:Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games

{{Infobox Athletics Championships

|Name = Athletics at the VIII All-Africa Games

|Logo =

|Size = 180px

|Colour = #F5D0A9

|Optional caption =

|Host city = Abuja, Nigeria{{flagicon|NGR}}

|Dates = 11–16 October

|Stadium = Abuja Stadium

|Nations participating = 47

|Athletes participating = 465

|Events = 46

|Records set =

|Previous = 1999 Johannesburg

|Next = 2007 Algiers

|Games = 2003 All-Africa Games

}}

The athletics competition at the 2003 All-Africa Games was held at the Abuja Stadium between 11 and 16 October 2003. The host nation, Nigeria, topped the medal table.

Men's results

=Track=

rowspan=2|100 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 100 metres}}

| Deji Aliu
{{flag|Nigeria}}

9.95 GR

| Uchenna Emedolu
{{flag|Nigeria}}

9.97

| Leonard Myles-Mills
{{flag|Ghana}}

10.03

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rowspan=2|200 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 200 metres}}

| Uchenna Emedolu
{{flag|Nigeria}}

20.42

| Frankie Fredericks
{{flag|Namibia}}

20.43

| Abdul Aziz Zakari
{{flag|Ghana}}

20.51

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rowspan=2|400 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 400 metres}}

| Ezra Sambu
{{flag|Kenya}}

44.98

| Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr
{{flag|Sudan}}

45.22

| Sofiène Labidi
{{flag|Tunisia}}

45.42

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rowspan=2|800 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 800 metres}}

| Samwel Mwera
{{flag|Tanzania}}

1:46.13

| Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
{{flag|South Africa}}

1:46.44

| Justus Koech
{{flag|Kenya}}

1:46.50

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rowspan=2|1500 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 1500 metres}}

| Paul Korir
{{flag|Kenya}}

3:37.52

| Robert Rono
{{flag|Kenya}}

3:38.13

| Benjamin Kipkurui
{{flag|Kenya}}

3:38.94

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rowspan=2|5000 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 5000 metres}}

| Kenenisa Bekele
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

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| Hailu Mekonnen
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

13:26.73

| John Kibowen
{{flag|Kenya}}

13:29.14

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rowspan=2|10,000 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 10,000 metres}}

| Sileshi Sihine
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

27:42.13

| Gebregziabher Gebremariam
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

27:43.12

| Dejene Berhanu
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

27:47.19

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rowspan=2|Marathon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's marathon}}

| Johannes Kekana
{{flag|South Africa}}

2:25:01

| Gashaw Melese
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

2:26:08

| Gudisa Shentema
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

2:27:39

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rowspan=2|3000 m St.
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}

| Ezekiel Kemboi
{{flag|Kenya}}

8:12.27 GR

| Paul Kipsiele Koech
{{flag|Kenya}}

8:14.77

| Tewodros Shiferaw
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

8:27.33

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rowspan=2|110 m H
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}

| Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja
{{flag|Madagascar}}

13.77

| Todd Matthews Jouda
{{flag|Sudan}}

13.81

| Frikkie van Zyl
{{flag|South Africa}}

13.94

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rowspan=2|400 m H
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles}}

| Osita Okeagu
{{flag|Nigeria}}

50.25

| Victor Okorie
{{flag|Nigeria}}

50.36

| Ibou Faye
{{flag|Senegal}}

50.89

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rowspan=2|20 km walk
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk}}

| Hatem Ghoula
{{flag|Tunisia}}

1:30:32

| Moussa Aouanouk
{{flag|Algeria}}

1:30:36

| Arezki Yahiaoui
{{flag|Algeria}}

1:35:19

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rowspan=2|4 X 100 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}}

| {{flag|Ghana}}
Christian Nsiah
Eric Nkansah
Aziz Zakari
Leonard Myles-Mills

38.63

| {{flag|Nigeria}}
Aaron Egbele
Tamunosiki Atodirubo
Deji Musa
Deji Aliu

38.70

| {{flag|Senegal}}
Oumar Loum
Doudou Felou Sow
Gora Diop
Abdou Demba Lam

39.79

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rowspan=2|4 X 400 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}}

| {{flag|Botswana}}
California Molefe
Kagiso Kilego
Oganeditse Moseki
Johnson Kubisa

3:02.24 NR

| {{flag|Nigeria}}
Abayomi Agunbiade
James Godday
Bolaji LawaAudul
Musa Audu

3:04.49

| {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
Crispen Mutakanyi
Godwin Tauya
Temba Ncube
Young Talkmore Nyongani

3:05.62

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|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}

=Field=

rowspan=2|High Jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's high jump}}

| Kabelo Mmono
{{flag|Botswana}}

2.15

| Jude Sidonie
{{flag|Seychelles}}

2.10

| Samson Idiata
{{flag|Nigeria}}

2.10

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rowspan=2|Pole Vault
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's pole vault}}

| Béchir Zaghouani
{{flag|Tunisia}}

5.20

| Fanie Jacobs
{{flag|South Africa}}

5.20

| Karim Sène
{{flag|Senegal}}

5.00

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rowspan=2|Long Jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's long jump}}

| Ignisious Gaisah
{{flag|Ghana}}

8.30

| Ndiss Kaba Badji
{{flag|Senegal}}

7.92

| Khotso Mokoena
{{flag|South Africa}}

7.83

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rowspan=2|Triple Jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's triple jump}}

| Andrew Owusu
{{flag|Ghana}}

16.41

| Khotso Mokoena
{{flag|South Africa}}

16.28

| Olivier Sanou
{{flag|Burkina Faso}}

16.21

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rowspan=2|Shot Put
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's shot put}}

| Burger Lambrechts
{{flag|South Africa}}

18.87

| Chima Ugwu
{{flag|Nigeria}}

18.66

| Yasser Ibrahim Farag
{{flag|Egypt}}

17.96

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rowspan=2|Discus
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's discus throw}}

| Omar Ahmed El Ghazali
{{flag|Egypt}}

63.61 GR

| Hannes Hopley
{{flag|South Africa}}

62.86

| Johannes van Wyk
{{flag|South Africa}}

62.43

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rowspan=2|Hammer
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's hammer throw}}

| Chris Harmse
{{flag|South Africa}}

75.17

| Saber Souid
{{flag|Tunisia}}

70.81

| Samir Haouam
{{flag|Algeria}}

68.95

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rowspan=2|Javelin
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's javelin throw}}

| Gerhardus Pienaar
{{flag|South Africa}}

76.95

| Walid Abderrazak Mohamed
{{flag|Egypt}}

73.79

| Brian Erasmus
{{flag|South Africa}}

72.94

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rowspan=2|Decathlon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's decathlon}}

| Mustafa Taha Hussein
{{flag|Egypt}}

7400 points

| Lee Okoroafor
{{flag|Nigeria}}

7240 points

| Rédouane Youcef
{{flag|Algeria}}

7119 points

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Women results

=Track=

rowspan=2|100 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 100 metres}}

| Mary Onyali
{{flag|Nigeria}}

11.26

| Endurance Ojokolo
{{flag|Nigeria}}

11.26

| Vida Anim
{{flag|Ghana}}

11.29

colspan=6|Wind: +0.2

rowspan=2|200 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 200 metres}}

| Mary Onyali
{{flag|Nigeria}}

23.09

| Vida Anim
{{flag|Ghana}}

23.17

| Estie Wittstock
{{flag|South Africa}}

23.46

colspan=6|Wind: +2.2

rowspan=2|400 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 400 metres}}

| Fatou Bintou Fall
{{flag|Senegal}}

51.38

| Doris Jacob
{{flag|Nigeria}}

51.41

| Mireille Nguimgo
{{flag|Cameroon}}

51.59

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rowspan=2|800 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 800 metres}}

| Grace Ebor
{{flag|Nigeria}}

2:02.04

| Akosua Serwah
{{flag|Ghana}}

2:02.40

| Lwiza John
{{flag|Tanzania}}

2:02.85

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rowspan=2|1500 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 1500 metres}}

| Kutre Dulecha
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

4:21.63

| Jackline Maranga
{{flag|Kenya}}

4:22.69

| Naomi Mugo
{{flag|Kenya}}

4:24.33

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rowspan=2|5000 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 5000 metres}}

| Meseret Defar
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

16:42.0

| Dorcus Inzikuru
{{flag|Uganda}}

16:42.9

| Isabella Ochichi
{{flag|Kenya}}

16:43.4

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rowspan=2|10 000 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 10,000 metres}}

| Ejegayehu Dibaba
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

32:34.54

| Werknesh Kidane
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

32:37.35

| Leah Malot
{{flag|Kenya}}

32:56.43

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rowspan=2|Marathon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's marathon}}

| Clarisse Rasoarizay
{{flag|Madagascar}}

2:46:58

| Tadelesh Birra
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

2:52:04

| Leila Aman
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

2:55:07

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rowspan=2|100 m H
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles}}

| Angela Atede
{{flag|Nigeria}}

13.01

| Damaris Agbugba
{{flag|Nigeria}}

13.06

| Christy Akinremi
{{flag|Nigeria}}

13.55

colspan=6|Wind: +2.5

rowspan=2|400 m H
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles}}

| Omolade Akinremi
{{flag|Nigeria}}

56.98

| Kate Obilor
{{flag|Nigeria}}

57.53

| Carole Kaboud Mebam
{{flag|Cameroon}}

58.28

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rowspan=2|20 km walk
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 20 kilometres walk}}

| Estlé Viljoen
{{flag|South Africa}}

1:44:29

| Amsale Yakobe
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}}

1:47:42

| Natalie Fourie
{{flag|South Africa}}

1:48:08

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rowspan=2|4 X 100 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}}

| {{flag|Nigeria}}
Emem Edem
Endurance Ojokolo
Chinedu Odozor
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi

43.04 GR

| {{flag|South Africa}}
Dikeledi Moropane
Heide Seyerling
Geraldine Pillay
Kerryn Hulsen

44.44

| {{flag|Senegal}}
Aissatou Badji
Fatou Bintou Fall
Aminata Diouf
Aida Diop

45.42

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rowspan=2|4 X 400 m
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay}}

| {{flag|Nigeria}}
Bisi Afolabi
Glory Nwosu
Doris Jacob
Rosemary Onochie

3:27.76

| {{flag|Cameroon}}
Hortense Bewouda
Carole Kaboud Mebam
Mireille Nguimgo
Muriel Noah Ahanda

3:31.52

| (only 2 teams started)

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|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}

=Field=

rowspan=2|High Jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's high jump}}

| Nneka Ukuh
{{flag|Nigeria}}

1.84

| Marizca Gertenbach
{{flag|South Africa}}

1.84

| Anika Smit
{{flag|South Africa}}

1.80

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rowspan=2|Pole Vault
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's pole vault}}

| Samantha Dodd
{{flag|South Africa}}

3.90 GR

| Annelie van Wyk
{{flag|South Africa}}

3.80

| Margaretha du Plessis
{{flag|South Africa}}

3.50

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rowspan=2|Long Jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's long jump}}

| Esther Aghatise
{{flag|Nigeria}}

6.58

| Grace Umelo
{{flag|Nigeria}}

6.56

| Chinedu Odozor
{{flag|Nigeria}}

6.52

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rowspan=2|Triple Jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's triple jump}}

| Kéné Ndoye
{{flag|Senegal}}

14.23

| Salamatu Alimi
{{flag|Nigeria}}

13.47

| Nkechinyere Mbaoma
{{flag|Nigeria}}

13.18

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rowspan=2|Shot Put
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's shot put}}

| Vivian Chukwuemeka
{{flag|Nigeria}}

18.12 GR

| Veronica Abrahamse
{{flag|South Africa}}

15.77

| Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi
{{flag|Egypt}}

15.32

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rowspan=2|Discus
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's discus throw}}

| Elizna Naudé
{{flag|South Africa}}

57.44

| Vivian Chukwuemeka
{{flag|Nigeria}}

54.83

| Alifatou Djibril
{{flag|Togo}}

54.79

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rowspan=2|Hammer
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's hammer throw}}

| Marwa Hussein Arafat
{{flag|Egypt}}

64.28

| Susan Adeoye Olufunke
{{flag|Nigeria}}

58.86

| Vivian Chukwuemeka
{{flag|Nigeria}}

56.54

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rowspan=2|Javelin
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's javelin throw}}

| Aïda Sellam
{{flag|Tunisia}}

54.58

| Lindy Leveaux
{{flag|Seychelles}}

53.23

| Sunette Viljoen
{{flag|South Africa}}

51.68

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rowspan=2|Heptathlon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's heptathlon}}

| Margaret Simpson
{{flag|Ghana}}

6152 points GR

| Justine Robbeson
{{flag|South Africa}}

5697 points

| Patience Okoro
{{flag|Nigeria}}

5436 points

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|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_NGR = 13 | silver_NGR = 14 | bronze_NGR = 6

| gold_SAF = 7 | silver_SAF = 9 | bronze_SAF = 9

| gold_ETH = 5 | silver_ETH = 6 | bronze_ETH = 4 | name_ETH = {{flagteam|ETH|1996}}

| gold_GHA = 4 | silver_GHA = 2 | bronze_GHA = 3

| gold_KEN = 3 | silver_KEN = 3 | bronze_KEN = 6

| gold_EGY = 3 | silver_EGY = 1 | bronze_EGY = 2

| gold_TUN = 3 | silver_TUN = 1 | bronze_TUN = 1

| gold_SEN = 2 | silver_SEN = 1 | bronze_SEN = 4

| gold_BOT = 2 | silver_BOT = 0 | bronze_BOT = 0

| gold_MAD = 2 | silver_MAD = 0 | bronze_MAD = 0

| gold_TAN = 1 | silver_TAN = 0 | bronze_TAN = 1

| gold_SEY = 0 | silver_SEY = 2 | bronze_SEY = 0

| gold_SUD = 0 | silver_SUD = 2 | bronze_SUD = 0

| gold_ALG = 0 | silver_ALG = 1 | bronze_ALG = 3

| gold_CMR = 0 | silver_CMR = 1 | bronze_CMR = 2

| gold_NAM = 0 | silver_NAM = 1 | bronze_NAM = 0

| gold_UGA = 0 | silver_UGA = 1 | bronze_UGA = 0

| gold_BUR = 0 | silver_BUR = 0 | bronze_BUR = 1

| gold_TOG = 0 | silver_TOG = 0 | bronze_TOG = 1

| gold_ZIM = 0 | silver_ZIM = 0 | bronze_ZIM = 1

}}

Participating nations

{{ALG}} (18)
{{ANG}} (2)
{{BEN}} (11)
{{BOT}} (11)
{{BUR}} (10)
{{BDI}} (4)
{{CMR}} (10)
{{CPV}} (4)
{{CAF}} (2)
{{CHA}} (3)
{{COM}} (1)
{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|1960}} (4)
{{EGY}} (11)
{{ERI}} (8)
{{flag|Ethiopia|1996}} (36)
{{GAM}} (7)
{{GHA}} (14)
{{GUI}} (2)
{{GBS}} (1)
{{CIV}} (9)
{{KEN}} (29)
{{LBR}} (8)
{{flag|Libya|1977}} (4)
{{flag|Lesotho|1987}} (1)
{{MAD}} (5)
{{MAW}} (7)
{{MLI}} (9)
{{flag|Mauritania|1959}} (2)
{{MRI}} (7)
{{MOZ}} (3)
{{NAM}} (5)
{{NIG}} (2)
{{NGR}} (67)
{{CGO}} (11)
{{RWA}} (6)
{{STP}} (4)
{{SEN}} (22)
{{SEY}} (5)
{{SLE}} (14)
{{RSA}} (40)
{{SUD}} (9)
{{TAN}} (5)
{{TOG}} (4)
{{TUN}} (8)
{{UGA}} (7)
{{ZAM}} (1)
{{ZIM}} (12)

References

;Results

[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm GBR Athletics]
[http://www.africathle.com/perso/events/abujares.html Unofficial results]

2003

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2003 All-Africa Games