# 2004 African Championships in Athletics

The 14th African Championships in Athletics were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo in July, 2004. Since African Championships is a biennial event, this edition was contested only a month before 2004 Summer Olympics. Thus some top athletes shunned the event. On the other hand, many athletes use the competition to prepare for the Olympics.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Olusoji Fasuba Nigeria | 10.21 | Idrissa Sanou Burkina Faso | 10.37 | Jaysuma Saidy Gambia | 10.43 |
| 200 m details | Joseph Batangdon Cameroon | 20.46 | Ambrose Ezenwa Nigeria | 20.75 | Morné Nagel South Africa | 20.83 |
| 400 m details | Eric Milazar Mauritius | 45.03 | Ezra Sambu Kenya | 45.33 | Young Talkmore Nyongani Zimbabwe | 45.69 |
| 800 m details | William Yiampoy Kenya | 1:45.36 | Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa | 1:45.55 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan | 1:45.87 |
| 1500 m details | Paul Korir Kenya | 3:39.48 | Peter Roko Ashak Sudan | 3:41.31 | Yassine Bensghir Morocco | 3:41.49 |
| 5000 m details | Zwedo Maregu Ethiopia | 13:47.77 | Boniface Songok Kenya | 13:48.06 | Hillary Chenonge Kenya | 13:48.44 |
| 10,000 m details | Charles Kamathi Kenya | 28:07.83 | Abebe Dinkesa Ethiopia | 28:10.49 | Yebeltal Admasu Ethiopia | 28:28.59 |
| 3000 m s'chase details | David Chemweno Kenya | 8:17.31 | Richard Matelong Kenya | 8:26.34 | Abdelatif Chemlal Morocco | 8:31.01 |
| 110 m hurdles details | Todd Matthews Jouda Sudan | 13.70 | Shaun Bownes South Africa | 13.80 | Frikkie van Zyl South Africa | 13.81 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Llewellyn Herbert South Africa | 48.90 | Julius Bungei Kenya | 49.56 | Ockert Cilliers South Africa | 49.58 |
| 20 km walk details | Julius Sawe Kenya | 1:27:43 | Hassanine Sebei Tunisia | 1:28:35 | Moussa Aouanouk Algeria | 1:29:02 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Nigeria Olusoji Fasuba Ambrose Ezenwa Aaron Egbele Chinedu Oriala | 38.91 | South Africa Morne Nagel Deon du Toit Clinton Venter Lee-Roy Newton | 39.59 | Cameroon Emmanuel Ngom Priso Idrissa Adam Alain Olivier Nyounai Joseph Batangdon | 39.87 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Zimbabwe Lloyd Zvasiya Lewis Banda Temba Ncube Talkmore Nyongani | 3:02.38 | Nigeria James Godday Saul Weigopwa Bola Lawal Enefiok Udo-Obong | 3:02.66 | South Africa Marcus La Grange Werner Botha Hendrick Mokganyetsi Arnaud Malherbe | 3:03.81 |
| High jump details | Kabelo Mmono Botswana | 2.17 | Boubacar Séré Burkina Faso | 2.10 | Khemraj Naiko Mauritius | 2.10 |
| Pole vault details | Béchir Zaghouani Tunisia | 5.20 | Karim Sène Senegal | 5.00 | Mohamed Karbib Morocco | 4.60 |
| Long jump details | Jonathan Chimier Mauritius | 8.06 | Ndiss Kaba Badji Senegal | 7.86 | Nabil Adamou Algeria | 7.72 |
| Triple jump details | Olivier Sanou Burkina Faso | 16.31 | Hamza Ménina Algeria | 16.02 | Thierry Adanabou Burkina Faso | 15.93 |
| Shot put details | Janus Robberts South Africa | 21.02 | Burger Lambrechts South Africa | 18.78 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 18.51 |
| Discus throw details | Frantz Kruger South Africa | 63.85 | Hannes Hopley South Africa | 63.50 | Nabil Kiram Morocco | 52.12 |
| Hammer throw details | Chris Harmse South Africa | 75.90 | Saber Souid Tunisia | 70.71 | Ahmed Abd El Raouf Egypt | 67.87 |
| Javelin throw details | Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa | 78.31 | Gerbrandt Grobler South Africa | 76.93 | Willie Human South Africa | 71.48 |
| Decathlon details | Anis Riahi Tunisia | 7200 points | Selwyn Lieutier Mauritius | 6882 points | Celestin Moussambote Kengué Congo | 6478 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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Endurance Ojokolo Nigeria | 11.33 | Mercy Nku Nigeria | 11.36 | Geraldine Pillay South Africa | 11.40 |
| 200 m details | Geraldine Pillay South Africa | 23.18 | Kadiatou Camara Mali | 23.22 | Nadjina Kaltouma Chad | 23.29 |
| 400 m details | Fatou Bintou Fall Senegal | 50.62 | Nadjina Kaltouma Chad | 50.80 | Hortense Béwouda Cameroon | 51.15 |
| 800 m details | Saïda El Mehdi Morocco | 2:03.52 | Charity Wandia Kenya | 2:04.08 | Caroline Chepkwony Kenya | 2:04.58 |
| 1500 m details | Nancy Lagat Kenya | 4:24.56 | Saïda El Mehdi Morocco | 4:24.87 | Jeruto Kiptum Kenya | 4:25.85 |
| 5000 m details | Etalemahu Kidane Ethiopia | 16:25.83 | Priscah Jepleting Kenya | 16:26.15 | Angele Haronsimana Burundi | 16:55.99 |
| 10,000 m details | Eyerusalem Kuma Ethiopia | 31:56.77 | Irene Kwambai Kenya | 31:57.54 | Catherine Kirui Kenya | 32:35.71 |
| 100 m hurdles details | Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy Madagascar | 13.73 | Carole Kaboud Mebam Cameroon | 14.07 | Alima Soura Burkina Faso | 14.38 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Surita Febbraio South Africa | 55.12 | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 55.62 | Zahra Lachgar Morocco | 57.12 |
| 3000 m St. details | Bouchra Chaabi Morocco | 9:53.46 CR | Nawal Baïbi Morocco | 10:11.42 | Tebogo Masehla South Africa | 10:34.40 |
| 20 km walk details | Grace Wanjiru Kenya | 1:42:45 | Nicolene Cronje South Africa | 1:43:57 | Bahia Boussad Algeria | 1:46:12 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Nigeria Gloria Kemasuode Mercy Nku Oludamola Osayomi Endurance Ojokolo | 44.32 | South Africa Dikeledi Moropane Heide Seyerling Adri Shoeman Geraldine Pillay | 44.42 | Senegal Fatoumata Coly Aida Diop Aissatou Badjo Aminata Diouf | 45.21 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Senegal Fatou Bintou Fall Tacko Diouf Aida Diop Amy Mbacké Thiam | 3:29.41 | South Africa Surita Febbraio Adri Shoeman Heide Seyerling Estie Wittstock | 3:30.12 | Cameroon Hortense Bewouda Carole Kaboud Muriel Noah Delphine Atangana | 3:30.77 |
| High jump details | Hestrie Cloete South Africa | 1.95 | Samantha Dodd South Africa | 1.60 | Janice Josephs South Africa | 1.50 |
| Pole vault details | Syrine Balti Tunisia | 4.00 | Samantha Dodd South Africa | 3.80 | Nancy Cheekoussen Mauritius | 3.70 |
| Long jump details | Kene Ndoye Senegal | 6.64 | Kadiatou Camara Mali | 6.29 | Yah Koïta Mali | 6.27 |
| Triple jump details | Yamilé Aldama Sudan | 14.90 | Kene Ndoye Senegal | 14.44 | Mariette Mien Burkina Faso | 12.61 |
| Shot put details | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Egypt | 15.53 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia | 15.45 | Alifatou Djibril Togo | 15.16 |
| Discus throw details | Elizna Naude South Africa | 57.50 | Alifatou Djibril Togo | 52.62 | Hiba Meshili Abu Zaghari Egypt | 50.58 |
| Hammer throw details | Marwa Hussein Arafat Egypt | 66.14 CR | Mouna Dani Morocco | 57.98 | Hayat El Ghazi Morocco | 57.67 |
| Javelin throw details | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 60.13 | Aïda Sellam Tunisia | 54.68 | Cecilia Kiplagat Kenya | 48.78 |
| Heptathlon details | Margaret Simpson Ghana | 6154 points | Janice Josephs South Africa | 5785 points | Céline Laporte Seychelles | 5172 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) |||||| |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 10 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Senegal (SEN) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Mauritius (MRI) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Sudan (SUD) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Burkina Faso (BFA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Madagascar (MAD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mali (MLI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Chad (CHA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Togo (TOG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Congo (COG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Gambia (GAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |