2011 African Junior Athletics Championships

10th African Junior Championships Gaborone2011logo.png 220px #A9F5A9 Gaborone, Botswana 12–15 May University of Botswana Stadium 44 Under-20 2009 Bambous 2013 Bambous 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 African 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.Ouma, Mark (2011-03-12). Juniors take African athletics centre stage. African Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-05-13. South Africa topped the medal table with thirteen gold and silver medals. 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 Botswana record, and Phumlile Ndzinisa of Swaziland ran Swazi records in the 200 m and 400 m finals. Further to this, Egypt's Hamada Mohamed (fourth in the 800 m) set an Egyptian junior record.Jalava, Mirko. AfrC Gaborone BOT 12 - 15 May. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. Medal summary Men 100 metresGideon Trotter RSA 10.49Tinashe Mutanga ZIM 10.68Emile Erasmus RSA 10.70200 metresSiphelo Ngquboza RSA 20.94Tinashe Mutanga ZIM 20.99 PBJonathan Mmaju NGR 21.58400 metresSadam Koumi SUD 46.37 PBJaphet Samuel NGR 46.45 PBAlphas Kishoyian KEN 46.71 PB800 metresMohammed Aman ETH 1:46.62Anthony Chemut KEN 1:47.16 PBNigel Amos BOT 1:47.38 NJR1500 metresHillary Maiyo KEN 3:35.43 PBGeofrey Barusei KEN 3:35.54 PBSoresa Fida ETH 3:36.38 PB5000 metresYitayal Atnafu Zerihun ETH 13:38.52 PBAbraham Kasongor KEN 13:39.17 PBThomas Ayeko UGA 13:40.04 PB10,000 metresGeoffrey Kirui KEN 27:55.74 PB, CRNicholas Togom KEN 28:23.22 PBThomas Ayeko UGA 28:27.54 PB110 metres hurdlesAmadou Ndiaye SEN 14.33 PBTsepo Lefete RSA 14.42Rami Gharsalli TUN 14.49 PB400 metres hurdlesAbdelmalik Lahoulou ALG 51.69 NJRJeremiah Mutai KEN 51.93Shaun van Wyk RSA 51.963000 metres steeplechaseGilbert Kirui KEN 8:25.03 PBJairus Kipchoge KEN 8:28.08 PBJacob Araptany UGA 8:30.634 × 100 metres relay NGREmuobonuvie MamusHarry ChukwudikeJonathan MmajuToyin Oladimeji40.98 ZIMFungah BeukerwaAbdul SimbiliFelby MukuchaTinashe Mutanga41.66 MRIThierry FerdinandDarren PaulJonathan BardottierChristopher Quenette41.814 × 400 metres relay SUDSadam KoumiAbd Elraman NadirMohamed Ahmed IsmailAwad Elkarim Maki3:09.77 KENJeremiah MutaiChristopher NgetichAnthony ChemutAlphas Kishoyian3:10.17 RSAGideon TrotterFernando LedimoTaariq SolomonsShaun van Wyk3:11.8710,000 m walkTewfik Yesref ALG 46:04.04Buzuneh Bekele ETH 47:33.18 PBDaba Gemeda ETH 49:15.52 PB High jumpHichem Krim ALG 2.06 mJan Steytler RSA 2.04 m PBAabobe Tshwanelo BOT 2.04 m PB Pole vaultMichael Cilliers RSA 4.90 m PBJako Burgers RSA 4.80 m PBHamza Harbaoui TUN 4.40 m PB Long jumpEl Mehdi Kabbachi MAR 7.69 mRoelf Pienaar RSA 7.55 mOjulu Lingo Obang ETH 7.45 m PB Triple jumpEl Mehdi Kabbachi MAR 15.84 mFayçal Meddourene ALG 15.69 m PBMosheleketi Goabaone BOT 15.49 m PB Shot putHisham Abdelhamid Abdelaziz EGY 18.11 mAbdelmoneim El-Sayed EGY 18.07 m PBJohnny Botha RSA 17.39 m PB Discus throwAmine Atik MAR 56.08 mCharl Grobler RSA 52.12 mIfeanyi Augustine Nwoye NGR 51.41 m PB Hammer throwIslam Ahmed Taha EGY 68.03 m PBDonovan Stebbing RSA 63.00 m PBHesham Lofty Abdel Wahab EGY 62.32 m PB Javelin throwRocco van Rooyen RSA 75.72 m PBDean Goosen RSA 68.80 mAhmed Samir El Shabramsly EGY 68.45 m PB DecathlonAhmad Saber Ahmad EGY 6776 pts PBJason Roux RSA 6416 pts PBGobe Khanda BOT 5886 pts PB NR Women 100 metresJosephine Omaka NGR 11.97Leungo Mathaku BOT 12.01 PBChante van Tonder RSA 12.05200 metresSonja van der Merwe RSA 23.78 PBMagiso Manedo ETH 23.90 NRNkiruka Uwakwe NGR 23.94400 metresMagiso Manedo ETH 52.09 PBJustine Palframan RSA 52.93 PBMargaret Etim NGR 53.23800 metresAnnet Negesa UGA 2:04.94Cherono Koech KEN 2:06.49Gerezine Gebremariam ETH 2:07.16 PB1500 metresAnnet Negesa UGA 4:09.17 NRNancy Chepkwemoi KEN 4:09.25 PBStacy Ndiwa KEN 4:15.84 PB3000 metresAzemra Gebru ETH 9:11.84 PBPurity Rionoripo KEN 9:14.58Waganesh Mekasha ETH 9:16.825000 metresCaroline Chepkoech KEN 15:24.66 PBJaneth Kisa KEN 15:24.75 PBGenet Yalew ETH 15:27.96100 metres hurdlesKayla Gilbert RSA 14.25Liriska Botha RSA 14.39Oarabile Babolayi BOT 14.40 NR400 metres hurdlesJean-Marie Senekal RSA 59.21Tasabih Mohamed SUD 59.85 PBOarabile Babolayi BOT 1:00:88 PB3000 metres steeplechaseBirtukan Adamu ETH 9:53.80Zewdnesh Belachew ETH 10:02.99 PBVeronica Ngososei KEN 10:06.524 × 100 metres relay RSASamantha PretoriusSonja van der MerweZanri van der MerweChante van Tonder46.11 NGRMargaret BensonGoodness ThomasWisdom IsokenJosephine Omaka46.71 BOTGofaone DitshekoOntiretse MolapisiMpho MangopeLeungo Mathaku48.464 × 400 metres relay RSAAnri SteynSonja van der MerweJean-Marie SenekalJustine Palframan3:38.16 NGRMargaret EtimNkiruka UwakweCharity AdegokeWisdom Isoken3:38.87 ETHAbrhaley TakereGetachew AlulaGerezine GebremariamMagiso Manedo3:39.82 NR5000 m walkAynalem Eshetu ETH 22:59.19 ARMengistu Ayele ETH 24:55.73 PBTahani Ghazal TUN 26:06.04 PB High jumpBesnet Moussad Mohamed EGY 1.81 m NRLissa Labiche SEY 1.70 mDaunia Menni MAR 1.65 m PB Pole vaultDorra Mahfoudhi TUN 3.40 mJeanne Van Dyk RSAMariska Smit RSA 3.35 m PBNot awarded Long jumpSamantha Pretorius RSA 5.90 mKyla Gilbert RSA 5.65 mSangone Kandji SEN 5.59 m PB Triple jumpValentina Da Rocha RSA 12.46 mLerato Schele LES 12.07 m PBDanelle Erwee RSA 12.05 m PB Shot putNkechi Chime NGR 13.89 mCharlene Engelbrecht NAM 13.73 m NJR PBIbrahim Fadya Saad EGY 13.26 m PB Discus throwIschke Senekal RSA 49.90 m PBCharlene Engelbrecht NAM 46.10 m PBSimone Meyer RSA 45.41 m Hammer throwRana Ahmad Taha EGY 59.94 mNehal Kamal Fahmy EGY 57.49 m PBNabiha Gueddah TUN 52.19 m NJR Javelin throwLiezel de Swardt RSA 48.28 m PBHanane Daoudi MAR 43.94 m PBLeandri Swiegers RSA 43.26 m PB HeptathlonHaris Radwa Faty EGY 4839 pts NRFrancis Kemi NGR 4836 pts PBLissa Labiche SEY 4663 pts PB Medal table BOT flagcountry 13 13 8 6 4 7 6 2 3 4 11 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 yes 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Participation 22em South Africa Swaziland References IAAF reports Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-13). Distances provide the highlights as African junior champs begin in Gaborone. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-14). Strong 1500m and 10,000m performances in Gaborone – African Junior Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-15). Chepkoech leads Kenyan women’s 1-2 in the 5000m in Gaborone – African Junior Champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-16). Records tumble as African Junior Champs conclude in Gaborone. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. Results Official championships results from Timetronics Jalava, Mirko. AfrC Gaborone BOT 12 - 15 May. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. 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