African cross-country championships
The African Cross Country Championships are athletics competitions that have been held every two years by the African continental association Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme (CAA) since 2012. The first championships took place in 2011 in Cape Town , South Africa . A forerunner event took place once in 1985 in Nairobi .
Events
No. | year | city | country | date | Competitions | Athletes |
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1. | 2011 | Cape Town | South Africa | 6th March | 4th | |
2. | 2012 | Cape Town | South Africa | March 18th | 4th | |
3. | 2014 | Kampala | Uganda | March 16 | 4th | |
4th | 2016 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | March 12th | 4th | |
5. | 2018 | Ech Cheliff | Algeria | 17. March | 5 |
Eternal medal table
A total of 21 gold, 21 silver and 21 bronze medals were won by athletes for five countries at the African Cross Country Championships. (Status: after the African Cross Country Championships 2018).
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | Total |
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1 | Kenya | 18th | 16 | 14th | 48 |
2 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8th |
3 | Uganda | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4th | Eritrea | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4th | Morocco | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Web links
- Website of the Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme (English, French)