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1986 Nairobi 1989 Arusha All 21 editions

Africa Continental championships · since 1970

1988 East African Championships

Nairobi, Kenya 1–2 Jul 1988

events: 22
medals awarded: 60
nations on the podium: 4
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100m

1

Kennedy Ondiek 10.5

2

Peter Wekesa 10.6

3

Henry Ngolwe 10.9

Sprints

200m

1

Joseph Gikonyo 21.1

2

Christopher Mbilo (1967) 21.6

3

Jafter Keter (1963) 21.6

Sprints

400m

1

Lucas Sang 46.1

2

Elisha Bitok 46.8

3

Douglas Kalembo 47.4

Middle & long

800m

1

Nixon Kiprotich 1:46.8

2

Japhet Pallangyo 1:51.1

3

Honest Umbe (1967) 1:51.6

Middle & long

1500m

1

Charles Cheruiyot 3:42.8

2

Moses Tanui 3:42.9

3

Sammy Mugwe 3:48.5

Middle & long

5000m

1

Jackson Ruto (1959) 13:54.3

2

Patrice Umbe (1967) 13:55.3

3

John Kanga 14:24.7

Middle & long

10,000m

1

Gidamis Shahanga 29:17.3

2

Peter Chumba 29:18.2

3

Simon Robert Naali 29:28.8

Middle & long

3000m steeplechase

1

Boniface Merande 8:37.0

2

William Mutwol 8:43.6

3

Abubakar Khamis 10:24.0

Hurdles

400m hurdles

1

Joseph Maritim 49.9

2

Gideon Yego 50.0

3

Samuel Matete 50.2

Jumps

Long jump

1

David Lamai (1964) 7.39

2

Sammy Bwalei (1964) 7.28

3

John Banda (1961) 7.01

Throws

Shot put

1

Joshua Pondo (1966) 13.99

2

Nashion Nyabwa 10.79

Two contestants.

Throws

Javelin throw

1

Zakayo Malekwa 70.07

2

William Sang 69.09

3

George Odera 68.78

Relays

4x100m

1

Kenya

40.0

2

Zambia

42.2

3

Tanzania

44.3

Relays

4x400m

1

Kenya

3:07.3

2

Zambia

3:11.2

Medal table

4 nations · 60 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	Kenya KEN	19	14	4	37
2	Tanzania TAN	3	5	8	16
3	Zambia ZAM	0	2	4	6
4	Uganda UGA	0	0	1	1