Athletics at the 1991 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the V All-Africa Games
Dates	23–27 September
Host city	Cairo, Egypt
Venue	Cairo International Stadium
← 1987 Nairobi 1995 Harare → 1991 All-Africa Games

The athletics competition at the 1991 All-Africa Games was held from 23–27 September 1991 in Cairo, Egypt.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: +0.5 m/s)	Frankie Fredericks Namibia	10.18 GR	Davidson Ezinwa Nigeria	10.24	Emmanuel Tuffour Ghana	10.30
200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s)	Frankie Fredericks Namibia	20.28 GR	Emmanuel Tuffour Ghana	20.59	Daniel Phillip Nigeria	20.62
400 metres	Samson Kitur Kenya	45.40	Sunday Bada Nigeria	45.81	Francis Ogola Uganda	46.21
800 metres	William Tanui Kenya	1:47.40	Robert Kibet Kenya	1:47.69	Kennedy Osei Ghana	1:48.41
1500 metres	William Kimei Kenya	3:41.97	Desta Asgedom Ethiopia	3:42.65	Alemayehu Roba Ethiopia	3:42.91
5000 metres	Fita Bayissa Ethiopia	13:36.91	Ibrahim Kinuthia Kenya	13:37.67	Ondoro Osoro Kenya	13:38.60
10,000 metres	Thomas Osano Kenya	27:56.45 GR	William Koech Kenya	27:56.86	Chala Kelile Ethiopia	28:11.73
Marathon	Tena Negere Ethiopia	2:31:17	Ernest Tjela Lesotho	2:31:42	Allaoua Khélil Algeria	2:32:29
3000 metres steeplechase	Moses Kiptanui Kenya	8:27.09	William Mutwol Kenya	8:28.29	Johnstone Kipkoech Kenya	8:33.88
110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.0 m/s)	Judex Lefou Mauritius	14.12	Noureddine Tadjine Algeria	14.17	Emeka Osaji Nigeria	14.22
400 metres hurdles	Erick Keter Kenya	48.95	Gideon Yego Kenya	49.09	Amadou Dia Bâ Senegal	49.12
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Victor Omagbemi Innocent Asonze Oluyemi Kayode Davidson Ezinwa	39.36	Senegal Edoard Samatey Amadou M'Baye Joseph Diaz (sprinter) Charles-Louis Seck	40.00	Kenya Joseph Gikonyo Kennedy Ondiek Donald Onchiri Amos Rutere	40.70
4 × 400 metres relay	Kenya Simeon Kipkemboi Erick Keter Simon Kemboi Samson Kitur	3:03.14	Nigeria Sunday Bada Hassan Bosso Clement Chukwu Abu Danjuma	3:03.72	Ghana Ahmed Ali Nelson Boateng Timothy Hesse Kennedy Osei	3:08.18
20 kilometre road walk	Shemsu Hassan Ethiopia	1:29:04 GR	Abdelwahab Ferguène Algeria	1:35:21	Abderrahmane Djebbar Algeria	1:38:11
High jump	Othmane Belfaa Algeria	2.18	Boubacar Guèye Senegal	2.16	Yacine Mousli Algeria	2.16
Pole vault	Sami Si Mohamed Algeria	5.20 GR	Belgacem Touami Algeria	5.10	Kersley Gardenne Mauritius	5.00
Long jump	George Ogbeide Nigeria	8.22	Yusuf Alli Nigeria	7.81	James Sabulei Kenya	7.72
Triple jump	James Sabulei Kenya	16.53	Paul Nioze Seychelles	16.50	Benjamin Koech Kenya	16.26
Shot put	Chima Ugwu Nigeria	17.64	Adewale Olukoju Nigeria	17.58	Martin Mélagne Ivory Coast	17.33
Discus throw	Adewale Olukoju Nigeria	59.22 GR	Mohamed Naguib Hamed Egypt	55.32	Hassan Ahmed Hamad Egypt	54.90
Hammer throw	Sherif Farouk El Hennawi Egypt	67.58	Hakim Toumi Algeria	63.12	Magdi Zakaria Abdallah Egypt	62.10
Javelin throw	Christian Okemefula Nigeria	77.14	Pius Bazighe Nigeria	71.78	James Saina Kenya	71.44
Decathlon	Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria	7431 GR	Tommy Ozono Nigeria	7163	Sid Ali Sabour Algeria	6956

• In the men's 4 × 100 metres relay, a Sierra Leonan team of David Sawyer, Horace Dove-Edwin, Haroun Korjie, and Sanusi Turay originally finished as runners-up with a time of 39.66 seconds, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible runner.
• In the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, the Ugandan team originally finished third with a time of 3:07.72 minutes.

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: +0.8 m/s)	Mary Onyali Nigeria	11.12	Beatrice Utondu Nigeria	11.13	Rufina Uba Nigeria	11.43
200 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s)	Tina Iheagwam Nigeria	22.82	Fatima Yusuf Nigeria	22.84	Christy Opara-Thompson Nigeria	23.68
400 metres	Fatima Yusuf Nigeria	50.71	Charity Opara Nigeria	51.23	Airat Bakare Nigeria	52.98
800 metres	Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique	2:04.02	Zewde Haile Mariam Ethiopia	2:04.99	Gladys Wamuyu Kenya	2:07.14
1500 metres	Susan Sirma Kenya	4:10.68	Margaret Kigari Kenya	4:12.34	Getenesh Urge Ethiopia	4:12.38
3000 metres	Susan Sirma Kenya	8:49.33	Luchia Yishak Ethiopia	8:51.04	Delillah Asiago Kenya	8:55.53
10000 metres	Derartu Tulu Ethiopia	33:40.37	Lydia Cheromei Kenya	33:53.00	Tigist Moreda Ethiopia	33:59.76
100 metres hurdles	Ime Akpan Nigeria	13.44	Taiwo Aladefa Nigeria	13.51	Nicole Ramalalanirina Madagascar	13.70
400 metres hurdles	Marie Womplou Ivory Coast	57.35	Omolade Akinremi Nigeria	58.16	Omotayo Akinremi Nigeria	58.85
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Chioma Ajunwa Rufina Ubah Beatrice Utondu Mary Onyali	44.21	Ivory Coast Alimata Kone Marie Womplou Louise Ayétotché Olga Mutanda	45.86	Madagascar Ramy Razafimanantsoa Hamitra Rakotondrabe Nicole Ramalalanirina Lalao Ravaorina	45.96
4 × 400 metres relay	Nigeria Omotayo Akinremi Airat Bakare Charity Opara Fatima Yusuf	3:31.05	Kenya Gladys Wamuyu Pharis Wanja Marcela Mbunde Jane Kimatia	3:41.20	Ivory Coast Louise Ayétotché Alimata Koné Olga Mutanda Marie Womplou	3:44.06
5000 metre track walk	Agnetha Chelimo Kenya	24:25.00	Grace Karimi Kenya	24:33.86	Dounia Kara Algeria	25:27.03
High jump	Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast	1.83	Ifeanyi Aduba Nigeria	1.73	Stella Agbaegbu Nigeria	1.70
Long jump	Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria	6.67	Beatrice Utondu Nigeria	6.50	Christy Opara-Thompson Nigeria	6.33
Shot put	Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt	14.88	Elizabeth Olaba Kenya	14.83	Mariam Nnodu Nigeria	14.66
Discus throw	Hanan Ahmed Khaled Egypt	48.32	Hiba Meshili Abu Zaghari Egypt	46.88	Wilma Brendenham Namibia	46.42 (NR)
Javelin throw	Seraphina Nyauma Kenya	51.94	Ann Otutu Nigeria	50.54	Matilda Kisava Tanzania	46.58
Heptathlon	Rita Izojie Nigeria	5383	Oluchi Elechi Nigeria	5320	Nacèra Zaaboub Algeria	5253

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Nigeria (NGR)	13	16	9	38
2	Kenya (KEN)	12	10	7	29
3	Ethiopia (ETH)	4	3	4	11
4	Algeria (ALG)	3	4	6	13
5	Egypt (EGY)	3	2	2	7
6	Ivory Coast (CIV)	2	1	2	5
7	Namibia (NAM)	2	0	1	3
8	Mauritius (MRI)	1	0	1	2
9	Mozambique (MOZ)	1	0	0	1
10	Ghana (GHA)	0	1	3	4
11	Senegal (SEN)	0	1	2	3
12	Lesotho (LES)	0	1	0	1
	Seychelles (SEY)	0	1	0	1
	Sierra Leone (SLE)	0	1	0	1
15	Madagascar (MAD)	0	0	2	2
16	Tanzania (TAN)	0	0	1	1
	Uganda (UGA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		41	41	41	123

See also

• 1991 in athletics (track and field)

References

• African Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
• Sports Results and Details. Canberra Times (1991-09-26). Retrieved 2020-03-28.
• Sports Results and Details. Canberra Times (1991-09-27). Retrieved 2020-03-28.
• Sports Results and Details. Canberra Times (1991-09-27). Retrieved 2020-03-28.