1998 African Championships in Athletics
| 1998 African Championships | |
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Host stadium in Dakar | |
| Host city | Dakar, Senegal |
| Date(s) | 18–22 August |
| Main stadium | Stade Léopold Senghor |
| Participation |
395 athletes from 39 nations |
| Events | 42 |
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The 11th African Championships in Athletics were held in Dakar, Senegal, from August 18 to August 22 at the Stade Léopold Senghor.
Men's results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Abderrahmane Hammad  Algeria | 2.21 | Khemraj Naiko  Mauritius | 2.18 | Gavin Lendis  South Africa | 2.15 |
| Long jump | Hatem Mersal  Egypt | 8.13 | Anis Gallali  Tunisia | 8.01 | Mark Anthony Awere  Ghana | 7.77 |
| Pole vault | Okkert Brits South Africa | 5.40 =CR | Kersley Gardenne Mauritius | 5.20 | Mohamed Bédoui Tunisia | 4.80 |
| Triple jump | Andrew Owusu Ghana | 17.23 CR | Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa  Zimbabwe | 17.19 | Oluyemi Sule  Nigeria | 16.37 |
| Shot put | Burger Lambrechts South Africa | 19.78 | Dhia Kamel Ahmed Egypt | 17.61 | Quentin Soné Ehawa  Cameroon | 15.51 |
| Discus | Frantz Kruger South Africa | 62.17 | Frits Potgieter South Africa | 60.50 | Mickael Conjungo  Central African Republic | 57.52 |
| Javelin | Marius Corbett South Africa | 79.82 | Khaled Es Sayed Yassin Egypt | 72.84 | Bouna Diop  Senegal | 72.66 |
| Hammer | Chris Harmse South Africa | 72.11 CR | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 69.36 | Samir Haouam Algeria | 68.79 |
| Decathlon | Rédouane Youcef Algeria | 7352 points | Mohamed Benyahia Algeria | 7093 points | Issam Abdelatif Saber Egypt | 6420 points |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Women results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Hestrie Storbeck South Africa | 1.92 | Irène Tiendrébéogo  Burkina Faso | 1.84 | Nkechinyere Mbaoma Nigeria | 1.75 |
| Long jump | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | 6.78 =CR | Chinedu Odozor Nigeria | 6.45 | Baya Rahouli Algeria | 6.36 |
| Triple jump | Baya Rahouli Algeria | 13.96 CR | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 13.80 | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 13.30 |
| Shot put | Veronica Abrahamse South Africa | 15.07 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia | 14.83 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 14.68 |
| Discus | Elizna Naudé South Africa | 50.28 | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 50.28 | Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt | 42.82 |
| Hammer | Caroline Fournier Mauritius | 54.29 | Marwa Ahmed Hussein Egypt | 47.55 | Djida Yalloulène Algeria | 47.43 |
| Javelin (old type) |
Lindy Leveaux  Seychelles | 47.56 | Bernadette Ravina Mauritius | 46.79 | Monique Djikada Cameroon | 45.61 |
| Heptathlon | Patience Itanyi Nigeria | 5376 points | Mary Dolly Zé Oyono Cameroon | 5211 points | Paulette Mendy Senegal | 4716 points |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | South Africa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Kenya | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Egypt | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  Morocco | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Mauritius | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Senegal | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Ghana | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13= |  Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13= |  Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13= | Seychelles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13= |  Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 |  Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20= | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= |  Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
External links
- Results - GBR Athletics
Championships of the Confederation of African Athletics | ||
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| Youth | ||
| Cross Country | ||
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