# 1996 African Championships in Athletics

The 10th African Championships in Athletics were held in Yaoundé, Cameroon between 13 and 16 June 1996 at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.8 m/s) | Seun Ogunkoya Nigeria | 10.45 | Benjamin Sirimou Cameroon | 10.54 | Sunday Emmanuel Nigeria | 10.66 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Oumar Loum Senegal | 20.70 | Joseph Loua Guinea | 20.80 | Justice Dipeba Botswana | 20.90 |
| 400 metres | Ibrahima Wade Senegal | 45.75 | Simon Kemboi Kenya | 46.00 | Samson Kipchirchir Yego Kenya | 46.14 |
| 800 metres | Fred Onyancha Kenya | 1:46.69 | Adem Hecini Algeria | 1:47.17 | Kipkemboi Lagat Kenya | 1:47.35 |
| 1500 metres | Moses Kigen Kenya | 3:39.78 | Sammy Rono Kenya | 3:40.47 | Gilbert Mvuyekure Burundi | 3:47.95 |
| 5000 metres | Paul Koech Kenya | 13:35.13 | Simon Chemoiywo Kenya | 13:35.13 | Faustin Ngézahayo Burundi | 13:49.49 |
| 10,000 metres | Stephen Kiogora Kenya | 29:16.40 | William Kipchumba Kenya | 29:22.30 | Isidore Nzigiyimana Burundi | 30:14.40 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Kipkemboi Cheruiyot Kenya | 8:38.72 | Faustin Ngézahayo Burundi | 8:39.38 | Thomas Toyi Burkina Faso | 8:48.99 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.2 m/s) | William Erese Nigeria | 13.7 | Moses Oyiki Orode Nigeria | 13.8 | Judex Lefou Mauritius | 13.9 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ibou Faye Senegal | 49.60 | Ferrins Pieterse South Africa | 49.95 | El Hafni Abdel Maksoud Ibrahim Egypt | 50.74 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria | 39.7 | Senegal | 39.9 | Cameroon Aimé-Issa Nthépé Benjamin Sirimou Alfred Moussambani Claude Toukéné-Guébogo | 40.0 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Senegal Moustapha Diarra Abubakry Dia Hachim Ndiaye Ibou Faye | 3:03.44 | Kenya | 3:03.53 | Mauritius Gilbert Hashan Desiré Pierre-Louis Rudy Tirvengadum Eric Milazar | 3:07.20 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Hatem Ghoula Tunisia | 1:29:48 | David Kimutai Kenya | 1:30:05 | Mohieddine Béni Daoud Tunisia | 1:31:10 |
| High jump | Khemraj Naiko Mauritius | 2.16 | Anthony Idiata Nigeria | 2.16 | Olivier Sanou Burkina Faso | 2.13 |
| Pole vault | Anis Riahi Tunisia | 4.60 | Hassan Farouk Sayed Egypt | 4.20 | | |
| Long jump | Anis Gallali Tunisia | 7.81 | Cheikh Touré Senegal | 7.79 | Pa Modou Gai Gambia | 7.64 |
| Triple jump | Paul Nioze Seychelles | 16.52 | Oluyemi Sule Nigeria | 16.17 | Roger Martial Ngouloubi Congo | 15.16 |
| Shot put | Henk Booysen South Africa | 17.34 | Athanase Oloko Cameroon | 14.98 | Serge Doh Ivory Coast | 14.84 |
| Discus throw | Serge Doh Ivory Coast | 51.92 | Christian Messi Alaga Cameroon | 48.58 | Athanase Oloko Cameroon | 46.72 |
| Hammer throw | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 69.32 | Samir Haouam Algeria | 65.32 | Yacine Louail Algeria | 52.34 |
| Javelin throw | Pius Bazighe Nigeria | 74.78 | Louis Fouché South Africa | 74.54 | Maher Ridane Tunisia | 72.60 |
| Decathlon | Anis Riahi Tunisia | 7257 | Hassan Farouk Sayed Egypt | 6788 | Sid Ali Sabour Algeria | 5071 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Georgette Nkoma Cameroon | 11.67 | Marliese Steyn South Africa | 11.69 | Myriam Léonie Mani Cameroon | 11.92 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Georgette Nkoma Cameroon | 23.1 | Marliese Steyn South Africa | 23.3 | Myriam Léonie Mani Cameroon | 23.5 |
| 400 metres | Saidat Onanuga Nigeria | 52.85 | Grace Birungi Uganda | 53.40 | Alimata Koné Ivory Coast | 54.31 |
| 800 metres | Naomi Mugo Kenya | 2:02.80 | Léontine Tsiba Congo | 2:09.10 | Adama Njie Gambia | 2:10.10 |
| 1500 metres | Naomi Mugo Kenya | 4:12.30 | Stéphanie Nicole Zanga Cameroon | 4:34.20 | Léontine Tsiba Congo | 4:35.60 |
| 5000 metres | Florence Djépé Cameroon | 17:59.32 | Marie Python Cameroon | 18:14.40 | Cathreen Ngwang Cameroon | 19:27.39 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.2 m/s) | Glory Alozie Nigeria | 13.62 | Lana Uys South Africa | 13.78 | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 14.21 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Saidat Onanuga Nigeria | 56.64 | Lana Uys South Africa | 57.05 | Kleintjie Mogotsi South Africa | 60.19 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cameroon | 44.7 | Ivory Coast | 45.5 | Senegal | 46.8 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Nigeria Saidat Onanuga Calister Uba Caroline Avbovbede Folashade Ogundemi | 3:39.2 | Cameroon Myriam Leonie Mani Mireille Nguimgo Madeleine Ndongo Mbazoa Claudine Komgang | 3:40.5 | Gabon Genevieve Obone Fine Azogoua Patricia Obone Diane Zancy | 3:54.8 |
| 5000 metre track walk | Dounia Kara Algeria | 23:15.80 | Nagwa Ibrahim Ali Egypt | 24:05.40 | Monica Akoth Kenya | 24:05.70 |
| High jump | Irène Tiendrébéogo Burkina Faso | 1.84 | Lolita Nack Cameroon | 1.80 | Jeanine Blé Ivory Coast | 1.75 |
| Long jump | Grace Umelo Nigeria | 6.13 | Béryl Laramé Seychelles | 5.98 | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 5.85 |
| Triple jump | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 12.99 | Abiola Williams Nigeria | 12.68 | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 12.51 |
| Shot put | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 14.47 | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Egypt | 14.24 | Oumou Traoré Mali | 12.84 |
| Discus throw | Monia Kari Tunisia | 53.00 | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 48.80 | Felicia Nkiru Ojiego Nigeria | 45.58 |
| Javelin throw | Fatma Zouhour Toumi Tunisia | 51.88 | Lindy Leveaux Seychelles | 42.24 | Monique Djikada Cameroon | 40.78 |
| Heptathlon | Caroline Kola Kenya | 5270 | Anne-Marie Mouri-Nkeng Cameroon | 4372 | Adélaïde Koudougnon Ivory Coast | 3453 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Senegal (SEN) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Cameroon (CMR) | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | South Africa (SAF) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Congo (CGO) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Gambia (GAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Mali (MLI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 40 | 40 | 39 | 119 |