Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
competed in the
2007 All-Africa Games
The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nige ...
held at the
Stade du 5 Juillet
The 5 July 1962 Stadium () (the name refers to 5 July 1962, the day Algeria declared independence), is a football and athletics stadium located in Algiers, Algeria. The stadium was inaugurated in 1972 with a capacity of 95,000. It served as the ...
in the city of
Algiers
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. The country received a single silver medal in the women's
hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...
with
Florence Ezeh Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh (born December 29, 1977 in Lomé) is a female hammer thrower from Togo, who previously represented France during her career. She set her personal best (68.03 metres) on August 9, 2002 at the European Championships in Munich ...
achieving a throw of . This was originally a bronze medal but was upgraded when second place Funke Adeoye failed a dope test.
Medal summary
Togo won a silver at the games, achieved in the
Women's hammer throw. The event was held on 27 July.
Florence Ezeh Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh (born December 29, 1977 in Lomé) is a female hammer thrower from Togo, who previously represented France during her career. She set her personal best (68.03 metres) on August 9, 2002 at the European Championships in Munich ...
came third to
Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat of
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
and
Funke Adeoye of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
with a medal winning distance of .
Subsequently, Adeoye failed a dope test and was disqualified so Ezeh was awarded the silver medal.
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List of Medalists
Medal table
Silver Medal
See also
* Togo at the African Games
References
{{Nations at the 2007 All-Africa Games
2007 in Togolese sport
Nations at the 2007 All-Africa Games
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