At the 1981 Central African Games, the athletics events were held in Luanda, Angola from 20 August – 30 September.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games (Pg. 91). McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. .Jeux régionaux et sous-régionaux . Comite International Olympique (2012-11-29). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
A total of 34 track and field events were contested (20 for men and 14 for women). Compared to the previous edition, a men's hammer throw event and the women's 3000 metres and 100 metres hurdles were added to the programme. Cameroon repeated as the medal leader in athletics, winning twelve events and a total of 25 medals. Gabon had the second highest number of gold medals (seven) while the Republic of the Congo has the second highest tally with 22 medals. The host Angola won 19 medals. Nine of the ten competing nations reached the medal table.Central African Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.
Seven athletes won multiple individual titles at the games. On the men's side, Théophile Nkounkou won a short sprints double for Congo, Burundi's Evariste Haritwinshi scored a middle-distance double, and Bernardo Manuel took a long-distance double for the host nation. Among the women, Cameroon's Ruth Enang Mesode did a sprint double, Marcianne Mukamurenzi of Rwanda won the 1500 metres and 3000 metres titles, Cameroonian heptathlete Cécile Ngambi won the high jump and 100 metres hurdles, and her teammate Agnès Tchuinté won both the discus throw and javelin throw.
Six individuals successfully retained their titles from the 1976 edition: Théophile Nkounkou (men's 100 m), Paul Ngadjadoum (men's high jump), Jean-Emmanuel Vanlier (men's discus), Kémobé Djimassal (men's long jump), Cécile Ngambi (women's high jump) and Agnès Tchuinté (women's javelin). The standard of performances improved across the board, with games records being set in 24 of the 34 events contested – 19 of the games records set went unbeaten in the competition's history.
Medal summary Men 100 metres 10.4 10.4 10.8200 metres 20.9 21.1 21.5400 metres 46.3 47.4 48.4800 metres 1:51.0 1:51.4 1:52.51500 metres 3:54.1 3:54.9 3:56.15000 metres 14:42.4 14:44.6 14:58.210,000 metres 30:27.4 30:46.1 30:47.33000 m steeplechase 9:20.3 9:23.5 9:29.8110 m hurdles 14.8 15.2 15.2400 m hurdles 52.8 53.3 55.1High jump 2.10 m 2.05 m 2.00 mPole vault 4.20 m 3.80 m 3.50 mLong jump 7.11 m 7.02 m 6.80 mTriple jump 14.88 m 14.34 m 14.28 mShot put 14.23 m 13.72 m 13.42 mDiscus throw 48.06 m 44.08 m 41.52 mHammer throw 49.16 m 46.50 m 33.62 mJavelin throw 71.12 m 66.34 m 59.44 m4 × 100 m relay 40.5 41.1 41.84 × 400 m relay 3:12.7 3:15.1 3:16.5
Women 100 metres 11.5 12.3 12.4200 metres 24.8 24.9 25.4400 metres 56.4 56.7 59.3800 metres 2:15.2 2:16.8 2:17.41500 metres 4:43.0 4:53.9 4:56.53000 metres 10:07.1 10:35.0 10:38.8100 m hurdles 13.8 15.5 15.7High jump 1.77 m 1.72 m 1.63 mLong jump 5.47 m 5.37 m 5.08 mShot put 13.60 m 12.90 m 12.68 mDiscus throw 39.28 m 37.02 m 33.34 mJavelin throw 55.86 m 40.38 m 39.46 m4 × 100 m relay 47.4 49.8 50.04 × 400 m relay 3:56.1 4:00.1 4:02.1
Medal table
References
Results Central African Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-03-13.