Africa Continental championships · since 1970 
Lusaka, Zambia 21–22 Aug 1971
1971 East African Championships
Lusaka, Zambia 21–22 Aug 1971- events
- 31
- medals awarded
- 80
- nations on the podium
- 7
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
4x100m
4x400m
1 
Kenya
Kenya 3:11.0
3 
Ethiopia
Ethiopia 3:17.7
Medal table
7 nations · 80 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya KEN | 21 | 13 | 6 | 40 | |
| 2 |  Uganda UGA | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |
| 3 |  Tanzania TAN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Ethiopia ETH | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | Zambia ZAM | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Somalia SOM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Malawi MAW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |