1985 African Championships in Athletics
| 1985 African Championships in Athletics | |
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| Dates | 15–18 August |
| Host city | Cairo, Egypt |
The 1985 African Championships in Athletics were held in Cairo, Egypt between 15 and 18 August.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres (wind: +1.8 m/s) |
Chidi Imo Nigeria |
10.22 | Charles-Louis Seck Senegal |
10.37 | Victor Edet Nigeria |
10.44 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.9 m/s) |
Simeon Kipkemboi Kenya |
20.82 | Innocent Egbunike Nigeria |
20.85 | Alfred Nyambane Kenya |
20.92 |
| 400 metres | Innocent Egbunike Nigeria |
45.22 CR | Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast |
45.44 | David Kitur Kenya |
46.01 |
| 800 metres | Sammy Koskei Kenya |
1:45.30 | Moussa Fall Senegal |
1:45.95 | Juma Ndiwa Kenya |
1:46.67 |
| 1500 metres | Omer Khalifa Sudan |
3:37.74 CR | Abdi Bile Somalia |
3:38.19 | Joseph Chesire Kenya |
3:38.72 |
| 5000 metres[a] | Wodajo Bulti.svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia |
14:40.12 | Paul Kipkoech Kenya |
14:43.05 | John Ngugi Kenya |
14:44.33 |
| 10,000 metres | Wodajo Bulti Ethiopia |
28:22.43 | Kipsubai Koskei Kenya |
28:26.63 | Paul Kipkoech Kenya |
28:29.64 |
| Marathon | Ahmed Salah Djibouti |
2:23:01 | Kebede Balcha Ethiopia |
2:24:31 | Dereje Nedi Ethiopia |
2:25:41 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Julius Kariuki Kenya |
8:20.74 CR | Joshua Kipkemboi Kenya |
8:21.70 | Féthi Baccouche Tunisia |
8:38.94 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
René Djédjémel Mélédjé Ivory Coast |
14.14 | Ikechukwu Mbadugha Nigeria |
14.47 | Hisham Mohamed Makin Egypt |
14.52 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Amadou Dia Bâ Senegal |
48.29 CR | Henry Amike Nigeria |
49.16 | René Djédjémel Mélédjé Ivory Coast |
49.59 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria Iziaq Adeyanju Ikpoto Eseme Victor Edet Chidi Imo |
39.28 CR | Kenya Alfred Nyambane Simeon Kipkemboi Joseph Sainah Peter Wekesa |
39.91 |  AlgeriaAbdesslam Kadouri Abdelkader Kaci Djamel Boudebibah Mustapha Kamel Selmi |
40.14 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Kenya Julius Sang Tito Sawe Alfred Nyambane David Kitur |
3:01.86 CR | Nigeria Henry Amike Innocent Egbunike Moses Ugbisien Sunday Uti |
3:05.51 | Senegal Amadou Dia Ba Ousmane Diarra Moussa Fall Babacar Niang |
3:07.94 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Abdelwahab Ferguène Algeria |
1:33:28 | Shemsu Hassan Ethiopia |
1:42:26 | Abderrahmane Djebbar Algeria |
1:49:26 |
| High jump | Moussa Sagna Fall Senegal |
2.17 | Ogmore Okoro Nigeria |
2.17 | Khalid Koughbar Morocco |
2.11 |
| Pole vault | Choukri Abahnini Tunisia |
4.60 | Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria |
4.50 | Youssef Qortobi Morocco |
4.50 |
| Long jump | Paul Emordi Nigeria |
7.90 | Joseph Kio Nigeria |
7.81 | Mustapha Benmrah Morocco |
7.56 |
| Triple jump | Paul Emordi Nigeria |
16.56 | Joseph Kio Nigeria |
16.26 | Mamadou Diallo Senegal |
16.17 |
| Shot put | Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Egypt |
19.34 | Ahmed Kamel Shata Egypt |
19.23 | Mohamed Fatihi Morocco |
17.40 |
| Discus throw | Christian Okoye Nigeria |
63.56 CR | Mohamed Naguib Hamed Egypt |
62.24 | Hassan Ahmed Hamad Egypt |
55.38 |
| Hammer throw | Hakim Toumi Algeria |
70.56 CR | Yacine Louail Algeria |
61.30 | Ahmed Ibrahim Taha Egypt |
61.54 |
| Javelin throw | Ahmed Mahour Bacha Algeria |
80.04 CR | Mongi Alimi Tunisia |
75.30 | Justin Arop Uganda |
74.60 |
| Decathlon | Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria |
6712 | Abu El Makarem El Hamd Egypt |
5642 | Landry Nzambé-Busugu Gabon |
5259 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
Rufina Uba Nigeria |
11.61 | Doris Wiredu Ghana |
11.82 | Lynda Eseimokumo Nigeria |
11.86 |
| 200 metres | Rufina Uba Nigeria |
23.79 | Mary Onyali Nigeria |
23.98 | Martha Appiah Ghana |
24.10 |
| 400 metres | Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria |
53.33 | Doris Wiredu Ghana |
53.62 | Grace Bakari Ghana |
53.72 |
| 800 metres | Selina Chirchir Kenya |
2:03.70 | Mary Chemweno Kenya |
2:04.58 | Fatima Aouam Morocco |
2:04.91 |
| 1500 metres | Mary Chemweno Kenya |
4:17.90 | Fatima Aouam Morocco |
4:19.11 | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya |
4:22.85 |
| 3000 metres | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya |
9:18.53 | Hassania Darami Morocco |
9:19.82 | Regina Chemeli Kenya |
9:20.62 |
| 10,000 metres | Hassania Darami Morocco |
35:09.68 | Karima Farag Mohamed Ethiopia |
44:01.32 | ||
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.3 m/s) |
Maria Usifo Nigeria |
13.52 | Cécile Ngambi Cameroon |
13.81 | Albertine Koutouan Ivory Coast |
14.27 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco |
56.00 | Maria Usifo Nigeria |
57.02 | Marie Womplou Ivory Coast |
59.85 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Ghana Martha Appiah Grace Armah Cynthia Quartey Doris Wiredu |
45.08 | Nigeria Beatrice Utondu Mary Onyali Lynda Eseimokumo Rufina Ubah |
45.45 | Ivory Coast Patricia Foufoué Ziga Célestine N'Drin Louise Koré Seraphine Murekatete |
46.98 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Nigeria Airat Bakare Maria Usifo Kehinde Vaughan Sadia Showunmi |
3:36.13 | Kenya Selina Jeruto Mary Chemweno Selina Chirchir Esther Kawaya |
3:39.66 | Ghana Mary Mensah Veronica Bawuah Doris Wiredu Ayishetu Adam |
3:42.32 |
| High jump | Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Senegal |
1.76 | Kawther Akrémi Tunisia |
1.76 | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast |
1.70 |
| Long jump | Marianne Mendoza Senegal |
6.15 | Grace Armah Ghana |
6.01 | Caroline Nwajei Nigeria |
6.00 |
| Shot put | Souad Malloussi Morocco |
15.20 | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon |
14.74 | Odette Mistoul Gabon |
14.54 |
| Discus throw | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco |
51.80 | Mariette Van Heerden Zimbabwe |
50.14 | Aïcha Dahmous Algeria |
48.84 |
| Javelin throw | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon |
54.00 | Samia Djémaa Algeria |
50.50 | Samira Benhamza Morocco |
49.32 |
| Heptathlon | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco |
5294 | Nacèra Achir Algeria |
5286 | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria |
4909 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Morocco (MAR) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Senegal (SEN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 9 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 40 | 40 | 39 | 119 | |
See also
Notes
- ^ The athletes ran an extra lap, making the distance 5400 metres in total.
External links
- Results – GBR Athletics
- Medallists
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