| 2002 African Championships | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Host stadium in Radès | |
| Dates | 6–10 August |
| Host city | Radès, Tunisia  |
| Venue | Stade 7 November |
| Events | 43 |
| Participation | 412 athletes from 42 nations |
The 13th African Championships in Athletics were held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia in August, 2002.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: 3.8 m/s) |
Frankie Fredericks  Namibia |
9.93 w | Uchenna Emedolu  Nigeria |
10.00 w | Idrissa Sanou  Burkina Faso |
10.16 w |
| 200 metres (wind: 2.4 m/s) |
Frankie Fredericks Namibia |
20.10 w | Abdul Aziz Zakari  Ghana |
20.33 w | Oumar Loum  Senegal |
20.37 w |
| 400 metres |
Eric Milazar  Mauritius |
45.67 | Sofiène Labidi Tunisia |
45.87 | Marcus la Grange  South Africa |
45.95 |
| 800 metres |
Djabir Saïd-Guerni  Algeria |
1:45.52 | William Yiampoy  Kenya |
1:45.79 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa |
1:46.20 |
| 1500 metres |
Bernard Lagat Kenya |
3:38.11 | Laban Rotich Kenya |
3:38.60 | Abdelkader Hachlaf  Morocco |
3:38.78 |
| 5000 metres |
Paul Bitok Kenya |
13:31.95 | Benjamin Limo Kenya |
13:32.10 | Mohamed Amine Morocco |
13:33.98 |
| 10,000 metres |
Paul Malakwen Kosgei Kenya |
28:44.81 | John Cheruiyot Korir Kenya |
28:45.23 | Benjamin Maiyo Kenya |
28:45.24 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Brahim Boulami Morocco |
8:19.51 | Wilson Boit Kipketer Kenya |
8:20.92 | Stephen Cherono Kenya |
8:23.85 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 4.8 m/s) |
Shaun Bownes South Africa |
13.36 w | Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja  Madagascar |
13.80 w | Sultan Tucker  Liberia |
13.98 w |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Llewellyn Herbert South Africa |
49.76 | Willie Smith Namibia |
50.03 | Héni Kechi Tunisia |
50.44 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Hatem Ghoula Tunisia |
1:26:42 | Moussa Aouanouk Algeria |
1:30:27 | Karim Boudhiba Tunisia |
1:35:05 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Nigeria Taiwo Ajibade Chinedu Oriala Sunday Emmanuel Uchenna Emedolu |
39.76 | Senegal Malang Sané Abdou Demba Lam Jacques Sambou Oumar Loum |
40.08 | Mauritius David Victoire Fernando Augustin Arnaud Casquette Eric Milazar |
40.27 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Morocco Abdellatif El Ghazaoui Nabil Jabir Ismael Daif Abdelkrim Khoudri |
3:09.72 | Mauritius Jean-François Degrâce Fernando Augustin Kursley Montimerdo Eric Milazar |
3:10.14 | Senegal Ousmane Niang Seydina Doucouré Jacques Sambou Oumar Loum |
3:14.40 |
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)
| ||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Abderrahmane Hammad Algeria |
2.25 | Kabelo Mmono  Botswana |
2.10 | Mohamed Bradai Algeria |
2.10 |
| Pole vault |
Karim Sène Senegal |
5.00 | Béchir Zaghouani Tunisia |
4.90 | Mohamed Benyahia Algeria |
4.80 |
| Long jump |
Younès Moudrik Morocco |
8.06 w | Hatem Mersal  Egypt |
8.02 w | Nabil Adamou Algeria |
7.98 w |
| Triple jump |
Olivier Sanou Burkina Faso |
17.06 w | Andrew Owusu Ghana |
17.02 w | Abdou Demba Lam Senegal |
16.34 w |
| Shot put |
Janus Robberts South Africa |
19.73 | Hicham Aït Aha Morocco |
17.18 | Mohamed Meddeb Tunisia |
16.40 |
| Discus throw |
Janus Robberts South Africa |
54.32 | Walid Boudaoui Algeria |
49.49 | Omar Ahmed El Ghazali Egypt |
48.17 |
| Hammer throw |
Chris Harmse South Africa |
76.07 | Yamen Hussein Abdel Moneim Egypt |
69.19 | Saber Souid Tunisia |
68.40 |
| Javelin throw |
Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa |
78.63 | Walid Abderrazak Mohamed Egypt |
70.86 | Mohamed Ali Ben Zina Tunisia |
66.69 |
| Decathlon |
Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia |
7965 points | Anis Riahi Tunisia |
7363 points | Rédouane Youcef Algeria |
7089 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)
| ||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Hestrie Cloete South Africa |
1.95 | Amina Lemgherbi Algeria |
1.70 | Hanen Dhouibi Tunisia |
1.70 |
| Pole vault |
Syrine Balti Tunisia |
4.06 | Aïda Mohsni Tunisia |
3.60 | Asma Akkari Tunisia |
3.40 |
| Long jump |
Françoise Mbango Etone  Cameroon |
6.68 w | Kéné Ndoye Senegal |
6.45 w | Chinedu Odozor Nigeria |
6.39 |
| Triple jump |
Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon |
14.95 | Kene Ndoye Senegal |
14.28 | Baya Rahouli Algeria |
13.78 |
| Shot put |
Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria |
17.60 | Amel Ben Khaled Tunisia |
15.94 | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Egypt |
15.43 |
| Discus throw |
Monia Kari Tunisia |
55.28 | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria |
54.12 | Elizna Naudé South Africa |
51.89 |
| Hammer throw |
Marwa Hussein Arafat Egypt |
61.64 | Caroline Fournier Mauritius |
58.39 | Hayat El Ghazi Morocco |
58.27 |
| Javelin throw |
Aïda Sellam Tunisia |
55.46 | Sorochukwu Ihuefo Nigeria |
55.30 (NR) |
Bernadette Ravina Mauritius |
51.49 |
| Heptathlon |
Margaret Simpson Ghana |
6105 points | Stéphanie Domaingue Mauritius |
5206 points | Imen Chatbri Tunisia |
5103 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)
| ||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Morocco (MAR) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Namibia (NAM) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Chad (CHA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Madagascar (MAD) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Burkina Faso (BFA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Liberia (LBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 | |
Algeria (50)
Angola (3)
Benin (7) Botswana (10) Burkina Faso (5)
Burundi (4) Cameroon (8)
Cape Verde (1) Chad (3)
Comoros (1)
Djibouti (3) Egypt (14)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Eritrea (13) Ethiopia (17)
Gabon (4) Ghana (10)
Guinea (2) Ivory Coast (11) Kenya (22) Liberia (8)
Libya (15) Madagascar (4)
Mali (3)
Mauritania (2) Mauritius (16) Morocco (37) Mozambique (1) Namibia (9) Nigeria (17)
Republic of the Congo (1)
Rwanda (4)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1) Senegal (22)
Seychelles (2)
Somalia (5) South Africa (15)
Sudan (2)
Togo (3) Tunisia (53) Uganda (2)
Zimbabwe (1)