# 1998 African Championships in Athletics

The 11th African Championships in Athletics were held in Dakar, Senegal, from August 18 to August 22 at the Stade Léopold Senghor.

## Men's results
### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Seun Ogunkoya Nigeria | 9.94 CR | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | 9.97 | Leonard Myles-Mills Ghana | 10.10 |
| 200 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | 19.99 CR | Sunday Emmanuel Nigeria | 20.45 | Oumar Loum Senegal | 20.59 |
| 400 m | Clement Chukwu Nigeria | 44.65 CR | Davis Kamoga Uganda | 44.79 | Ibrahima Wade Senegal | 45.05 |
| 800 m | Japheth Kimutai Kenya | 1:45.82 | Patrick Ndururi Kenya | 1:45.85 | Djabir Saïd-Guerni Algeria | 1:46.31 |
| 1500 m | Laban Rotich Kenya | 3:45.03 | Adil Kaouch Morocco | 3:47.34 | Ali Saïdi Sief Algeria | 3:47.89 |
| 3000 m | Tom Nyariki Kenya | 8:03.75 | Brahim Lahlafi Morocco | 8:05.00 | Fita Bayissa Ethiopia | 8:05.16 |
| 5000 m | Daniel Komen Kenya | 13:35.70 | Hailu Mekonnen Ethiopia | 13:38.19 | William Kalya Kenya | 13:39.17 |
| 3000 m st. | Bernard Barmasai Kenya | 8:11.74 CR | Richard Limo Kenya | 8:20.67 | Brahim Boulami Morocco | 8:29.52 |
| 110 m H (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Shaun Bownes South Africa | 13.72 | William Erese Nigeria | 13.92 | Doudou Félou Sow Senegal | 14.57 |
| 400 m H | Samuel Matete Zambia | 48.58 | Ken Harnden Zimbabwe | 49.39 | Ibou Faye Senegal | 49.59 |
| 4 x 100 m | Ivory Coast Eric Pacome N'Dri Jean-Olivier Zirignon Ahmed Douhou Ibrahim Meité | 38.76 | Nigeria Ejiogou Okechukwu Tunde Suleiman Paul Egonye Sunday Emmanuel | 38.88 | Cameroon Benjamin Sirimou Claude Toukene-Guebogo Serge Bengono Alexandre Dalle Dalle | 39.61 |
| 4 x 400 m | Senegal Ousmane Niang Ibou Faye Hachim Ndiaye Ibrahima Wade | 3:04.20 | Zimbabwe Ken Harnden Crispen Mutakanyi Phillip Mukomana Jeffrey Masvanhise | 3:04.47 | Nigeria Tony Ogbeta Musa Audu Fidelis Gadzama Nduka Awazie | 3:05.18 |
| 20 km Walk | Hatem Ghoula Tunisia | 1:31:28 | Moussa Aouanouk Algeria | 1:32:18 | Getachew Demisse Ethiopia | 1:34:19 |
| 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 | Abderrahmane Hammad Algeria | 2.21 | Khemraj Naiko Mauritius | 2.18 | Gavin Lendis South Africa | 2.15 |
| Long jump | Hatem Mersal Egypt | 8.13 | Anis Gallali Tunisia | 8.01 | Mark Anthony Awere Ghana | 7.77 |
| Pole vault | Okkert Brits South Africa | 5.40 =CR | Kersley Gardenne Mauritius | 5.20 | Mohamed Bédoui Tunisia | 4.80 |
| Triple jump | Andrew Owusu Ghana | 17.23 CR | Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa Zimbabwe | 17.19 | Oluyemi Sule Nigeria | 16.37 |
| Shot put | Burger Lambrechts South Africa | 19.78 | Dhia Kamel Ahmed Egypt | 17.61 | Quentin Soné Ehawa Cameroon | 15.51 |
| Discus | Frantz Kruger South Africa | 62.17 | Frits Potgieter South Africa | 60.50 | Mickael Conjungo Central African Republic | 57.52 |
| Javelin | Marius Corbett South Africa | 79.82 | Khaled Es Sayed Yassin Egypt | 72.84 | Bouna Diop Senegal | 72.66 |
| Hammer | Chris Harmse South Africa | 72.11 CR | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 69.36 | Samir Haouam Algeria | 68.79 |
| Decathlon | Rédouane Youcef Algeria | 7352 points | Mohamed Benyahia Algeria | 7093 points | Issam Abdelatif Saber Egypt | 6420 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 results
### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 11.05 CR | Endurance Ojokolo Nigeria | 11.08 | Rose Aboaje Nigeria | 11.31 |
| 200 m (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 22.22 CR | Rose Aboaje Nigeria | 22.83 | Heide Seyerling South Africa | 22.89 |
| 400 m | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 50.07 CR | Charity Opara Nigeria | 50.13 | Ony Paule Ratsimbazafy Madagascar | 52.11 |
| 800 m | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:57.95 | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | 2:01.24 | Julia Sakara Zimbabwe | 2:01.55 |
| 1500 m | Jackline Maranga Kenya | 4:11.75 CR | Julia Sakara Zimbabwe | 4:13.64 | Bouchra Benthami Morocco | 4:17.83 |
| 3000 m | Zahra Ouaziz Morocco | 8:53.75 | Genet Gebregiorgis Ethiopia | 9:13.47 | Yemenashu Taye Ethiopia | 9:13.59 |
| 5000 m | Berhane Adere Ethiopia | 15:54.31 CR | Sally Barsosio Kenya | 15:59.12 | Merima Denboba Ethiopia | 16:11.16 |
| 100 m H (wind: -0.1 m/s) | Glory Alozie Nigeria | 12.77 CR | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 13.08 | Corien Botha South Africa | 13.25 |
| 400 m H | Nezha Bidouane Morocco | 54.24 CR | Mame Tacko Diouf Senegal | 55.06 | Saidat Onanuga Nigeria | 56.84 |
| 4 x 100 m | Nigeria Endurance Ojokolo Henrietta Ajaegbu Funmilola Ogundana Rose Aboaja | 43.75 | Madagascar Hanitriniaina Rakotrondrabe Lalao Ravaonirina Paule Ony Ratsimbazafy Rosa Rakotozafy | 43.78 | Ghana Veronica Bawuah Vida Nsiah Monica Twum Mavis Akoto | 43.89 |
| 4 x 400 m | Nigeria Folashade Ogundemi Rosemary Okafor Doris Jacob Falilat Ogunkoya | 3:31.07 CR | Senegal Mame Tacko Diouf Amy Mbacke Thiam Aminata Diouf Gnima Touré | 3:31.07 | Cameroon Myriam Leonie Mani Sylvie Mballa Eloundou Mireille Nguimgo Claudine Komgang | 3:33.85 |
| 5000 m walk | Nagwa Ibrahim Ali Egypt | 24:28.42 | Dounia Kara Algeria | 25:17.17 | Anne-Hortense Ebéna Cameroon | 25:33.11 |
| 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 | Hestrie Storbeck South Africa | 1.92 | Irène Tiendrébéogo Burkina Faso | 1.84 | Nkechinyere Mbaoma Nigeria | 1.75 |
| Long jump | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | 6.78 =CR | Chinedu Odozor Nigeria | 6.45 | Baya Rahouli Algeria | 6.36 |
| Triple jump | Baya Rahouli Algeria | 13.96 CR | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 13.80 | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 13.30 |
| Shot put | Veronica Abrahamse South Africa | 15.07 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia | 14.83 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 14.68 |
| Discus | Elizna Naudé South Africa | 50.28 | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 50.28 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 42.82 |
| Hammer | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 54.29 | Marwa Ahmed Hussein Egypt | 47.55 | Djida Yalloulène Algeria | 47.43 |
| Javelin (old type) | Lindy Leveaux Seychelles | 47.56 | Bernadette Ravina Mauritius | 46.79 | Monique Djikada Cameroon | 45.61 |
| Heptathlon | Patience Itanyi Nigeria | 5376 points | Mary Dolly Zé Oyono Cameroon | 5211 points | Paulette Mendy Senegal | 4716 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 | Nigeria (NGR) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | South Africa (RSA) | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 | Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Burkina Faso (BFA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 |