2001 African Junior Athletics Championships

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5th African Junior Championships
Dates9 – 12 July
Host cityRéduit, Mauritius
LevelUnder-20
Events41

The 2001 African Junior Athletics Championships was the fifth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Réduit, Mauritius, from 9–12 July. A total of 41 events were contested, 21 by men and 20 by women.[1]

Medal summary[]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (MRI) 10.79   (RSA) 10.97   (SEN) 11.08
200 metres  Ommanandsingh Kowlessur (MRI) 21.66  Lewis Banda (ZIM) 21.92   (RSA) 22.15
400 metres   (RSA) 47.13  Lewis Banda (ZIM) 47.35   (RSA) 48.06
800 metres  Cornelius Chirchir (KEN) 1:49.02  Amine Laâlou (MAR) 1:49.94   (KEN) 1:49.99
1500 metres  Cornelius Chirchir (KEN) 3:41.16   (KEN) 3:42.72   (ERI) 3:42.82
5000 metres  Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (UGA) 13:48.6  Solomon Bushendich (KEN) 13:49.9   (KEN) 14:01.0
10,000 metres  Solomon Bushendich (KEN) 28:40.36  Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (UGA) 28:45.76  Ali Abdalla (ERI) 29:27.10
110 metres hurdles
(Wind: +2.6 m/s) 		  (RSA) 14.38 w   (MAR) 15.22 w  Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) 15.37 w
400 metres hurdles   (RSA) 50.76   (MAR) 52.37   (MAR) 53.64
3000 metres steeplechase  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:39.80  Michael Kipyego (KEN) 8:41.26  Abdelatif Chemlal (MAR) 8:55.76
4 × 100 m relay  Mauritius (MRI)


Ommanandsingh Kowlessur
Jonathan Chimier		 41.50  Seychelles (SEY)



 43.20  Morocco (MAR)



 43.74
4 × 400 m relay  South Africa (RSA)


Johan Cronje
 3:14.14  Morocco (MAR)



Amine Laâlou		 3:17.67  Mauritius (MRI)



Ommanandsingh Kowlessur		 3:22.33
10,000 metres walk   (ALG) 47:29.9   (ALG) 47:50.7  Mahmoud Mohamed (EGY) 48:21.2
High jump   (SEN) 2.10 m   (EGY) 2.10 m   (MLI) 2.04 m
Pole vault  Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) 4.60 m   (MAR) 4.05 m   (MRI) 3.90 m
Long jump  Jonathan Chimier (MRI) 7.48 m   (SEN) 7.31 m  Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) 7.18 m
Triple jump   (SEN) 15.11 m  Ndiss Kaba Badji (SEN) 15.09 m   (ALG) 15.02 m
Shot put  Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) 15.44 m   (SEY) 13.76 m   (MAR) 13.65 m
Discus throw   (EGY) 50.07 m  Omar El-Ghazaly (EGY) 49.79 m   (MAR) 44.57 m
Hammer throw   (MRI) 59.44 m  Mohsen Anany (EGY) 57.11 m  Ahmed Ben Ahmed (TUN) 55.27 m
Javelin throw   (RSA) 77.45 m   (NGR) 69.53 m   (EGY) 64.36 m

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (NGR) 11.86   (MAR) 12.17   (MRI) 12.39
200 metres  Kate Obilor (NGR) 24.22  Hajarat Yusuf (NGR) 24.61   (LES) 25.38
400 metres  Gloria Nwosu (NGR) 54.10  Hajarat Yusuf (NGR) 55.09   (MAR) 58.68
800 metres  Alice Nwosu (NGR) 2:04.70  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) 2:06.21   (UGA) 2:08.51
1500 metres   (RSA) 4:23.33   (ETH) 4:23.35  Eliane Saholinirina (MAD) 4:24.76
5000 metres  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 16:19.54  Caroline Chepkwony (KEN) 16:23.77  Simret Sultan (ERI) 16:58.23
10,000 metres  Caroline Chepkwony (KEN) 35:04.96   (NGR) 37:22.90   (RWA) 38:06.19
400 metres hurdles  Kate Obilor (NGR) 60.14   (MAR) 63.66 Only two competitors
4 × 100 m relay  Mauritius (MRI)



 49.15 Only one team finished
4 × 400 m relay  Nigeria (NGR)
Hajarat Yusuf
Gloria Nwosu
Kate Obilor
Alice Nwosu		 3:50.53  Mauritius (MRI)



 4:04.75  Morocco (MAR)
Hanane Ouhaddou


 4:11.67
5000 metres walk  Nicolene Cronje (RSA) 24:48.89   (RSA) 25:28.60   (ALG) 26:04.61
High jump   (RSA) 1.77 m  Gloria Nwosu (NGR) 1.68 m   (MRI) 1.55 m
Pole vault   (EGY) 3.35 m   (ALG)
  (MRI)		 2.90 m Not awarded
Long jump   (NGR) 5.93 m  Sarah Bouaoudia (ALG) 5.77 m   (SEY) 5.34 m
Triple jump   (MAD) 12.07 m   (MRI) 11.45 m Only two athletes had a valid jump
Shot put   (SEY) 13.58 m   (EGY) 13.08 m   (EGY) 12.94 m
Discus throw  Amina Moudden (MAR) 45.55 m   (EGY) 42.36 m   (NGR) 42.34 m
Hammer throw   (EGY) 48.79 m   (MRI) 42.31 m   (ALG) 41.31 m
Javelin throw   (EGY) 45.30 m   (MRI) 37.16 m   (MRI) 17.22 m
Heptathlon  Gloria Nwosu (NGR) 5111 pts   (TUN) 4834 pts   (ALG) 4438 pts

References[]

  1. ^ African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
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