Athletics at the 1995 All-Africa Games

The sixth All-Africa Games were held in September 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. As the track is at an altitude of 1473 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump. However, for events beyond 800 metres the thinner air is believed to have a detrimental effect on performances.

Athletics at the VI All-Africa Games
Dates13–23 September 1995
Host cityHarare, ZimbabweZimbabwe


Medal summary edit

Men's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: -1.7 m/s)
Davidson Ezinwa
  Nigeria
10.24 Emmanuel Tuffour
  Ghana
10.28 Osmond Ezinwa
  Nigeria
10.31
200 metres Sunday Bada
  Nigeria
20.28 =GR Emmanuel Tuffour
  Ghana
20.29 Joseph Gikonyo
  Kenya
20.80
400 metres Samson Kitur
  Kenya
44.36 Sunday Bada
  Nigeria
45.03 Jude Monye
  Nigeria
45.17
800 metres Arthémon Hatungimana
  Burundi
1:47.42 Vincent Malakwen
  Kenya
1:47.43 Savieri Ngidhi
  Zimbabwe
1:47.61
1500 metres Vincent Malakwen
  Kenya
3:40.11 Reuben Chesang
  Kenya
3:40.66 Julius Achon
  Uganda
3:40.83
5000 metres Josphat Machuka
  Kenya
13:31.11 GR Habte Jifar
  Ethiopia
13:45.11 Ayele Mezgebu
  Ethiopia
13:46.02
10000 metres Josphat Machuka
  Kenya
28:03.6 Habte Jifar
  Ethiopia
28:26.3 Paul Koech
  Kenya
28:28.8
Marathon Nicolas Nyengerai
  Zimbabwe
2:20:08 Honest Mutsairo
  Zimbabwe
2:20:15 Simon Mrashani
  Tanzania
2:20:21
3000 metre steeplechase Bernard Barmasai
  Kenya
8:27.15 Gideon Chirchir
  Kenya
8:29.17 Eliud Barngetuny
  Kenya
8:34.57
110 metres hurdles William Erese
  Nigeria
13.73 GR Kehinde Aladefa
  Nigeria
13.79 Moses Oyiki
  Nigeria
13.84
400 metres hurdles Ibou Faye
  Senegal
49.12 Gideon Biwott
  Kenya
49.19 Julius Masvanhise
  Zimbabwe
49.86
4 × 100 metres relay   Ghana
Ibrahim Hassan
Ahmed Ali
Emmanuel Tuffour
Eric Nkansah
39.12   Sierra Leone
Sanusi Turay
Pierre Lisk
Joselyn Thomas
Josephus Thomas
39.51   Ivory Coast
Jean-Olivier Zirignon
Franck Waota
Éric Pacôme N'Dri
Ibrahim Meité
39.61
4 × 400 metres relay   Nigeria
Benedict Ukwuloye
Kunle Adejuyigbe
Jude Monye
Sunday Bada
3:01.63   Kenya
Hezron Maina
Gideon Biwott
Kennedy Oyunge
Samson Kitur
3:03.11   South Africa
Bobang Phiri
Hezekiel Sepeng
Alfred Visagie
Johan Steynberg
3:03.65
20 kilometre road walk Chris Britz
  South Africa
1:28:06 GR David Kimutai
  Kenya
1:31:02 Shemsu Hassan
  Ethiopia
1:32:03
High jump Pierre Vorster
  South Africa
2.22 GR Anthony Idiata
  Nigeria
Khemraj Naiko
  Mauritius
2.19
Pole vault Okkert Brits
  South Africa
5.50 GR Kersley Gardenne
  Mauritius
5.20 Sameh Hassan Farid
  Egypt
Rafik Mefti
  Algeria
4.80
Long jump Cheikh Touré
  Senegal
8.10 Andrew Owusu
  Ghana
8.01 Jacob Katonon
  Kenya
7.80
Triple jump Jacob Katonon
  Kenya
16.93 Mohamed Karim Sassi
  Tunisia
16.75 Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa
  Zimbabwe
16.60
Shot put Henk Booysen
  South Africa
18.80 Chima Ugwu
  Nigeria
18.55 Jaco Snyman
  South Africa
18.44
Discus throw Adewale Olukoju
  Nigeria
61.68 GR Mickael Conjungo
  Central African Republic
58.94 Frits Potgieter
  South Africa
58.54
Hammer throw Hakim Toumi
  Algeria
67.12 Sherif Farouk El Hennawi
  Egypt
66.68 Mohamed Karim Horchani
  Tunisia
65.78
Javelin throw Pius Bazighe
  Nigeria
77.56 GR Phillip Spies
  South Africa
76.24 Louis Fouché
  South Africa
75.04
Decathlon Danie van Wyk
  South Africa
7339 Anis Riahi
  Tunisia
7165 Sid Ali Sabour
  Algeria
6986

Women's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Mary Onyali
  Nigeria
11.18 Christy Opara-Thompson
  Nigeria
11.35 Mary Tombiri
  Nigeria
11.40
200 metres Mary Onyali
  Nigeria
22.75 Calister Uba
  Nigeria
23.42 Kate Iheagwam
  Nigeria
23.77
400 metres Fatima Yusuf
  Nigeria
49.43 Falilat Ogunkoya
  Nigeria
50.31 Olabisi Afolabi
  Nigeria
51.53
800 metres Maria de Lurdes Mutola
  Mozambique
1:56.99 Tina Paulino
  Mozambique
2:01.07 Kutre Dulecha
  Ethiopia
2:02.26
1500 metres Kutre Dulecha
  Ethiopia
4:18.32 Julia Sakara
  Zimbabwe
4:21.10 Genet Gebregiorgis
  Ethiopia
4:21.94
5000 metres Rose Cheruiyot
  Kenya
15:37.9 Ayelech Worku
  Ethiopia
15:48.3 Lydia Cheromei
  Kenya
15:52.6
10000 metres Sally Barsosio
  Kenya
32:22.26 Delillah Asiago
  Kenya
32:56.12 Gete Wami
  Ethiopia
33:17.96
Marathon Jowaine Parrott
  South Africa
2:55:09 Emebet Abosa
  Ethiopia
3:01:53 Elfenesh Alemu
  Ethiopia
3:08:43
100 metres hurdles Taiwo Aladefa
  Nigeria
12.98 Angela Atede
  Nigeria
13.01 Ime Akpan
  Nigeria
13.09
400 metres hurdles Omolade Akinremi
  Nigeria
56.1 Karen van der Veen
  South Africa
57.0 Lana Uys
  South Africa
57.6
4 × 100 metres relay   Nigeria
Faith Idehen
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
Christy Opara-Thompson
Mary Tombiri
43.43   Ghana
Mercy Addy
Vida Nsiah
Gladys Kotei
Helena Wrappah
44.44   Zimbabwe
Delia Mawoko
Gailey Dube
Simangale Ncube
Philipah Chidziva
45.74
4 × 400 metres relay   Nigeria
Omolade Akinremi
Caroline Avbovbede
Saidat Onanuga
Fatima Yusuf
3:27.51   South Africa
Marie-Louise Henning
Adri van der Merwe
Lana Uys
Karen van der Veen
3:33.68   Ghana
Mercy Addy
Vida Nsiah
Amidatu Adrahmani
Agnes Yaa Nuamah
3:35.67
5000 metre track walk Dounia Kara
  Algeria
23:59.4 Nagwa Ibrahim Ali
  Egypt
24:25.3 Gete Komar
  Ethiopia
24:25.7
High jump Hestrie Storbeck
  South Africa
1.85 Irène Tiendrébéogo
  Burkina Faso
1.75 Madeleine Joubert
  Namibia
1.70
Long jump Eunice Barber
  Sierra Leone
6.70w Sanet Fouché
  South Africa
6.45 Patience Itanyi
  Nigeria
6.39
Triple jump Rosa Collins-Okah
  Nigeria
13.80 Abiola Williams
  Nigeria
13.12 Eunice Basweti
  Kenya
12.86
Shot put Hanan Ahmed Khaled
  Egypt
15.29 Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi
  Egypt
14.76 Beatrix Steenberg
  South Africa
14.71
Discus throw Monia Kari
  Tunisia
54.26 Rhona Dwinger
  South Africa
49.84 Caroline Fournier
  Mauritius
45.12
Javelin throw Rhona Dwinger
  South Africa
55.98 Fatma Zouhour Toumi
  Tunisia
50.04 Bernadette Perrine
  Mauritius
48.98
Heptathlon Oluchi Elechi
  Nigeria
5609 Maralize Visser
  South Africa
5436 Caroline Kola
  Kenya
5248

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Nigeria (NGR)159832
2  Kenya (KEN)87722
3  South Africa (SAF)86620
4  Algeria (ALG)2024
5  Senegal (SEN)2002
6  Ethiopia (ETH)14712
7  Ghana (GHA)1416
8  Egypt (EGY)1315
  Tunisia (TUN)1315
10  Zimbabwe (ZIM)1247
11  Mozambique (MOZ)1102
  Sierra Leone (SLE)1102
13  Burundi (BDI)1001
14  Mauritius (MRI)0123
15  Burkina Faso (BUR)0101
16  Ivory Coast (CIV)0011
  Namibia (NAM)0011
  Tanzania (TAN)0011
  Uganda (UGA)0011
Totals (19 entries)434243128

References edit