# 1988 African Championships in Athletics

The 1988 African Championships in Athletics were held in Annaba, Algeria, between 29 August and 2 September.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.1 m/s) | John Myles-Mills Ghana | 10.25 | Charles-Louis Seck Senegal | 10.29 | Iziak Adeyanju Nigeria | 10.34 |
| 200 metres (wind: -2.3 m/s) | Davidson Ezinwa Nigeria | 20.97 | Emmanuel Tuffour Ghana | 21.00 | Mustapha Kamel Selmi Algeria | 21.21 |
| 400 metres | Innocent Egbunike Nigeria | 45.43 | Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast | 45.86 | Moses Ugbisie Nigeria | 46.04 |
| 800 metres | Babacar Niang Senegal | 1:46.99 | Getahun Ayana Ethiopia | 1:47.46 | Ahmed Belkessam Algeria | 1:47.49 |
| 1500 metres | Getahun Ayana Ethiopia | 3:42.77 | Mahmoud Kalboussi Tunisia | 3:43.44 | Mustapha Lachaal Morocco | 3:43.48 |
| 5000 metres | Brahim Boutayeb Morocco | 13:49.69 | Haji Bulbula Ethiopia | 13:50.08 | Mohamed Issangar Morocco | 14:02.25 |
| 10000 metres | Brahim Boutayeb Morocco | 28:55.28 | Haji Bulbula Ethiopia | 29:04.65 | Mohamed Choumassi Morocco | 29:30.59 |
| Marathon | Dereje Nedi Ethiopia | 2:27:51 | Allaoua Khélil Algeria | 2:28:11 | Kebede Balcha Ethiopia | 2:29:04 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Azzedine Brahmi Algeria | 8:26.56 | Abdelaziz Sahere Morocco | 8:27.30 | Kamel Benlakhlef Algeria | 8:38.21 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.0 m/s) | Noureddine Tadjine Algeria | 14.33 | Marcelin Dally Ivory Coast | 14.35 | Zouhair Khazine Morocco | 14.46 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Amadou Dia Bâ Senegal | 48.81 | Henry Amike Nigeria | 49.36 | Hamidou Mbaye Senegal | 50.27 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria Iziak Adeyanju Chidi Imoh Davidson Ezinwa Olapade Adeniken | 39.27 CR | Ghana Myles Mills Nelson Boateng Eric Akogyiram Emmanuel Tuffour | 39.44 | Senegal Charles-Louis Seck Joseph Diaz Ibrahima Tamba Hamidou M'Baye | 39.66 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Ethiopia Achalew Tesfaye Baro Worku Bach Ojulu Alemayehu Gudeta | 3:07.11 | Ivory Coast Akissi Simon Kpidi Lancine Fofana Anatole Zongo Kuyo Gabriel Tiacoh | 3:08.45 | Burundi Charles Nkazamyampi Soter Bimenyimana Cyprien Rugerinyange Pierre-Claver Nyabenda | 3:09.11 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Mohamed Bouhalla Algeria | 1:27:43 CR | Abdelwahab Ferguène Algeria | 1:34:07 | Arezki Boumrar Algeria | 1:41:46 |
| High jump | Boubacar Guèye Senegal | 2.16 | Paul Ngadjadoum Chad | 2.16 | Fred Salle Cameroon | 2.13 |
| Pole vault | Choukri Abahnini Tunisia | 4.90 CR | Mejdi Drine Tunisia | 4.80 | Samir Agsous Algeria | 4.80 |
| Long jump | Yusuf Alli Nigeria | 7.78 | Fred Salle Cameroon | 7.53 | Lotfi Khaïda Algeria | 7.51 |
| Triple jump | António Santos Angola | 16.43 (NR) | Lotfi Khaïda Algeria | 16.22w | Fethi Khelid Aboud Libya | 16.00 |
| Shot put | Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Egypt | 19.40 | Ahmed Kamel Shata Egypt | 19.00 | Adewale Olukoju Nigeria | 17.70 |
| Discus throw | Adewale Olukoju Nigeria | 62.12 | Hassan Ahmed Hamad Egypt | 55.94 | Yacine Louail Algeria | 47.72 |
| Hammer throw | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 69.06 | Djamel Zouiche Algeria | 63.92 | Sherif Farouk El Hennawi Egypt | 59.28 |
| Javelin throw | Justin Arop Uganda | 74.52 | Tarek Chaabani Tunisia | 67.50 | Samir Ménouar Algeria | 64.62 |
| Decathlon | Mahmoud Aït Ouhamou Algeria | 7160 CR | Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria | 7128 | Abdennacer Moumen Morocco | 7051 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 11.25 | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 11.51 | Lalao Ravaonirina Madagascar | 11.54 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.7 m/s) | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 23.33w | Martha Appiah Ghana | 23.72w | Veronica Bawuah Ghana | 24.35w |
| 400 metres | Airat Bakare Nigeria | 52.15 | Célestine N'Drin Ivory Coast | 52.77 | Mercy Addy Ghana | 52.88 |
| 800 metres | Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria | 2:06.16 | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 2:06.55 | Sheila Seebaluck Mauritius | 2:08.26 |
| 1500 metres | Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria | 4:12.14 | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 4:12.57 | Getenesh Urge Ethiopia | 4:17.61 |
| 3000 metres | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 8:59.19 | Josiane Boullé Mauritius | 9:14.37 | Tigist Moreda Ethiopia | 9:15.92 |
| 10,000 metres | Marcianne Mukamurenzi Rwanda | 33:03.98 | Hassania Darami Morocco | 33:41.75 | Malika Benhabylès Algeria | 35:41.80 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 13.71 | Dinah Yankey Ghana | 13.94 | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 14.08 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 56.74 | Ruth Kyalisima Uganda | 57.32 | Marie Womplou Ivory Coast | 57.60 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Ghana Veronica Bawuah Dinah Yankey Mercy Addy Martha Appiah | 44.68 | Ivory Coast Alimata Koné Louise Kore Marie Womplou Patricia Foufoué Ziga | 45.59 | Senegal Aida Diop Ndeye Aminata Niang Aïssatou Tandian Nene Sanghare | 46.45 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Uganda Ajilo Ruth Kyalisima Grace Buzu Farida Kyakutema | 3:37.74 | Ivory Coast Marie Womplou Alimata Koné Louise Kore Célestine N'Drin | 3:38.30 | Morocco Fatima Aouam Nezha Bidouane Chadia Moubtakir Fatima Najjam | 3:50.25 |
| 5000 metre track walk | Sabiha Mansouri Algeria | 25:51.70 | Dalila Frihi Algeria | 27:06.20 | Kheïra Sadat Algeria | 29:19.30 |
| High jump | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.80 | Constance Senghor Senegal | 1.68 | Salimata Coulibaly Ivory Coast | 1.68 |
| Long jump | Juliana Yendork Ghana | 5.70 | Néné Sangharé Senegal | 5.68w | Fatou Tambédou Senegal | 5.56w |
| Shot put | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 15.02 | Souad Malloussi Morocco | 14.85 | Jeanne Ngô Minyemeck Cameroon | 13.92 |
| Discus throw | Grace Apiafi Nigeria | 50.60 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 47.58 | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 47.50 |
| Javelin throw | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 48.82 | Samia Djémaa Algeria | 45.74 | Schola Mujawamaria Uganda | 44.86 |
| Heptathlon | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 5740 | Marie-Lourdes Ally Samba Mauritius | 4821 | Huda Hashem Ismail Egypt | 4289 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Algeria (ALG) | 10 | 7 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Morocco (MAR) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Ghana (GHA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Senegal (SEN) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Angola (ANG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Chad (CHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |