Athletics at the West African Games

The athletics competition at the West African Games was held from 27 August – 3 September 1977 at the National Stadium, Lagos in Lagos, Nigeria. A total 34 events were contested, 21 for men and 13 for women

Medal summary Men 100 metres 10.59 10.59 10.65200 metres 21.18 21.25 21.40400 metres 45.60 46.89 47.35800 metres 1:49.2a 1:50.3a 1:50.8a1500 metres 3:51.88 3:54.0a 3:54.4a5000 metres 14:55.0a 14:58.5a 15:11.6a10,000 metres 31:07.2a 31:28.7a 31:39.3aMarathon 2:39:19 2:53:08 2:53:57110 m hurdles 13.97 14.48 14.65400 m hurdles 50.80 51.01 52.183000 metres Steeplechase 9:21.76 9:32.53 9:46.9aHigh jump 2.07 2.02 2.02Pole vault 4.42 4.30 4.20Long jump 7.92 7.73 7.49Triple jump 16.55 16.04 15.80Shot put 15.81 15.60 15.35Discus throw 53.34 52.12 50.68Hammer throw 46.56 45.28 41.64Javelin throw 68.33 66.52 65.464 × 100 m relay 39.73 39.86 39.924 × 400 m relay 3:07.87 3:12.81 3:14.70

Women 100 metres 11.72 11.76 11.97200 metres 23.60 23.92 24.28400 metres 53.92 55.13 55.88800 metres 2:08.83 2:10.5a 2:10.7a1500 metres 4:36.9a 4:37.4a 4:43.8a100 m hurdles 13.93 14.30 14.38High jump 1.63 1.63 1.60Long jump 6.30 6.11 5.95Shot put 13.06 12.99 12.81Discus throw 43.66 43.56 40.64Javelin throw 43.60 42.23 40.324 × 100 m relay 45.13 45.29 50.104 × 400 m relay 3:41.51 3:42.26 3:56.03

References

Medallists West African Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-12.