2014 African Championships in Athletics

The 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held in Marrakech, Morocco from 10 to 14 August 2014. The competition was the 19th edition of Africa senior championships. The competition served as preparation to African athletes for the next continental cup which is planned to hold on 13 and 14 September 2014 in Marrakech. It was the second time that Morocco had hosted the event.

2014 African Championships
Championships logo
Dates	10 August – 14 August
Host city	Marrakech, Morocco
Venue	Stade de Marrakech
Events	44
Participation	548 athletes from 47 nations
Records set	Championship records
← 2012 2016 →

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Hua Wilfried Koffi Ivory Coast	10.05	Mark Jelks Nigeria	10.07	Monzavous Edwards Nigeria	10.16
200 metres	Hua Wilfried Koffi Ivory Coast	20.25	Isaac Makwala Botswana	20.51	Carvin Nkanata Kenya	20.53
400 metres	Isaac Makwala Botswana	44.23 CR	Wayde van Niekerk South Africa	45.00	Boniface Mucheru Kenya	45.07
800 metres	Nijel Amos Botswana	1:48.54	Mohammed Aman Ethiopia	1:48.56	Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria	1:49.08
1500 metres	Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti	3:42.49	Asbel Kiprop Kenya	3:42.58	Ronald Kwemoi Kenya	3:42.59
5000 metres	Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Kenya	13:34.27	Isaiah Kiplangat Koech Kenya	13:35.73	Abrar Osman Adem Eritrea	13:36.42
10,000 metres	Nguse Amlosom Eritrea	28:11.07	Mustapha El Aziz Morocco	28:11.36	Josphat Bett Kenya	28:11.61
110 m hurdles	Tyron Akins Nigeria	13.57	Alex Al-Ameen Nigeria	13.78	Martins Ogieriakhi Nigeria	13.80
400 m hurdles	Cornel Fredericks South Africa	48.78	Amaechi Morton Nigeria	48.92	Nicholas Bett Kenya	49.03
3000 m steeplechase	Jairus Birech Kenya	8:34.79	Jonathan Ndiku Kenya	8:37.67	Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya	8:39.30
4 × 100 m relay	Nigeria Ogho-Oghene Egwero Monzavous Edwards Obinna Metu Mark Jelks	38.80	Ghana Daniel Gyasi Solomon Afful Emmanuel Dassor Timothy Abeyie	39.28	Algeria Mahmoud Hammoudi Ali Bouguesba Skander Djamil Athmani Soufiane Bouhadda	39.89
4 × 400 m relay	Botswana Pako Seribe Nijel Amos Leaname Maotoanong Isaac Makwala	3:01.89	Nigeria Noah Akwu Robert Simmons Miles Ukaoma Amaechi Morton	3:03.09	Kenya Mark Mutai Solomon Buoga Nicholas Bett Boniface Mucheru	3:07.35
20 km walk	Lebogang Shange South Africa	1:26.58	Samuel Ireri Gathimba Kenya	1:27.11	Mohamed Ameur Algeria	1:27.48
High jump	Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana	2.28	Fernand Djoumessi Cameroon	2.25	Younis Mohamed Sudan	2.22
Pole vault	Cheyne Rahme South Africa	5.41 CR	Mohamed Amine Romdhana Tunisia	5.00	Mouhcine Cheaouri Morocco	5.00
Long jump	Zarck Visser South Africa	8.08	Khotso Mokoena South Africa	8.02	Ruswahl Samaai South Africa	7.84
Triple jump	Khotso Mokoena South Africa	17.03	Tosin Oke Nigeria	16.97	Roger Haitengi Namibia	16.72
Shot put	Orazio Cremona South Africa	19.84	Jaco Engelbrecht South Africa	18.87	Franck Owaka Republic of the Congo	18.74
Discus throw	Victor Hogan South Africa	62.87	Russell Tucker South Africa	62.15	Stephen Mozia Nigeria	57.11
Hammer throw	Mostafa Al-Gamel Egypt	79.09 CR	Chris Harmse South Africa	73.90	Driss Barid Morocco	60.17
Javelin throw	Julius Yego Kenya	84.72	Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed Egypt	83.59	Robert Oosthuizen South Africa	77.81
Decathlon	Larbi Bourrada Algeria	8311 CR	Guillaume Thierry Mauritius	7312	Atsu Nyamadi Ghana	6946

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Blessing Okagbare Nigeria	11.00 CR	Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast	11.03	Marie-Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast	11.20
200 metres	Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast	22.36	Marie-Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast	22.87	Dominique Duncan Nigeria	22.98
400 metres	Folashade Abugan Nigeria	51.21	Kabange Mupopo Zambia	51.21	Patience Okon George Nigeria	51.68
800 metres	Eunice Sum Kenya	1:59.45	Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya	1:59.74	Agatha Jeruto Kenya	1:59.84
1500 metres	Hellen Obiri Kenya	4:09.53	Dawit Seyaum Ethiopia	4:10.92	Rababe Arafi Morocco	4:12.08
5000 metres	Almaz Ayana Ethiopia	15:32.72 CR	Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia	15:42.16	Janeth Kisa Kenya	15:54.04
10,000 metres	Joyce Chepkirui Kenya	32:45.27	Emily Chebet Kenya	32:45.28	Belaynesh Oljira Ethiopia	32:49.39
100 m hurdles	Rikenette Steenkamp South Africa	13.26	Rosvitha Okou Ivory Coast	13.26	Nichole Denby Nigeria	13.27
400 m hurdles	Wenda Nel South Africa	55.32	Amaka Ogoegbunam Nigeria	55.46	Francisca Koki Kenya	55.84
3000 m steeplechase	Hiwot Ayalew Ethiopia	9:29.54 CR	Sofia Assefa Ethiopia	9:30.20	Salima El Ouali Alami Morocco	9:33.02
4 × 100 m relay	Nigeria Gloria Asumnu Lawreta Ozoh Dominique Duncan Blessing Okagbare	43.56	Ivory Coast Tryphene Kouame Adjoua Mireille Gaha Nanzie Adeline Gouenon Marie-Josée Ta Lou	43.99	Ghana Flings Owusu-Agyapong Gemma Acheampong Beatrice Gyaman Janet Amponsah	44.06
4 × 400 m relay	Nigeria Patience Okon George Regina George Ada Benjamin Folashade Abugan	3:28.87	Kenya Jacinter Shikanda Francisca Koki Janeth Jepkosgei Maureen Jelagat	3:32.26	Botswana Goitseone Seleka Lydia Mashila Loungo Matlhaku Christine Botlogetswe	3:40.28
20 km walk	Grace Wanjiru Njue Kenya	1:37.04	Emily Ngii Kenya	1:38.12	Askale Tiksa Ethiopia	1:40.05
High jump	Rhizlane Siba Morocco	1.80	Besnet Mohamed Egypt	1.80	Ariyat Dibow Ethiopia	1.78
Pole vault	Syrine Balti Tunisia	4.10	Nisrine Dinar Morocco	3.80	Dorra Mahfoudhi Tunisia	3.70
Long jump	Ese Brume Nigeria	6.50	Chinaza Amadi Nigeria	6.40	Joelle Mbumi Nkouindjin Cameroon	6.25
Triple jump	Joelle Mbumi Nkouindjin Cameroon	14.02	Nadia Eke Ghana	13.40	Blessing Ibrahim Nigeria	13.35
Shot put	Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang Cameroon	16.84	Chinwe Okoro Nigeria	16.40	Lezaan Jordaan South Africa	15.31
Discus throw	Chinwe Okoro Nigeria	59.79 CR	Nwanneka Okwelogu Nigeria	51.66	Amina Moudden Morocco	48.21
Hammer throw	Lætitia Bambara Burkina Faso	65.44	Amy Sène Senegal	64.66	Sarah Bensaad Tunisia	60.97
Javelin throw	Sunette Viljoen South Africa	65.32 CR	Zuta Mary Nartey Ghana	52.57	Selma Rosun Mauritius	48.04
Heptathlon	Marthe Koala Burkina Faso	5454	Elizabeth Dadzie Ghana	5286	Bianca Erwee South Africa	5086

Medal table

Host stadium in Marrakech.

  *   Host nation (Morocco)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Africa (RSA)	10	5	4	19
2	Nigeria (NGR)	8	9	7	24
3	Kenya (KEN)	7	8	10	25
4	Botswana (BOT)	4	1	1	6
5	Ivory Coast (CIV)	3	4	1	8
6	Ethiopia (ETH)	2	4	2	8
7	Cameroon (CMR)	2	1	1	4
8	Burkina Faso (BUR)	2	0	0	2
9	Morocco (MAR)*	1	2	5	8
10	Egypt (EGY)	1	2	0	3
11	Tunisia (TUN)	1	1	2	4
12	Algeria (ALG)	1	0	3	4
13	Djibouti (DJI)	1	0	1	2
	Eritrea (ERI)	1	0	1	2
15	Ghana (GHA)	0	4	2	6
16	Mauritius (MRI)	0	1	1	2
17	Senegal (SEN)	0	1	0	1
	Zambia (ZAM)	0	1	0	1
19	Congo (CGO)	0	0	1	1
	Namibia (NAM)	0	0	1	1
	Sudan (SUD)	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		44	44	44	132

Participating nations

• Algeria (25)
• Angola (8)
• Benin (11)
• Botswana (16)
• Burkina Faso (5)
• Burundi (5)
• Cameroon (20)
• Cape Verde (1)
• Chad (1)
• Central African Republic (1)
• Comoros (4)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
• Djibouti (4)
• Egypt (12)
• Equatorial Guinea (2)
• Eritrea (11)
• Ethiopia (69)
• Gabon (1)
• Gambia (2)
• Ghana (24)
• Guinea (1)
• Guinea-Bissau (1)
• Ivory Coast (11)
• Kenya (55)
• Lesotho (1)
• Libya (7)
• Madagascar (3)
• Mali (11)
• Mauritania (2)
• Mauritius (9)
• Morocco (host) (55)
• Mozambique (1)
• Namibia (6)
• Nigeria (41)
• Republic of the Congo (18)
• São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
• Senegal (14)
• Seychelles (8)
• South Africa (37)
• Sudan (1)
• Swaziland (2)
• Tanzania (2)
• Togo (2)
• Tunisia (20)
• Uganda (6)
• Zambia (8)
• Zimbabwe (2)

See also

• 2014 European Athletics Championships

References

Daily reports

• Jon Mulkeen (2014-08-10). Amlosom makes history at African Championships – African champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-08-10.
• Jon Mulkeen (2014-08-11). More gold medals and records for Okagbare and Bourrada at African Championships – African champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-08-11.
• Jon Mulkeen (2014-08-12). Redemption for Makwala at African Championships – African champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-08-12.
• Jon Mulkeen (2014-08-13). Viljoen wins fourth African title, more gold for Mokoena and Chepkirui – African champs, Day 4. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-08-13.
• Jon Mulkeen (2014-08-14). Souleiman, Ndiku and Ahoure among winners on final day of African Championships – African champs, Day 5. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-08-14.

External links

• Official website
• Results
• Confederation of African Athletics website