The African Athletics U20 Championships, known formally as African Junior Athletics Championships is a biennial continental athletics event for junior athletes from African nations. Organized by the Confederation of African Athletics and first held in 1994, only athletes aged 19 or under are allowed to compete.[1]
African Athletics U20 Championships | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Date(s) | midyear |
Frequency | biennial |
Inaugurated | 1994 |
Organised by | Confederation of African Athletics |
Editions
editEdition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
No. of Athletes |
Leading nation |
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I | 1994 | Algiers | Algeria | 6–8 July | Stade du 5 Juillet | 40 |
South Africa | |
II | 1995 | Bouaké | Ivory Coast | 20–22 July | Stade de la Paix | 36 |
Nigeria | |
III | 1997 | Ibadan | Nigeria | 21–23 August | Liberty Stadium | 43 |
Nigeria | |
IV | 1999 | Tunis | Tunisia | 22–25 July | El Menzah Stadium | 43 |
Tunisia | |
V | 2001 | Réduit (Moka) | Mauritius | 9–12 July | Maryse Justin Stadium | 41 |
South Africa | |
VI | 2003 | Garoua | Cameroon | 31 July – 3 August | Roumdé Adjia Stadium | 44 |
Egypt | |
VII | 2005 | Radès (Tunis) | Tunisia | 1–4 September | 7 November Stadium | 44 |
South Africa | |
VIII | 2007 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 9–12 August | Stade du 4 Août | 44 |
Kenya | |
IX | 2009 | Bambous | Mauritius | 30 July – 2 August | Stade Germain Comarmond | 41 |
South Africa | |
X | 2011 | Gaborone | Botswana | 12–15 May | University of Botswana Stadium | 44 |
South Africa | |
XI | 2013 | Bambous | Mauritius | 29 August – 1 September | Stade Germain Comarmond | 40 |
223 |
Nigeria |
XII | 2015 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 5–8 March | Addis Ababa Stadium | 43 |
Nigeria | |
XIII | 2017 | Tlemcen | Algeria | 29 June – 2 July | Lalla-Setti Stadium | 41 |
Ethiopia | |
XIV | 2019 | Abidjan | Ivory Coast | 16–20 April | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | 42 |
South Africa | |
XV | 2023 | Ndola | Zambia | 29 April – 3 May | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium | 45 |
South Africa | |
XVI | 2025 |
Championship records
editMen
editWomen
editEvent | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | City | Ref | |||||||||||||
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100 m | 11.38 (-1.0 m/s) | Mercy Nku | Nigeria | July 1995 | 1995 Championships | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||
200 m | 23.40 (+1.1 m/s) | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | August 2003 | 2003 Championships | Garoua, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||
400 m | 52.02 | Folashade Abugan | Nigeria | August 2009 | 2009 Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:56.72 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | August 2009 | 2009 Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||
1500 m | 4:08.01 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | August 2009 | 2009 Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||
3000 m | 8:53.40 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya | July 1994 | 1994 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | ||||||||||||||
5000 m | 15:24.66 | Caroline Chepkoech | Kenya | May 2011 | 2011 Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||||||
10000 m | 33:49.10 | Birhan Dagne | Ethiopia | July 1994 | 1994 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | ||||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | 13.59 (+1.7 m/s) | Gnima Faye | Senegal | August 2003 | 2003 Championships | Garoua, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 57.37 | Rogail Joseph | South Africa | 20 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [12] | |||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:48.56 | Fancy Cherono | Kenya | 18 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [13] | |||||||||||||
High jump | 1.90 m | Hestrie Storbeck | South Africa | August 1997 | 1997 Championships | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 3.65 m | Sirine Balti | Tunisia | July 1999 | 1999 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
Long jump | 6.33 m (-0.7 m/s) | Ese Brume | Nigeria | 8 March 2015 | 2015 Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | [14] | |||||||||||||
Triple jump | 13.39 m | Baya Rahouli | Algeria | August 1997 | 1997 Championships | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
Shot put | 16.93 m | Marli Knoetze | South Africa | September 2005 | 2005 Championships | Tunis and Radès, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
Discus throw | 49.90 m | Ischke Senekal | South Africa | May 2011 | 2011 Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | 60.63 m | Rawan Aymen Barakat | Egypt | 20 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [15] | |||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 54.55 m | Tazmin Brits | South Africa | August 2009 | 2009 Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||
Heptathlon | 5366 Pts | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | July 1999 | 1999 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
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10000 m walk (track) | 52:14.73 | Ayalnesh Dejene Nigatu | Ethiopia | 2 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria | [16] | |||||||||||||
4×100 m relay | 44.83 | Aniekeme Alphonsus Omotayo Abolaji Blessing Adiakerehawa Ese Brume |
Nigeria | 7 March 2015 | 2015 Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | [17] | |||||||||||||
4×400 m relay | 3:37.99 | [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]] |
Nigeria | August 1997 | 1997 Championships | Ibadan, Nigeria |
All time Medal table
editAs of 2017
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Africa (RSA) | 110 | 66 | 53 | 229 |
2 | Kenya (KEN) | 80 | 76 | 33 | 189 |
3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 75 | 68 | 38 | 181 |
4 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 48 | 63 | 64 | 175 |
5 | Egypt (EGY) | 47 | 44 | 29 | 120 |
6 | Algeria (ALG) | 41 | 38 | 53 | 132 |
7 | Morocco (MAR) | 27 | 34 | 47 | 108 |
8 | Tunisia (TUN) | 23 | 24 | 46 | 93 |
9 | Ghana (GHA) | 11 | 21 | 20 | 52 |
10 | Mauritius (MUS) | 11 | 19 | 26 | 56 |
11 | Senegal (SEN) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
12 | Sudan (SUD) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
13 | Uganda (UGA) | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
14 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
15 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 |
16 | Botswana (BOT) | 5 | 9 | 19 | 33 |
17 | Cameroon (CMR) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
18 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
19 | Seychelles (SEY) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
20 | Gambia (GAM) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
21 | Namibia (NAM) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
22 | Mali (MLI) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
23 | Madagascar (MAD) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
24 | Libya (LBY) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
25 | Lesotho (LES) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Togo (TOG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
27 | Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
28 | Comoros (COM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
29 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
30 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
31 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
32 | DR Congo (COD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
34 | Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
35 | Congo (CGO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (36 entries) | 546 | 545 | 526 | 1,617 |
References
edit- General
- CAA: African U20 Championships Records 20 April 2019 updated
- Specific
- ^ African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-09-30.
- ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (2 July 2017). "Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "400m Results". sportronics.co.zm. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Abidjan (Ivory Coast), 16-20.4.2019 -African Championships u20 and u18-". trackinsun.blogspot.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (2 July 2017). "Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Elshadai Negash; Bizuayehu Wagaw (7 March 2015). "Hamza and Cheptegei highlight opening days of African Junior Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "African Junior Championships 2017 Day 2 Results". cajt2017.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "African Junior Championships 2017 Day 2 Results". cajt2017.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Mark Ouma (9 March 2015). "Nigerian defending champions Brume, Oduduru prevail-African Junior Champs Day Four". African Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Abidjan (Ivory Coast), 16-20.4.2019 -African Championships u20 and u18-". trackinsun.blogspot.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Bob Ramsak (2 July 2017). "Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Mark Ouma (8 March 2015). "Nigerian women set championship record as Egypt clinch three gold medals-African Junior champs Day Three". African Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2015.