Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games

The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump. However, for events beyond 800 metres the thinner air is believed to have a detrimental effect on performances.

Athletics at the VII All-Africa Games
Dates14–18 September
Host cityJohannesburg, South Africa
VenueJohannesburg Stadium
Participation45 nations


Maria de Lurdes Mutola of Mozambique won her third 800 metres title in a row. Nigeria won all four relay races; 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 400 metres for men and women. South African athletes won all four throwing events for men.

Some new women's events were added: pole vault, hammer throw and 10 kilometres road walk.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
Leonard Myles-Mills
 Ghana
9.99 GR Francis Obikwelu
 Nigeria
10.01 Frankie Fredericks
 Namibia
10.10
200 metres
Francis Obikwelu
 Nigeria
20.06 GR Joseph Batangdon
 Cameroon
20.37 Daniel Effiong
 Nigeria
20.49
400 metres
Kennedy Ochieng
 Kenya
44.77 Clement Chukwu
 Nigeria
45.31 Phillip Mukomana
 Zimbabwe
45.43
800 metres
Japheth Kimutai
 Kenya
1:44.91 GR Djabir Saïd-Guerni
 Algeria
1:45.32 Hezekiél Sepeng
 South Africa
1:45.58
1500 metres
Hailu Mekonnen
 Ethiopia
3:39.73 David Lelei
 Kenya
3:40.46 Fred Cheruiyot
 Kenya
3:41.21
5000 metres
Julius Gitahi
 Kenya
13:49.06 Fita Bayissa
 Ethiopia
13:49.79 Tom Nyariki
 Kenya
13:50.40
10,000 metres
Assefa Mezgebu
 Ethiopia
28:12.15 David Chelule
 Kenya
28:13.71 Habte Jifar
 Ethiopia
28:15.11
Marathon
Joshua Peterson
 South Africa
2:19:07 Focus Wolbroad
 Tanzania
2:20:47 Frank Pooe
 South Africa
2:23:36
3000 metres steeplechase
Kipkurui Misoi
 Kenya
8:32.42 Wilson Boit Kipketer
 Kenya
8:41.33 Christopher Kosgei
 Kenya
8:41.35
110 metres hurdles
William Erese
 Nigeria
13.71 GR Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja
 Madagascar
13.85 Kehinde Aladefa
 Nigeria
13.86
400 metres hurdles
Ibou Faye
 Senegal
48.30 Ken Harnden
 Zimbabwe
48.47 Erick Keter
 Kenya
49.17
4 × 100 metres relay
 Nigeria
Deji Aliu
Daniel Effiong
Chinedu Oriala
Innocent Asonze
38.56 GR  South Africa
Morne Nagel
Marcus La Grange
Lee-Roy Newton
Mathew Quinn
38.88  Ivory Coast39.09
4 × 400 metres relay
 Nigeria
Fidelis Gadzama
Jude Monye
Clement Chukwu
Sunday Bada
3:01.20  South Africa
Adriaan Botha
Hendrik Mokganyetsi
Hennie Botha
Arnaud Malherbe
3:01.34  Kenya
Kennedy Ochieng
Hillary Maritim
Matilu Abednego
Julius Chepkwony
3:01.73
20 kilometres walk
David Kimutai
 Kenya
1:29:12 Moussa Aouanouk
 Algeria
1:29:36 Vincent Asumang
 Ghana
1:48:00
High jump
Anthony Idiata
 Nigeria
2.27 GR Abderrahmane Hammad
 Algeria
2.24 Malcolm Hendriks
 South Africa
2.24
Pole vault
Okkert Brits
 South Africa
5.40 Mohamed Bédoui
 Tunisia
4.80 none
Long jump
Hatem Mersal
 Egypt
8.09 Georges Téko Folligan
 Togo
8.00 Mark Anthony Awere
 Ghana
7.96
Triple jump
Andrew Owusu
 Ghana
16.89 Remmy Limo
 Kenya
16.84 Toussaint Rabenala
 Madagascar
16.60
Shot put
Burger Lambrechts
 South Africa
19.50 GR Janus Robberts
 South Africa
19.16 Karel Potgieter
 South Africa
18.90
Discus throw
Frantz Kruger
 South Africa
61.02 Frits Potgieter
 South Africa
60.59 Mickael Conjungo
 Central African Republic
57.09
Hammer throw
Chris Harmse
 South Africa
74.75 GR Samir Haouam
 Algeria
65.80 Yamen Hussein Abdel Moneim
 Egypt
65.25
Javelin throw
Marius Corbett
 South Africa
78.74 GR Johan Vosloo
 South Africa
75.60 Maher Ridane
 Tunisia
72.18
Decathlon
Anis Riahi
 Tunisia
7497 GR Rédouane Youcef
 Algeria
7401 Patrick Legrand
 Mauritius
6034

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
Mercy Nku
 Nigeria
11.03 GR Myriam Léonie Mani
 Cameroon
11.24 Endurance Ojokolo
 Nigeria
11.25
200 metres
Fatima Yusuf
 Nigeria
22.45 GR Myriam Léonie Mani
 Cameroon
22.91 Monica Twum
 Ghana
22.98
400 metres
Falilat Ogunkoya
 Nigeria
50.02 Olabisi Afolabi
 Nigeria
50.34 Amy Mbacké Thiam
 Senegal
50.95
800 metres
Maria Mutola
 Mozambique
1:59.73 GR Nouria Mérah-Benida
 Algeria
2:00.83 Grace Birungi
 Uganda
2:01.76
1500 metres
Kutre Dulecha
 Ethiopia
4:18.33 Nouria Mérah-Benida
 Algeria
4:18.69 Jackline Maranga
 Kenya
4:19.31
5000 metres
Ayelech Worku
 Ethiopia
15:38.22 Elana Meyer
 South Africa
15:42.76 Vivian Cheruiyot
 Kenya
15:42.79
10,000 metres
Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
32:08.15 Merima Hashim
 Ethiopia
32:16.24 Leah Malot
 Kenya
32:36.02
Marathon
Hiywot Gizwa
 Ethiopia
2:45:38 GR Meseret Kotu
 Ethiopia
2:46:29 Kore Alemu
 Ethiopia
2:48:31
100 metres hurdles
Glory Alozie
 Nigeria
12.74 GR Angela Atede
 Nigeria
12.99 Mame Tacko Diouf
 Senegal
13.02
400 metres hurdles
Mame Tacko Diouf
 Senegal
55.69 Surita Febbraio
 South Africa
57.11 Saidat Onanuga
 Nigeria
58.34
4 × 100 metres relay
 Nigeria
?
Endurance Ojokolo
?
?
43.28  Madagascar43.98  Ghana
Mavis Akoto
Monica Twum
Helena Amoako
Dora Manu
44.21
4 × 400 metres relay
 Nigeria
Saidat Onanuga
Fatima Yusuf
Olabisi Afolabi
Falilat Ogunkoya
3:29.22  Senegal3:31.63  Cameroon3:33.28
10 kilometres walk
Susan Vermeulen
 South Africa
49:33 GR Nagwa Ibrahim Ali
 Egypt
50:19 Bahia Boussad
 Algeria
51:31
High jump
Hestrie Cloete
 South Africa
1.96 GR Irène Tiendrébéogo
 Burkina Faso
1.85 Philippa Erasmus
 South Africa
1.80
Pole vault
Rika Erasmus
 South Africa
3.60 Elmarie Gerryts
 South Africa
3.60 none
Long jump
Grace Umelo
 Nigeria
6.60 Françoise Mbango Etone
 Cameroon
6.55
(NR)
Charlene Lawrence
 South Africa
6.50
Triple jump
Françoise Mbango Etone
 Cameroon
14.70 GR Baya Rahouli
 Algeria
14.64 Kéné Ndoye
 Senegal
13.86
Shot put
Vivian Peters
 Nigeria
16.72 Veronica Abrahamse
 South Africa
16.53 Maranelle du Toit
 South Africa
16.45
Discus throw
Monia Kari
 Tunisia
57.22 Lezelle Duvenage
 South Africa
54.55 Elizna Naudé
 South Africa
53.26
Hammer throw
Caroline Fournier
 Mauritius
58.83 Elmarie Knoetzen
 South Africa
58.74 Marwa Ahmed Hussein
 Egypt
55.25
Javelin throw
Liezl Roux
 South Africa
49.38 Aïda Sellam
 Tunisia
48.91 Sorochukwu Ihuefo
 Nigeria
48.24
Heptathlon
Maralize Fouché (Visser)
 South Africa
5631 Patience Itanyi
 Nigeria
5565 Oluchi Elechi
 Nigeria
5537

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nigeria (NGR)135624
2 South Africa (SAF)1111830
3 Ethiopia (ETH)63211
4 Kenya (KEN)54817
5 Tunisia (TUN)2215
6 Senegal (SEN)2136
7 Ghana (GHA)2046
8 Cameroon (CMR)1416
9 Egypt (EGY)1124
10 Mauritius (MRI)1012
11 Mozambique (MOZ)1001
12 Algeria (ALG)0819
13 Madagascar (MAD)0213
14 Zimbabwe (ZIM)0112
15 Burkina Faso (BUR)0101
 Tanzania (TAN)0101
 Togo (TOG)0101
18 Central African Republic (CAF)0011
 Ivory Coast (CIV)0011
 Namibia (NAM)0011
 Uganda (UGA)0011
Totals (21 nations)454543133

Participating nations

See also

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