The Central African Athletics Championships are an international athletics competition between countries in Central Africa. First held in 1976, it has been held sporadically since then, with the most recent edition being the ninth championships in 2015.Central African Athletics: Cameroon grabs 64 medals, 26 Gold. Cameroun Web (2015-08-11). Retrieved 2019-09-14.
The competition features mostly outdoor track and field events, though the 1991 championships had a men's marathon and the 1999 championships hosted a men's 20 kilometres race walk. There was also a cross country running championships held in 2000. These competitions were all hosted separately from the Central African Games as well as the East and Central African Championships.Central African Games and Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
Editions Edition Year City Country Date Nations Athletes 1 1975 Yaoundé Cameroon 2 1978 Libreville Gabon 3 1980 Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 4 1995 Yaoundé Cameroon 5 1996 N'Djamena Chad 6 1999 Garoua Cameroon 7 2007 Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo https://www.athleticspodium.com/champs/central-african-championships/2007-central-african-championships 2007 Central African Championships 8 2013 Brazzaville Republic of the Congo Athletics: End in Yaoundé of the 5th meeting. Cameroon Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-14. 9 2015 Yaoundé Cameroon
Participation
Central African Cross Country Championships In 2000, Bujumbura in Burundi staged the only known edition of a Central African Cross Country Championships. Long and short course races were held for both men and women, with Lambert Ndayikéza (36:29) and Béatrice Iradukunda (28:39) the long course winners and Onèsphore Nkunzimana (12:40) and Épiphanie Nyirabaramé (15:24) being the short course winners. Rwanda's Nyirabarame was the only winner not from the host nation. Burundi and Rwanda are the only nations in the region with an international pedigree in long-distance running.
Champions
Men's 100 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's 200 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's 400 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's 800 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's 1500 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's 5000 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's 10,000 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's marathon 1980: Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 1975: 1978: 1980: Men's 110 metres hurdles Abdoulaye Sène of Senegal placed first at the 1995 event as a guest athlete. 1975: 1978: ? 1980: 1995: 1996: Not held 1999: Men's 400 metres hurdles 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: Not held 1999: Men's high jump 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's pole vault 1975: 1978: 1980: Men's long jump Guy Mialou of Senegal placed first at the 1995 event as a guest athlete. 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's triple jump 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's shot put 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's discus throw 1975: 1978: ? 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's javelin throw 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Men's 20 km walk 1999: Men's 4 × 100 metres relay 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999" Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 1975" 1978: 1980: 1995" 1996" 1999:
Women's 100 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's 200 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's 400 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's 800 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's 1500 metres 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's 3000 metres 1980: Women's 5000 metres 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's 100 metres hurdles 1980: 1995: 1996: Not held 1999: Women's 400 metres hurdles 1999: Women's high jump Irène Tiendrébéogo of Burkina Faso placed first at the 1995 event competing as a guest athlete. 1975: 1978: ? 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's long jump 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's triple jump 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's shot put 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's discus throw 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's javelin throw 1975: 1978: 1980: 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's 10,000 metres walk 1999: Women's 4 × 100 metres relay 1975: 1978: 1980: ? 1995: 1996: 1999: Women's 4 × 400 metres relay 1975" 1978: 1980: ? 1995: 1996: 1999:
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