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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.
2012 African Championships | |
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Dates | 27 June – 1 July |
Host city | Porto Novo, Benin |
Venue | Stade Charles de Gaulle |
Events | 44 |
Participation | 569 athletes from 47 nations |
Records set | Championship records |
← 2010 2014 → |
Chronology: 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
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Chronology: 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Nigeria | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
2 | Kenya | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
3 | South Africa | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
4 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
5 | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
6 | Algeria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
7 | Morocco | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
8 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
9 | Ghana | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
11 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gabon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Madagascar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Seychelles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Egypt | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
17 | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
18 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Djibouti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
22 | Liberia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (23 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |
A total of fifty countries and 816 athletes have stated their intention to take part in the competition – a record high.[1] 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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