Athletics at the 1978 All-Africa Games

The third All-Africa Games were held in July 1978 in Algiers, Algeria.

Athletics at the III All-Africa Games
Dates20–27 July 1978
Host cityAlgiers, Algeria Algeria


New events were added to the athletics program; Decathlon and pentathlon, for men and women respectively, as well as men's 20 km road walk. Three nations also won their first medals at these championships these being Tunisia, Sudan and Upper Volta.

Malian discus thrower Namakoro Niaré won his third title, being the only athlete to do so. Four athletes, two male and two female, won more than one event:

Medal summary

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: -0.9 m/s)
Amadou Meïté
  Côte d'Ivoire
10.35 GR Peter Okodogbe
  Nigeria
10.45 Ohene Karikari
  Ghana
10.46
200 metres
(wind: +0.6 m/s)
Hassan El Kachief
  Sudan
20.77 GR, NR Patrice Ouré
  Côte d'Ivoire
20.90 Roland Joe Siai-Siai
  Nigeria
20.98
400 metres Hassan El Kachief
  Sudan
45.32 GR Dele Udo
  Nigeria
45.65 Cyril Etoori
  Uganda
45.65
800 metres James Maina
  Kenya
1:47.14 Amar Brahmia
  Algeria
1:47.54 Peter Lemashon
  Kenya
1:47.83
1500 metres Filbert Bayi
  Tanzania
3:36.21 GR Wilson Waigwa
  Kenya
3:36.48 Amar Brahmia
  Algeria
3:37.33
5000 metres Yohannes Mohamed
  Ethiopia
13:44.39 GR Mike Musyoki
  Kenya
13:44.79 Suleiman Nyambui
  Tanzania
13:49.60
10,000 metres Henry Rono
  Kenya
27:58.90 GR Mike Musyoki
  Kenya
28:05.20 Mohamed Kedir
  Ethiopia
28:42.00
Marathon Richard Mabuza
  Swaziland
2:21:53 GR Dereje Nedi
  Ethiopia
2:23:08 Girma Guebre
  Ethiopia
2:27:35
3000 metre steeplechase Henry Rono
  Kenya
8:15.82 GR James Munyala
  Kenya
8:25.68 Kip Rono
  Kenya
8:26.38
110 metres hurdles
(wind: -0.5 m/s)
Fatwell Kimaiyo
  Kenya
13.89 GR Philip Sang
  Kenya
14.02 Thomas Nnakwe
  Nigeria
14.35
400 metres hurdles Daniel Kimaiyo
  Kenya
49.48 John Akii-Bua
  Uganda
49.55 Peter Rwamuhanda
  Uganda
50.18
4 × 100 metres relay   Ghana
Ernest Obeng
Albert Lomotey
George Enchill
Ohene Karikari
39.24 GR   Nigeria
Peter Okodogbe
Roland Siai-Siai
James Olakunle
Kolawode Abdulai
39.39   Congo
Jean-Pierre Bassegela
Louis Nkanza
Théophile Nkounkou
Antoine Kiakouama
39.79
4 × 400 metres relay   Nigeria
Olurotimi Peters
Ahmed Garba
Felix Imadiyi
Dele Udo
3:03.24 GR   Uganda
John Akii-Bua
Silver Ayoo
Mike Okot
Cyril Etoori
3:04.20   Kenya 3:05.92
20 kilometre road walk Benamar Kachkouche
  Algeria
1:39:21 Hunde Ture
  Egypt
1:39:51 Elisha Kasuka
  Kenya
1:43:21
High jump Paul Ngadjadoum
  Chad
2.16 GR Hamid Sahil
  Algeria
2.14 Amadou Dia Bâ
  Senegal
2.08
Pole vault Lakhdar Rahal
  Algeria
5.00 Ahmed Rezki
  Algeria
4.80 Mohamed Bensaad
  Algeria
4.80
Long jump Charlton Ehizuelen
  Nigeria
7.92 Fidelis Ndyabagye
  Uganda
7.75 NR Emmanuel Mifetu
  Ghana
7.57
Triple jump Charlton Ehizuelen
  Nigeria
16.51 Abdoulaye Diallo
  Senegal
16.29 Saïd Saad
  Algeria
15.93
Shot put Youssef Nagui Asaad
  Egypt
18.88 Namakoro Niaré
  Mali
17.16 Emad Fayez
  Egypt
16.93
Discus throw Namakoro Niaré
  Mali
58.02 GR Abderrazak Ben Hassine
  Tunisia
55.74 Tiékité Somet
  Côte d'Ivoire
51.86
Hammer throw Youssef Ben Abid
  Tunisia
54.90 GR Abdellah Boubekeur
  Algeria
54.74 Noureddine Bendifallah
  Algeria
52.20
Javelin throw Justin Arop
  Uganda
76.94 Ali Memmi
  Tunisia
71.28 John Mayaka
  Kenya
70.76
Decathlon Mohamed Bensaad
  Algeria
7338 Brown Ebewele
  Nigeria
6876 Alain Smaïl
  Algeria
6822

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Hannah Afriyie
  Ghana
11.50 Utifon Ufon Oko
  Nigeria
11.55 Kemi Sandgodeyi
  Nigeria
11.92
200 metres
(wind: +0.1 m/s)
Hannah Afriyie
  Ghana
23.01 Kehinde Vaughan
  Nigeria
23.70 Ruth Waithera
  Kenya
23.91
400 metres Kehinde Vaughan
  Nigeria
53.86 Ruth Kyalisima
  Uganda
54.49 Georgina Aidou
  Ghana
54.84
800 metres Tekla Chemabwai
  Kenya
2:04.84 Sakina Boutamine
  Algeria
2:05.64 Célestine N'Drin
  Côte d'Ivoire
2:06.08
1500 metres Sakina Boutamine
  Algeria
4:16.43 Anna Kiprop
  Kenya
4:19.59 Rose Thomson
  Kenya
4:20.07
100 metres hurdles Judy Bell-Gam
  Nigeria
13.67 Ruth Kyalisima
  Uganda
13.92 NR Bella Bell-Gam
  Nigeria
13.99
4 × 100 metres relay   Nigeria
Utifon Ufon Oko
Kemi Sandgodeyi
Fosa Ibini
Bella Bell-Gam
44.63   Ghana
Hannah Afriyie
Grace Bakari
Jeanette Yawson
Jeanette Ofusu
45.19   Uganda
Farida Kyakutema
Ruth Kyalisima
Christine Kabanda
Jane Nakamate
46.77
4 × 400 metres relay   Ghana
Helena Opoku
Grace Bakari
Georgina Aidoo
Hannah Afriyie
3:35.55 (NR)   Kenya
Tekla Chemabwai
Rose Tata-Muya
Ruth Waithera
Charity Muhuhe
3:39.27   Uganda
Farida Kyakutema
Ruth Kyalisima
Margaret Komugisha
Jane Nakamate
3:39.94
High jump Modupe Oshikoya
  Nigeria
1.77 Kawther Akrémi
  Tunisia
1.73 Emilia Blavo
  Ghana
1.68
Long jump Modupe Oshikoya
  Nigeria
6.32 Jeanette Yawson
  Ghana
6.29 Bella Bell-Gam
  Nigeria
6.12
Shot put Joyce Aciro
  Uganda
14.47 NR Veronica Baawah
  Ghana
12.88 Herina Malit
  Kenya
12.70
Discus throw Fathia Jerbi
  Tunisia
46.56 Helen Alyek
  Uganda
45.90 NR Martha Jugah
  Nigeria
45.02
Javelin throw Eunice Nekesa
  Kenya
51.58 Agnès Tchuinté
  Cameroon
49.16 Constance Rwabiryagye
  Uganda
45.52
Pentathlon Bella Bell-Gam
  Nigeria
3709 Margaret Bisereko
  Uganda
3788 Madeleine Bonzi
  Upper Volta
3427

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Nigeria96621
2  Kenya77822
3  Algeria45514
4  Ghana43411
5  Uganda27514
6  Tunisia2305
7  Sudan2002
8  Ethiopia1124
  Ivory Coast1124
10  Egypt1113
11  Mali1102
12  Tanzania1012
13  Chad1001
  Swaziland1001
15  Senegal0112
16  Cameroon0101
17  Congo0011
  Upper Volta0011
Totals (18 entries)373737111

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