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Africa Continental championships · since 1965

1991 African Games

Cairo, Egypt 20 Sep – 1 Oct 1991

events: 41
medals awarded: 123
nations on the podium: 16
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100m

wind +0.5

Frankie Fredericks CR 10.18

Davidson Ezinwa 10.24

Emmanuel Tuffour 10.30

23.09.1991

Sprints

200m

wind +1.2

Frankie Fredericks CR 20.28

Emmanuel Tuffour 20.59

Daniel Effiong 20.62

26.09.1991

Sprints

400m

Samson Kitur 45.40

Sunday Bada 45.81

Francis Ogola 46.21

23.09.1991

Middle & long

800m

William Tanui 1:47.40

Robert Kibet 1:47.69

Kennedy Osei 1:48.41

Middle & long

1500m

William Kimei 3:41.97

Desta Asgedom 3:42.65

Alemayehu Roba 3:42.91

26.09.1991

Middle & long

5000m

Fita Bayisa 13:36.91

Ibrahim Kinuthia 13:37.67

Ondoro Osoro 13:38.60

26.09.1991

Middle & long

10,000m

Thomas Osano CR 27:56.45

William Koech 27:56.86

Chala Kelele 28:11.73

22.09.1991

Road

Marathon

Tena Negere 2:31:17

Ernest Tjela 2:31:42

Allaoua Khelil 2:32:29

26.09.1991

Middle & long

3000m steeplechase

Moses Kiptanui 8:27.09

William Mutwol 8:28.29

Johnstone Kipkoech 8:33.88

24.09.1991

Hurdles

110m hurdles

wind +1.0

Judex Lefou 14.12

Noureddine Tadjine 14.17

Emeka Osaji 14.22

26.09.1991

Hurdles

400m hurdles

Erick Keter 48.95

Gideon Yego 49.09

Amadou Dia Ba 49.12

24.09.1991

Jumps

High jump

Othmane Belfaa 2.18

Boubacar Gueye 2.16

Yacine Mousli 2.16

26.09.1991

Jumps

Pole vault

Sami Si Mohamed CR 5.20

Belgacem Touami 5.10

Kersley Gardenne 5.00

25.09.1991

Jumps

Long jump

wind +1.8

George Ogbeide 8.22

Yusuf Alli 7.81

James Sabulei 7.72

24.09.1991

Jumps

Triple jump

James Sabulei 16.53

Paul Nioze 16.50

Benjamin Koech 16.26

26.09.1991

Throws

Shot put

Chima Ugwu 17.64

Adewale Olukoju 17.58

Martin Melagne 17.33

25.09.1991

Throws

Discus throw

Adewale Olukoju CR 59.22

Mohamed Naguib 55.32

Hassan Ahmed Hamad 54.90

26.09.1991

Throws

Hammer throw

Sherif Farouk El Hennawi 67.58

Hakim Toumi 63.12

Magdi Zakaria Abdallah 62.10

23.09.1991

Throws

Javelin throw

Christian Okemefula 77.14

Pius Bazighe 71.78

James Saina 71.44

25.09.1991

Race walks

20 km race walk

Shemsu Hassan (1961) CR 1:29:04

Abdelwahab Ferguene 1:35:21

Abderrahmane Djebbar 1:38:11

24.09.1991

Combined

Decathlon

Mourad Mahour Bacha CR 7431

Tommy Ozono 7163

Sid Ali Sabour (1966) 6956

25.09.1991

Relays

4x100m

Nigeria 39.36

Senegal 40.00

Sierra Leone DQ for competed with ineligible runners 39.66

Kenya 40.70

24.09.1991

Relays

4x400m

Kenya 3:03.14

Nigeria 3:03.72

Ghana 3:08.18

25.09.1991

Medal table

16 nations · 123 medals

#	Nation				Total
1	Nigeria NGR	13	16	9	38
2	Kenya KEN	12	10	8	30
3	Ethiopia ETH	4	3	4	11
4	Algeria ALG	3	4	6	13
5	Egypt EGY	3	2	2	7
6	Ivory Coast CIV	2	1	2	5
7	Namibia NAM	2	0	1	3
8	Mauritius MRI	1	0	1	2
9	Mozambique MOZ	1	0	0	1
10	Senegal SEN	0	2	1	3
11	Ghana GHA	0	1	3	4
12	Lesotho LES	0	1	0	1
13	Seychelles SEY	0	1	0	1
14	Madagascar MAD	0	0	2	2
15	Tanzania TAN	0	0	1	1
16	Uganda UGA	0	0	1	1

Records set

10 CR

CR Frankie Fredericks 100m · Men 10.18
CR Frankie Fredericks 200m · Men 20.28
CR Thomas Osano 10,000m · Men 27:56.45
CR Sami Si Mohamed Pole vault · Men 5.20
CR Adewale Olukoju Discus throw · Men 59.22
CR Shemsu Hassan (1961) 20 km race walk · Men 1:29:04
CR Mourad Mahour Bacha Decathlon · Men 7431
CR Susan Sirma 1500m · Women 4:10.68
CR Derartu Tulu 10,000m · Women 33:40.37
CR Chioma Ajunwa Long jump · Women 6.67