| Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games 
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Half marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The women's 5000 metres at the 2007 All-Africa Games were held on July 18.
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Meseret Defar |  Ethiopia |
15:02.72 | |
 |
Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia |
15:03.86 | |
 |
Silvia Kibet |  Kenya |
15:06.39 | |
| 4 | Esther Maina | Kenya |
15:14.05 | |
| 5 | Simret Sultan |  Eritrea |
15:16.33 | |
| 6 | Workitu Ayanu | Ethiopia |
15:33.27 | |
| 7 | Meraf Bahta | Eritrea |
15:56.30 | |
| 8 | Sharon Tavengwa |  Zimbabwe |
16:01.78 | |
| 9 | René Kalmer |  South Africa |
16:09.38 | |
| 10 | Angeline Nyiransabimana |  Rwanda |
16:11.95 | |
| 11 | Zintle Xiniwe | South Africa |
16:22.61 | |
| 12 | Lucia Chandamale |  Malawi |
17:15.11 | |
| 13 | Gadalyie Niyonizigiye |  Burundi |
17:26.88 |