Athletics at the IV All-Africa Games
Dates	7–12 August
Host city	Nairobi, Kenya
← 1978 Algiers 1991 Cairo → 1987 All-Africa Games

The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations won medals for the first time in athletics at the All-Africa Games. These were Mauritius, Rwanda, Burundi and Madagascar

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: +2.4 m/s)	Chidi Imo  Nigeria	10.10w	Eric Akogyiram  Ghana	10.32w	Charles-Louis Seck  Senegal	10.33w
200 metres (wind: -1.6 m/s)	Simon Kipkemboi  Kenya	20.90	John Myles-Mills  Ghana	20.94	Eseme Ikpoto  Nigeria	21.01
400 metres	Innocent Egbunike  Nigeria	44.23 GR	David Kitur  Kenya	44.93	Moses Ugbusien  Nigeria	45.35
800 metres	Billy Konchellah  Kenya	1:45.99	Stephen Marai  Kenya	1:46.64	Dieudonné Kwizera  Burundi	1:46.69
1500 metres	Sisa Kirati  Kenya	3:39.40	Wilfred Kirochi  Kenya	3:39.66	Joseph Chesire  Kenya	3:39.84
5000 metres	John Ngugi  Kenya	13:31.87 GR	Paul Kipkoech  Kenya	13:36.32	Peter Koech  Kenya	13:44.94
10000 metres	Paul Kipkoech  Kenya	28:34.77	Abebe Mekonnen  Ethiopia	28:58.70	Some Muge  Kenya	28:59.96
Marathon	Belayneh Dinsamo  Ethiopia	2:14:47 GR	Dereje Nedi  Ethiopia	2:15:27	Kebede Balcha  Ethiopia	2:16:07
3000 metre steeplechase	Patrick Sang  Kenya	8:33.69	Joshua Kipkemboi  Kenya	8:45.94	Astère Havugiyarémye  Burundi	8:57.19
110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.9 m/s)	Judex Lefou  Mauritius	14.11	Gideon Yego  Kenya	14.24	René Djédjémel Mélédjé  Ivory Coast	14.30
400 metres hurdles	Amadou Dia Bâ  Senegal	48.03 GR	Shem Ochako  Kenya	48.97	Henry Amike  Nigeria	49.08
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Augustine Olobia Patrick Nwankwo Iziak Adeyanju Chidi Imoh	39.06 GR	Kenya Elkana Nyangau Erick Keter Simon Kipkemboi John Shivanda	39.64	Senegal Hamidou Diawara Amadou M'Baye Charles-Louis Seck Mamadou Sène Joseph Diaz	39.70
4 × 400 metres relay	Nigeria Moses Ugbusien Joseph Fallaye Henry Amike Innocent Egbunike John Okoye	3:00.55 GR	Kenya John Anzrah Tito Sawe Elkana Nyang'au David Kitur	3:01.00	Burundi Pierre-Claver Nyabenda Cyprien Rugerinyange Aloyse Nsazurwimo Dieudonné Kwizera	3:06.91
20 kilometre road walk	Shemsu Hassan  Ethiopia	1:35:57 GR	William Sawe  Kenya	1:42:30	Mutisya Kilonzo  Kenya	1:43:04
High jump	Othmane Belfaa  Algeria	2.19 GR	Asmir Okoro  Nigeria	2.16	Paul Ngadjadoum  Chad	2.16
Pole vault	Choukri Abahnini  Tunisia	4.85	Abdelatif Chekir  Tunisia	4.75	Sami Si Mohamed  Algeria	4.70
Long jump	Paul Emordi  Nigeria	8.23	Yusuf Alli  Nigeria	8.18w	Joseph Kio  Nigeria	7.96
Triple jump	Francis Dodoo  Ghana	17.12 GR	Joseph Taiwo  Nigeria	16.90w	Toussaint Rabenala  Madagascar	16.35
Shot put	Adewale Olukoju  Nigeria	18.13	Martin Mélagne  Ivory Coast	17.89 (NR)	Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush  Egypt	17.85
Discus throw	Adewale Olukoju  Nigeria	56.50	Mohamed Naguib Hamed  Egypt	56.08	Hassan Ahmed Hamad  Egypt	55.84
Hammer throw	Hakim Toumi  Algeria	70.10 GR	Yacine Louail  Algeria	63.66	Ahmed Ibrahim Taha  Egypt	57.52
Javelin throw	Justin Arop  Uganda	73.42	Zakayo Malekwa  Tanzania	72.32	George Odera  Kenya	71.30
Decathlon	Ahmed Mahour Bacha  Algeria	7104	Mbanefo Akpom  Nigeria	6979	Geoffrey Seurey  Kenya	6918

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.7 m/s)	Tina Iheagwam  Nigeria	11.32	Falilat Ogunkoya  Nigeria	11.43	Mary Onyali  Nigeria	11.47
200 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s)	Mary Onyali  Nigeria	22.66	Falilat Ogunkoya  Nigeria	22.95	Tina Iheagwam  Nigeria	23.56
400 metres	Francisca Chepkurui  Kenya	51.99	Geraldine Shitandayi  Kenya	52.07	Mercy Addy  Ghana	52.35
800 metres	Selina Chirchir  Kenya	2:03.22	Florence Wanjiru  Kenya	2:03.77	Mary Chemweno  Kenya	2:04.34
1500 metres	Selina Chirchir  Kenya	4:13.91	Susan Sirma  Kenya	4:14.12	Evelyn Adiru  Uganda	4:17.87
3000 metres	Susan Sirma  Kenya	9:19.20	Hellen Kimaiyo  Kenya	9:21.50	Nata Nangae  Tanzania	9:31.17
10000 metres	Leah Malot  Kenya	33:58.15	Marcianne Mukamurenzi  Rwanda	33:58.55	Mary Kirui  Kenya	34:12.21
100 metres hurdles	Maria Usifo  Nigeria	13.29	Dinah Yankey  Ghana	13.73	Nacèra Zaaboub  Algeria	13.80
400 metres hurdles	Maria Usifo  Nigeria	55.72	Rose Tata-Muya  Kenya	55.94	Zewde Haile Mariam  Ethiopia	57.60 (NR)
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Beatrice Utondu Tina Iheagwam Mary Onyali Falilat Ogunkoya	43.44	Ghana Mercy Addy Martha Appiah Cynthia Quartey Dinah Yankey	44.43	Kenya Geraldine Shitandayi Ruth Waithera Esther Kavaya Jane Wanja	45.24 (NR)
4 × 400 metres relay	Nigeria Maria Usifo Airat Bakare Falilat Ogunkoya Mary Onyali	3:27.08	Kenya Geraldine Shitandayi Florence Wanjiru Esther Kavaya Francisca Chepkurui	3:28.94 (NR)	Uganda Farida Kyakutema Evelyn Adiru Edith Nakiyingi Grace Buzu	3:34.41 (NR)
5000 metre track walk	Agnetha Chelimo  Kenya	25:38.91	Valeria Ndaliro  Kenya	25:41.15	Monica Akoth  Kenya	26:03.35
High jump	Awa Dioum-Ndiaye  Senegal	1.80	Nacèra Zaaboub  Algeria	1.70	Constance Senghor  Senegal	1.73
Long jump	Beatrice Utondu  Nigeria	6.45	Comfort Igeh  Nigeria	6.19	Albertine Koutouan  Ivory Coast	6.05
Shot put	Elizabeth Olaba  Kenya	15.30	Aïcha Dahmous  Algeria	13.84	Martha Atieno  Kenya	12.81
Discus throw	Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck  Cameroon	46.20	Hanan Ahmed Khaled  Egypt	45.12	Aïcha Dahmous  Algeria	44.80
Javelin throw	Samia Djémaa  Algeria	53.30	Seraphina Nyauma  Kenya	51.60	Matilda Kisava  Tanzania	47.02
Heptathlon	Yasmina Azzizi  Algeria	5663	Nacèra Zaaboub  Algeria	5565	Frida Kiptala  Kenya	4939

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Nigeria	14	7	6	27
2	Kenya	13	18	12	43
3	Algeria	5	4	3	12
4	Ethiopia	2	2	2	6
5	Senegal	2	0	3	5
6	Ghana	1	4	1	6
7	Tunisia	1	1	0	2
8	Uganda	1	0	2	3
9	Cameroon	1	0	0	1
	Mauritius	1	0	0	1
11	Egypt	0	2	3	5
12	Ivory Coast	0	1	2	3
	Tanzania	0	1	2	3
14	Rwanda	0	1	0	1
15	Burundi	0	0	3	3
16	Chad	0	0	1	1
	Madagascar	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		41	41	41	123