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

100 metres Simon Magakwe 10.29 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud 10.34 Wilfried Koffi Hua 10.37200 metres Ben Youssef Meïté 20.62 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud 20.76 Noah Akwu 20.83400 metres Isaac Makwala 45.25 Oscar Pistorius 45.52 Willem de Beer 45.67800 metres Taoufik Makhloufi 1:43.88 Anthony Chemut 1:44.53 André Olivier 1:45.091500 metres Caleb Ndiku 3:35.71 CR Ayanleh Souleiman 3:36.34 James Kiplagat Magut 3:36.355000 metres Mark Kiptoo 13:22.38 Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo 13:22.89 Timothy Kosgei Kiptoo 13:24.6710,000 metres Kenneth Kipkemoi 27:19.74 CR Mark Kiptoo 27:20.77 Lewis Mosoti 27:22.54110 m hurdles Lehann Fourie 13.60 Selim Nurudeen 13.68 Lyès Mokdel 13.73400 m hurdles Cristian Morton 49.32 Mamadou Kassé Hann 49.39 Boniface Tumuti 49.453000 m steeplechase Abel Mutai 8:16.05 Wilson Kipkemboi Maraba 8:16.96 Benjamin Kiplagat 8:18.734 × 100 m relay Hannes DreyerSimon MagakweRoscoe EngelThuso Mpuang 39.26 Peter EmeliezeObinna MetuAdetoyi DurotoyeOgho-Oghene Egwero 39.34 Emmanuel KubiTim AbeyieAshhad AgyapongAllah Laryea-Akrong 39.404 × 400 m relay Saul WeigopwaCristian MortonAbiola OnakoyaIsah Salihu 3:02.39 PC BenekeOfentse MogawaneOscar PistoriusWillem de Beer 3:04.01 Vincent Kiplangat KosgeiVincent Mumo KiiluBoniface MucheruMark Mutai 3:04.1220 km walk Hédi Teraoui David Kimutai Mohamed Ameur High jump Kabelo Kgosiemang 2.25 Mohamed Younis Idris 2.15 Mathew Sawe 2.15 Pole vault Mouhcine Cheaouri 5.10 Samir El Mafhoum 5.00 Ruan Van Wyk 4.90 Long jump Ndiss Kaba Badji 8.04 Zarck Visser 7.98 Ignisious Gaisah 7.73 Triple jump Tosin Oke 16.98 Issam Nima 16.69 Hugo Mamba-Schlick 16.34 Shot put Burger Lambrechts 19.51 Orazio Cremona 19.19 Yasser Farag Ibrahim 18.78 Discus throw Victor Hogan 61.80 Yasser Farag Ibrahim 59.61 Russell Tucker 57.99 Hammer throw Chris Harmse 77.22 Mohsen Mohamed Anani 74.31 Mostafa El Gamel 73.81 Javelin throw Julius Yego 76.68 John Ampomah 70.65 NR Kenechukwu Ezeofor 69.58 Decathlon Ali Kamé 7511 Mourad Souissi 7276 Guillaume Thierry 7212

Women

100 metres Ruddy Zang Milama 11.16 Blessing Okagbare 11.18 Gloria Asumnu 11.28200 metres Gloria Asumnu 22.93 Lawretta Ozoh 22.93 Marie Josée Ta Lou 23.44400 metres Amantle Montsho 49.54 NR, CR Regina George 51.11 Amy Mbacké Thiam 51.68800 metres Francine Niyonsaba 1:59.11 NR Eunice Sum 1:59.13 Malika Akkaoui 1:59.901500 metres Rababe Arafi 4:05.80 CR Mary Kuria 4:06.22 Margaret Muriuki 4:06.505000 metres Gladys Cherono Kiprono 15:40.04 CR Veronica Nyaruai 15:40.65 Gotytom Gebreslase 15:53.3410,000 metres Gladys Cherono Kiprono 32:41.40 Priscah Jepleting 32:45.73 Betsy Saina 32:48.36 100 m hurdles Gnima Faye 13.36 Amina Ferguen 13.56 Uhunoma Osazuwa 13.61400 m hurdles Muizat Ajoke Odumosu 54.99 Hayat Lambarki 55.41 Raasin McIntosh 55.993000 m steeplechase Mercy Wanjiku 9:43.26 Birtukan Adamu 9:45.41 Hyvin Jepkemoi 9:45.954 × 100 m relay Christy UdohGloria AsumnuOludamola OsayomiLawretta Ozoh 43.21 CR Rosina AmenebedeFlings Owusu-AgyapongBeatrice GyamanJanet Amponsah 44.35 Marie Josée Ta LouAmandine Allou AffoueMireille Parfaite GahaAdeline Gouenon 45.294 × 400 m relay Endurance AbinuwaOmolara OmotoshoMargaret EtimBukola Abogunloko 3:28.77 CR Goitseone SelekaLydia MashilaOarabile BabolayiAmantle Montsho 3:31.27 NR Mame Fatou FayeAmy Mbacké ThiamFatou DiabayeNdèye Fatou Soumah 3:31.6420 km walk Grace Wanjiru 1:40:53 Olfa Lafi 1:46:17 Aynalem Eshetu 1:49:45 High jump Lissa Labiche 1.86 NR Anika Smit 1.86 Rhizlane Siba 1.75 Pole vault Syrine Balti 3.70 Juanita Stander 3.50 Dorra Mahfoudhi Jeannie Van Dyk 3.40 Long jump Blessing Okagbare 6.96 CR Janice Josephs 6.29 Lynique Prinsloo 6.22 Triple jump Sarah Nambawa 13.90 Charlene Potgieter 13.90 Jamaa Chnaik 13.75 NR Shot put Chinwe Okoro 16.21 Omotayo Talabi 15.63 Auriol Dongmo 15.41 NR Discus throw Chinwe Okoro 56.60 Elizna Naudé 55.88 Suzanne Kragbé 54.56 Hammer throw Amy Sène 65.55 Lætitia Bambara 65.08 Sarah Bensaad 60.75 Javelin throw Margaret Simpson 54.62 Justine Robbeson 52.81 Gerlize de Klerk 49.85 Heptathlon Yasmina Omrani 5924 Gabriela Kouassi 5481 Bianca Erwee 5338

Medal table

Participating nations A total of fifty countries and 816 athletes have stated their intention to take part in the competition – a record high.21/06/2012 African Championships : record of participation . Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-06-23. 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.

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References

Daily reports Watta, Evelyn (2012-06-28). Lambrechts grabs first gold in rain swept Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-28. Watta, Evelyn (2012-06-29). Milama wins first-ever sprint title for Gabon – African champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-29. Watta, Evelyn (2012-06-30). Montsho and Makwala take 400m titles in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-30. Watta, Evelyn (2012-07-01). Cherono takes 10,000m for second title in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 4. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-01. Watta, Evelyn (2012-07-02). Burundian teen Niyonsaba takes dramatic 800m title as Nigeria top medal table in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 5. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-02.

External links Official site Results Confederation of African Athletics website