# List of African Championships in Athletics medalists (women)

This is the complete list of women's medalists at the African Championships in Athletics from 1979 to 2018.

## Current program
### 100 metres

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |

### 200 metres

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Hannah Afriyie Ghana | 23.81 | Nzaeli Kyomo Tanzania | 24.48 | Ruth Waithera Kenya | 24.66 |
| 1982 details | Nzaeli Kyomo Tanzania | 23.7 | Marième Boye Senegal | 24.5 | Ruth Enang Cameroon | 24.6 |
| 1984 details | Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco | 23.93 | Mercy Addy Ghana | 24.42 | Joyce Odhiambo Kenya | 24.44 |
| 1985 details | Rufina Uba Nigeria | 23.79 | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 23.98 | Martha Appiah Ghana | 24.10 |
| 1988 details | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 23.33w | Martha Appiah Ghana | 23.72w | Veronica Bawuah Ghana | 24.35w |
| 1989 details | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 23.00 | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 23.74 | Lalao Ravaonirina Madagascar | 23.94 |
| 1990 details | Fatima Yusuf Nigeria | 23.19 | Emily Odoemenam Nigeria | 23.59 | Helena Amoako Ghana | 24.36 |
| 1992 details | Elinda Vorster South Africa | 23.60 | Marcel Winkler South Africa | 23.60 | Yolanda Steyn South Africa | 24.11 |
| 1993 details | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 22.71 | Yolanda Steyn South Africa | 23.22 | Evette de Klerk South Africa | 23.29 |
| 1996 details | Georgette Nkoma Cameroon | 23.1 | Marliese Steyn South Africa | 23.3 | Myriam Léonie Mani Cameroon | 23.5 |
| 1998 details | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 22.22 | Rose Aboaje Nigeria | 22.83 | Heide Seÿerling South Africa | 22.89 |
| 2000 details | Myriam Léonie Mani Cameroon | 22.54 | Aïda Diop Senegal | 23.01 | Fatima Yusuf Nigeria | 23.27 |
| 2002 details | Nadjina Kaltouma Chad | 22.80w | Aïda Diop Senegal | 23.29w | Myriam Léonie Mani Cameroon | 23.30w |
| 2004 details | Geraldine Pillay South Africa | 23.18 | Kadiatou Camara Mali | 23.22 | Nadjina Kaltouma Chad | 23.29 |

### 400 metres

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Grace Bakari Ghana | 53.33 | Marième Boye Senegal | 54.52 | Mary Chemweno Kenya | 55.41 |
| 1982 details | Ruth Atuti Kenya | 54.48 | Célestine N'Drin Ivory Coast | 54.58 | Marième Boye Senegal | 54.87 |
| 1984 details | Ruth Atuti Kenya | 54.05 | Mable Esendi Kenya | 54.88 | Mercy Addy Ghana | 56.36 |
| 1985 details | Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria | 53.33 | Doris Wiredu Ghana | 53.62 | Grace Bakari Ghana | 53.72 |
| 1988 details | Airat Bakare Nigeria | 52.15 | Célestine N'Drin Ivory Coast | 52.77 | Mercy Addy Ghana | 52.88 |
| 1989 details | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 51.22 | Fatima Yusuf Nigeria | 52.30 | Airat Bakare Nigeria | 52.38 |
| 1990 details | Fatima Yusuf Nigeria | 50.85 | Charity Opara Nigeria | 51.68 | Emily Odoemenam Nigeria | 53.30 |
| 1992 details | Omotayo Akinremi Nigeria | 52.53 | Aïssatou Tandian Senegal | 52.64 | Omolade Akinremi Nigeria | 53.14 |
| 1993 details | Tina Paulino Mozambique | 51.82 | Emily Odoemenam Nigeria | 52.26 | Aïssatou Tandian Senegal | 53.00 |
| 1996 details | Saidat Onanuga Nigeria | 52.85 | Grace Birungi Uganda | 53.40 | Alimata Koné Ivory Coast | 54.31 |
| 1998 details | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 50.07 | Charity Opara Nigeria | 50.13 | Ony Paule Ratsimbazafy Madagascar | 52.11 |
| 2000 details | Claudine Komgang Cameroon | 51.35 | Mireille Nguimgo Cameroon | 51.81 | Nadjina Kaltouma Chad | 52.27 |
| 2002 details | Nadjina Kaltouma Chad | 51.09 | Mireille Nguimgo Cameroon | 51.61 | Awatef Ben Hassine Tunisia | 52.22 |
| 2004 details | Fatou Bintou Fall Senegal | 50.62 | Nadjina Kaltouma Chad | 50.80 | Hortense Béwouda Cameroon | 51.15 |

### 800 metres

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Mary Chemweno Kenya | 2:08.4a | Rose Tata Kenya | 2:10.9a | Amsala Woldegebriel Ethiopia | 2:11.9a |
| 1982 details | Evelyn Adiru Uganda | 2:07.0 | Célestine N'Drin Ivory Coast | 2:08.2 | Mary Chepkemboi Kenya | 2:08.4 |
| 1984 details | Justina Chepchirchir Kenya | 2:04.52 | Florence Wanjiru Kenya | 2:05.96 | Célestine N'Drin Ivory Coast | 2:07.72 |
| 1985 details | Selina Chirchir Kenya | 2:03.70 | Mary Chemweno Kenya | 2:04.58 | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 2:04.91 |
| 1988 details | Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria | 2:06.16 | Maria Mutola Mozambique | 2:06.55 | Sheila Seebaluck Mauritius | 2:08.26 |
| 1989 details | Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria | 2:06.8 | Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia | 2:08.2 | Emebet Shiferaw Ethiopia | 2:09.3 |
| 1990 details | Maria Mutola Mozambique | 2:13.54 | Edith Nakiyingi Uganda | 2:14.00 | Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia | 2:15.14 |
| 1992 details | Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia | 2:06.20 | Najat Ouali Morocco | 2:07.40 | Ilse Wicksell South Africa | 2:07.48 |
| 1993 details | Maria Mutola Mozambique | 1:56.36 | Gladys Wamuyu Kenya | 2:01.24 | Ilse Wicksell South Africa | 2:03.75 |
| 1996 details | Naomi Mugo Kenya | 2:02.8 | Léontine Tsiba Congo | 2:09.1 | Adama Njie Gambia | 2:10.1 |
| 1998 details | Maria Mutola Mozambique | 1:57.95 | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | 2:01.24 | Julia Sakara Zimbabwe | 2:01.55 |
| 2000 details | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | 1:59.01 | Nouria Mérah-Benida Algeria | 1:59.73 | Gladys Wamuyu Kenya | 2:00.32 |
| 2002 details | Maria Mutola Mozambique | 2:03.11 | Agnes Samaria Namibia | 2:03.63 | Mina Aït Hammou Morocco | 2:03.94 |
| 2004 details | Saïda El Mehdi Morocco | 2:03.52 | Charity Wandia Kenya | 2:04.08 | Caroline Chepkwony Kenya | 2:04.58 |

### 1500 metres

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Sakina Boutamine Algeria | 4:23.6a | Rose Thomson Kenya | 4:25.0a | Hassania Darami Morocco | 4:26.5a |
| 1982 details | Justina Chepchirchir Kenya | 4:22.03 | Mary Chepkemboi Kenya | 4:24.58 | Linah Cheruiyot Kenya | 4:26.39 |
| 1984 details | Justina Chepchirchir Kenya | 4:18.45 | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 4:22.75 | Leïla Bendahmane Algeria | 4:23.15 |
| 1985 details | Mary Chemweno Kenya | 4:17.90 | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 4:19.11 | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya | 4:22.85 |
| 1988 details | Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria | 4:12.14 | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 4:12.57 | Getenesh Urge Ethiopia | 4:17.61 |
| 1989 details | Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria | 4:13.85 | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya | 4:16.42 | Emebet Shiferaw Ethiopia | 4:20.81 |
| 1990 details | Maria Mutola Mozambique | 4:25.27 | Edith Nakiyingi Uganda | 4:25.34 | Margaret Ngotho Kenya | 4:27.14 |
| 1992 details | Elana Meyer South Africa | 4:18.44 | Gwen Griffiths South Africa | 4:20.79 | Najat Ouali Morocco | 4:23.22 |
| 1993 details | Elana Meyer South Africa | 4:12.56 | Gwen Griffiths South Africa | 4:13.17 | Getenesh Urge Ethiopia | 4:13.68 |
| 1996 details | Naomi Mugo Kenya | 4:12.3 | Stéphanie Nicole Zanga Cameroon | 4:34.2 | Léontine Tsiba Congo | 4:35.6 |
| 1998 details | Jackline Maranga Kenya | 4:11.75 | Julia Sakara Zimbabwe | 4:13.64 | Bouchra Benthami Morocco | 4:17.83 |
| 2000 details | Nouria Mérah-Benida Algeria | 4:16.14 | Gladys Wamuyu Kenya | 4:16.56 | Berhane Herpassa Ethiopia | 4:16.87 |
| 2002 details | Jackline Maranga Kenya | 4:18.91 | Abir Nakhli Tunisia | 4:19.02 | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | 4:20.15 |
| 2004 details | Nancy Lagat Kenya | 4:24.56 | Saïda El Mehdi Morocco | 4:24.87 | Jeruto Kiptum Kenya | 4:25.85 |

### 3000 metres

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Sakina Boutamine Algeria | 9:31.1a | Rose Thomson Kenya | 9:32.1a | Hassania Darami Morocco | 9:39.7a |
| 1982 details | Justina Chepchirchir Kenya | 9:20.3 | Linah Cheruiyot Kenya | 9:20.8 | Hassania Darami Morocco | 9:54.9 |
| 1984 details | Mary Chepkemboi Kenya | 9:19.05 | Regina Chemeli Kenya | 9:22.17 | Leïla Bendahmane Algeria | 9:26.28 |
| 1985 details | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya | 9:18.53 | Hassania Darami Morocco | 9:19.82 | Regina Chemeli Kenya | 9:20.62 |
| 1988 details | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 8:59.19 | Josiane Boullé Mauritius | 9:14.37 | Tigist Moreda Ethiopia | 9:15.92 |
| 1989 details | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya | 9:14.97 | Jane Ngotho Kenya | 9:15.43 | Luchia Yishak Ethiopia | 9:24.31 |
| 1990 details | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 9:11.21 | Luchia Yishak Ethiopia | 9:15.99 | Margaret Ngotho Kenya | 9:16.41 |
| 1992 details | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 9:01.12 | Gwen Griffiths South Africa | 9:03.10 | Getenesh Urge Ethiopia | 9:03.32 |
| 1993 details | Gwen Griffiths South Africa | 9:13.92 | Merima Denboba Ethiopia | 9:14.48 | Hellen Chepngeno Kenya | 9:14.49 |
| 1998 details | Zahra Ouaziz Morocco | 8:53.75 | Genet Gebregiorgis Ethiopia | 9:13.47 | Yimenashu Taye Ethiopia | 9:13.59 |

### 5000 metres

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1996 details | Florence Djépé Cameroon | 17:59.32 | Marie Python Cameroon | 18:14.40 | Cathreen Ngwang Cameroon | 19:27.39 |
| 1998 details | Berhane Adere Ethiopia | 15:54.31 | Sally Barsosio Kenya | 15:59.12 | Merima Denboba Ethiopia | 16:11.16 |
| 2000 details | Asmae Leghzaoui Morocco | 15:43.46 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 15:49.86 | Merima Denboba Ethiopia | 15:53.68 |
| 2002 details | Berhane Adere Ethiopia | 15:51.08 | Dorcus Inzikuru Uganda | 15:54.22 | Ejegayehu Dibaba Ethiopia | 15:56.02 |
| 2004 details | Etalemahu Kidane Ethiopia | 16:25.83 | Priscah Jepleting Kenya | 16:26.15 | Angele Haronsimana Burundi | 16:55.99 |

### 10,000 metres

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1985 details | Hassania Darami Morocco | 35:09.68 | Karima Farag Mohamed Ethiopia | 44:01.32 | only 2 finishers | 35:41.80 |
| 1988 details | Marcianne Mukamurenzi Rwanda | 33:03.98 | Hassania Darami Morocco | 33:41.75 | Malika Benhabylès Algeria | 34:09.48 |
| 1989 details | Jane Ngotho Kenya | 33:05.60 | Tigist Moreda Ethiopia | 34:05.58 | Marcianne Mukamurenzi Rwanda | 34:24.67 |
| 1990 details | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 33:37.82 | Jane Ngotho Kenya | 33:39.26 | Tigist Moreda Ethiopia | 32:28.86 |
| 1992 details | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 31:32.25 | Lydia Cheromei Kenya | 31:41.09 | Luchia Yishak Ethiopia | 32:55.32 |
| 1993 details | Berhane Adere Ethiopia | 32:48.52 | Lydia Cheromei Kenya | 32:54.55 | Fatuma Roba Ethiopia | 34:08.79 |
| 2000 details | Souad Aït Salem Algeria | 34:02.28 | Genet Teka Ethiopia | 34:05.18 | Bouchra Chaabi Morocco | 32:21.60 |
| 2002 details | Susan Chepkemei Kenya | 31:45.14 | Leah Malot Kenya | 32:00.78 | Eyerusalem Kuma Ethiopia | 32:35.71 |
| 2004 details | Eyerusalem Kuma Ethiopia | 31:56.77 | Irene Kwambai Kenya | 31:57.54 | Catherine Kirui Kenya | None |

### 3000 metres steeplechase

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2004 details | Bouchra Chaabi Morocco | 9:53.46 | Nawal Baïbi Morocco | 10:11.42 | Tebogo Masehla South Africa | 10:34.40 |

### 100 metres hurdles

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Judy Bell-Gam Nigeria | 14.13 | Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria | 14.36 | Fatima El Faquir Morocco | 14.52 |
| 1982 details | Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco | 13.8 | Ruth Kyalisima Uganda | 14.0 | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 14.0 |
| 1984 details | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 13.42 | Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Senegal | 14.40 | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 14.55 |
| 1985 details | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 13.52 | Cécile Ngambi Cameroon | 13.81 | Albertine Koutouan Ivory Coast | 14.27 |
| 1988 details | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 13.71 | Dinah Yankey Ghana | 13.94 | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 14.08 |
| 1989 details | Dinah Yankey Ghana | 13.68 | Hope Obika Nigeria | 13.80 | Mosun Adesina Nigeria | 13.86 |
| 1990 details | Dinah Yankey Ghana | 13.55 | Nezha Bidouane Morocco | 13.70 | Mosun Adesina Nigeria | 13.85 |
| 1992 details | Ime Akpan Nigeria | 13.14 | Karen van der Veen South Africa | 13.29 | Annemarie le Roux South Africa | 13.70 |
| 1993 details | Nicole Ramalalanirina Madagascar | 13.32 | Taiwo Aladefa Nigeria | 13.50 | Annemarie le Roux South Africa | 13.74 |
| 1996 details | Glory Alozie Nigeria | 13.62 | Lana Uys South Africa | 13.78 | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 14.21 |
| 1998 details | Glory Alozie Nigeria | 12.77 | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 13.08 | Corien Botha South Africa | 13.25 |
| 2000 details | Glory Alozie Nigeria | 13.09 | Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy Madagascar | 13.21 | Maria-Joëlle Conjungo Central African Republic | 13.77 |
| 2002 details | Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy Madagascar | 13.13w | Angela Atede Nigeria | 13.16w | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 13.72w |
| 2004 details | Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy Madagascar | 13.73 | Carole Kaboud Mebam Cameroon | 14.07 | Alima Soura Burkina Faso | 14.38 |

### 400 metres hurdles

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Fatima El Faquir Morocco | 59.73 | Rose Tata Kenya | 59.85 | Ruth Kyalisima Uganda | 60.41 |
| 1982 details | Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco | 58.42 | Ruth Kyalisima Uganda | 59.00 | Rose Tata-Muya Kenya | 60.9 |
| 1984 details | Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco | 56.01 | Rachida Ferdjaoui Algeria | 63.17 | only 2 finishers | 59.85 |
| 1985 details | Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco | 56.00 | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 57.02 | Marie Womplou Ivory Coast | 57.60 |
| 1988 details | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 56.74 | Ruth Kyalisima Uganda | 57.32 | Marie Womplou Ivory Coast | 59.51 |
| 1989 details | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 55.45 | Marie Womplou Ivory Coast | 57.57 | Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia | 58.83 |
| 1990 details | Nezha Bidouane Morocco | 57.17 | Omolade Akinremi Nigeria | 57.97 | Omotayo Akinremi Nigeria | 57.43 |
| 1992 details | Myrtle Bothma South Africa | 56.02 | Nadia Zétouani Morocco | 57.31 | Omolade Akinremi Nigeria | 58.23 |
| 1993 details | Omotayo Akinremi Nigeria | 57.59 | Lana Uys South Africa | 57.60 | Karen Swanepoel South Africa | 60.19 |
| 1996 details | Saidat Onanuga Nigeria | 56.64 | Lana Uys South Africa | 57.05 | Kleintjie Mogotsi South Africa | 56.84 |
| 1998 details | Nezha Bidouane Morocco | 54.24 | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 55.06 | Saidat Onanuga Nigeria | 62.45 |
| 2000 details | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 57.48 | Gnima Touré Senegal | 58.96 | Nabila Jami Tunisia | 58.86 |
| 2002 details | Zahra Lachgar Morocco | 57.91 | Carole Kaboud Mebam Cameroon | 58.11 | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 57.12 |
| 2004 details | Surita Febbraio South Africa | 55.12 | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 55.62 | Zahra Lachgar Morocco | None |

### High jump

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Kawther Akrémi Tunisia | 1.69 | Elizabeth Ezo Nigeria | 1.69 | Fernande Agnentchoué Gabon | 1.63 |
| 1982 details | Fernande Agnentchoué Gabon | 1.67 | Salimata Coulibaly Ivory Coast | 1.67 | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.64 |
| 1984 details | Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Senegal | 1.76 | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.73 | Salimata Coulibaly Ivory Coast | 1.70 |
| 1985 details | Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Senegal | 1.76 | Kawther Akrémi Tunisia | 1.76 | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.70 |
| 1988 details | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.80 | Constance Senghor Senegal | 1.68 | Salimata Coulibaly Ivory Coast | 1.68 |
| 1989 details | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.81 | Nkechi Madubuko Nigeria | 1.78 | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 1.78 |
| 1990 details | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.80 | Stella Agbaegbu Nigeria | 1.77 | Ifeanyi Aduba Nigeria | 1.68 |
| 1992 details | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.95 | Charmaine Weavers South Africa | 1.92 | Desiré du Plessis South Africa | 1.86 |
| 1993 details | Charmaine Weavers South Africa | 1.90 | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.86 | Desiré du Plessis South Africa | 1.80 |
| 1996 details | Irène Tiendrébéogo Burkina Faso | 1.84 | Lolita Nack Cameroon | 1.80 | Jeanine Blé Ivory Coast | 1.75 |
| 1998 details | Hestrie Storbeck South Africa | 1.92 | Irène Tiendrébéogo Burkina Faso | 1.84 | Nkechinyere Mbaoma Nigeria | 1.75 |
| 2000 details | Hind Bounouar Morocco | 1.75 | Amina Lemgherbi Algeria | 1.70 | Hamida Benhocine Algeria | 1.70 |
| 2002 details | Hestrie Cloete (Storbeck) South Africa | 1.95 | Amina Lemgherbi Algeria | 1.70 | Hanène Dhouibi Tunisia | 1.70 |
| 2004 details | Hestrie Cloete South Africa | 1.95 | Samantha Dodd South Africa | 1.60 | Janice Josephs South Africa | 1.50 |

### Pole vault

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2000 details | Syrine Balti Tunisia | 3.85 | Annelie van Wyk South Africa | 3.80 | Rasha Abdel Khalek Egypt | 3.10 |
| 2002 details | Syrine Balti Tunisia | 4.06 | Aïda Mohsni Tunisia | 3.60 | Asma Akkari Tunisia | 3.40 |
| 2004 details | Syrine Balti Tunisia | 4.00 | Samantha Dodd South Africa | 3.80 | Nancy Cheekoussen Mauritius | 3.70 |

### Long jump

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria | 6.24 | Florence Ochonogor Nigeria | 6.18 | Jeanette Yawson Ghana | 6.04 |
| 1982 details | Jacinta Serete Kenya | 5.37 | Ifaf Abdel Fatah Mohamed Egypt | 5.22 | Soheir Mohamed Ahmed Egypt | 5.03 |
| 1984 details | Marianne Mendoza Senegal | 5.93 | Basma Gharbi Tunisia | 5.77 | Dalila Tayebi Algeria | 5.68 |
| 1985 details | Marianne Mendoza Senegal | 6.15 | Grace Armah Ghana | 6.01 | Caroline Nwajei Nigeria | 6.00 |
| 1988 details | Juliana Yendork Ghana | 5.70 | Néné Sangharé Senegal | 5.68w | Fatou Tambédou Senegal | 5.56w |
| 1989 details | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | 6.53 | Beatrice Utondu Nigeria | 6.20 | Christy Opara Nigeria | 6.18 |
| 1990 details | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | 6.13 | Stella Emefesi Nigeria | 5.79 | Nagwa Abd El Hay Riad Egypt | 5.71 |
| 1992 details | Karen Botha South Africa | 6.78 | Stella Emefesi Nigeria | 5.98 | Maryna van Niekerk South Africa | 5.98 |
| 1993 details | Christy Opara-Thompson Nigeria | 6.57 | Beatrice Utondu Nigeria | 6.44 | Hiwot Sisay Ethiopia | 6.23 |
| 1996 details | Grace Umelo Nigeria | 6.13 | Béryl Laramé Seychelles | 5.98 | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 5.85 |
| 1998 details | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | 6.78 | Chinedu Odozor Nigeria | 6.45 | Baya Rahouli Algeria | 6.36 |
| 2000 details | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 6.39 | Elisa Cossa Mozambique | 6.20 | Béryl Laramé Seychelles | 6.18 |
| 2002 details | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 6.68w | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 6.45w | Chinedu Odozor Nigeria | 6.39 |
| 2004 details | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 6.64 | Kadiatou Camara Mali | 6.29 | Yah Koïta Mali | 6.27 |

### Triple jump

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1992 details | Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Senegal | 12.47 | Ndounga Kolossi Kenya | 12.41 | Sonya Agbéssi Benin | 12.17 |
| 1993 details | Petrusa Swart South Africa | 12.95w | Béryl Laramé Seychelles | 12.20w | Sonya Agbéssi Benin | 12.02w |
| 1996 details | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 12.99 | Abiola Williams Nigeria | 12.68 | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 12.51 |
| 1998 details | Baya Rahouli Algeria | 13.96 | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 13.80 | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 13.30 |
| 2000 details | Baya Rahouli Algeria | 14.23 | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 13.87 | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 13.81 |
| 2002 details | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 14.95 | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 14.28 | Baya Rahouli Algeria | 13.78 |
| 2004 details | Yamilé Aldama Sudan | 14.90 | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 14.44 | Mariette Mien Burkina Faso | 12.61 |

### Shot put

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Odette Mistoul Gabon | 13.45 | Grace Apiafi Nigeria | 13.24 | Joyce Aciro Uganda | 12.95 |
| 1982 details | Odette Mistoul Gabon | 14.21 | Souad Malloussi Morocco | 13.74 | Herina Malit Kenya | 12.56 |
| 1984 details | Odette Mistoul Gabon | 15.51 | Souad Malloussi Morocco | 15.31 | Aïcha Dahmous Algeria | 13.44 |
| 1985 details | Souad Malloussi Morocco | 15.20 | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon | 14.74 | Odette Mistoul Gabon | 14.54 |
| 1988 details | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 15.02 | Souad Malloussi Morocco | 14.85 | Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck Cameroon | 13.92 |
| 1989 details | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 14.28 | Mariam Nnodu Nigeria | 14.02 | Ann Otutu Nigeria | 13.88 |
| 1990 details | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 15.21 | Elizabeth Olaba Kenya | 14.26 | Fouzia Fatihi Morocco | 14.12 |
| 1992 details | Fouzia Fatihi Morocco | 15.82 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 15.49 | Elizabeth Olaba Kenya | 14.77 |
| 1993 details | Louise Meintjies South Africa | 14.66 | Elizabeth Olaba Kenya | 14.42 | Luzanda Swanepoel South Africa | 14.23 |
| 1996 details | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 14.47 | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Egypt | 14.24 | Oumou Traoré Mali | 12.84 |
| 1998 details | Veronica Abrahamse South Africa | 15.07 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia | 14.83 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 14.68 |
| 2000 details | Hanaa Salah El Melegi Egypt | 16.01 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia | 15.39 | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Egypt | 14.97 |
| 2002 details | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 17.60 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia | 15.94 | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Egypt | 15.43 |
| 2004 details | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Egypt | 15.53 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia | 15.45 | Alifatou Djibril Togo | 15.16 |

### Discus throw

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 46.18 | Fathia Jerbi Tunisia | 45.18 | Helen Alyek Uganda | 43.04 |
| 1982 details | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 51.50 | Helen Alyek Uganda | 42.40 | Filomena Silva Angola | 42.20 |
| 1984 details | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 52.70 | Aïcha Dahmous Algeria | 50.12 | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 46.04 |
| 1985 details | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 51.80 | Mariette van Heerden Zimbabwe | 50.14 | Aïcha Dahmous Algeria | 48.84 |
| 1988 details | Grace Apiafi Nigeria | 50.60 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 47.58 | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 47.50 |
| 1989 details | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 51.14 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 50.32 | Nabila Mouelhi Tunisia | 46.80 |
| 1990 details | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 53.10 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 49.90 | Elizabeth Olaba Kenya | 45.04 |
| 1992 details | Lizette Etsebeth South Africa | 54.84 | Nanette van der Walt South Africa | 53.40 | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 52.74 |
| 1993 details | Lizette Etsebeth South Africa | 54.16 | Nanette van der Walt South Africa | 51.58 | Sandra Willms South Africa | 50.56 |
| 1996 details | Monia Kari Tunisia | 53.00 | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 48.80 | Felicia Nkiru Ojiego Nigeria | 45.58 |
| 1998 details | Elizna Naudé South Africa | 50.28 | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 50.28 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 42.82 |
| 2000 details | Monia Kari Tunisia | 58.46 | Ndoumbé Gaye Senegal | 50.81 | Felicia Nkiru Ojiego Nigeria | 49.65 |
| 2002 details | Monia Kari Tunisia | 55.28 | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 54.12 | Elizna Naudé South Africa | 51.89 |
| 2004 details | Elizna Naudé South Africa | 57.50 | Alifatou Djibril Togo | 52.62 | Hiba Meshili Abu Zaghari Egypt | 50.58 |

### Hammer throw

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1998 details | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 54.29 | Marwa Ahmed Hussein Egypt | 47.55 | Djida Yalloulène Algeria | 47.43 |
| 2000 details | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 59.60 | Marwa Ahmed Hussein Egypt | 57.15 | Djida Yalloulène Algeria | 49.72 |
| 2002 details | Marwa Ahmed Hussein Egypt | 61.64 | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 58.39 | Hayat El Ghazi Morocco | 58.27 |
| 2004 details | Marwa Ahmed Hussein Egypt | 66.14 | Mouna Dani Morocco | 57.98 | Hayat El Ghazi Morocco | 57.67 |

### Javelin throw

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon | 50.20 | Eunice Nekesa Kenya | 49.98 | Constance Rwabiryagye Uganda | 41.64 |
| 1982 details | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon | 50.64 | Fatiha Belamghar Morocco | 45.86 | Eunice Nekesa Kenya | 44.14 |
| 1984 details | Ténin Camara Ivory Coast | 45.48 | Samira Benhamza Morocco | 44.90 | Naïma Fouad Morocco | 44.40 |
| 1985 details | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon | 54.00 | Samia Djémaa Algeria | 50.50 | Samira Benhamza Morocco | 49.32 |
| 1988 details | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 48.82 | Samia Djémaa Algeria | 45.74 | Schola Mujawamaria Uganda | 44.86 |
| 1989 details | Chinweoke Chikwelu Nigeria | 52.18 | Milka Johnson Kenya | 50.32 | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 48.16 |
| 1990 details | Seraphina Nyauma Kenya | 46.82 | Matilda Kisava Tanzania | 46.44 | Kate Nwani Nigeria | 45.44 |
| 1992 details | Seraphina Nyauma Kenya | 53.02 | Liezl Roux South Africa | 52.42 | Rhona Dwinger South Africa | 51.28 |
| 1993 details | Liezl Roux South Africa | 48.24 | Rhona Dwinger South Africa | 47.60 | Michelle Bradbury South Africa | 43.92 |
| 1996 details | Fatma Zouhour Toumi Tunisia | 51.88 | Lindy Leveaux Seychelles | 42.24 | Monique Djikada Cameroon | 40.78 |
| 1998 details | Lindy Leveaux Seychelles | 47.56 | Bernadette Ravina Mauritius | 46.79 | Monique Djikada Cameroon | 45.61 |
| 2000 details | Aïda Sellam Tunisia | 53.35 | Lindy Leveaux Seychelles | 50.88 | Hanaa Salah El Melegi Egypt | 42.31 |
| 2002 details | Aïda Sellam Tunisia | 55.46 | Sorochukwu Ihuefo Nigeria | 55.30 | Bernadette Ravina Mauritius | 51.49 |
| 2004 details | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 60.13 | Aïda Sellam Tunisia | 54.68 | Cecilia Kiplagat Kenya | 48.78 |

### Pentathlon

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria | 3607 | Florence Ochonogor Nigeria | 3524 | Julie-Marie Gomis Senegal | 3409 |

### Heptathlon

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1982 details | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 5353 | Margaret Bisereko Uganda | 5029 | Frida Kiptala Kenya | 4808 |
| 1984 details | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 5448 | Frida Kiptala Kenya | 5292 | Nacèra Achir Algeria | 5195 |
| 1985 details | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 5294 | Nacèra Achir Algeria | 5286 | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 4909 |
| 1988 details | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 5740 | Marie-Lourdes Ally Samba Mauritius | 4821 | Huda Hashem Ismail Egypt | 4289 |
| 1989 details | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 5957 | Nacèra Zaaboub (Achir) Algeria | 5573 | Chinweoke Chikwelu Nigeria | 5503 |
| 1990 details | Albertine Koutouan Ivory Coast | 5065 | Huda Hashem Ismail Egypt | 4716 | Marie-Lourdes Ally Samba Mauritius | 4501 |
| 1992 details | Chrisna Oosthuizen South Africa | 5056 | Caroline Kola Kenya | 4994 | Albertine Koutouan Ivory Coast | 4977 |
| 1993 details | Chrisna Oosthuizen South Africa | 5339 | Maralize Visser South Africa | 5159 | Caroline Kola Kenya | 4925 |
| 1996 details | Caroline Kola Kenya | 5270 | Anne-Marie Mouri-Nkeng Cameroon | 4372 | Adélaïde Koudougnon Ivory Coast | 3453 |
| 1998 details | Patience Itanyi Nigeria | 5376 | Mary Dolly Zé Oyono Cameroon | 5211 | Paulette Mendy Senegal | 4716 |
| 2000 details | Yasmina Kettab (Azzizi) Algeria | 5837 | Maralize Fouché (Visser) South Africa | 5726 | Patience Itanyi Nigeria | 5611 |
| 2002 details | Margaret Simpson Ghana | 6105w | Stéphanie Domaingue Mauritius | 5206 | Imène Chatbri Tunisia | 5103 |
| 2004 details | Margaret Simpson Ghana | 6154 | Janice Josephs South Africa | 5785 | Céline Laporte Seychelles | 5172 |

### 5000 metres track walk

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1988 details | Sabiha Mansouri Algeria | 25:51.7 | Dalila Frihi Algeria | 27:06.2 | Kheïra Sadat Algeria | 29:19.3 |
| 1989 details | Agnetha Chelimo Kenya | 26:36.18 | Mercy Nyambura Kenya | 27:08.58 | only 2 finishers | 27:11.6 |
| 1990 details | Agnetha Chelimo Kenya | 25:45.2 | Méryem Kouch Morocco | 26:36.7 | Amani Mohamed Adel Egypt | 25:45.64 |
| 1992 details | Dounia Kara Algeria | 24:57.02 | Maryse Pyndiah Mauritius | 25:11.95 | Susan Bingham South Africa | 25:32.68 |
| 1993 details | Dounia Kara Algeria | 24:33.56 | Amsale Yakobe Ethiopia | 24:39.04 | Felicita Falconer South Africa | 24:05.7 |
| 1996 details | Dounia Kara Algeria | 23:15.8 | Nagwa Ibrahim Ali Egypt | 24:05.4 | Monica Akoth Kenya | 25:33.11 |
| 1998 details | Nagwa Ibrahim Ali Egypt | 24:28.42 | Dounia Kara Algeria | 25:17.17 | Anne-Hortense Ebéna Cameroon | None |

### 10 kilometres road walk

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2000 details | Bahia Boussad Algeria | 49:33 | Nagwa Ibrahim Ali Egypt | 50:15 | Dounia Kara Algeria | 50:55 |
| 2002 details | Nagwa Ibrahim Ali Egypt | 49:26 | Bahia Boussad Algeria | 49:57 | Grace Wanjiru Kenya | 51:35 |

### 20 kilometres road walk

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2004 details | Grace Wanjiru Kenya | 1:42:45 | Nicolene Cronjé South Africa | 1:43:57 | Bahia Boussad Algeria | 1:46:12 |

### 4 × 100 metres relay

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Ghana Ghana | 45.63 | Nigeria Nigeria | 46.45 | Senegal Senegal | 50.23 |
| 1982 details | Kenya Kenya | 46.77 | Ivory Coast Ivory Coast | 47.23 | Senegal Senegal | 50.62 |
| 1984 details | Kenya Kenya | 46.18 | Ghana Ghana | 46.20 | Gambia Gambia | 47.20 |
| 1985 details | Ghana Ghana | 45.08 | Nigeria Nigeria | 45.45 | Ivory Coast Ivory Coast | 46.98 |
| 1988 details | Ghana Ghana | 44.68 | Ivory Coast Ivory Coast | 45.59 | Senegal Senegal | 46.45 |
| 1989 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 44.60 | Ghana Ghana | 45.40 | Ivory Coast Ivory Coast | 46.00 |
| 1990 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 45.06 | Ghana Ghana | 45.87 | Egypt Egypt | 46.79 |
| 1992 details | South Africa South Africa | 44.53 | Nigeria Nigeria | 45.19 | Madagascar Madagascar | 45.38 |
| 1993 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 43.49 | Madagascar Madagascar | 44.93 | South Africa South Africa | 45.15 |
| 1996 details | Cameroon Cameroon | 44.7 | Ivory Coast Ivory Coast | 45.5 | Senegal Senegal | 46.8 |
| 1998 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 43.75 | Madagascar Madagascar | 43.78 | Ghana Ghana | 43.89 |
| 2000 details | Ghana Ghana | 43.99 | Senegal Senegal | 44.62 | Cameroon Cameroon | 46.97 |
| 2002 details | South Africa South Africa | 45.60 | Ivory Coast Ivory Coast | 47.15 | Ghana Ghana | 47.41 |
| 2004 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 44.32 | South Africa South Africa | 44.42 | Senegal Senegal | 45.21 |

### 4 × 400 metres relay

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1979 details | Ghana Ghana | 3:41.8a | Kenya Kenya | 3:46.1a | Nigeria Nigeria | 3:54.9a |
| 1982 details | Kenya Kenya | 3:43.8 | Uganda Uganda | 3:44.9 | Morocco Morocco | 3:47.4 |
| 1984 details | Kenya Kenya | 3:37.76 | Ghana Ghana | 3:45.96 | Morocco Morocco | 3:54.41 |
| 1985 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 3:36.13 | Kenya Kenya | 3:39.66 | Ghana Ghana | 3:42.32 |
| 1988 details | Uganda Uganda | 3:37.74 | Ivory Coast Ivory Coast | 3:38.30 | Morocco Morocco | 3:50.25 |
| 1989 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 3:33.12 | Kenya Kenya | 3:39.60 | Ivory Coast Ivory Coast | 3:41.87 |
| 1990 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 3:40.04 | Kenya Kenya | 3:45.99 | Mauritius Mauritius | 3:46.94 |
| 1992 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 3:33.13 | South Africa South Africa | 3:36.19 | Mauritius Mauritius | 3:42.68 |
| 1993 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 3:33.21 | South Africa South Africa | 3:37.24 | Ghana Ghana | 3:39.66 |
| 1996 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 3:39.2 | Cameroon Cameroon | 3:40.5 | Gabon Gabon | 3:54.8 |
| 1998 details | Nigeria Nigeria | 3:31.07 | Senegal Senegal | 3:31.42 | Cameroon Cameroon | 3:33.85 |
| 2000 details | Cameroon Cameroon | 3:32.89 | Morocco Morocco | 3:42.91 | Algeria Algeria | 3:51.01 |
| 2002 details | Cameroon Cameroon | 3:35.33 | Nigeria Nigeria | 3:38.25 | Algeria Algeria | 3:39.70 |
| 2004 details | Senegal Senegal | 3:29.41 | South Africa South Africa | 3:30.12 | Cameroon Cameroon | 3:30.77 |

### Men's decathlon

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1999 details | Rédouane Youcef Algeria | 7375 | Christo Blignaut South Africa | 7347 | Amine Hafed Algeria | 7042 |
| 2005 details | François Potgieter South Africa | 7168 | Anis Riahi Tunisia | 7140 | Jannie Botha South Africa | 7004 |

### Women's heptathlon

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1999 details | Stéphanie Domaingue Mauritius | 4857 | Fatima Zahra Dkouk Morocco | 4742 | Zahra Lachgar Morocco | 4715 |
| 2005 details | Sarah Bouaoudia Algeria | 5492 | Mona Jabir Ahmed Sudan | 4919 | Aïda Chaabane Tunisia | 4747 |