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The 1985 African Championships in Athletics were held in Cairo, Egypt between 15 and 18 August.
Medal summary[edit]
Men's events[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +1.8 m/s) | Chidi Imo Nigeria | 10.22 | Charles-Louis Seck Senegal | 10.37 | Victor Edet Nigeria | 10.44 |
200 metres (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Simeon Kipkemboi Kenya | 20.82 | Innocent Egbunike Nigeria | 20.85 | Alfred Nyambane Kenya | 20.92 |
400 metres | Innocent Egbunike Nigeria | 45.22 CR | Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast | 45.44 | David Kitur Kenya | 46.01 |
800 metres | Sammy Koskei Kenya | 1:45.30 | Moussa Fall Senegal | 1:45.95 | Juma Ndiwa Kenya | 1:46.67 |
1500 metres | Omer Khalifa Sudan | 3:37.74 CR | Abdi Bile Somalia | 3:38.19 | Joseph Chesire Kenya | 3:38.72 |
5000 metres[a] | Wodajo Bulti Ethiopia | 14:40.12 | Paul Kipkoech Kenya | 14:43.05 | John Ngugi Kenya | 14:44.33 |
10,000 metres | Wodajo Bulti Ethiopia | 28:22.43 | Kipsubai Koskei Kenya | 28:26.63 | Paul Kipkoech Kenya | 28:29.64 |
Marathon | Ahmed Salah Djibouti | 2:23:01 | Kebede Balcha Ethiopia | 2:24:31 | Dereje Nedi Ethiopia | 2:25:41 |
3000 metre steeplechase | Julius Kariuki Kenya | 8:20.74 CR | Joshua Kipkemboi Kenya | 8:21.70 | Féthi Baccouche Tunisia | 8:38.94 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.7 m/s) | René Djédjémel Mélédjé Ivory Coast | 14.14 | Ikechukwu Mbadugha Nigeria | 14.47 | Hisham Mohamed Makin Egypt | 14.52 |
400 metres hurdles | Amadou Dia Bâ Senegal | 48.29 CR | Henry Amike Nigeria | 49.16 | René Djédjémel Mélédjé Ivory Coast | 49.59 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria Iziaq Adeyanju Ikpoto Eseme Victor Edet Chidi Imo | 39.28 CR | Kenya Alfred Nyambane Simeon Kipkemboi Joseph Sainah Peter Wekesa | 39.91 | Algeria Abdesslam Kadouri Abdelkader Kaci Djamel Boudebibah Mustapha Kamel Selmi | 40.14 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Kenya Julius Sang Tito Sawe Alfred Nyambane David Kitur | 3:01.86 CR | Nigeria Innocent Egbunike ? ? ? | 3:05.51 | Senegal | 3:07.94 |
20 kilometre road walk | Abdelwahab Ferguène Algeria | 1:33:28 | Shemsu Hassan Ethiopia | 1:42:26 | Abderrahmane Djebbar Algeria | 1:49:26 |
High jump | Moussa Sagna Fall Senegal | 2.17 | Ogmore Okoro Nigeria | 2.17 | Khalid Koughbar Morocco | 2.11 |
Pole vault | Choukri Abahnini Tunisia | 4.60 | Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria | 4.50 | Youssef Qortobi Morocco | 4.50 |
Long jump | Paul Emordi Nigeria | 7.90 | Joseph Kio Nigeria | 7.81 | Mustapha Benmrah Morocco | 7.56 |
Triple jump | Paul Emordi Nigeria | 16.56 | Joseph Kio Nigeria | 16.26 | Mamadou Diallo Senegal | 16.17 |
Shot put | Ahmed Mohamed Ashoush Egypt | 19.34 | Ahmed Kamel Shata Egypt | 19.23 | Mohamed Fatihi Morocco | 17.40 |
Discus throw | Christian Okoye Nigeria | 63.56 CR | Mohamed Naguib Hamed Egypt | 62.24 | Hassan Ahmed Hamad Egypt | 55.38 |
Hammer throw | Hakim Toumi Algeria | 70.56 CR | Yacine Louail Algeria | 61.30 | Ahmed Ibrahim Taha Egypt | 61.54 |
Javelin throw | Ahmed Mahour Bacha Algeria | 80.04 CR | Mongi Alimi Tunisia | 75.30 | Justin Arop Uganda | 74.60 |
Decathlon | Mourad Mahour Bacha Algeria | 6712 | Abu El Makarem El Hamd Egypt | 5642 | Landry Nzambé-Busugu Gabon | 5259 |
Women's events[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Rufina Uba Nigeria | 11.61 | Doris Wiredu Ghana | 11.82 | Lynda Eseimokumo Nigeria | 11.86 |
200 metres | Rufina Uba Nigeria | 23.79 | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 23.98 | Martha Appiah Ghana | 24.10 |
400 metres | Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria | 53.33 | Doris Wiredu Ghana | 53.62 | Grace Bakari Ghana | 53.72 |
800 metres | Selina Chirchir Kenya | 2:03.70 | Mary Chemweno Kenya | 2:04.58 | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 2:04.91 |
1500 metres | Mary Chemweno Kenya | 4:17.90 | Fatima Aouam Morocco | 4:19.11 | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya | 4:22.85 |
3000 metres | Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya | 9:18.53 | Hassania Darami Morocco | 9:19.82 | Regina Chemeli Kenya | 9:20.62 |
10,000 metres | Hassania Darami Morocco | 35:09.68 | Karima Farag Mohamed Ethiopia | 44:01.32 | ||
100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 13.52 | Cécile Ngambi Cameroon | 13.81 | Albertine Koutouan Ivory Coast | 14.27 |
400 metres hurdles | Nawal El Moutawakil Morocco | 56.00 | Maria Usifo Nigeria | 57.02 | Marie Womplou Ivory Coast | 59.85 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Ghana | 45.08 | Nigeria Beatrice Utondu Mary Onyali Lynda Eseimokumo Rufina Ubah | 45.45 | Ivory Coast | 46.98 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Nigeria | 3:36.13 | Kenya Cheruto Mary Chemweno Selina Chirchir Esther Kawaya | 3:39.66 | Ghana | 3:42.32 |
High jump | Awa Dioum-Ndiaye Senegal | 1.76 | Kawther Akrémi Tunisia | 1.76 | Lucienne N'Da Ivory Coast | 1.70 |
Long jump | Marianne Mendoza Senegal | 6.15 | Grace Armah Ghana | 6.01 | Caroline Nwajei Nigeria | 6.00 |
Shot put | Souad Malloussi Morocco | 15.20 | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon | 14.74 | Odette Mistoul Gabon | 14.54 |
Discus throw | Zoubida Laayouni Morocco | 51.80 | Mariette Van Heerden Zimbabwe | 50.14 | Aïcha Dahmous Algeria | 48.84 |
Javelin throw | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon | 54.00 | Samia Djémaa Algeria | 50.50 | Samira Benhamza Morocco | 49.32 |
Heptathlon | Chérifa Meskaoui Morocco | 5294 | Nacèra Achir Algeria | 5286 | Yasmina Azzizi Algeria | 4909 |
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
2 | Kenya (KEN) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
3 | Morocco (MAR) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
4 | Algeria (ALG) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
5 | Senegal (SEN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
6 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
8 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
9 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
10 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
12 | Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (17 nations) | 39 | 39 | 38 | 116 |
See also[edit]
- 1985 in athletics (track and field)
Notes[edit]
- ^ The athlets ran an extra lap, making the distance 5400 metres in total.
External links[edit]
- Results – GBR Athletics
- Medallists