The 1994 African Junior Athletics Championships was the first edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Algiers, Algeria, from 6–8 July. A total of forty events were contested, 21 by men and 19 by women.[1]
| 1st African Junior Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 – 8 July |
| Host city | Algiers, Algeria |
| Level | Under-20 |
| Events | 40 |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Algeria)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa (RSA) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 |  Algeria (ALG) | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 |  Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Morocco (MAR) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 |  Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Mali (MLI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 40 | 39 | 39 | 118 | |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Deji Aliu (NGR) |
10.61 | Rudolph Louw (RSA) |
10.87 | Etienne Roux (RSA) |
10.89 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +3.5) |
Deji Aliu (NGR) |
21.34 w | Jacques Sambou (SEN) |
21.85 w | Liod Kgopong (RSA) |
21.92 w |
| 400 metres | Riaan Dempers (RSA) |
46.92 | Francis Obikwelu (NGR) |
47.22 | Adem Hecini (ALG) |
47.56 |
| 800 metres | Bekele Banbere (ETH) |
1:48.43 | Elijah Maru (KEN) |
1:48.63 | Mengesha Feyesa (ETH) |
1:49.60 |
| 1500 metres | Philip Mosima (KEN) |
3:44.52 | Ali Hakimi (TUN) |
3:45.07 | Bekele Banbere (ETH) |
3:46.50 |
| 5000 metres | Daniel Komen (KEN) |
13:31.10 | Habte Jifar (ETH) |
13:53.36 | Mohammed Amyn (MAR) |
13:54.36 |
| 10,000 metres | Habte Jifar (ETH) |
30:06.35 | Tekalegne Shewaye (ETH) |
30:06.76 | Abdellah Maaraf (MAR) |
30:24.29 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: +2.2) |
Amine Harchouche (ALG) |
14.73 w | Samir Bouabcha (ALG) |
15.55 w | Only two finishers | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Amine Harchouche (ALG) |
52.77 | Jaco Jonker (RSA) |
52.92 | Faycal Kacemi (MAR) |
53.54 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Irba Lakhal (MAR) |
8:36.08 | Paul Chemase (KEN) |
8:36.81 | Lemma Alemayehu (ETH) |
8:43.67 |
| 4×100 m relay | South Africa (RSA) Etienne Roux Dirk Pretorius Rudolph Louw Riaan Dempers |
41.12 | Algeria (ALG) Yacine Djellil Fethi Jedai Toufik Sekat Djabir Saïd-Guerni |
41.58 | Namibia (NAM) Elroy Diegaart V. Rugen T. Adwinga Stephan Louw |
41.63 |
| 4×400 m relay | South Africa (RSA) Liod Kgopong Pieter van Tonder Dirk Pretorius Riaan Dempers |
3:09.66 | Nigeria (NGR) Kunle Adejuyigbe Wilson Ogbeide Francis Obikwelu Sylvester Omodiale |
3:10.37 | Algeria (ALG) Adem Hecini Amine Harchouche Mohamed-Lami Naamane Yacine Djellil |
3:14.65 |
| High jump | Younès Moudrik (MAR) |
2.12 m | Abderrahmane Hammad (ALG) |
2.09 m | Hassan Darwish (EGY) |
2.06 m |
| Pole vault | Rafik Mefti (ALG) |
4.50 m | Mohamed Benyahia (ALG) |
4.40 m | Mohamed Bédioui (TUN) |
4.00 m |
| Long jump | François Coetzee (RSA) |
7.54 m | Nabil Adamou (ALG) |
7.35 m | Younès Moudrik (MAR) |
7.31 m |
| Triple jump | Nabil Adamou (ALG) |
14.91 m | Assama Ibrahim (EGY) |
14.86 m | Djamel Smichet (ALG) |
14.78 m |
| Shot put | Frantz Kruger (RSA) |
14.17 m | Walid Jamil Mustapha (EGY) |
13.95 m | Hisham El-Achmawi (EGY) |
13.26 m |
| Discus throw | Frantz Kruger (RSA) |
55.86 m | Hisham El-Achmawi (EGY) |
44.10 m | Abderrazak Yahiaoui (ALG) |
43.38 m |
| Hammer throw | Mohamed Karim Horchani (TUN) |
61.84 m | Bounab Zaki (ALG) |
51.08 m | Samir Kacimi (ALG) |
48.84 m |
| Javelin throw | Marius Corbett (RSA) |
74.42 m | Chemseddine Bel Hadj Amor (TUN) |
59.12 m | Fahem Bel Hadj Mabrouk (TUN) |
57.74 m |
| Decathlon | Donny Magnan (SEY) |
6360 pts | Mohamed Halima Mansour (ALG) |
6222 pts | Mehdi Mekki (TUN) |
5975 pts |
Women edit
References edit
- ^ African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
- Results
- African Junior Championships 1994. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.