African Athletics Championships 2016

20th African Athletics Championships
city	Durban , South Africa
Stadion	Kings Park Stadium
Competitions	44
opening	June 22, 2016
Final day	June 26, 2016
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The 20th African Athletics Championships were held from June 22nd to 26th, 2016 in Durban , South Africa .

Men

100 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Ben Youssef Meïté	CIV	9.95
2	Mosito Lehata	LES	10.04
3	Akani Simbine	RSA	10.05
4th	Tlotliso Leotlela	RSA	10.24
5	Emmanuel Matadi	LBR	10.24
6th	Karabo Mothibi	BOT	10.36
7th	Gerald Phiri	ZAM	DNS
8th	Thando Roto	RSA	DNS

Final: June 23

Wind: 2.4 m / s

200 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Wayde van Niekerk	RSA	20.02
2	Adama Jammeh	GAM	20.45 NO
3	Emmanuel Matadi	LBR	20.55
4th	Gabriel Mvumvure	ZIM	20.83
5	Sydney Siame	ZAM	20.83
6th	Hua Wilfried Koffi	CIV	20.92
	Divine Oduduru	NGR	DNS
	Clarence Munyai	RSA	DNS

Final: June 26th

Wind: 1.8 m / s

400 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Baboloki Thebe	BOT	44.69
2	Karabo Sibanda	BOT	45.42
3	Chidi Okezie	NGR	45.76
4th	Isaac Makwala	BOT	46.58
5	Alagie Salim Drammeh	GAM	46.71
6th	Raymond Kibet	KEN	46.80
7th	Alphas Kishoyian	KEN	46.95
8th	Sadam Koumi	SDN	DSQ

Final: June 24th

800 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Nijel Amos	BOT	1: 45.11
2	Jacob Rozani	RSA	1: 45.38
3	Rynhardt van Rensburg	RSA	1: 46.15
4th	Boitumelo Masilo	BOT	1: 46.16
5	Alberto Mamba	MOZ	1: 46.34
6th	Sampson Laari	GHA	1: 47.62
7th	Kabelo Mohlosi	RSA	1: 50.00
8th	Nyasha Mutsetse	ZIM	1: 50.90

Final: August 12th

1500 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Fouad El Kaam	MAR	3: 39.49
2	Timothy Cheruiyot	KEN	3: 39.71
3	Vincent Letting	KEN	3: 40.78
4th	Younès Essalhi	MAR	3: 41.34
5	Taresa Tolosa	ETH	3: 42.23
6th	Birhanu Sorsa	ETH	3: 43.56
7th	Eric Kiptanui	KEN	3: 43.81
8th	Dumisani Hlaselo	RSA	3: 44.53

Final: June 26th

5000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Douglas Kipserem	KEN	13: 13.35
2	Elroy Gelant	RSA	13: 15.13
3	Mangata Kimai Ndiwa	KEN	13: 16.85
4th	Done Molla	ETH	13: 17.84
5	Peter Lagat	KEN	13: 18.78
6th	Namakwe Nkhasi	LES	13: 21.68  NO
7th	Thierry Ndikumwenayo	BDI	13: 26.24
8th	Jean Marie Niyomukiza	BDI	13: 31.91

June 26th

10,000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Stephen Mokoka	RSA	28: 02.97
2	Wilfred Kimitei	KEN	28: 03.18
3	Namakwe Nkhasi	LES	28: 06.33
4th	Ever Yimer	ETH	28: 08.92
5	Fikadu Haftu	ETH	28: 09.21
6th	Stephen Arita	KEN	28: 09.66
7th	Ismail Gallet	TAN	28: 13.46
8th	Abraham had	ERI	28: 18.18

June 22

20 km walking

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Samuel Ireri Gathimba	KEN	1:19:24  CR NO
2	Hassanine Sebei	TO DO	1:20:51
3	Lebogang Shange	RSA	1:21:41
4th	Wayne Snyman	RSA	1:22:20
5	Simon Wachira	KEN	1:23:26
6th	Hatem Ghoula	TO DO	1:25:54
7th	Mohamed Ameur	ALG	1:26:17
8th	Mohamed Saleh	EGY	1:26:23

June 26th

110 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Antonio Alkana	RSA	13.43 CR
2	Tyron Akins	NGR	13.74
3	Mohamed Koussi	MAR	13.94
4th	Rami Gharsali	TO DO	13.99
5	Bano Traoré	MLI	14.22
6th	Fred Charles Pieterse	NAM	14.45
7th	Ruan de Vries	RSA	14.52
	Tshepo Lefete	RSA	DNS

Final: June 25th

Wind: k. A.

400 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Boniface Mucheru Tumuti	KEN	49.21
2	Amadou Ndiaye	SEN	49.41
3	Aron Kipchumba Koech	KEN	49.41
4th	LJ van Zyl	RSA	49.46
5	Jordin Andrade	CPV	49.62
6th	Cornel Fredericks	RSA	49.82
7th	Kiprono Koskei	KEN	51.77
	Miles Ukaoma	NGR	DNS

Final: June 24th

3000 m obstacle

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Chala Beyo	ETH	8: 21.02
2	Tolosa Nurgi	ETH	8: 22.79
3	Abraham Kibiwot	KEN	8: 24.19
4th	Phenus Kipleting	KEN	8: 26.11
5	Hamid Ezzine	MAR	8: 29.36
6th	Jacob Araptany	UGA	8: 29.60
7th	Rantso Mokopane	RSA	8: 35.02
8th	Malek Ben Amor	TO DO	8: 47.31

June 22

4 × 100 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	South Africa	Emile Erasmus Wayde van Niekerk Tlotliso Leotlela Akani Simbine	38.84
2	Ivory Coast	Arthur Cissé Hua Wilfried Koffi Émilien Tchan Bi Chan Ben Youssef Meïté	38.98
3	Zambia	Hazemba Chindamba Brian Kasinda Titus Kafunda Mukhala Sydney Siame	39.77
4th	Senegal	Ismaila Diop Boubacar Sakho Moulaye Sonko Johs Swaray	39.86
5	Kenya	Mark Odhiambo Gilbert Otieno Peter Mwai Ndichu Alphas Kishoyian	39.97
6th	Ghana	Stephen Opoku Desmond Aryee Martin Owusu-Antwi Shadrack Opoku-Agyeman	40.21
7th	Botswana	Thabo Motsokona Karabo Mothibi Keene Charles Motukisi Baboloki Thebe	40.40
8th	Zimbabwe	Francis Zimwara Connias Mudzingwa Ngoni Makusha Gabriel Mvumvure	41.02

Final: June 24th

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Botswana	Karabo Sibanda Baboloki Thebe Onkabetse Nkobolo Leaname Maotoanong	3: 02.20
2	Kenya	Boniface Mucheru Bonface Ontuga Mweresa Alphas Kishoyian Aron Kipchumba Koech	3: 04.25
3	South Africa	Jon Seeliger Shaun de Jager Ofentse Mogawane LJ van Zyl	3: 04.73
4th	Algeria	Hicham Laaredj Skander Djamil Athmani Fethi Benchaa Soufiane Bouhadda	3: 07.32
5	Swaziland	Mcebo Mkhaliphi Manqoba Nyoni Andile Lusenga Louis Mashaba	3: 12.64 NO
6th	Sudan	??? ??? Mohamed Abdelazim Mohamed Sadam Koumi	3: 14.58
7th	Zimbabwe	??? Nigel Tom Nyasha Mutsetse Connias Mudzingwa	3: 14.81
8th	South Sudan	??? Mangar Chep Santino Kenyi Gatkuoth Chol	3: 22.50

June 26th

high jump

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Mathew Sawe	KEN	2.21
2	Keagan Fourie	RSA	2.18
3	Fernand Djoumessi	CMR	2.15
4th	Kabelo Kgosiemang	BOT	2.10
5	Raoul Matogno bong	CMR	2.05
6th	Amr Kaseb	EGY	2.00
Chris Moleya	RSA	2.00
8th	Garth Ellis	RSA	2.00

June 24th

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	Height (noun)
1	Hichem Khalil Cherabi	ALG	5.30
2	Mohamed Romdhana	TO DO	5.20
3	Jordan Yamoah	GHA	5.00
4th	Heinrich Smit	RSA	4.80
5	Beukes	RSA	NM
6th	Samson Basha	ETH	NM
7th	Michael Cilliers	RSA	DNS

25th June

Long jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Ruswahl Samaai	RSA	8.40 w
2	Luvo Manyonga	RSA	8.23 w
3	Ruri Rammkolodi	BOT	7.90 w
4th	Mamadou Gueye	SEN	7.78 w
5	Terra Lagat	KEN	7.63 w
6th	Goabaone Mosheleketi	BOT	7.59 w
7th	Romeo N'tia	BEN	7.45 w
8th	Mouhcine Lakhou	MAR	7.40 w

Final: June 23

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Tosin Oke	NGR	17.13
2	Hugues Fabrice Zango	BFA	16.81
3	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena	RSA	16.77
4th	Jonathan Drack	MUS	16.61
5	Olumide Olamigoke	NGR	16.53
6th	Mamadou Chérif Dia	MLI	16.29
7th	Elijah Kimitei	KEN	16.21
8th	Roger Haitengi	NAM	16.20

Final: June 23

Shot put

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Jaco Engelbrecht	RSA	20.00
2	Franck Elemba	CGO	19.89
3	Stephen Mozia	NGR	19.84
4th	Oghenakpobo Efekoro	NGR	19.57
5	Orazio Cremona	RSA	19.15
6th	Mohamed Magdi Hamza	EGY	19.00
7th	Yao Adantor	TOG	17.98
8th	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	17.79

June 22

Discus throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Victor Hogan	RSA	61.68
2	Russell Tucker	RSA	61.44
3	Stephen Mozia	NGR	59.16
4th	Dewald van Heerden	RSA	58.44
5	Mouaz Elsergany	EGY	50.13
	Franck Elemba	CGO	DNS

23rd June

Hammer throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Eslam Ahmed Taha	EGY	68.92
2	Chris Harmse	RSA	67.67
3	Tshepang Makhethe	RSA	65.54
4th	Johan Kruger	RSA	63.01
5	Nicolas Li Yun Fong	MUS	58.54
6th	Georgio Vahoua	CIV	38.47

25th June

Javelin throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Phil-Mar van Rensburg	RSA	76.04
2	John Ampomah	GHA	75.22
3	Alexander Kiprotich	KEN	74.08
4th	Tobie Holtzhausen	RSA	73.45
5	Maged Amer	EGY	71.62
6th	Chad Herman	RSA	71.21
7th	Ahmed Elbramlsy	EGY	69.66
8th	Strydom van der Wath	NAM	68.40

June 26th

Decathlon

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Fredriech Pretorius	RSA	7780
2	Atsu Nyamadi	GHA	7501
3	Ali Kamé	MDG	6892
4th	Guillaume Thierry	MUS	6812
5	Ahmed Awad	EGY	6770
6th	Fabrice Rajah	MUS	6417
7th	Gilbert Koech	KEN	6389
8th	Djibril Doucouré	MLI	5590

22./23. June

Women

100 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Murielle Ahouré	CIV	10.99 CR
2	Carina Horn	RSA	11.07
3	Marie Josée Ta Lou	CIV	11.15
4th	Gloria Asumnu	NGR	11.45
5	Phumlile Ndzinisa	SWZ	11.46
6th	Gemma Acheampong	GHA	11.49
7th	Tebogo Mamathu	RSA	11.54
8th	Loungo Matlhaku	BOT	11.67

Final: June 23, wind: 2.0 m / s

200 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Marie Josée Ta Lou	CIV	22.81
2	Alyssa Conley	RSA	22.84
3	Gina Bass	GAM	22.92
4th	Justine Palframan	RSA	23.22
5	Janet Amponsah	GHA	23.45
6th	Ada Udaya	LBR	23.67
7th	Loungo Matlhaku	BOT	24.18
	Adeline Gouenon	CIV	DNS

Final: June 26th Wind: 1.2 m / s

400 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Kabange Mupopo	ZAM	51.56
2	Margaret Wambui	KEN	52.24
3	Patience Okon George	NGR	52.33
4th	Lydia Jele	BOT	52.41
5	Djénébou Dante	MLI	52.65
6th	Christine Botlogetswe	BOT	53.31
7th	Regina George	NGR	53.45
8th	Leni Shida	UGA	53.91

Final: June 24th

800 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Caster Semenya	RSA	1: 58.20
2	Malika Akkaoui	MAR	2: 00.24
3	Emily Cherotich Tuei	KEN	2: 00.70
4th	Sylivia Chematui Chesebe	KEN	2: 01.43
5	Rababe Arafi	MAR	2: 01.49
6th	Noélie Yarigo	BEN	2: 02.68
7th	Amina Bakhit	SDN	2: 02.83
8th	Lydiya Melese	ETH	2: 04.89

Final: June 26th

1500 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Caster Semenya	RSA	4: 01.99 CR
2	Rababe Arafi	MAR	4: 03.95
3	Adanech Anbesa	ETH	4: 05.22
4th	Fantu Worku	ETH	4: 05.84
5	Siham Hilali	MAR	4: 07.39
6th	Janet Achola	UGA	4: 08.11
7th	Beatha Nishimwe	RWA	4: 08.75 NO
8th	Sela Jepleting	KEN	4: 09.14

June 24th

5000 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Sheila Chepkirui	KEN	15: 05.45  CR
2	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	KEN	15: 07.56
3	Dera Dida	ETH	15: 15.26
4th	Meskerem Mamo	ETH	15: 18.06
5	Kida's Alema	ETH	15: 39.27
6th	Cavaline Nahimana	BDI	15: 47.90
7th	Rachael Zena Chebet	UGA	15: 53.50
8th	Nebyat Abraham	ERI	15: 55.47

June 22

10,000 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Alice Aprot Nawowuna	KEN	30: 26.94  CR WL
2	Jackline Chepngeno	KEN	31: 27.73
3	Joyciline Jepkosgei	KEN	31: 28.28
4th	Salome Nyirarukundo	RWA	31: 45.82 NO
5	Shure Demise	ETH	32: 14.25
6th	Yenenesh Tilahun	ETH	32: 17.38
7th	Clementine Mukandanga	RWA	33: 28.64
8th	Ayantu Idossa	ETH	34: 34.64

25th June

20 km walking

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Grace Wanjiru	KEN	1: 30.43  CR AR
2	Yehualeye Beleew	ETH	1: 31.58 NO
3	Chahinez Nasri	TO DO	1: 34.45
4th	Anél Oosthuizen	RSA	1: 38.46
5	Linda Waweru	KEN	1: 39.23
6th	Alem tafes	ETH	1: 45.45
7th	Bariza Ghezelani	ALG	1: 46.33
8th	Amira Zenyhim	EGY	1: 58.22

June 26th

100 m hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Claudia Heunis	RSA	13.35
2	Marthe Koala	BFA	13.36
3	Maryke Brits	RSA	13.47
4th	Taylon Bieldt	RSA	13.47
5	Gnima Faye	SEN	13.63
6th	Karel Elodie Ziketh	CIV	13.68
7th	Linha Ahmed	EGY	13.81
8th	Rahamatou Drame	MLI	14.01

Final: June 23, wind: 1.6 m / s

400 m hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Wenda Nel	RSA	54.86
2	Maureen Jelagat Maiyo	KEN	56.12
3	Tameka Jameson	NGR	57.17
4th	Jean-Marie Senekal	RSA	57.85
5	Jane Chege	KEN	58.60
6th	Gezelle Magerman	RSA	59.08
7th	Aisha Naibe Wey	SLE	59.19
8th	Tasabih Mohamed El Said	SDN	59.78

Final: June 26th

3000 m obstacle

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Norah Jeruto	KEN	09: 25.07  CR
2	Agnes Chesang	KEN	09: 27.22
3	Weynshet Ansa	ETH	09: 39.89
4th	Eliane Saholinirina	MDG	09: 44.50 NO
5	Birtukan Adamu	ETH	09: 50.52
6th	Saara Martin	NAM	12: 05.11

June 26th

4 × 100 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	South Africa	Carina Horn Alyssa Conley Tebogo Mamathu Tamzin Thomas	43.66
2	Ghana	Flings Owusu-Agyapong Jemima Acheampong Beatrice Gyaman Janet Amponsah	44.05
3	Ivory Coast	Murielle Ahouré Adeline Gouenon Marie-Josée Ta Lou ???	44.29
4th	Kenya	Eunice Kadogo Millicent Ndoro	46.00
5	Botswana	Loungo Matlhaku Goitseone Seleka	46.10
6th	Cameroon	Germaine Abessolo Bivina Audrey Nkamsao	46.23
7th	Zimbabwe		48.94

June 24th

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	South Africa	Wenda Nel Justine Palframan Jeanelle Griesel Caster Semenya	3: 28.49 CR NO
2	Nigeria	Omolara Omotosho Regina George Yinka Ajayi Patience Okon George	3: 29.94
3	Kenya	Maureen Jelagat Maiyo Jacinta Shikanda Maureen Nyatichi Thomas Margaret Nyairera Wambui	3: 30.21
4th	Botswana	Christine Botlogetswe Lydia Jele Galefele Moroko Goitseone Seleka	3: 31.54
5	Ghana	Akua Obeng-Akrofi	3: 40.09
6th	Cameroon		DNS

June 26th

high jump

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Lissa Labiche	SEY	1.85
2	Doreen Amata	NGR	1.82
3	Basant Hassan	EGY	1.79
4th	Abigail Kwarteng	GHA	1.76
5	Regina Yeboah	GHA	1.73
	Rhizlane Siba	MAR	1.73
	Brittany Uys	RSA	1.73
8th	Julia du Plessis	RSA	1.73

June 26th

Pole vault

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Syrine Balti	TO DO	4.00
2	Dorra Mahfoudhi	TO DO	3.80
3	Nisrine dinars	MAR	3.80
4th	Alima Ouattara	CIV	3.50
5	Dina el-Tabaa	EGY	3.50
6th	Christie Nell	RSA	3.40
7th	Jodie Sedras	RSA	3.30
8th	Asli Lamley	RSA	3.30

23rd June

Long jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Ese Brume	NGR	6.57 w
2	Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin	CMR	6.39 w
3	Marlyne Sarah Ngongoa	CMR	6.34 w
4th	Samantha Pretorius	RSA	6.33
5	Lynique Prinsloo	RSA	6.20
6th	Maryke Brits	RSA	6.12 w
7th	Sangoné Kandji	SEN	6.00
8th	Priscillah Tabunda	KEN	5.81

June 24th

Triple jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Nadia Eke	GHA	13.42 w
2	Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin	CMR	13.37
3	Patience Ntshingila	RSA	13.24
4th	Eleanor Bailly	CIV	13.03 NO
5	Sokhna Safietou edge	SEN	13.00
6th	Sangoné Kandji	SEN	12.98
7th	Deborah Acquah	GHA	12.70
8th	Cathrine Makaya	ZIM	12.62

June 26th

Shot put

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang	CMR	17.64 CR
2	Nwanneka Okwelogu	NGR	17.07
3	Chioma Onyekwere	NGR	15.71
4th	Jéssica Inchude	GNB	15.44
5	Ischke Senekal	RSA	15.07
6th	Lezaan Jordaan	RSA	14.82
7th	Salomé Mugabe	MOZ	14.31
8th	Amele Yebeltal	ETH	12.86 NO

June 26th

Discus throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Nwanneka Okwelogu	NGR	56.75
2	Chinwe Okoro	NGR	55.67
3	Chioma Onyekwere	NGR	53.91
4th	Julia Agawu	GHA	53.91
5	Ischke Senekal	RSA	50.16
6th	Leandri Geel	RSA	47.93
7th	Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang	CMR	47.00 PB
8th	Amina El Mouaddine	MAR	46.85

June 24th

Hammer throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Amy Sène	SEN	68.35 CR
2	Laetitia Bambara	BFA	68.12
3	Sarah Bensaad	TO DO	62.53
4th	Soukaina Zakkour	MAR	61.85
5	Zouina Bouzebra	ALG	61.62
6th	Jennifer Batu	CGO	60.00
7th	Mara Cumming	RSA	55.48
8th	Aya Adly	EGY	55.40

June 22

Javelin throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Sunette Viljoen	RSA	64.08
2	Jo-Ane van Dyk	RSA	56.22
3	Pascaline Adanhoegbe	BEN	54.88 NO
4th	Kelechi Nwanaga	NGR	53.45
5	Lucy But Okumu	UGA	51.54
6th	Megan Wilke	RSA	50.90
7th	Selma Rosun	MRI	48.90
8th	Vanessa Collin	MUS	47.08

25th June

Heptathlon

space	Athlete	country	Points
1	Uhunoma Osazuwa	NGR	6153 CR NO
2	Marthe Koala	BFA	5952
3	Elizabeth Dadzie	GHA	5730
4th	Hoda Hagras	EGY	5555 NO
5	Nada Charoudi	TO DO	5396 NO
6th	Neal Maya	LBR	5024
7th	Nienka you Toit	RSA	4206

24./25. June

Medal table

Medal table
space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
01	South Africa	16	9	8th	33
02	Kenya	8th	8th	8th	24
03	Nigeria	4th	5	7th	16
04th	Ivory Coast	3	1	2	6th
05	Botswana	3	1	1	5
06th	Ghana	1	3	2	6th
07th	Tunisia	1	3	2	6th
08th	Ethiopia	1	2	3	6th
09	Cameroon	1	2	2	5
10	Morocco	1	2	2	5
11	Senegal	1	1	0	2
12	Egypt	1	0	1	2
13	Zambia	1	0	1	2
14th	Algeria	1	0	0	1
15th	Seychelles	1	0	0	1
16	Burkina Faso	0	4th	0	4th
17th	Gambia	0	1	1	2
	Lesotho	0	1	1	2
19th	Benin	0	1	0	1
	Republic of the Congo	0	1	0	1
	Liberia	0	0	1	1
	Madagascar	0	0	1	1
total		44	44	44	132

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• Qualification criteria
• day 1
• day 2
• Day 3
• Day 4
• Day 5

Web links

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