Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
100 metres (wind: -1.3 m/s) | Ernest Obeng Ghana | 10.54 | Théophile Nkounkou Congo | 10.63 | Edward Ofili Nigeria | 10.66 |
200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Edward Ofili Nigeria | 20.90 | Georges Kablan Degnan Côte d'Ivoire | 21.14 | Emmanuel Bitanga Cameroon | 21.18 |
400 metres | El Kashief Hassan Sudan | 45.34 | James Atuti Kenya | 45.95 | Billy Konchellah Kenya | 46.28 |
800 metres | James Maina Kenya | 1:48.8a | Omer Khalifa Sudan | 1:49.3a | Mehdi Aidet Algeria | 1:49.8a |
1500 metres | Mike Boit Kenya | 3:39.9a | Abderrahmane Morceli Algeria | 3:40.1a | Mehdi Aidet Algeria | 3:40.5a |
5000 metres | Miruts Yifter Ethiopia | 14:14.0a | Yohannes Mohamed Ethiopia | 14:14.2a | Kip Rono Kenya | 14:18.0a |
10000 metres | Miruts Yifter Ethiopia | 29:08.0a | Yohannes Mohamed Ethiopia | 29:10.0a | Rachid Habchaoui Algeria | 29:28.9a |
Marathon | Kebede Balcha Ethiopia | 2:29:53 | Gidamis Shahanga Tanzania | 2:36:46 | Ladislas Hakuzimana Rwanda | 2:54:28 |
3000 metre steeplechase | Kip Rono Kenya | 8:30.9a | Eshetu Tura Ethiopia | 8:31.4a | Yohannes Mohamed Ethiopia | 8:39.4a |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.2 m/s) | Godwin Obasogie Nigeria | 13.76w | Philip Sang Kenya | 13.81w | Thomas Nnakwe Nigeria | 14.03w |
400 metres hurdles | Daniel Kimaiyo Kenya | 50.05 | Wilson Kibiego Kenya | 51.06 | Dennis Otono Nigeria | 51.23 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Côte d'Ivoire Georges Kablan Degnan Amadou Meïté Avognan Nogboum Patrice Oure Etchie | 39.80 | Senegal Boubacar Diallo Cheikh Touradou Diouf Momar N'Dao Yoro Diba | 41.60 | Tanzania Ally Mwalimu David Lukuba Peter Mwita Juamne Chobanga | 41.71 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Kenya James Atuti Billy Konchellah Daniel Kimaiyo Wilson Kibiego | 3:08.2a | Nigeria Hope Ezeigbo Dele Udo Ahmed Garba Ludwig Ordia | 3:10.2a | Senegal | 3:11.5a |
10,000 metre track walk | Benamar Kachkouche Algeria | 48:50.8a | Hunde Ture Ethiopia | 50:45.6a | John Mutinda Kenya | 55:45.2a |
High jump | Othmane Belfaa Algeria | 2.15 | Hamid Sahil Algeria | 2.13 | Moussa Sagna Fall Senegal | 2.05 |
Pole vault | Mohamed Bensaad Algeria | 4.70 | Loué Legbo Côte d'Ivoire | 4.60 | Ahmed Rezki Algeria | 4.50 |
Long jump | Ajayi Agbebaku Nigeria | 7.94 | Kayode Elegbede Nigeria | 7.89 | Joseph Kio Nigeria | 7.78 |
Triple jump | Ajayi Agbebaku Nigeria | 16.82w | Abdoulaye Diallo Senegal | 16.42w | Joseph Kio Nigeria | 16.25w |
Shot put | Youssef Nagui Asaad Egypt | 20.32 | Mohamed Fatihi Morocco | 15.80 | Abderrazak Ben Hassine Tunisia | 14.42 |
Discus throw | Abderrazak Ben Hassine Tunisia | 54.60 | Mohamed Naguib Hamed Egypt | 54.40 | Harrison Salami Nigeria | 53.10 |
Hammer throw | Abdellah Boubekeur Algeria | 56.02 | Youssef Ben Abid Tunisia | 53.84 | Hisham Fouad Greiss Egypt | 49.10 |
Javelin throw | Jacques Ayé Abehi Côte d'Ivoire | 76.74 | Zakayo Malekwa Tanzania | 76.06 | Tarek Chaabani Tunisia | 75.20 |
Decathlon | Mohamed Bensaad Algeria | 7148 | Ebewele Brown Nigeria | 7043 | Alioune Seck Senegal | 6741 |