African Athletics Championships 2018

20th African Athletics Championships
city	Asaba , Nigeria
Stadion	Stephen Keshi Stadium
Competitions	44
opening	August 1, 2018
Final day	5th August 2018
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The 21st African Athletics Championships took place from August 1st to 5th, 2018 in the Nigerian city ​​of Asaba .

Men

100 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Akani Simbine	RSA	10.25
2	Arthur Cissé	CIV	10.33
3	Simon Magakwe	RSA	10.35
4th	Ben Youssef Meïté	CIV	10.36
5	Seye Ogunlewe	NGR	10.45
6th	Ngoni Makusha	ZIM	10.45
7th	Gilbert Hainuca	NAM	10.49
8th	Karabo Mothibi	BOT	10.55

August 2nd

200 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Ncincihli Titi	RSA	20.46
2	Divine Oduduru	NGR	20.60
3	Luxolo Adams	RSA	20.60
4th	Tatenda Tsumba	ZIM	20.70
5	Fodé Sissoko	MLI	20.72
6th	Sydney Siame	ZAM	20.79
7th	Peter Mwai Ndichu	KEN	20.80
8th	Adama Jammeh	GAM	20.91

5th of August

400 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Baboloki Thebe	BOT	44.81
2	Thapelo Phora	RSA	45.14 PB
3	Chidi Okezie	NGR	45.65 = PB
4th	Alphas Kishoyian	KEN	46.08
5	Orukpe Erayokan	NGR	46.38
6th	Oncabetse Nkobolo	BOT	46.83
7th	Jared Momanyi	KEN	47.54
8th	Momodou Lamine Bah	GAM	47.75

3rd August

800 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Nijel Amos	BOT	1: 45.20
2	Emmanuel Korir	KEN	1: 45.65
3	Mostafa Smaili	MAR	1: 45.90
4th	Antoine Gakeme	BDI	1: 45.91
5	Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich	KEN	1: 46.33
6th	Jonathan Kiprotich Kitilit	KEN	1: 46.88
7th	Edose Ibadin	NGR	1: 48.31
8th	Riadh Chninni	TO DO	1: 51.46

3rd August

1500 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Elijah Motonei Manangoi	KEN	3: 35.20 CR
2	Timothy Cheruiyot	KEN	3: 35.93
3	Ronald Musagala	UGA	3: 36.41
4th	Ayanleh Souleiman	DJI	3: 37.18
5	Aman Wote	ETH	3: 38.49
6th	Abdalaati Iguider	MAR	3: 39.20
7th	Santino Kenyi Oreng	SSD	3: 40.99
8th	Charles Simotwo	KEN	3: 42.11

5th of August

5000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Edward Pingua Zakayo	KEN	13: 48.58
2	Done Molla	ETH	13: 49.06
3	Yemane Haileselassie	ERI	13: 49.58
4th	Selemon Barega	ETH	13: 52.27
5	Cyrus Rutto	KEN	13: 53.78
6th	Soufiane Bouqantar	MAR	13: 53.99
7th	Younès Essalhi	MAR	13: 58.64
8th	Stephen Kissa	UGA	13: 59.90

5th of August

10,000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Ever Yimer	ETH	29: 08.09
2	Andamlak Belihu	ETH	29: 11.09
3	Timothy Toroitich	UGA	29: 11.87
4th	Vincent Kipsang	KEN	29: 14.52
5	Kipsang Temoi	KEN	29: 25.54
6th	Awet had	ERI	29: 38.41
7th	Josephat Kipkoech bed	KEN	30: 13.22
8th	Ibrahim Ismael Hassan	DJI	30: 13.36

August 1st

20 km walking

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Samuel Gathimba	KEN	1:25:14
2	Lebogang Shange	RSA	1:25:25
3	Hassanine Sebei	TO DO	1:25:25
4th	Simon Wachira	KEN	1:27:58
5	Wayne Snyman	RSA	1:28:16
6th	Mohamed Ameur	ALG	1:28:38
7th	Tadilo Getu	ETH	1:30:11
8th	Mohamed Ragab	EGY	1:31:18

5th of August

110 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Antonio Alkana	RSA	13.51
2	Oyeniyi Abejoy	NGR	13.87
3	Wellington Zaza	LBR	13.88
4th	Ogieriakhi Martins	NGR	13.93
5	Louis François Mendy	SEN	13.94
6th	Ruan de Vries	RSA	13.98
7th	Abdullahi Bashiru	NGR	14.18
8th	Ramy el-Mahdy	EGY	14.46

4th of August

400 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Abdelmalik Lahoulou	ALG	48.47 NO
2	Cornel Fredericks	RSA	49.40
3	Zied Azizi	TO DO	49.48
4th	Aron Koech	KEN	49.94
5	Le Roux Hamman	RSA	50.53
6th	William Mbevi Mutunga	KEN	52.61
	Nicholas bed	KEN	DNF
	Saber Boukemouche	ALG	DNS

3rd August

3000 m obstacle

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Conseslus Kipruto	KEN	8: 26.38
2	Soufiane el-Bakkali	MAR	8: 28.01
3	Toned whales	ETH	8: 30.87
4th	Amos Kirui	KEN	8: 33.83
5	Yemane Haileselassie	ERI	8: 36.58
6th	Hailemariyam Amare	ETH	8: 38.46
7th	Jigsa Tolosa	ETH	8: 42.14
8th	Mehari Tesfai	ERI	8: 44.12
	Mohamed Tindouft	MAR	8: 44.12

3rd August

4 × 100 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	South Africa	Akani Simbine Simon Magakwe Emile Erasmus Henricho Bruintjies	38.25 CR
2	Nigeria	Seye Ogunlewe Usheoritse Itsekiri Enoch Adegoke Ogho-Oghene Egwero	38.74
3	Ivory Coast	Ben Youssef Meïté Hua Wilfried Koffi Néhémiah N'Goran Gnamien Arthur Cissé	38.92
4th	Zimbabwe	Leon Tafirenyika ? Dickson Kapandura Ngoni Makusha	39.37
5	Kenya	Peter Mwai Ndichu ? Mike Mokamba Mark Odhiambo	39.77
6th	Gambia	? ? Assan Faye Adama Jammeh	39.88
7th	Cameroon	Tarcicuis Jean Maxime Petnga Emmanuel Eseme Nsangou Tetndap	39.93
8th	Burkina Faso	Sidiki Ouedraogo ? ? Innocent Bologo	40.96

3rd August

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Kenya	Aron Koech Alphas Kishoyian Jared Momanyi Emmanuel Korir	3: 00.92 CR
2	South Africa	Zakhiti Nene Cornel Fredericks Pieter Conradie Thapelo Phora	3: 03.50
3	Nigeria	Orukpe Erayokan Rilwan Alowonle Isah Salihu Chidi Okezie	3: 04.88
4th	Zambia	Daniel Mbewe Sydney Siame Titus Kafunda Mukhala Kennedy Luchembe	3: 04.98 NO
5	Algeria	? Slimane Moula ? Abdelmalik Lahoulou	3: 05.27
6th	Senegal	Frédéric Mendy Ousmane Sidibé Malick Djibulou Ibrahima Mbengue	3: 11.04
7th	Botswana	? Nijel Amos Leaname Maotoanong ?	DNF
	Swaziland		DNS

5th of August

high jump

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Mathew Sawe	KEN	2.30 = NO
2	Chris Moleya	RSA	2.26
3	Mpho links	RSA	2.15
4th	Mike Edwards	NGR	2.15
5	Marouane Kacimi	MAR	2.10
6th	Mohamed Aboutaleb	EGY	2.05
	Daniel Ngembou	COG	2.05
8th	Noe Ondja	BFA	2.05

3rd August

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Mohamed Amin Romdhana	MAR	5.20
2	Valco van Wyk	RSA	5.10
3	Mejdi Chehata	TO DO	5.10
4th	Ekhardt van der Watt	RSA	4.90
5	Samson Basha	ETH	4.10
	Hichem Khalil Cherabi	ALG	NM

4th of August

Long jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Ruswahl Samaai	RSA	8.45 CR
2	Luvo Manyonga	RSA	8.43
3	Yahya Berrabah	MAR	8.14 w
4th	Yasser Triki	ALG	8.01
5	Cheswill Johnson	RSA	7.86 w
6th	Romeo N'tia	BEN	7.76
7th	Lazare Simklina	TOG	7.71
8th	Marcel Mayack	CMR	7.69 w

August 2nd

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Hugues Fabrice Zango	BFA	17.11 NO
2	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena	RSA	16.83
3	Yasser Triki	ALG	16.78
4th	Mamadou Chérif Dia	MLI	16.44
5	Jonathan Drack	MRI	16.41
6th	Marcel Mayack	CMR	16.40
7th	Roger Haitengi	NAM	16.11
8th	Ineh Emmanuel	NGR	16.09

4th of August

Shot put

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Chukwuebuka Enekwarti	NGR	21.08 CR
2	Mohamed Magdi Hamza	EGY	19.33
3	Kyle Blignaut	RSA	19.05
4th	Eke Kalu	NGR	18.79 PB
5	Jason Van Rooyen	RSA	18.27
6th	Henry-Bernard Baptiste	MRI	17.99
7th	Yao Adantor	TOG	17.33
8th	Zegeye Moga Lencha	ETH	15.18

August 2nd

Discus throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Victor Hogan	RSA	60.06
2	Werner Visser	RSA	58.22 PB
3	Elbachir Mbarki	MAR	54.97
4th	Christopher Jonathan Sophie	MRI	52.31
5	Jason van Rooyen	RSA	51.82
6th	Yao Adantor	TOG	47.20
7th	Aly Abdelmagied	EGY	46.13
8th	Lema Ketema	ETH	42.19

August 2nd

Hammer throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Mostafa el-Gamel	EGY	73.50
2	Eslam Moussad Seria	EGY	70.32
3	Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud	EGY	69.90
4th	Tshepang Makhethe	RSA	68.81
5	Chris Harmse	RSA	68.71
6th	Allan Cumming	RSA	67.37
7th	Dominic Abunda	KEN	62.57

4th of August

Javelin throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Julius Yego	KEN	77.34
2	Phil-Mar van Rensburg	RSA	76.57
3	Kure Adams	NGR	75.69
4th	Johan Grobler	RSA	74.49
5	Alexander Kiprotich	KEN	73.47
6th	Maged Amer	EGY	68.98
7th	Claude Chamaken	CMR	68.63 NO
8th	Anro van Eeden	RSA	66.32

5th of August

Decathlon

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Larbi Bourrada	ALG	8101
2	Fredriech Pretorius	RSA	7733
3	Samuel Osadolor	NGR	7095
4th	Peter Moreno	NGR	7039
5	Duncan McGladdery	RSA	7001
6th	Gilbert Koech	KEN	6975
7th	Fabrice Rajah	MRI	6920

Women

100 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Marie-Josée Ta Lou	CIV	11.15
2	Janet Amponsah	GHA	11.54
3	Joy Udo-Gabriel	NGR	11.58
4th	Halutie Hor	GHA	11.64
5	Mercy Ntia-Obong	NGR	11.69
6th	Tebogo Mamathu	RSA	11.73
7th	Tsaone Sebele	BOT	11.83
8th	Gina Bass	GAM	11.85

August 2nd

200 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Marie-Josée Ta Lou	CIV	22.50
2	Germaine Abessolo Bivina	CMR	23.36
3	Janet Amponsah	GHA	23.38
4th	Gina Bass	GAM	23.40
5	Halutie Hor	GHA	23.49
6th	Natacha Ngoye Akamabi	COG	23.63
7th	Scovia Ayikoru	UGA	23.66
8th	Praise Idamadudu	NGR	23.79

5th of August

400 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Caster Semenya	RSA	49.96 NO
2	Christine Botlogetswe	BOT	51.19
3	Yinka Ajayi	NGR	51.34
4th	Maggie Barrie	SLE	52.06
5	Patience Okon George	NRG	52.34
6th	Leni Shida	UGA	52.78
7th	Veronica Mutua	KEN	53.27
8th	Quincy Malekani	ZAM	54.10

3rd August

800 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Caster Semenya	RSA	1: 56.06 CR
2	Francine Niyonsaba	BDI	1: 57.97
3	Habitam Alemu	ETH	1: 58.86
4th	Halimah Nakaayi	UGA	1: 58.90
5	Winnie Nanyondo	UGA	1: 59.41
6th	Malika Akkaoui	MAR	2: 00.01
7th	Noélie Yarigo	BEN	2: 04.36
	Margaret Nyairera Wambui	KEN	DNF

5th of August

1500 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Winny Chebet	KEN	4: 14.02
2	Rababe Arafi	MAR	4: 14.12
3	Malika Akkaoui	MAR	4: 14.17
4th	Visit Sado	ETH	4: 15.74
5	Winnie Nanyondo	UGA	4: 16.55
6th	Judy Kiyeng	KEN	4: 17.26
7th	Mary Kuria	KEN	4: 17.70
8th	Beatha Nishimwe	RWA	4: 19.55

3rd August

5000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Bright Obiri	KEN	15: 47.18
2	Senbere Teferi	ETH	15: 54.48
3	Meskerem Mamo	ETH	15: 57.38
4th	Hawi Feysa	ETH	15: 59.23
5	Lilian Kasait Rengeruk	KEN	16: 04.51
6th	Loice Chemnung	KEN	16: 25.78
7th	Dolchi Tesfu	ERI	16: 46.94
8th	Aminat Olowora	NGR	17: 29.64

August 2nd

10,000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa	KEN	31: 31.17
2	Alice Aprot Nawowuna	KEN	31: 36.12
3	Gete Alemayehu	ETH	32: 10.68
4th	Stella Chesang	UGA	32: 29.54
5	Mercyline Chelangat	UGA	32: 36.39
6th	Salome Nyirarukundo	RWA	33: 14.08
7th	Haftamnesh Tesfaye	ETH	33: 44.92
8th	Fanus Alem	ERI	34: 48.09

4th of August

20 km walking

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Yehualeye Beletew	ETH	1:31:47
2	Grace Wanjiru Njue	KEN	1:35:54
3	Chahinez Nasri	TO DO	1:37:28
4th	Olude Fadekemi	NGR	1:41:16 NO
5	Aynalem Eshetu	ETH	1:42:40
6th	Beza Birhanu	ETH	1:46:40
7th	Zelda Schultz	RSA	1:48:36
	Emily Ngii	KEN	DNS

5th of August

100 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Tobi Amusan	NGR	12.86
2	Rikenette Steenkamp	RSA	13.18
3	Rosvitha Okou	CIV	13.39
4th	Grace Ayemoba	NGR	13.68
5	Karel Elodie Ziketh	CIV	13.70
6th	Favor Efe	NGR	14.18
7th	Adja Arrete Ndiaye	SEN	14.63
8th	Eleanor Bailly	CIV	14.84

August 2nd

400 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Lamiae Lhabze	MAR	56.66
2	Wenda Nel	RSA	57.04
3	Maureen Jelagat Maiyo	KEN	57.27
4th	Rita Ossai	NGR	59.11
5	Jane Chege	KEN	59.63
6th	Uwemedino Akpan Abasiono	NGR	60.57
7th	Audrey Nkamsao	CMR	61.35
	Glory Onome Nathaniel	NGR	DOP

5th of August

After a positive doping test for Stanozolol , the original winner Glory Onome Nathaniel was stripped of the gold medal.

3000 m obstacle

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Beatrice Chepkoech	KEN	8: 59.88 CR
2	Celliphine Chepteek Chespol	KEN	9: 09.61
3	Fancy Cherono	KEN	9: 23.92
4th	Weynshet Ansa	ETH	9: 27.03
5	Peruth Chemutai	UGA	9: 45.42
6th	Ethlemahu Sintayehu	ETH	9: 53.18
7th	Agrie Belachew	ETH	10: 32.88
8th	Cherise Sims	RSA	??

5th of August

4 × 100 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Nigeria	Joy Udo-Gabriel Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Tobi Amusan Rosemary Chukwuma	43.77
2	Ivory Coast	Adeline Gouenon Karel Elodie Ziketh Rosvitha Okou Marie Josée Ta Lou	44.40
3	Kenya	Eunice Kadogo Millicent Ndoro Joan Cherono Fresha Mwangi	45.58
4th	South Africa	Rose Xeyi Tamzin Thomas Ariane Nel Lynique Beneke	45.63
5	Cameroon	? ? Audrey Nkamsao Ngouyaka Angounou	46.26
6th	Senegal	Adja Arrete Ndiaye ? ? Ndeye Amy Tall	47.73
7th	Burkina Faso	? ? Rokya Fofana ?	47.73
8th	Ethiopia	? ? Seada Siraj Meseret Gudura	49.09

3rd August

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Nigeria	Patience Okon George Abike Egbeniyi Folashade Abugan Yinka Ajayi	3: 31.17
2	Kenya	Maureen Jelagat Maiyo Hellen Syombua Nevian Michira Veronica Mutua	3: 35.45
3	Zambia	Quincy Malekani Abygirl Sepiso Majory Chisanga Rhodah Njobvu	3: 38.18 NO
4th	Botswana	Goitseone Seleka Loungo Matlhaku Tsaone Sebele Galefele Moroko	3: 42.16
5	Ethiopia	Worknesh Mesele Gebreyohannis Firezewa Gebeyanesh Gedecha Frehiywot Wondie	3: 44.84
6th	Cameroon	Audrey Nkansao Lilian Nguetsa Ngouyaka Angounou ?	3: 45.63
	Senegal		DNS
	Uganda		DNS

5th of August

high jump

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Erika Nonhlanhla Seyama	SWZ	1.80
2	Hoda Hagras	EGY	1.80
3	Ariyat Dibow Ubang	ETH	1.80
4th	Abigail Kwarteng	GHA	1.80
5	Rhizlane Siba	MAR	1.80
6th	Julia du Plessis	RSA	1.75
	Fatima Zahra el-Alaoui	MAR	1.75 PB
8th	Yvonne Robson	RSA	1.75

August 2nd

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Dorra Mahfoudhi	TO DO	4.10
2	Dina el-Tabaa	EGY	4.05 NO
3	Nesrine Brinis	TO DO	3.90 PB
4th	Fatma el-Bendary	EGY	3.80
5	Jodie Sedras	RSA	3.70

August 2nd

Long jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Ese Brume	NGR	6.83 = PB
2	Marthe Koala	BFA	6.54
3	Lynique Beneke	RSA	6.38
4th	Zinzi Chabangu	RSA	6.14
5	Precious Okoronkwor	NGR	6.09
6th	Sangoné Kandji	SEN	6.06
7th	Priscillah Tabunda	KEN	6.00 w
8th	Eleanor Bailly	CIV	5.93

3rd August

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Grace Anigbata	NGR	14.02
2	Zinzi Chabangu	RSA	13.59
3	Lerato Sechele	SLE	13.31
4th	Patience Ntshingila	RSA	13.15
5	Sangoné Kandji	SEN	13.01
6th	Blessing Ibrahim	NGR	12.97
7th	Liliane Potiron	MRI	12.58 NO
8th	Esraa Owis	EGY	12.22

5th of August

Shot put

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Ischke Senekal	RSA	17.24
2	Jéssica Inchude	GBS	16.76
3	Meike Strydom	RSA	15.99
4th	Salomé Mugabe	MOZ	15.21
5	Eucharia Ogbukwo	NGR	14.66
6th	Nkechi Leticia Chime	NGR	13.87
7th	Zurga Usman	ETH	13.28
8th	Amira Sayed	EGY	12.21

5th of August

Discus throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Chioma Onyekwere	NGR	58.09
2	Chinwe Okoro	NGR	57.37
3	Ischke Senekal	RSA	53.82
4th	Riette Heyns	RSA	52.41
5	Jéssica Inchude	GBS	49.44
6th	Yolandi Stander	RSA	48.35
7th	Amira Sayed	EGY	48.02
8th	Edwige Angounougou	CMR	44.63

3rd August

Hammer throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Soukaina Zakkour	MAR	68.28 NO
2	Temi ogun bark	NGR	67.39 NO
3	Jennifer Batu	CGO	66.43 NO
4th	Zouina Bouzebra	ALG	64.49 NO
5	Queen Obisesan	NGR	63.02
6th	Margo Chene Pretorius	RSA	58.86
7th	Lætitia Bambara	BFA	56.35
8th	Roselyn Rakamba	KEN	55.57 PB

August 2nd

Javelin throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Kelechi Nwanaga	NGR	56.96
2	Jo-Ane van Dyk	RSA	53.72
3	Josephine Lalam	UGA	51.33 PB
4th	Damacline Nyekereri	KEN	50.94
5	Selma Rosun	MRI	50.65
6th	Lucy But Okumu	UGA	49.39
7th	Kénéfing Traoré	MLI	48.86
8th	Bizunesh Tadesse Jilo	ETH	43.66

4th of August

Heptathlon

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Odile Ahouanwanou	BEN	5999
2	Marthe Koala	BFA	5967
	Hoda Hagras	EGY	DNF
	Charoudi Nada	TO DO	DNS

5th of August

Medal table

Medal table
space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
01	Ethiopia	1	1	0	2
02	Uganda	0	0	1	1
03					16
total		1	1	1	3

Web links

• official website
• African Athletics Federation

Individual evidence

1. ^ Decision of the World Anti-Doping Agency