hurdles | Denis Dakréo (CMR) | 52.6 GR | Albert Toro (CAF) | 53.2 | Albert Ekoté (CGO) | 55.0 |
| High jump | Paul Ngadjadoum (CHA) | 2.13 m GR | Oussame Mouangangbame (CHA) | 2.00 m | Georges Banthoud (CGO) | 1.95 m |
| Pole vault | Jean-Prosper Tsondzabéka (CGO) | 3.60 m | Daniel Elebou (CGO) | 3.60 m | ?. Hicuburundi (BDI) | 3.60 m |
| Long jump | Kémobé Djimassal (CHA) | 7.25 m | ?. Tetimian (CHA) | 7.01 m | Gilbert Babakala (CGO) | 6.94 m |
| Triple jump | Simon Dégoto (CAF) | 14.54 m | ?. Mahamat (CHA) | 14.54 m | Kémobé Djimassal (CHA) | 14.49 m |
| Shot put | Oumarou Poro (CMR) | 14.89 m GR | Claude Bessala (CMR) | 14.75 m | Casimir Molongo (CGO) | 14.42 m |
| Discus throw | Jean-Emmanuel Vanlier (CMR) | 49.04 m GR | Casimir Molongo (CGO) | 45.74 m | Isaac Tchoué (CMR) | 43.84 m |
| Javelin throw | Elie Yanyambal (CHA) | 68.80 m | François Ganongo (CGO) | 68.64 m | Degaulle Gamy (CHA) | 68.16 m |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Congo (CGO) | 40.3 GR | Central African Republic (CAF) | 41.3 | Cameroon (CMR) | 41.5 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Chad (CHA) | 3:14.9 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3:15.4 | Central African Republic (CAF) | 3:17.8 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Brigitte Baégné (CGO) | 12.0 | Colette Raoumbé (GAB) | 12.2 | ?. Sissa (CMR) | 12.4 |
| 200 metres | Colette Raoumbé (GAB) | 25.4 | Brigitte Baégné (CGO) | 25.5 | ?. Ozoumet (CGO) | 25.9 |
| 400 metres | Agathe Ngo Nack (CMR) | 58.2 | Claudine Lemongo (CMR) | 58.2 | Véronique Koumba (GAB) | 59.3 |
| 800 metres | Eulalie Mbourou (GAB) | 2:17.8 | Claudine Lemongo (CMR) | 2:22.0 | Lea Oumba (CGO) | 2:23.1 |
| 1500 metres | Eulalie Mbourou (GAB) | 4:52.4 | Sophie Ngo Nkot (CMR) | 4:53.7 | Catherine Tsatsa (CGO) | 4:56.2 |
| High jump | Cécile Ngambi (CMR) | 1.65 m | ?. Ngo Mbock (CMR) | 1.65 m | Myriam Mahamat (CHA) | 1.59 m |
| Long jump | Rhoda Idowu (CMR) | 5.60 m GR | ?. Fube (CMR) | 5.44 m | Colette Raoumbé (GAB) | 5.38 m |
| Shot put | Germaine Wonja (CMR) | 11.51 m | ?. Bouanga (CGO) | 11.22 m | ?. Manyongha (CMR) | 11.21 m |
| Discus throw | Germaine Wonja (CMR) | 35.28 m | Myriame Mekonodji (CHA) | 34.20 m | ?. Manyongha (CMR) | 32.66 m |
| Javelin throw | Agnès Tchuinté (CMR) | 43.56 m | Marie-Jacqueline Azambou (CMR) | 39.60 m | Yvonne Makouala (CGO) | 36.52 m |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Cameroon (CMR) | 48.5 | Gabon (GAB) | 50.1 | Congo (CGO) | 50.3 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Congo (CGO) | 4:06.2 | Gabon (GAB) | 4:06.7 | Only 2 teams finished | Only 2 teams finished |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Gabon)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cameroon (CMR) | 13 | 9 | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Chad (CHA) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Gabon (GAB)* | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Central African Republic (CAF) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 91 |