1998 African Championships in Athletics
The 11th African Championships in Athletics were held in Dakar, Senegal, from August 18 to August 22 at the Stade Léopold Senghor.
| 1998 African Championships | |
|---|---|
 Host stadium in Dakar | |
| Dates | 18–22 August |
| Host city | Dakar, Senegal |
| Venue | Stade Léopold Senghor |
| Events | 42 |
| Participation | 395 athletes from 39 nations |
Men's results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Abderrahmane Hammad  Algeria | 2.21 | Khemraj Naiko  Mauritius | 2.18 | Gavin Lendis  South Africa | 2.15 |
| Long jump | Hatem Mersal  Egypt | 8.13 | Anis Gallali  Tunisia | 8.01 | Mark Anthony Awere  Ghana | 7.77 |
| Pole vault | Okkert Brits South Africa | 5.40 =CR | Kersley Gardenne Mauritius | 5.20 | Mohamed Bédoui Tunisia | 4.80 |
| Triple jump | Andrew Owusu Ghana | 17.23 CR | Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa  Zimbabwe | 17.19 | Oluyemi Sule  Nigeria | 16.37 |
| Shot put | Burger Lambrechts South Africa | 19.78 | Dhia Kamel Ahmed Egypt | 17.61 | Quentin Soné Ehawa  Cameroon | 15.51 |
| Discus | Frantz Kruger South Africa | 62.17 | Frits Potgieter South Africa | 60.50 | Mickael Conjungo  Central African Republic | 57.52 |
| Javelin | Marius Corbett South Africa | 79.82 | Khaled Es Sayed Yassin Egypt | 72.84 | Bouna Diop  Senegal | 72.66 |
| Hammer | Chris Harmse South Africa | 72.11 CR | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 69.36 | Samir Haouam Algeria | 68.79 |
| Decathlon | Rédouane Youcef Algeria | 7352 points | Mohamed Benyahia Algeria | 7093 points | Issam Abdelatif Saber Egypt | 6420 points |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Women results
Track
Field
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | South Africa (RSA) | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 |  Burkina Faso (BFA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
See also
External links
- Results - GBR Athletics
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