| Athletics at the 2003 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 | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| 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 men's marathon at the 2003 All-Africa Games was held on October 16. This was the last time this event was contested at All-Africa Games as it was replaced with the half marathon from the next edition on.
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Johannes Kekana |  South Africa |
2:25:01 | |
 |
Gashaw Melese |  Ethiopia |
2:26:08 | |
 |
Gudisa Shentema | Ethiopia |
2:27.39 | |
| 4 | Simon Mphulanyane | South Africa |
2:30:18 | |
| 5 | Abel Chimukoko |  Zimbabwe |
2:30:20 | |
| 6 | Henry Moyo |  Malawi |
2:32:06 | |
| 7 | Ernest Ndjissipou |  Central African Republic |
2:32:31 | |
| 8 | João N'Tyamba |  Angola |
2:33:19 | |
| 9 | Ndabili Bashingili |  Botswana |
2:33:21 | |
| 10 | Tesfahiwet Tekie |  Eritrea |
2:34:11 | |
| 11 | Francis Naali |  Tanzania |
2:35:14 | |
| 12 | John Kayange | Malawi |
2:40:42 | |
| 13 | Francis Khanje | Malawi |
2:44:21 | |
| 14 | Adel Edeli |  Libya |
2:44:37 | |
| 15 | Ngoie Nkulu |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
2:45:03 | |
| 16 | Danjuma Monday |  Nigeria |
2:54:53 | |
| 17 | Gideon Hagak | Nigeria |
3:04:03 | |
| Dawit Mebrahtu | Eritrea |
DNF | ||
| Stanley Kagora |  Kenya |
DNF | ||
| Amus Nengark | Nigeria |
DNF | ||
| Josiah Bembe | South Africa |
DNF | ||
| François Bagambiki |  Rwanda |
DNF | ||
| Jean Bosco Ndagijimana | Rwanda |
DNF | ||
| Tendai Chimusasa | Zimbabwe |
DNF |