Athletics at the 1978 All-Africa Games
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The third All-Africa Games were held in July 1978 in Algiers, Algeria.
New events were added to the athletics program; Decathlon and pentathlon, for men and women respectively, as well as men's 20 km road walk. Three nations also won their first medals at these championships these being Tunisia, Sudan and Upper Volta.
Malian discus thrower Namakoro Niaré won his third title, being the only athlete to do so. Four athletes, two male and two female, won more than one event:
- El Kashief Hassan, Sudan (200 metres and 400 metres)
- Hannah Afriyie, Ghana (100 metres and 200 metres)
- Charlton Ehizuelen, Nigeria (long jump and triple jump)
- Modupe Oshikoya, Nigeria (high jump and long jump)
- Nagui Asaad, Egypt, won his second Gold medal in Shot Put of the All Africa Games in 1978, Algeria, after his first in 1973, All-Africa Games Algeria Nigeria.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres | Hannah Afriyie Ghana | 11.50 | Utifon Ufon Oko Nigeria | 11.55 | Kemi Sandgodeyi Nigeria | 11.92 |
| 200 metres | Hannah Afriyie Ghana | 23.01 | Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria | 23.70 | Ruth Waithera Kenya | 23.91 |
| 400 metres | Kehinde Vaughan Nigeria | 53.86 | Ruth Kyalisima Uganda | 54.49 | Georgina Aidou Ghana | 54.84 |
| 800 metres | Tekla Chemabwai Kenya | 2:04.84 | Sakina Boutamine Algeria | 2:05.64 | Célestine N'Drin Côte d'Ivoire | 2:06.08 |
| 1500 metres | Sakina Boutamine Algeria | 4:16.43 | Anna Kiprop Kenya | 4:19.59 | Rose Thomson Kenya | 4:20.07 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Judy Bell-Gam Nigeria | 13.67 | Ruth Kyalisima Uganda | 13.92 (NR) |
Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria | 13.99 |
| High jump | Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria | 1.77 | Kawther Akrémi Tunisia | 1.73 | Emilia Blavo Ghana | 1.68 |
| Long jump | Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria | 6.32 | Jeanette Yawson Ghana | 6.29 | Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria | 6.12 |
| Shot put | Joyce Aciro Uganda | 14.47 (NR) |
Veronica Baawah Ghana | 12.88 | Herina Malit Kenya | 12.70 |
| Discus throw | Fathia Jerbi Tunisia | 46.56 | Helen Alyek Uganda | 45.90 (NR) |
Martha Jugah Nigeria | 45.02 |
| Javelin throw | Eunice Nekesa Kenya | 51.58 | Agnès Tchuinté Cameroon | 49.16 | Constance Rwabiryagye Uganda | 45.52 |
| Pentathlon | Bella Bell-Gam Nigeria | 3709 | Margaret Bisereko Uganda | 3788 | Madeleine Bonzi Upper Volta | 3427 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria | 44.63 | Ghana | 45.19 | Uganda | 46.77 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Ghana Helena Opoku Grace Bakari Georgina Aidoo Hannah Afriyie | 3:35.55 (NR) | Kenya | 3:39.27 | Uganda | 3:39.94 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Nigeria | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Kenya | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Algeria | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Ghana | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Uganda | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Swaziland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Upper Volta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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