| 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 5000 metres at the 2003 All-Africa Games were held on October 15.
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kenenisa Bekele |  Ethiopia |
13:26.16 | GR |
 |
Hailu Mekonnen | Ethiopia |
13:26.73 | |
 |
John Kibowen |  Kenya |
13:29.14 | |
| 4 | Markos Geneti | Ethiopia |
13:30.33 | |
| 5 | John Yuda Msuri |  Tanzania |
13:30.33 | |
| 6 | Boniface Toroitich Kiprop |  Uganda |
13:35.45 | |
| 7 | Benjamin Limo | Kenya |
13:41.68 | |
| 8 | Khoudir Aggoune |  Algeria |
13:53.15 | |
| 9 | Elijah Birgen | Kenya |
13:57.79 | |
| 10 | Samson Kiflemariam |  Eritrea |
14:01.89 | |
| 11 | Pascal Ntahokaraja |  Burundi |
14:15.40 | |
| 12 | Valens Bivahagumye |  Rwanda |
14:24.55 | |
| 13 | Euclides Varela |  Cape Verde |
14:53.83 | |
| 14 | Ansu Sowe |  Gambia |
15:26.23 | |
| Dieudonné Gahungu | Burundi |
DNS | ||
| Jules Yadagba |  Central African Republic |
DNS | ||
| Ali Abdela | Eritrea |
DNS | ||
| Zersenay Tadese | Eritrea |
DNS | ||
| John Kayange |  Malawi |
DNS | ||
| Fabian Joseph | Tanzania |
DNS | ||
| Martin Sulle | Tanzania |
DNS |