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Africa’s Olympic Champions

Date: August 20, 2014 Author: busari Categories: Africa & World Facts

Men
Athletics Champions
Year Athlete Country Time Place
100 metres
1908 Reggie Walker South Africa 10.8s London
400 metres
1920 Bevil Rudd South Africa 49.6 sec. Antwerp
800 metres
1988 Paul Ereng Kenya 1:43.45 Seoul
1992 William Tanui Kenya 1:43.66 Barcelona
1500 metres
1968 Kipchoge Keino Kenya 3:34.9
(Olympic record)		 Mexico City
1988 Peter Rono Kenya 3:35.96 Seoul
1996 Noureddine Morceli Algeria 3:35.78 Atlanta
2000 Noah Ng’eny Kenya 3:32.07
(Olympic record)		 Sydney
5000 metres
1968 Mohamed Gammoudi Tunisia 14:05.0 Mexico City
1980 Miruts Yifter Ethiopia 13:21.0 Moscow
1984 Said Aouita Morocco 13:05.59
(Olympic record)		 Los Angeles
1988 John Ngugi Kenya 13:11.70 Seoul
1996 Venuste Niyongabo Burundi 13:07.96 Atlanta
2000 Million Wolde Ethiopia 13:35.49 Sydney
10000 metres
1968 Naftali Temu Kenya 29:27.4 Mexico City
1980 Miruts Yifter Ethiopia 27:42.7 Moscow
1988 Brahim Boutaib Morocco 27:21.46
(Olympic record)		 Seoul
1992 Khalid Skah Morocco 27:46.70 Barcelona
1996 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 27:07.34
(Olympic record)		 Atlanta
2000 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 27:18.20 Sydney
Marathon
1912 Kenneth McArthur South Africa 2:36:54.8 Stockholm
1960 Abebe Bikila Ethiopia 2:15:16.2
(World record)		 Rome
1964 Abebe Bikila Ethiopia 2:12:11.2
(World record)		 Tokyo
1968 Mamo Wolde Ethiopia 2:20:26.4 Mexico City
1996 Josia Thugwane South Africa 2:12:36 Atlanta
2000 Gezaghne Abera Ethiopia 2:10:11 Sydney
110 metres Hurdles
1928 Sydney Atkinson South Africa 14.8 sec. Amsterdam
400 metres Hurdles
1972 John Akii-Bua Uganda 47.82 sec.
(World record)		 Munich
3000 metres Steeplechase
1968 Amos Biwott Kenya 8:51.0 Mexico City
1972 Kipchoge Keino Kenya 8:23.6
(Olympic record)		 Munich
1984 Julius Korir Kenya 8:11.80 Los Angeles
1988 Julius Kariuki Kenya 8:05.51
Olympic record)		 Seoul
1992 Matthew Birir Kenya 8:08.84 Barcelona
1996 Joseph Keter Kenya 8:07.12 Atlanta
2000 Reuben Kosgei Kenya 8 :21.43 Sydney
4×400 metres Relay
1972 Kenya national team Kenya 2:59.8 Munich
Women
800 metres
2000 Maria Mutola Mozambique 1:56.15 Sydney
1500 metres
1992 Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria 3:55.30 Barcelona
2000 Nouria Benida-Merha Algeria 4:05.10 Sydney
10000 metres
1992 Derartu Tulu Ethiopia 31:06.02 Barcelona
2000 Derartu Tulu Ethiopia 30:17.49
(Olympic record)		 Sydney
Marathon
1996 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:26:05 Atlanta
400 metres Hurdles
1984 Nawal El Moutawakel Morocco 54.61 sec.
(Olympic record)		 Los Angeles
High Jump
1952 Esther Brand South Africa 5ft. 5 ¾ in. Helsinki
Long Jump
1996 Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria 23ft. 4 ½ in. Atlanta
Boxing Champions
Year Champion Country Category Place
1920 Clarence Walker South Africa Bantamweight Antwerp
1924 William Smith South Africa Bantamweight Paris
1932 Lawrence Stevens South Africa Lightweight Los Angeles
1948 Gerald Dreyer South Africa Lightweight London
1996 Hocine Soltani Algeria Lightweight Atlanta
1988 Robert Wangila Kenya Welterweight Seoul
1932 David Carstens South Africa Light heavyweight Los Angeles
1948 George Hunter South Africa Light heavyweight London
Swimming Champions
100-Metres Backstroke
Year Swimmer Country Time Place
1952 Joan Harrison South Africa 1:14.3 Helsinki
100-Metres Breaststroke
1996 Penelope Heyns South Africa 1:07.73 Atlanta
200-Metres Breaststroke
1996 Penelope Heyns South Africa 2:25.41 Atlanta
Weightlifting Champions
Year Weightlifter Country Category Place
1948 Mahmoud Fayad Egypt 64 kg London
1948 Ibrahim Hassanien Shams Egypt 70kg London
1936 Khadr Sayed El Touni Egypt 76 kg Berlin
1928 El Sayed Mohammed Nosseir Egypt 83 kg Amsterdam
Football Champions
Year Team Country Score Place
1996 Green Eagles Nigeria 3-2 vs. Argentina Atlanta
2000 Indomitable Lions Cameroon 5-3 vs. Spain Sydney