2012 African Championships
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Dates27 June – 1 July
Host cityPorto Novo, Benin Benin
VenueStade Charles de Gaulle
Events44
Participation569 athletes from
47 nations
Records setChampionship records
2010
2014

The 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo, Benin from 27 June to 1 July 2012. It was the first time that Benin had hosted the event.

Medal summary

Men

Chronology: 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
Simon Magakwe
 South Africa
10.29 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud
 Egypt
10.34 Wilfried Koffi Hua
 Ivory Coast
10.37
200 metres
Ben Youssef Meité
 Ivory Coast
20.62 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud
 Egypt
20.76 Noah Akwu
 Nigeria
20.83
400 metres
Isaac Makwala
 Botswana
45.25 Oscar Pistorius
 South Africa
45.52 Willem de Beer
 South Africa
45.67
800 metres
Taoufik Makhloufi
 Algeria
1:43.88 Anthony Chemut
 Kenya
1:44.53 André Oliver
 South Africa
1:45.09
1500 metres
Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku
 Kenya
3:35.71 CR Ayanleh Souleiman
 Djibouti
3:36.34 James Magut
 Kenya
3:36.35
5000 metres
Mark Kiptoo
 Kenya
13:22.38 Jonathan Maiyo
 Kenya
13:22.89 Timothy Kosgei Kiptoo
 Kenya
13:24.67
10,000 metres
Kenneth Kipkemoi
 Kenya
27:19.74 CR Mark Kiptoo
 Kenya
27:20.77 Lewis Mosoti
 Kenya
27:22.54
110 m hurdles
Lehann Fourie
 South Africa
13.60 Selim Nurudeen
 Nigeria
13.68 Lyès Mokdel
 Algeria
13.73
400 m hurdles
Amaechi Morton
 Nigeria
49.32 Mamadou Kassé Hann
 Senegal
49.39 Boniface Mucheru
 Kenya
49.45
3000 m steeplechase
Abel Mutai
 Kenya
8:16.05 Wilson Kipkemboi Maraba
 Kenya
8:16.96 Benjamin Kiplagat
 Uganda
8:18.73
4 × 100 m relay
 South Africa
Hannes Dreyer
Simon Magakwe
Roscoe Engel
Thuso Mpuang
39.26  Nigeria
Peter Emelieze
Obinna Metu
Adetoyi Durotoye
Ogho-Oghene Egwero
39.34  Ghana
Emmanuel Kubi
Timothy Abeyie
Ashhad Agyapong
Allah Laryea-Akrong
39.40
4 × 400 m relay
 Nigeria
Saul Weigopwa
Amaechi Morton
Abiola Onakoya
Isah Salihu
3:02.39  South Africa
PC Beneke
Ofentse Mogawane
Oscar Pistorius
Willem de Beer
3:04.01  Kenya
Vincent Kiplangat Koskei
Vincent Mumo Kiilu
Boniface Mucheru
Mark Mutai
3:04.12
20 km walk
Hédi Teraoui
 Tunisia
David Kimutai Rotich
 Kenya
Mohamed Ameur
 Algeria
High jump
Kabelo Kgosiemang
 Botswana
2.25 Mohamed Younes
 Sudan
2.15 Mathieu Kiplagat Sawe
 Kenya
2.15
Pole vault
Mouhcine Cheaouri
 Morocco
5.10 Samir El Mafhoum
 Morocco
5.00 Ruan Van Wyk
 South Africa
4.90
Long jump
Ndiss Kaba Badji
 Senegal
8.04 Zarck Visser
 South Africa
7.98 Ignisious Gaisah
 Ghana
7.73
Triple jump
Tosin Oke
 Nigeria
16.98 Issam Nima
 Algeria
16.69 Hugo Mamba-Schlick
 Cameroon
16.34
Shot put
Burger Lambrechts
 South Africa
19.51 Orazio Cremona
 South Africa
19.19 Yasser Ibrahim Farag
 Egypt
18.78
Discus throw
Victor Hogan
 South Africa
61.80 Yasser Ibrahim Farag
 Egypt
59.61 Russel Tucker
 South Africa
57.99
Hammer throw
Chris Harmse
 South Africa
77.22 Mohsen Mohamed Anani
 Egypt
74.31 Mostafa Al-Gamel
 Egypt
73.81
Javelin throw
Julius Yego
 Kenya
76.68 John Ampomah
 Ghana
70.65 NR Kenechukwu Ezeofor
 Nigeria
69.58
Decathlon
Ali Kamé
 Madagascar
7511 Mourad Souissi
 Algeria
7276 Guillaume Thierry
 Mauritius
7212

Women

Chronology: 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
Ruddy Zang Milama
 Gabon
11.16 Blessing Okagbare
 Nigeria
11.18 Gloria Asumnu
 Nigeria
11.28
200 metres
Gloria Asumnu
 Nigeria
22.93 Lawretta Ozoh
 Nigeria
22.93 Marie-Josée Ta Lou
 Ivory Coast
23.44
400 metres
Amantle Montsho
 Botswana
49.54 NR, CR Regina George
 Nigeria
51.11 Amy Mbacké Thiam
 Senegal
51.68
800 metres
Francine Niyonsaba
 Burundi
1:59.11 NR Eunice Sum
 Kenya
1:59.13 Malika Akkaoui
 Morocco
1:59.90
1500 metres
Rabab Arafi
 Morocco
4:05.80 CR Mary Kuria
 Kenya
4:06.22 Margaret Wangari
 Kenya
4:06.50
5000 metres
Gladys Cherono
 Kenya
15:40.04 CR Veronica Nyaruai
 Kenya
15:40.65 Gotytom Gebreslase
 Ethiopia
15:53.34
10,000 metres
Gladys Cherono
 Kenya
32:41.40 Priscah Jepleting
 Kenya
32:45.73 Betsy Saina
 Kenya
32:48.36
100 m hurdles
Gnima Faye
 Senegal
13.36 Amina Ferguen
 Algeria
13.56 Uhunoma Osazuwa
 Nigeria
13.61
400 m hurdles
Muizat Ajoke Odumosu
 Nigeria
54.99 Hayat Lambarki
 Morocco
55.41 Raasin McIntosh
 Liberia
55.99
3000 m steeplechase
Mercy Wanjiku
 Kenya
9:43.26 Birtukan Adamu
 Ethiopia
9:45.41 Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi
 Kenya
9:45.95
4 × 100 m relay
 Nigeria
Christy Udoh
Gloria Asumnu
Oludamola Osayomi
Lawretta Ozoh
43.21 CR  Ghana
Rosina Amenebede
Flings Owusu-Agyapong
Beatrice Gyaman
Janet Amponsah
44.35  Ivory Coast
Marie-Josée Ta Lou
Amandine Allou Affoue
Mireille Parfaite Gaha
Adeline Gouenon
45.29
4 × 400 m relay
 Nigeria
Endurance Abinuwa
Omolara Omotosho
Margaret Etim
Bukola Abogunloko
3:28.77 CR  Botswana
Goitseone Seleka
Lydia Mashila
Oarabile Babolayi
Amantle Montsho
3:31.27 NR  Senegal
Mame Fatou Faye
Amy Mbacké Thiam
Fatou Diabaye
Ndeye Fatou Soumah
3:31.64
20 km walk
Grace Wanjiru Njue
 Kenya
1:40:53 Olfa Lafi
 Tunisia
1:46:17 Aynalem Eshetu Shefrawe
 Ethiopia
1:49:45
High jump
Lissa Labiche
 Seychelles
1.86 NR Anika Smit
 South Africa
1.86 Rhizlane Siba
 Morocco
1.75
Pole vault
Syrine Balti
 Tunisia
3.70 Juanita Stander
 South Africa
3.50 Dorra Mahfoudhi
 Tunisia
Jeannie Van Dyk
 South Africa
3.40
Long jump
Blessing Okagbare
 Nigeria
6.96 CR Janice Josephs
 South Africa
6.29 Lynique Prinsloo
 South Africa
6.22
Triple jump
Sarah Nambawa
 Uganda
13.90 Charlene Potgieter
 South Africa
13.90 Jamaa Chnaik
 Morocco
13.75 NR
Shot put
Chinwe Okoro
 Nigeria
16.21 Omotayo Talabi
 Nigeria
15.63 Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang
 Cameroon
15.41 NR
Discus throw
Chinwe Okoro
 Nigeria
56.60 Elizna Naude
 South Africa
55.88 Kazai Suzanne Kragbe
 Ivory Coast
54.56
Hammer throw
Amy Sène
 Senegal
65.55 Lætitia Bambara
 Burkina Faso
65.08 Sarah Bensaad
 Tunisia
60.75
Javelin throw
Margaret Simpson
 Ghana
54.62 Justine Robbeson
 South Africa
52.81 Gerlize de Klerk
 South Africa
49.85
Heptathlon
Yasmina Omrani
 Algeria
5924 Gabriella Kouassi
 Ivory Coast
5481 Bianca Erwee
 South Africa
5338

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nigeria106420
2 Kenya99927
3 South Africa610824
4 Senegal3126
5 Botswana3104
6 Algeria2327
7 Morocco2237
8 Tunisia2125
9 Ghana1225
10 Ivory Coast1146
11 Uganda1012
12 Burundi1001
 Gabon1001
 Madagascar1001
 Seychelles1001
16 Egypt0426
17 Ethiopia0123
18 Burkina Faso0101
 Djibouti0101
 Sudan0101
21 Cameroon0022
22 Liberia0011
 Mauritius0011
Totals (23 entries)444445133

Participating nations

A total of fifty countries and 816 athletes have stated their intention to take part in the competition – a record high.[1] There were, however, numerous non-starters with some countries like Tanzania or Eritrea not sending any athletes after all and the actual number of participants was about 569 from 47 countries, numbers comparable to last few editions.

References

  1. 21/06/2012 African Championships : record of participation Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today. Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-06-23.
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