The West and North African Athletics Championships was an international athletics competition between West and North African nations. It was held on one occasion in 1995 at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. A reduced programme was held, focusing on the strengths of the regions' athletes. A total of 26 track and field events were contested, 16 for men and 11 for women. The men's 5000 metres, won by future world record holder Khalid Khannouchi, was the only long-distance event on the programme. The only throws on offer were shot put for men and women and a men's javelin throw. The host nation won the most events, with eight gold medals, followed by Nigeria and Morocco which won five events each. Burkina Faso and Cameroon were the only other nations to win an event. Ivorian sprinter Louise Ayétotché was the only athlete to win multiple events, taking the women's 200 metres and 400 metres titles.West and North African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
The event was also known as the West African Games.
Medal summary Men 100 metres 10.35 200 metres 21.43† 400 metres 47.04 800 metres 1:54.52 1500 metres 3:49.03 5000 metres 14:03.58 110 m hurdles 14.38 400 m hurdles 51.40 4 × 100 m relay 40.40 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.39 High jump 2.13 m Long jump 8.01 m Triple jump 15.39 m Shot put 16.98 m Javelin throw 72.50 m † The men's 200 m was won by Antoine Boussombo, a guest athletes from Gabon, in a time of 21.39 seconds. Women 100 metres 11.64 200 metres 24.20 400 metres 24.20 800 metres 4:19.64 100 m hurdles 13.88 4 × 100 m relay 47.17 4 × 400 m relay 3:52.12 High jump 1.79 m Long jump 6.24 m Triple jump 12.55 m Shot put 14.99 m
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