Athletics at the African Games
Appearance
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![]() Athletics | |
First event | 1965 ![]() |
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Occur every | four years |
Last event | 2023 ![]() |
Best | ![]() |
Athletics is an African Games event ever since the inaugural edition in Brazzaville, Congo, at the 1965 All-Africa Games, and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.
Editions
[edit]Games | Year | Host | Events | Best nation | ||
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Men | Women | Mixed | ||||
I | 1965 | Brazzaville | 18 | 6 | — | ![]() |
II | 1973 | Lagos | 21 | 13 | — | ![]() |
III | 1978 | Algiers | 23 | 14 | — | ![]() |
IV | 1987 | Nairobi | 23 | 18 | — | ![]() |
V | 1991 | Cairo | 23 | 18 | — | ![]() |
VI | 1995 | Harare | 23 | 20 | — | ![]() |
VII | 1999 | Johannesburg | 23 | 22 | — | ![]() |
VIII | 2003 | Abuja | 23 | 22 | — | ![]() |
IX | 2007 | Algiers | 23 | 23 | — | ![]() |
X | 2011 | Maputo | 23 | 23 | — | ![]() |
XI | 2015 | Brazzaville | 23 | 23 | — | ![]() |
XII | 2019 | Rabat | 23 | 23 | — | ![]() |
XIII | 2023 | Accra | 23 | 23 | 1 | ![]() |
Events
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | Years | ||||||||||||||||
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Current program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
200 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
400 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
800 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
1500 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
5000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
10,000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Marathon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Half marathon | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
110 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
400 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
3000 metres steeplechase | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 × 100 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
20 km walk | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Pole vault | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Decathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Events | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Women's events
[edit]Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | Years | ||||||||||||||||
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Current program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
200 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
400 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
800 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
1500 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
5000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Marathon | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Half marathon | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 metres hurdles | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
400 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
3000 metres steeplechase | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 × 100 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
20 km walk | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5000 metre track walk | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Pole vault | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Pentathlon | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heptathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Events | 6 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Medal table
[edit]- Last updated after the 2023 edition. Excluding Para-Athletics.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 138 | 118 | 73 | 329 |
2 | ![]() | 90 | 97 | 85 | 272 |
3 | ![]() | 49 | 50 | 55 | 154 |
4 | ![]() | 48 | 52 | 54 | 154 |
5 | ![]() | 29 | 37 | 38 | 104 |
6 | ![]() | 28 | 35 | 31 | 94 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 24 | 21 | 69 |
8 | ![]() | 20 | 18 | 11 | 49 |
9 | ![]() | 15 | 17 | 21 | 53 |
10 | ![]() | 15 | 9 | 20 | 44 |
11 | ![]() | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
12 | ![]() | 12 | 12 | 21 | 45 |
13 | ![]() | 8 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
14 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
15 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
16 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
17 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
18 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
19 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
20 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
22 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
23 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
24 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
25 | ![]() | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
26 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
27 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
28 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
29 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
30 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
31 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
32 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
33 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
34 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
35 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
36 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
37 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
38 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
40 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
42 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (42 entries) | 541 | 547 | 538 | 1,626 |