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1981 Maghreb Athletics Championships

The 1981 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Algeria, Tunisia and Libya were the competing nations. Organised by the Union des Fédérations d'Athlétisme du Maghreb Uni (Union of Athletics Federations of the United Maghreb), it took place in Casablanca, Morocco from 15–17 July.[1] A total of 39 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women.[2]

8th Maghreb Athletics Championships
Dates24–26 June
Host cityAlgiers, Algeria
Events39
Participation3 nations

The 1981 edition marked a rejuvenation of the tournament, there having been a six-year gap since the last edition. It was the second time that Algiers played host to the championships, and also the second time Libya sent a team. With Morocco absent, the hosts, Algeria, were dominant at the competition, winning a total of 29 gold medals. Tunisia had nine gold medals, and Libya took the sole remaining gold medal.

The women's heptathlon was introduced, replacing the women's pentathlon in line with the new international standard set at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. A women's 400 metres hurdles and Maghreb men's marathon were also staged for the first time. Track events were only officially timed to the tenth of a second.[2]

Medal summary

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Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Brahim Badi (ALG) 10.6   Abdeslam Kaddouri (ALG) 10.7   Messaoud Fguiri (TUN) 10.8
200 metres   Brahim Amour (ALG) 21.3   Brahim Badi (ALG) 21.5   Ahmed Abdul Ali (LBA) 21.6
400 metres   Mohamed Aïssaoui (ALG) 47.4   Bachir Fellah (LBA) 47.9   Saïd Oukali (ALG) 48.2
800 metres   Saïd Ouakli (ALG) 1:51.2   Amar Brahmia (ALG) 1:51.7   Mohamed Alouini (TUN) 1:52.3
1500 metres   Mehdi Aidet (ALG) 3:40.9   Mohamed Néji Henchiri (TUN) 3:42.0   Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG) 3:42.3
5000 metres   Rachid Habchaoui (ALG) 13:58.1   Lahcene Babaci (ALG) 14:00.9   Rabah Zaïdi (TUN) 14:26.1
10,000 metres   Rachid Habchaoui (ALG) 28:52.3   Abdelmadjid Mada (ALG) 29:21.9   Faisal Touzri (TUN) 29:36.0
110 m hurdles   Riad Benhaddad (ALG) 14.3   Mohamed Bensaad (ALG) 14.8   Tawfik Zaouali (TUN) 14.8
400 m hurdles   Lahcene Belhadjoudja (ALG) 53.1   Laouari Benmaghnia (ALG) 53.6   Khalifa Khémiri (TUN) 53.6
3000 metres steeplechase   Lahcene Babaci (ALG) 8:29.7   Féthi Baccouche (TUN) 8:49.2   Habib Romdhani (TUN) 8:53.9
4×100 m relay   Algeria (ALG) 42.3   Tunisia (TUN) 42.9   Libya (LBA) 43.2
4×400 m relay   Algeria (ALG) 3:14.0   Tunisia (TUN) 3:17.4   Libya (LBA) 3:19.4
Marathon   Houcine El Mekni (TUN) 2:36:29   Lazreg Lakhal (ALG) 2:39:03   Abdelaziz Bouguerra (TUN) 2:52:19
20,000 m walk   Benamar Kachkouche (ALG) 1:30:09.2   Abdelwahab Ferguène (ALG) 1:34:07.4   Abdelkrim Dridi (TUN) 1:52:18.5
High jump   Abdenour Krim (ALG) 2.10 m   Mustapha Tarzali (ALG) 1.95 m   Nasreddine Zaouali (TUN) 1.95 m
Pole vault   Mohamed Bensaad (ALG) 4.60 m   Djamel Bouzerar (ALG) 4.50 m   Abdelatif Chekir (TUN) 4.30 m
Long jump   Mohamed Abdusalam Bishti (LBA) 7.71 m   Bachir Messikh (ALG) 7.55 m   Ahmed Benazoug (ALG) 7.23 m
Triple jump   Saïd Saad (ALG) 15.78 m   Abdelatif Fezzani (TUN) 15.71 m   Ali Ajmi (TUN) 14.76 m
Shot put   Abderrazak Ben Hassine (TUN) 15.70 m   Abdullah Djahour (LBA) 14.73 m   Milad Ahmed Hassan (LBA) 14.72 m
Discus throw   Abderrazak Ben Hassine (TUN) 56.32 m   Mourad Boubnider (ALG) 44.36 m   Milad Ahmed Hassan (LBA) 44.34 m
Hammer throw   Hakim Toumi (ALG) 60.74 m   Youssef Ben Abid (TUN) 56.60 m   Abdellah Boubekeur (ALG) 55.82 m
Javelin throw   Tarek Chaabani (TUN) 68.94 m   Ali Memmi (TUN) 66.58 m   Allel Boulmahli (ALG) 64.54 m
Decathlon   Mohamed Bensaad (ALG) 7230 pts   Abdessatar Mouelhi (TUN) 7094 pts   Fillali Hadj Brahim (ALG) 6167 pts

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Fatima Mefti (ALG) 12.3   Leïla Belhaouane (TUN) 12.7   Malika Hammouche (ALG) 12.7
200 metres   Fatima Mefti (ALG) 25.6   Malika Hammouche (ALG) 25.7   Leïla Belhaouane (TUN) 25.8
400 metres   Dalila Baouche (ALG) 57.4   Sarra Touibi (TUN) 57.7   Mebarka Hadj Abdellah (ALG) 59.1
800 metres   Dalila Baouche (ALG) 2:14.1   Mebarka Hadj Abdellah (ALG) 2:15.3   Rachida Oueslati (TUN) 2:16.5
1500 metres   Rachida Oueslati (TUN) 4:29.7   Dalila Méhira (ALG) 4:31.9   Latifa Dérouiche (TUN) 4:34.2
3000 metres   Dalila Méhira (ALG) 9:54.7   Latifa Dérouiche (TUN) 10:00.4   Rachida Oueslati (TUN) 10:10.7
100 m hurdles   Zahra Azaiez (TUN) 15.1   Dalila Tayebi (ALG) 15.2   Nacèra Achir (ALG) 15.5
400 m hurdles   Basma Gharbi (TUN) 63.2   Karima Henni (ALG) 64.7   Nacèra Chétaibi (ALG) 65.6
4×100 m relay   Algeria (ALG) 49.3   Tunisia (TUN) 49.3 Only two starting teams
4×400 m relay   Tunisia (TUN) 3:53.0   Algeria (ALG) 3:55.0 Only two starting teams
High jump   Nacèra Achir (ALG) 1.63 m   Kawther Akrémi (TUN) 1.63 m   Yamina Bourzama (ALG) 1.60 m
Long jump   Dalila Tayebi (ALG) 6.02 m   Zahra Azaiez (TUN) 5.73 m   Leïla Belhaouane (TUN) 5.48 m
Shot put   Fatiha Larab (ALG) 12.69 m   Saoussen Chaabane (TUN) 11.90 m   Latifa Nefzaoui (TUN) 11.64 m
Discus throw   Fathia Jerbi (TUN) 47.02 m   Djamila Aït Dib (ALG) 41.78 m   Aïcha Dahmous (ALG) 36.64 m
Javelin throw   Samia Djémaa (ALG) 46.16 m   Nouria Kédideh (ALG) 41.14 m   Wissem Chennoufi (TUN) 41.02 m
Heptathlon   Dalila Tayebi (ALG) 5116 pts   Nacèra Achir (ALG) 4761 pts   Zahra Azaiez (TUN) 4715 pts

References

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  1. ^ QUARANTE ANS D'HISTOIRE DE L'ATHLETISME ALGERIEN. Algeriathle. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.
  2. ^ a b Maghreb Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.
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