Africa Continental championships · since 1977 
Lagos, Nigeria 28–30 Jun 2001
2001 West African Championships
Lagos, Nigeria 28–30 Jun 2001- events
- 35
- medals awarded
- 104
- nations on the podium
- 8
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
4x100m
4x400m
3 
Senegal
Senegal 3:15.89
Medal table
8 nations · 104 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria NGR | 25 | 21 | 10 | 56 | |
| 2 |  Ghana GHA | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | |
| 3 |  Gambia GAM | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Mali MLI | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Senegal SEN | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Togo TOG | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 |  Benin BEN | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Sierra Leone SLE | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |