1993 African Championships in Athletics

The 9th African Championships in Athletics were held between 23 and 27 June 1993 in Durban, South Africa at Kings Park Stadium.

1993 African Championships in Athletics
Dates	23–27 June
Host city	Durban, South Africa
Venue	Kings Park Stadium
← Belle Vue Maurel 1992 Yaoundé 1996 →

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s)	Daniel Effiong Nigeria	10.39	Jean-Olivier Zirignon Ivory Coast	10.53	Nelson Boateng Ghana	10.55
200 metres (wind: +1.7 m/s)	Johan Rossouw South Africa	20.65 CR	Oluyemi Kayode Nigeria	20.79	Nelson Boateng Ghana	21.01
400 metres	Kennedy Ochieng Kenya	45.29	Ibrahim Hassan Ghana	45.90	Simon Kemboi Kenya	46.06
800 metres	Sammy Langat Kenya	1:45.43	Paul Ruto Kenya	1:45.99	Arthémon Hatungimana Burundi	1:46.42
1500 metres	David Kibet Kenya	3:45.67	Johan Landsman South Africa	3:46.03	Johan Fourie South Africa	3:46.22
5000 metres	Simon Chemoiywo Kenya	13:09.68 CR	Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia	13:10.41	Worku Bikila Ethiopia	13:12.53
10,000 metres	William Sigei Kenya	27:25.23 CR	Fita Bayissa Ethiopia	27:26.90	Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia	27:30.17
3000 metre steeplechase	Joseph Keter Kenya	8:22.34	Christopher Kosgei Kenya	8:24.58	Simretu Alemayehu Ethiopia	8:31.51
110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.4 m/s)	Kobus Schoeman South Africa	13.93	Moses Oyiki Orode Nigeria	14.21	Winpie Nel South Africa	14.22
400 metres hurdles	Erick Keter Kenya	49.38	Dries Vorster South Africa	49.59	Hamidou Mbaye Senegal	50.22
4 × 100 metres relay	Ghana Nelson Boateng Felix Andam Abbas Tanko Kofi Yevakpor	39.53	Nigeria Daniel Effiong Paul Egonye Oluyemi Kayode Victor Omagbemi	39.97	South Africa Tshakile Nzimande Johan Rossouw Johann Venter Adrian Lambert	40.25
4 × 400 metres relay	Kenya Charles Gitonga Simon Kemboi Simon Kipkemboi Kennedy Ochieng	3:03.10	Nigeria Alohan Omokaro Hassan Bosso Udeme Ekpeyong John Okoye	3:06.03	Senegal Soulemane Diumbia Ibou Faye Hamidou Mbaye Hachim N'Diaye	3:06.38
20 kilometre road walk	Getachew Demisse Ethiopia	1:28:56	Chris Britz South Africa	1:29:28	Riecus Blignouat South Africa	1:30:55
High jump	Flippie van Vuuren South Africa	2.22 CR	Khemraj Naiko Mauritius	2.19	Pierre Vorster South Africa	2.13
Pole vault	Okkert Brits South Africa	5.40 CR	Riaan Botha South Africa	5.20	Brian Mardaymootoo Mauritius	4.60
Long jump	Obinna Eregbu Nigeria	8.32w	Ayodele Aladefa Nigeria	8.05w	James Sabulei Kenya	7.99
Triple jump	Toussaint Rabenala Madagascar	16.72	Wikus Olivier South Africa	16.35	Paul Nioze Seychelles	16.11
Shot put	Carel le Roux South Africa	18.29	Chima Ugwu Nigeria	18.07	Jaco Snyman South Africa	17.38
Discus throw	Mickael Conjungo Central African Republic	59.92	Christo Kruger South Africa	54.42	Dawie Kok South Africa	54.08
Hammer throw	Hakim Toumi Algeria	69.82	Samir Haouam Algeria	63.76	Charlie Koen South Africa	60.46
Javelin throw	Tom Petranoff South Africa	82.40	Phillip Spies South Africa	77.68	Louis Fouché South Africa	77.10
Decathlon	Pierre Faber South Africa	7164	Danie van Wyk South Africa	7108	Hassan Farouk Sayed Egypt	6770

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.2 m/s)	Beatrice Utondu Nigeria	11.39	Elinda Vorster South Africa	11.45	Christy Opara-Thompson Nigeria	11.60
200 metres (wind: +1.9 m/s)	Mary Onyali Nigeria	22.71	Yolanda Steyn South Africa	23.22	Evette de Klerk South Africa	23.29
400 metres	Tina Paulino Mozambique	51.82	Emily Odoemenam Nigeria	52.26	Aïssatou Tandian Senegal	53.00
800 metres	Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique	1:56.36	Gladys Wamuyu Kenya	2:01.24	Ilse Wicksell South Africa	2:03.75
1500 metres	Elana Meyer South Africa	4:12.56	Gwen Griffiths South Africa	4:13.17	Getenesh Urge Ethiopia	4:13.68
3000 metres	Gwen Griffiths South Africa	9:13.92	Merima Denboba Ethiopia	9:14.48	Hellen Chepngeno Kenya	9:14.49
10,000 metres	Berhane Adere Ethiopia	32:48.52	Lydia Cheromei Kenya	32:54.55	Fatuma Roba Ethiopia	32:55.32
100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.3 m/s)	Nicole Ramalalanirina Madagascar	13.32	Taiwo Aladefa Nigeria	13.50	Annemarie le Roux South Africa	13.74
400 metres hurdles	Omotayo Akinremi Nigeria	57.59	Lana Uys South Africa	57.60	Karen Swanepoel South Africa	58.23
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Faith Idehen Mary Onyali-Omagbemi Christy Opara-Thompson Beatrice Utondu	43.49	Madagascar Hanitriniaina Rakotrondrabe Nicole Ramalalanirina Lalao Ravaonirina Lantoniaina Ramalalanirina	44.93	South Africa Evette de Klerk Yolanda Steyn Elinda Vorster Susan Knox	45.15
4 × 400 metres relay	Nigeria Omolade Akinremi Omotayo Akinremi Emily Odoemenam Mary Onyali-Omagbemi	3:33.21	South Africa Evette de Klerk Lana Uys Marinda Fourie Adri Schoeman	3:37.24	Ghana Helen Amoako Helena Wrappah Nabiama Salifu Agnes Yaa Nuamah	3:39.66
5000 metre track walk	Dounia Kara Algeria	24:33.56	Amsale Yakobe Ethiopia	24:39.04	Felicita Falconer South Africa	25:32.68
High jump	Charmaine Weavers South Africa	1.90	Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast	1.86	Desiré du Plessis South Africa	1.80
Long jump	Christy Opara-Thompson Nigeria	6.57	Beatrice Utondu Nigeria	6.44	Hiwot Sisay Ethiopia	6.23 (NR)
Triple jump	Petrusa Swart South Africa	12.95w	Béryl Laramé Seychelles	12.20w	Sonya Agbéssi Benin	12.02w
Shot put	Louise Meintjies South Africa	14.66	Elizabeth Olaba Kenya	14.42	Luzanda Swanepoel South Africa	14.23
Discus throw	Lizette Etsebeth South Africa	54.16	Nanette van der Walt South Africa	51.58	Sandra Willms South Africa	50.56
Javelin throw	Liezl Roux South Africa	48.24	Rhona Dwinger South Africa	47.60	Michelle Bradbury South Africa	43.92
Heptathlon	Chrisna Oosthuizen South Africa	5339	Maralize Visser South Africa	5159	Caroline Kola Kenya	4925

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Africa (SAF)	15	16	19	50
2	Nigeria (NGR)	8	9	1	18
3	Kenya (KEN)	8	5	4	17
4	Ethiopia (ETH)	2	4	6	12
5	Algeria (ALG)	2	1	0	3
	Madagascar (MAD)	2	1	0	3
7	Mozambique (MOZ)	2	0	0	2
8	Ghana (GHA)	1	1	3	5
9	Central African Republic (CAF)	1	0	0	1
10	Ivory Coast (CIV)	0	2	0	2
11	Mauritius (MRI)	0	1	1	2
	Seychelles (SEY)	0	1	1	2
13	Senegal (SEN)	0	0	3	3
14	Benin (BEN)	0	0	1	1
	Burundi (BDI)	0	0	1	1
	Egypt (EGY)	0	0	1	1
Totals (16 entries)		41	41	41	123

See also

• 1993 in athletics (track and field)

External links

• Results – GBR Athletics