2012 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
| 15th Arab Junior Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 The host stadium | |
| Dates | 16–19 May |
| Host city | Amman, Jordan |
| Venue | Amman International Stadium |
| Events | 42 |
The 2012 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the fifteenth edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place between 16–19 May at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan. It was the first time that Jordan hosted the event. A total of 42 athletics events were contested, 21 for men and 21 for women. The men's 10,000 metres and women's 5000 metres were dropped from the programme for this edition.
Egypt topped the medal table with nine gold medals, narrowly edging Tunisia which had eight golds and the same total of 23 overall. Saudi Arabia won eight gold medals and Algeria had the third highest tally at sixteen medals (six gold). The host nation Jordan did not win any events but managed three silvers and a bronze. A total of fifteen nations reached the medal table.
Medal summary[]
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  (KSA) |
10.58 |  (QAT) |
10.62 |  (IRQ) |
10.70 |
| 200 metres | (IRQ) |
21.20 | (QAT) |
21.34 | (QAT) |
21.47 |
| 400 metres |  (SUD) |
46.93 | (KSA) |
47.46 |  (ALG) |
47.53 |
| 800 metres | (ALG) |
1:49.47 | (SUD) |
1:50.29 | (QAT) |
1:51.51 |
| 1500 metres | (KSA) |
3:47.58 |  (TUN) |
3:52.63 | (ALG) |
3:58.08 |
| 5000 metres | (SUD) |
15:05.28 | (ALG) |
15:18.38 |  (EGY) |
15:19.89 |
| 100 m hurdles | (KSA) |
13.71 CR |  (KUW) |
13.72 | (TUN) |
13.90 |
| 400 m hurdles | (KSA) |
51.71 | (TUN) |
51.98 | (IRQ) |
52.15 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Bilal Tabti (ALG) |
9:18.04 | (EGY) |
9:19.47 | (QAT) |
9:26.41 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
41.52 | Iraq (IRQ) |
41.77 |  Bahrain (BHR) |
42.89 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
3:16.98 | Iraq (IRQ) |
3:18.29 | Sudan (SUD) |
3:21.94 |
| 10 km walk | (QAT) |
44:44.45 |  (SYR) |
45:13.06 |  (UAE) |
47:25.73 |
| High jump | Muammar Barsham (QAT) |
2.14 m | (EGY) |
2.06 m | (IRQ) |
2.06 m |
| Pole vault | Mohamed Romdhana (TUN) |
4.70 m | (QAT) |
4.40 m | (KUW) |
4.20 m |
| Long jump | (KSA) |
7.25 m | (SYR) |
7.18 m | (UAE) |
6.99 m |
| Triple jump | (KUW) |
15.74 m | (KUW) |
14.80 m |  (LBA) |
14.47 m |
| Shot put | (KSA) |
18.35 m | (EGY) |
17.99 m | (IRQ) |
17.28 m |
| Discus throw | Mustafa Kadhem (IRQ) |
52.14 m | (QAT) |
50.69 m | (KSA) |
49.10m |
| Hammer throw | Ashraf Amgad Elseify (QAT) |
78.62 m CR | (EGY) |
64.01 m | (KUW) |
61.98 m |
| Javelin throw | (EGY) |
63.19 m | (EGY) |
62.07 m | (SYR) |
59.97 m |
| Decathlon | (KUW) |
6223 pts | (IRQ) |
5966 pts | Mohamed Romdhana (TUN) |
5795 pts |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  (LIB) |
12.11 | Basant Mohamed Awad (EGY) |
12.12 | (TUN) |
12.46 |
| 200 metres | Basant Mohamed Awad (EGY) |
24.95 | (TUN) |
25.02 | (LIB) |
25.75 |
| 400 metres | (TUN) |
56.12 | (ALG) |
57.90 | (SUD) |
57.96 |
| 800 metres | (TUN) |
2:11.02 | (SUD) |
2:11.04 |  (JOR) |
2:26.33 |
| 1500 metres | (TUN) |
4:47.20 | (JOR) |
5:08.92 | (LBA) |
5:17.38 |
| 3000 metres | (ALG) |
10:06.63 | (JOR) |
10:55.25 | (IRQ) |
12:00.62 |
| 100 m hurdles | (TUN) |
14.43 | (ALG) |
15.04 | (ALG) |
15.18 |
| 400 m hurdles | (SUD) |
1:00.96 | (ALG) |
1:02.34 | (TUN) |
1:02.90 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | (ALG) |
11:15.16 | (TUN) |
11:25.29 | (TUN) |
12:08.43 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Algeria (ALG) |
49.50 | Egypt (EGY) |
50.93 | Iraq (IRQ) |
52.20 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Algeria (ALG) |
3:57.10 | Tunisia (TUN) |
4:01.17 | Sudan (SUD) |
4:04.14 |
| 10 km walk | (TUN) |
47:30.28 CR | (TUN) |
49:09.71 | (ALG) |
50:18.22 |
| High jump | (EGY) |
1.70 m | (BHR) |
1.64 m | (ALG) |
1.64 m |
| Pole vault | Dora Mahfoudhi (TUN) |
3.55 m CR | (JOR) |
2.90 m | (EGY) |
2.80 m |
| Long jump | (EGY) |
5.64 m | (TUN) |
5.57 m | (LIB) |
5.24 m |
| Triple jump | (TUN) |
13.01 m | (EGY) |
12.65 m | (EGY) |
12.47 m |
| Shot put | (EGY) |
14.48 m CR | (TUN) |
12.05 m | (QAT) |
11.60 m |
| Discus throw | (EGY) |
46.80 m | (EGY) |
42.27 m | (LBA) |
40.79 m |
| Javelin throw | (EGY) |
42.38 m | (EGY) |
40.35 m | (ALG) |
36.59 m |
| Hammer throw | (EGY) |
52.70 m | (EGY) |
52.02 m | (TUN) |
50.38 m |
| Heptathlon | (EGY) |
4519 pts | (SYR) |
4330 pts | (TUN) |
4135 pts |
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 9 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Qatar (QAT) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Sudan (SUD) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Iraq (IRQ) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Syria (SYR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (14 nations) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
References[]
- Results
- 15th Pan Arab Junior Championships in Athletics. Tunis Athle (archived). Retrieved on 2016-07-04.
Championships of the Arab Athletics Federation | ||
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| Senior |  | |
| Junior | ||
| Youth | ||
See also: Athletics at the Pan Arab Games | ||
Categories:
- Arab Junior Athletics Championships
- International athletics competitions hosted by Jordan
- Sport in Amman
- 2012 in athletics (track and field)
- 2012 in Jordanian sport
- 2012 in youth sport