2011 African Junior Athletics Championships
| 10th African Junior Championships | |
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| Dates | 12 – 15 May |
| Host city | Gaborone, Botswana |
| Venue | University of Botswana Stadium |
| Level | Under-20 |
| Events | 44 |
The 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships were held at the University of Botswana Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana from 12 to 15 May. It was the tenth edition of the continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. Over 700 athletes from 28 countries announced their desire to participate in the event over four days of track and field competitions, which featured 22 events from men and 22 events for women.[1]
South Africa topped the medal table with thirteen gold and silver medals. Ethiopia and Egypt both won six events, while Kenya and Nigeria rounded out the top five. Seventeen nations reached the medal table at the competition. was a double gold medallist for Morocco, winning both the men's long and triple jump competitions. Namibian thrower won both her country's medals with runner-up performances in the shot put and discus.
Among the other medallists, Uganda's Annet Negesa took an 800 m/1500 m double, including a Ugandan record in the latter event. The women's Egyptian record in the high jump was broken by , who won gold. Aynalem Eshetu of Ethiopia improved the African record to win the women's 5000 m walk. Her teammate Magiso Manedo excelled in the sprints: she won the 400 m, set an Ethiopian record to take the 200 m silver medal and anchored the 4×400 metres relay team to another national record and the bronze medal.
Outside of the medallists, strong performances came from javelin fourth-placer Adriaan Beukes, who broke the Botswana record, and Phumlile Ndzinisa of Swaziland ran Swazi records in the 200 m and 400 m finals. Further to this, Egypt's Hamada Mohamed (fourth in the 800 m) set an Egyptian junior record.[2]
Medal summary[]
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Gideon Trotter (RSA) |
10.49 |  Tinashe Mutanga (ZIM) |
10.68 | Emile Erasmus (RSA) |
10.70 |
| 200 metres | Siphelo Ngquboza (RSA) |
20.94 | Tinashe Mutanga (ZIM) |
20.99 PB |  (NGR) |
21.58 |
| 400 metres |  Sadam Koumi (SUD) |
46.37 PB | (NGR) |
46.45 PB |  Alphas Kishoyian (KEN) |
46.71 PB |
| 800 metres |  Mohamed Aman (ETH) |
1:46.62 | Anthony Chemut (KEN) |
1:47.16 PB |  Nigel Amos (BOT) |
1:47.38 NJR |
| 1500 metres | (KEN) |
3:35.43 PB | (KEN) |
3:35.54 PB | (ETH) |
3:36.38 PB |
| 5000 metres | (ETH) |
13:38.52 PB | (KEN) |
13:39.17 PB |  Thomas Ayeko (UGA) |
13:40.04 PB |
| 10,000 metres | Geoffrey Kirui (KEN) |
27:55.74 PB, CR | (KEN) |
28:23.22 PB | Thomas Ayeko (UGA) |
28:27.54 PB |
| 110 metres hurdles |  Amadou Ndiaye (SEN) |
14.33 PB | (RSA) |
14.42 |  (TUN) |
14.49 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles |  Abdelmalik Lahoulou (ALG) |
51.69 NJR | Jeremiah Mutai (KEN) |
51.93 | (RSA) |
51.96 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | (KEN) |
8:25.03 PB | Jairus Kipchoge (KEN) |
8:28.08 PB | Jacob Araptany (UGA) |
8:30.63 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Nigeria (NGR) |
40.98 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) Tinashe Mutanga |
41.66 |  Mauritius (MRI)Jonathan Bardottier |
41.81 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Sudan (SUD) Sadam Koumi Awad Elkarim Maki |
3:09.77 | Kenya (KEN) Jeremiah Mutai Anthony Chemut Alphas Kishoyian |
3:10.17 | South Africa (RSA) Gideon Trotter |
3:11.87 |
| 10,000 m walk | (ALG) |
46:04.04 | (ETH) |
47:33.18 PB | (ETH) |
49:15.52 PB |
| High jump | (ALG) |
2.06 m | (RSA) |
2.04 m PB | (BOT) |
2.04 m PB |
| Pole vault | (RSA) |
4.90 m PB | (RSA) |
4.80 m PB | (TUN) |
4.40 m PB |
| Long jump |  (MAR) |
7.69 m | (RSA) |
7.55 m | (ETH) |
7.45 m PB |
| Triple jump | (MAR) |
15.84 m | (ALG) |
15.69 m PB | (BOT) |
15.49 m PB |
| Shot put |  (EGY) |
18.11 m | (EGY) |
18.07 m PB | (RSA) |
17.39 m PB |
| Discus throw | (MAR) |
56.08 m | (RSA) |
52.12 m | (NGR) |
51.41 m PB |
| Hammer throw | (EGY) |
68.03 m PB | (RSA) |
63.00 m PB | (EGY) |
62.32 m PB |
| Javelin throw | Rocco van Rooyen (RSA) |
75.72 m PB | (RSA) |
68.80 m | (EGY) |
68.45 m PB |
| Decathlon | (EGY) |
6776 pts PB | (RSA) |
6416 pts PB | (BOT) |
5886 pts PB NR |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Josephine Omaka (NGR) |
11.97 | Leungo Mathaku (BOT) |
12.01 PB | (RSA) |
12.05 |
| 200 metres | (RSA) |
23.78 PB | Magiso Manedo (ETH) |
23.90 NR | (NGR) |
23.94 |
| 400 metres | Magiso Manedo (ETH) |
52.09 PB | Justine Palframan (RSA) |
52.93 PB | Margaret Etim (NGR) |
53.23 |
| 800 metres | Annet Negesa (UGA) |
2:04.94 | Cherono Koech (KEN) |
2:06.49 | (ETH) |
2:07.16 PB |
| 1500 metres | Annet Negesa (UGA) |
4:09.17 NR | Nancy Chepkwemoi (KEN) |
4:09.25 PB | Stacy Ndiwa (KEN) |
4:15.84 PB |
| 3000 metres | (ETH) |
9:11.84 PB | Purity Rionoripo (KEN) |
9:14.58 | (ETH) |
9:16.82 |
| 5000 metres | Caroline Chepkoech (KEN) |
15:24.66 PB | Janeth Kisa (KEN) |
15:24.75 PB | Genet Yalew (ETH) |
15:27.96 |
| 100 metres hurdles | (RSA) |
14.25 | (RSA) |
14.39 | (BOT) |
14.40 NR |
| 400 metres hurdles | (RSA) |
59.21 | (SUD) |
59.85 PB | (BOT) |
1:00:88 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Birtukan Adamu (ETH) |
9:53.80 | (ETH) |
10:02.99 PB | (KEN) |
10:06.52 |
| 4×100 metres relay | South Africa (RSA) |
46.11 | Nigeria (NGR) Josephine Omaka |
46.71 | Botswana (BOT) Leungo Mathaku |
48.46 |
| 4×400 metres relay | South Africa (RSA) Justine Palframan |
3:38.16 | Nigeria (NGR) Margaret Etim |
3:38.87 | Ethiopia (ETH) Magiso Manedo |
3:39.82 NR |
| 5000 m walk | Aynalem Eshetu (ETH) |
22:59.19 AR | (ETH) |
24:55.73 PB | (TUN) |
26:06.04 PB |
| High jump | (EGY) |
1.81 m NR |  Lissa Labiche (SEY) |
1.70 m | (MAR) |
1.65 m PB |
| Pole vault | Dorra Mahfoudhi (TUN) |
3.40 m | (RSA) (RSA) |
3.35 m PB | Not awarded | |
| Long jump | (RSA) |
5.90 m | (RSA) |
5.65 m | (SEN) |
5.59 m PB |
| Triple jump | (RSA) |
12.46 m |  (LES) |
12.07 m PB | (RSA) |
12.05 m PB |
| Shot put | (NGR) |
13.89 m |  (NAM) |
13.73 m NJR PB | (EGY) |
13.26 m PB |
| Discus throw | Ischke Senekal (RSA) |
49.90 m PB | (NAM) |
46.10 m PB | (RSA) |
45.41 m |
| Hammer throw | (EGY) |
59.94 m | (EGY) |
57.49 m PB | (TUN) |
52.19 m NJR |
| Javelin throw | (RSA) |
48.28 m PB | (MAR) |
43.94 m PB | (RSA) |
43.26 m PB |
| Heptathlon | (EGY) |
4839 pts NR | (NGR) |
4836 pts PB | Lissa Labiche (SEY) |
4663 pts PB |
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Botswana)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 13 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Egypt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Kenya | 4 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Sudan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Uganda | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Namibia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Botswana* | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Lesotho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 nations) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 | |
Participation[]
References[]
- ^ Ouma, Mark (2011-03-12). Juniors take African athletics centre stage. African Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-05-13.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko. AfrC Gaborone BOT 12 - 15 May. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-05-16.
- IAAF reports
- Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-13). Distances provide the highlights as African junior champs begin in Gaborone. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16.
- Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-14). Strong 1500m and 10,000m performances in Gaborone – African Junior Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16.
- Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-15). Chepkoech leads Kenyan women’s 1-2 in the 5000m in Gaborone – African Junior Champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16.
- Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-16). Records tumble as African Junior Champs conclude in Gaborone. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16.
- Results
- Official championships results from Timetronics
- Jalava, Mirko. AfrC Gaborone BOT 12 - 15 May. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-05-16.
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