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African U20 Championships in Athletics

(Redirected from African Junior Athletics Championships)

The African Junior Athletics Championships is a biennial continental athletics event for junior athletes from African nations. Organized by the Confederation of African Athletics and first held in 1994, only athletes aged 19 or under are allowed to compete.[1]

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueNo. of
Events		No. of
Athletes
I1994AlgiersAlgeria6–8 July
II1995BouakéIvory Coast20–22 July
III1997IbadanNigeria21–23 August
IV1999TunisTunisia22–25 July
V2001RéduitMauritius9–12 July
VI2003GarouaCameroon31 July – 3 August
VII2005Tunis and RadèsTunisia1–4 September
VIII2007OuagadougouBurkina Faso9–12 August
IX2009BambousMauritius30 July – 2 AugustStade Germain Comarmond41
X2011GaboroneBotswana12–15 MayUniversity of Botswana Stadium44
XI2013BambousMauritius29 August – 1 SeptemberStade Germain Comarmond40223
XII2015Addis AbabaEthiopia5–8 MarchAddis Ababa Stadium43
XIII2017TlemcenAlgeria29 June – 2 JulyLalla-Setti Stadium41
XIV2019AbidjanIvory Coast16–20 AprilStade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
XV2023NdolaZambia29 April – 3 MayLevy Mwanawasa Stadium

Championship records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetCityRef
100 m10.29 (+0.5 m/s)Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke  Nigeria17 April 20192019 ChampionshipsAbidjan, Ivory Coast[2]
200 m20.22 (+1.1 m/s)Clarence Munyai  South Africa2 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTlemcen, Algeria[3]
400 m44.91 ABusang Kebinatshipi  Botswana29 April 20232023 ChampionshipsNdola, Zambia[4]
800 m1:45.25Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya20 April 20192019 ChampionshipsAbidjan, Ivory Coast[5]
1500 m3:35.43Hillary Maiyo  KenyaMay 20112011 ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswana
5000 m13:13.06Edward Zakayo  Kenya19 April 20192019 ChampionshipsAbidjan, Ivory Coast[6]
10000 m27:55.74Geoffrey Kirui  KenyaMay 20112011 ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswana
110 m hurdles (0.99 m)13.61 (+1.8 m/s)Atuma Ifeanyichukwu  NigeriaMarch 20152015 ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
400 m hurdles50.05Cornel Fredericks  South AfricaAugust 20092009 ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius
3000 m steeplechase8:19.84Raymond Yator  KenyaJuly 19991999 ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia
High jump2.18 mBreyton Poole  South Africa18 April 20192019 ChampionshipsAbidjan, Ivory Coast[7]
Pole vault5.30 mCheyne Rahme  South AfricaAugust 20092009 ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius
Long jump7.79 mKeenan Watson  South AfricaAugust 20072007 ChampionshipsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso
Triple jump16.30 m (0.0 m/s)Chengetayi Mapaya  Zimbabwe1 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTlemcen, Algeria[8]
Shot put (6 kg)20.66 mMohamed Magdi Hamza  Egypt6 March 20152015 ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia[9]
Discus throw (1.75 kg)61.87 mOmar El-Ghazaly  EgyptAugust 20032003 ChampionshipsGaroua, Cameroon
Hammer throw (6 kg)75.59 mAlaa Elaslry  EgyptAugust 20092009 ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius
Javelin throw77.45 mWillie Human  South AfricaJuly 20012001 ChampionshipsRéduit, Mauritius
Decathlon7086 ptsMohamed Benyahia  AlgeriaAugust 19971997 ChampionshipsIbadan, Nigeria
100m (wind)Long jump (wind)Shot putHigh jump400m110H (wind)DiscusPole vaultJavelin1500m
10000 m walk (track)44:43.47Yonanis Algaw Wale  Ethiopia30 June 20172017 ChampionshipsTlemcen, Algeria[10]
Bahaeddine Gatri  Tunisia30 June 20172017 ChampionshipsTlemcen, Algeria[11]
4×100 m relay39.51Yves Sonan
Ahmed Douhou
Ade Bayo
Ibrahim Meité		  Ivory CoastJuly 19951995 ChampionshipsBouaké, Ivory Coast
4×400 m relay3:08.68Fidelis Gadzama
Musa Audu
Sunday Emmanuel
Musa Deji		  NigeriaAugust 19971997 ChampionshipsIbadan, Nigeria

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetCityRef
100 m11.38 (-1.0 m/s)Mercy Nku  NigeriaJuly 19951995 ChampionshipsBouaké, Ivory Coast
200 m23.40 (+1.1 m/s)Delphine Atangana  CameroonAugust 20032003 ChampionshipsGaroua, Cameroon
400 m52.02Folashade Abugan  NigeriaAugust 20092009 ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius
800 m1:56.72Caster Semenya  South AfricaAugust 20092009 ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius
1500 m4:08.01Caster Semenya  South AfricaAugust 20092009 ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius
3000 m8:53.40Sally Barsosio  KenyaJuly 19941994 ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria
5000 m15:24.66Caroline Chepkoech  KenyaMay 20112011 ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswana
10000 m33:49.10Birhan Dagne  EthiopiaJuly 19941994 ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria
100 m hurdles13.59 (+1.7 m/s)Gnima Faye  SenegalAugust 20032003 ChampionshipsGaroua, Cameroon
400 m hurdles57.37Rogail Joseph  South Africa20 April 20192019 ChampionshipsAbidjan, Ivory Coast[12]
3000 m steeplechase9:48.56Fancy Cherono  Kenya18 April 20192019 ChampionshipsAbidjan, Ivory Coast[13]
High jump1.90 mHestrie Storbeck  South AfricaAugust 19971997 ChampionshipsIbadan, Nigeria
Pole vault3.65 mSirine Balti  TunisiaJuly 19991999 ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia
Long jump6.33 m (-0.7 m/s)Ese Brume  Nigeria8 March 20152015 ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia[14]
Triple jump13.39 mBaya Rahouli  AlgeriaAugust 19971997 ChampionshipsIbadan, Nigeria
Shot put16.93 mMarli Knoetze  South AfricaSeptember 20052005 ChampionshipsTunis and Radès, Tunisia
Discus throw49.90 mIschke Senekal  South AfricaMay 20112011 ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswana
Hammer throw60.63 mRawan Aymen Barakat  Egypt20 April 20192019 ChampionshipsAbidjan, Ivory Coast[15]
Javelin throw54.55 mTazmin Brits  South AfricaAugust 20092009 ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius
Heptathlon5366 PtsMargaret Simpson  GhanaJuly 19991999 ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia
100m H (wind)High jumpShot put200m (wind)Long jump (wind)Javelin800m
10000 m walk (track)52:14.73Ayalnesh Dejene Nigatu  Ethiopia2 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTlemcen, Algeria[16]
4×100 m relay44.83Aniekeme Alphonsus
Omotayo Abolaji
Blessing Adiakerehawa
Ese Brume		  Nigeria7 March 20152015 ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia[17]
4×400 m relay3:37.99[[]]
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[[]]		  NigeriaAugust 19971997 ChampionshipsIbadan, Nigeria

All time Medal table

As of 2017

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa (RSA)1106653229
2  Kenya (KEN)807633189
3  Nigeria (NGR)756838181
4  Ethiopia (ETH)486364175
5  Egypt (EGY)474429120
6  Algeria (ALG)413853132
7  Morocco (MAR)273447108
8  Tunisia (TUN)23244693
9  Ghana (GHA)11212052
10  Mauritius (MUS)11192656
11  Senegal (SEN)10121436
12  Sudan (SUD)106420
13  Uganda (UGA)84921
14  Zimbabwe (ZIM)710623
15  Burkina Faso (BUR)5131533
16  Botswana (BOT)591933
17  Cameroon (CMR)58720
18  Ivory Coast (CIV)551222
19  Seychelles (SEY)45716
20  Gambia (GAM)3227
21  Namibia (NAM)24612
22  Mali (MLI)2136
23  Madagascar (MAD)2024
24  Libya (LBY)1304
25  Lesotho (LES)1113
 Togo (TOG)1113
27  Burundi (BDI)1012
28  Comoros (COM)1001
29  Gabon (GAB)0314
30  Benin (BEN)0202
31  Zambia (ZAM)0112
32  DR Congo (COD)0101
 Mozambique (MOZ)0101
34  Eritrea (ERI)0044
35  Congo (CGO)0011
 Rwanda (RWA)0011
Totals (36 entries)5465455261617

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