2011 African Junior Athletics Championships
Encyclopedia
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 Africa
n 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.
South Africa
topped the medal table with thirteen gold
and silver medal
s. 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. El Mehdi Kabbachi was a double gold medallist for Morocco, winning both the men's long and triple jump competitions. Namibian thrower Charlene Engelbrecht 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 Besnet Moussad Mohamed, 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 Botswanan record
, and Phumlile Ndzinisa of Swaziland ran Swazi records
in the 200 m and 400 m finals. Further to this, Egypt's Hamada Mohamed Mohamed Ahmed (fourth in the 800 m) set an Egyptian junior record.
African Junior Athletics Championships
The African Junior Athletics Championships is a biennial continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics. First held in 1994, only athletes aged 19 or under are allowed to compete.- Summary of Championships :...
were held at the University of Botswana Stadium
University of Botswana Stadium
University of Botswana Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gaborone, Botswana. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Uniao Flamengo Santos F.C.. The stadium holds 8,500 people....
in Gaborone
Gaborone
' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....
, Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
from 12 to 15 May. It was the tenth edition of the continental athletics tournament for Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n 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
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
competitions, which featured 22 events from men and 22 events for women.
South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
topped the medal table with thirteen gold
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
and silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
s. Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
and Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
both won six events, while Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
rounded out the top five. Seventeen nations reached the medal table at the competition. El Mehdi Kabbachi was a double gold medallist for Morocco, winning both the men's long and triple jump competitions. Namibian thrower Charlene Engelbrecht 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
Ugandan records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Uganda maintained by the Ugandan Athletics Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timingA = affected by altitudeOT = oversized track...
in the latter event. The women's Egyptian record
Egyptian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Egypt maintained by the Egyptian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:*...
in the high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
was broken by Besnet Moussad Mohamed, 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
Ethiopian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Ethiopia maintained by Ethiopian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* *...
to take the 200 m silver medal and anchored the 4×400 metres relay team to another national record and the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
.
Outside of the medallists, strong performances came from javelin
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
fourth-placer Adriaan Beukes, who broke the Botswanan record
Botswanan records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Botswana maintained by its national athletics federation: Botswana Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-References:...
, and Phumlile Ndzinisa of Swaziland ran Swazi records
Swazi records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Swaziland maintained by Swaziland's national athletics federation: Swaziland Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:OT = oversized track-External links:...
in the 200 m and 400 m finals. Further to this, Egypt's Hamada Mohamed Mohamed Ahmed (fourth in the 800 m) set an Egyptian junior record.
Men
| 100 metres | 10.49 | 10.68 | 10.70 | |||
| 200 metres | 20.94 | 20.99 PB | 21.58 | |||
| 400 metres | 46.37 PB | 46.45 PB | 46.71 PB | |||
| 800 metres | 1:46.62 | 1:47.16 PB | 1:47.38 NJR | |||
| 1500 metres | 3:35.43 PB | 3:35.54 PB | 3:36.38 PB | |||
| 5000 metres | 13:38.52 PB | 13:39.17 PB | 13:40.04 PB | |||
| 10,000 metres | 27:55.74 PB | 28:23.22 PB | 28:27.54 PB | |||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.33 PB | 14.42 | 14.49 PB | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | 51.69 NJR | 51.93 | 51.96 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:25.03 PB | 8:28.08 PB | 8:30.63 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |  NigeriaEmuobonuvie Mamus Harry Chukwudike Jonathan Mmaju Toyin Oladimeji |
40.98 |  ZimbabweFungah Beukerwa Abdul Simbili Felby Mukucha Tinashe Samuel Mutanga |
41.66 |  MauritiusThierry Ferdinand Darren Paul Jonathan Bardottier Christopher Quenette |
41.81 |
| 4×400 metres relay |  SudanSadam Koumi Abd Elraman Nadir Mohamed Ahmed Ismail Awad Elkarim Maki |
3:09.77 |  KenyaJeremiah Mutai Christopher Ngetich Anthony Chemut Alphas Kishioyian |
3:10.17 |  South AfricaGideon Trotter Fernando Ledimo Taariq Solomons Shaun van Wyk |
3:11.87 |
| 10,000 m walk | 46:04.04 | 47:33.18 PB | 49:15.52 PB | |||
| High jump | 2.06 m | 2.04 m PB | 2.04 m PB | |||
| Pole vault | 4.90 m PB | 4.80 m PB | 4.40 m PB | |||
| Long jump | 7.69 m | 7.55 m | 7.45 m PB | |||
| Triple jump | 15.84 m | 15.69 m PB | 15.49 m PB | |||
| Shot put | 18.11 m | 18.07 m PB | 17.39 m PB | |||
| Discus throw | 56.08 m | 52.12 m | 51.41 m PB | |||
| Hammer throw | 68.03 m PB | 63.00 m PB | 62.32 m PB | |||
| Javelin throw | 75.72 m PB | 68.80 m | 68.45 m PB | |||
| Decathlon | 6776 pts PB | 6416 pts PB | 5886 pts PB NR Botswanan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Botswana maintained by its national athletics federation: Botswana Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-References:... |
Women
| 100 metres | 11.97 | 12.01 PB | 12.05 | |||
| 200 metres | 23.78 PB | 23.90 NR Ethiopian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ethiopia maintained by Ethiopian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* *... |
23.94 | |||
| 400 metres | 52.09 PB | 52.93 PB | 53.23 | |||
| 800 metres | 2:04.94 | 2:06.49 | 2:07.16 PB | |||
| 1500 metres | 4:09.17 NR Ugandan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Uganda maintained by the Ugandan Athletics Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timingA = affected by altitudeOT = oversized track... |
4:09.25 PB | 4:15.84 PB | |||
| 3000 metres | 9:11.84 PB | 9:14.58 | 9:16.82 | |||
| 5000 metres | 15:24.66 PB | 15:24.75 PB | 15:27.96 | |||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.25 | 14.39 | 14.40 PB | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | 59.21 | 59.85 PB | 1:00:88 PB | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:53.80 | 10:02.99 PB | 10:06.52 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay | South Africa Samantha Pretorius Sonja van der Merwe Zanri van der Merwe Chante van Tonder |
46.11 | Nigeria Margaret Benson Goodness Thomas Wisdom Isoken Josephine Omaka |
46.71 |  BotswanaGofaone Ditsheko Ontiretse Molapisi Mpho Mangope Leungo Mathaku |
48.46 |
| 4×400 metres relay | South Africa Anri Steyn Sonja van der Merwe Jean-Marie Senekal Justine Palframan |
3:38.16 | Nigeria Margaret Etim Nkiruka Uwakwe Charity Adegoke Wisdom Isoken |
3:38.87 |  EthiopiaAbrhaley Takere Getachew Alula Gerezine Gebremariam Magiso Manedo |
3:39.82 NR Ethiopian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ethiopia maintained by Ethiopian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* *... |
| 5000 m walk | 22:59.19 AR | 24:55.73 PB | 26:06.04 PB | |||
| High jump | 1.81 m NR Egyptian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Egypt maintained by the Egyptian Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:*... |
1.70 m | 1.65 m PB | |||
| Pole vault | 3.40 m | 3.35 m PB | Not awarded | |||
| Long jump | 5.90 m | 5.65 m | 5.59 m PB | |||
| Triple jump | 12.46 m | 12.07 m PB | 12.05 m PB | |||
| Shot put | 13.89 m | 13.73 m NJR PB | 13.26 m PB | |||
| Discus throw | 49.90 m PB | 46.10 m PB | 45.41 m | |||
| Hammer throw | 59.94 m | 57.49 m PB | 52.19 m NJR | |||
| Javelin throw | 48.28 m PB | 43.94 m PB | 43.26 m PB | |||
| Heptathlon | 4839 pts NJR | 4836 pts PB | 4663 pts PB | |||
Medal table
Key:| 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 |
| Total | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|