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2012 African Championships in Athletics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | 2012 African Championships |
| Logo | Porto Novo 2012 Logo.png |
| Size | 180px |
| Colour | #FFCD57 |
| Optional caption | Championships logo |
| Host city | Porto-Novo, Benin |
| Dates | 27 June – 1 July |
| Stadium | Stade Charles de Gaulle |
| Nations participating | 47 |
| Athletes participating | 569 |
| Events | 44 |
| Records set | Championship records |
| Previous | 2010 |
| Next | 2014 |
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
| Decathlon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ali Kamé | ||
| ** | 7511 | Mourad Souissi |
| ** | 7276 | Guillaume Thierry |
| ** | 7212 |
Women
| Heptathlon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yasmina Omrani | ||
| ** | 5924 | Gabriela Kouassi |
| ** | 5481 | Bianca Erwee |
| South Africa | 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. 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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- (6)
- (12)
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- (56)
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- (10)
- (28)
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- (16)
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- South Africa (69)
- (4)
- Swaziland (2)
- (12)
- (11)
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- (3)
- (6)
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.
References
- link. (2013-04-16 . Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-06-23.)
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