Athletics at the 1973 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the II All-Africa Games
Dates	9–17 January 1973
Host city	Lagos, Nigeria
← 1965 Brazzaville 1978 Algiers → 1973 All-Africa Games

Running at the 1973 All-Africa Games

The second All-Africa Games were held in Lagos, Nigeria in January 1973.

Ten new events were added, three for the men, 10,000 metres, marathon and hammer throw and seven for the women, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, shot put, discus throw and 4 × 400 metres relay. Also the women's hurdles were changed from the 80 metre hurdles to the 100 metre hurdles as had happened across the world.

Five nations won medals for the first time these being Somalia, Algeria, Gambia, Togo and Swaziland while both Egypt and PR Congo won medals under new names.

Only one athlete defended his title from the 1965 Games, namely Malian discus thrower Namakoro Niaré. Four track and field athletes, two male and two female, won more than one event:

• Ohene Karikari, Ghana (100 metres and 200 metres men)
• Alice Annum, Ghana (100 metres and 200 metres women)
• Modupe Oshikoya, Nigeria (high jump, long jump and 100m hurdles)
• Ben Jipcho, Kenya (5000 metres and steeplechase)

Several women's events was added. These were 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, discus throw, shot put and 4 × 400 metres relay.

• Nagui Asaad won his first Gold medal in Shot Put of the All Africa Games, 1973, Nigeria, and then he went to win a second time in 1978, All-Africa Games Algeria,^[1] He also was the Silver medallist in Discus throw of the All Africa Games, 1973 ^[1]

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Ohene Karikari Ghana	10.60	Barka Sy Senegal	10.67	John Mwebi Kenya	10.76
200 metres (wind: +0.1 m/s)	Ohene Karikari Ghana	21.13 GR	George Daniels Ghana	21.32	John Mwebi Kenya	21.53
400 metres	Charles Asati Kenya	46.31 GR	Telegne Bezabeh Ethiopia	46.8	Mulugeta Tadessa Ethiopia	47.17
800 metres	Cosmas Silei Kenya	1:45.38 GR	John Kipkurgat Kenya	1:47.29	Sid Ali Djouadi Algeria	1:48.70
1500 metres	Filbert Bayi Tanzania	3:37.23 GR	Kip Keino Kenya	3:39.63	Shibru Regassa Ethiopia	3:40.04
5000 metres	Ben Jipcho Kenya	14:07.21	Miruts Yifter Ethiopia	14:07.57	Paul Mose Kenya	14:08.43
10,000 metres	Miruts Yifter Ethiopia	29:04.6	Paul Mose Kenya	29:50.8	Richard Juma Kenya	29:24.3
Marathon	Mamo Wolde Ethiopia	2:17:33	Lenyissa Bedame Ethiopia	2:18:16	Richard Mabuza Swaziland	2:34:18
3000 metre steeplechase	Ben Jipcho Kenya	8:20.74 GR	Evans Mogaka Kenya	8:26.11	Yohannes Mohamed Ethiopia	8:32.86
110 metres hurdles	Fatwell Kimaiyo Kenya	14.19 GR	Aboyade Cole Nigeria	14.54	Abdoulaye Sarr Senegal	14.56
400 metres hurdles	John Akii-Bua Uganda	48.54 GR	William Koskei Kenya	50.22	Silver Ayoo Uganda	50.25
4 × 100 metres relay	Nigeria Benedict Majekodunmi Kolawode Abdulai James Olakunle Timon Oyebami	39.89 GR	Ghana Ohene Karikari George Daniels Kofi Okyir Albert Lomotey	40.01	Ivory Coast Koukau Komenan Amadou Meïté Gaoussou Koné Kouami N'Dri	40.23
4 × 400 metres relay	Kenya ? ? Bill Koskei Charles Asati	3:06.38 GR	Nigeria	3:06.98	Uganda ? ? Silver Ayoo John Akii-Bua	3:07.21
High jump	Abdulle Noor Wasughe Somalia	2.04	Sheikh Tidiane Faye Gambia	2.04	Ahmadou Evélé Cameroon	2.00
Pole vault	Mohamed Alaa Ghita Egypt	4.25	Lakhdar Rahal Algeria	4.20	Jean-Prosper Tsondzabéka Congo	4.20
Long jump	Joshua Owusu Ghana	8.00w	John Okoro Nigeria	7.83	Mansour Dia Senegal	7.71
Triple jump	Mansour Dia Senegal	16.53 GR	Abraham Munabi Uganda	16.26 (NR)	Moise Pomaney Ghana	16.09
Shot put	Youssef Nagui Asaad Egypt	19.48 GR	Namakoro Niaré Mali	16.81	Jean-Marie Djebaili Algeria	16.63
Discus throw	Namakoro Niaré Mali	55.28 GR	Youssef Nagui Asaad Egypt	53.60	Denis Ségui Kragbé Ivory Coast	52.12
Hammer throw	Yovan Ochola Uganda	50.64	Gabriel Luzira Uganda	49.86	Seifullah Negmeddin Shaheen Egypt	47.58
Javelin throw	Jacques Ayé Abehi Ivory Coast	77.22 GR	John Mayaka Kenya	71.08	François Ganongo Congo	69.26

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Alice Anum Ghana	11.77	Rose Asiedua Ghana	11.93	Utifon Ufon Oko Nigeria	12.06
200 metres	Alice Anum Ghana	23.88	Beatrice Ewuzie Nigeria	24.78	Josephine Ocran Ghana	24.82
400 metres	Tekla Chemabwai Kenya	54.06	Grace Bakari Ghana	55.63	Florence Mgbakwe Nigeria	56.08
800 metres	Christine Anyakun Uganda	2:09.5	Rosalind Joshua Nigeria	2:10.7	Helena Opoku Ghana	2:11.7
1500 metres	Peace Kesiime Uganda	4:38.7	Mary Wagaki Kenya	4:38.8	Ruth Yeboah Ghana	4:42.3
100 metres hurdles	Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria	14.28	Emilia Edet Nigeria	14.48	Budesia Nyakecho Uganda	15.29
4 × 100 metres relay	Ghana	46.25	Nigeria	46.58	Kenya	48.53
4 × 400 metres relay	Uganda	3:45.42	Nigeria	3:45.69	Kenya	3:46.06
High jump	Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria	1.71	Agnes Aghagba Nigeria	1.69	Magdalena Chesire Kenya	1.60
Long jump	Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria	6.16	Margaret Odafin Nigeria	6.07	Christine Kabanda Uganda	5.73
Shot put	Evelyn Okeke Nigeria	13.59	Nnenna Njoku Nigeria	12.39	Brigitte Goze Ivory Coast	11.90
Discus throw	Rose Hart Ghana	41.06	Adobi Okoli Nigeria	40.82	Albestine de Zouza Togo	38.20
Javelin throw	Constance Rwabiryagye Uganda	47.50	Lilian Cherotich Kenya	41.94	Angelina Chekpiyeng Kenya	39.12

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	7	8	8	23
2	Ghana	7	4	4	15
3	Uganda	6	2	4	12
4	Nigeria	5	12	2	19
5	Ethiopia	2	3	3	8
6	Egypt	2	1	1	4
7	Senegal	1	1	2	4
8	Mali	1	1	0	2
9	Ivory Coast	1	0	3	4
10	Somalia	1	0	0	1
	Tanzania	1	0	0	1
12	Algeria	0	1	2	3
13	Gambia	0	1	0	1
14	Congo	0	0	2	2
15	Cameroon	0	0	1	1
	Eswatini	0	0	1	1
	Togo	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 nations)		34	34	34	102

References

• GBR Athletics