1979 Arab Athletics Championships

2nd Arab Athletics Championships Baghdad, Iraq 23–26 October 32 1977 Damascus 1981 Tunis The 1979 Arab Athletics Championships was the second edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Baghdad, Iraq from 23–26 October. As of 2015, it remains the only senior international athletics competition to have been held in the country. Following the men-only inaugural tournament, the second edition marked the introduction of a women's programme. A total of 32 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 10 for women. The men's decathlon became the combined track and field event to be contested at the championships, and the men's hammer throw was also added to the schedule. Women athletes, entered by four nations, competed in short track running events, as well as two jumping and three throwing field events.Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-14. This represented the first major gathering of Arab women at an athletics championships – the Pan Arab Games did not admit women in the sport until six years later.Pan Arab Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-19. Medal summary Men 100 metresNabil Nahri SYR 197210.97Sami Shaykhali IRQ 196310.99Heitham Nadim IRQ 196311.06200 metresHeitham Nadim IRQ 196321.14Nabil Nahri SYR 197221.45Farhan Salmeen QAT21.82400 metresMehdi Ahmed Salah LBA 197747.82Béchir El Fallah LBA 197747.96Fahem Abdessada IRQ 196347.99800 metresMohamed Alouini TUN1:51.71Khaled Khalifa KUW1:53.98Salem Mohamed Salem LBA 19771:54.281500 metresKhaled Khalifa KUW3:58.4Messaad Neji QAT3:58.5Amara Chiha TUN3:59.05000 metresAbdul Amir Naji IRQ 196314:40.0Amara Chiha TUN14:41.9Mofleh Saad Messaoud QAT14:42.910,000 metresShabib Dagher IRQ 196331:41.02Abdul Amir Naji IRQ 196332:00.37Ibrahim Ettaher QAT32:43.08110 metres hurdlesAbdul Jabbar Rahima IRQ 196314.83Fahan Sultan Nasir IRQ 196314.86Matar Achour KUW15.51400 metres hurdlesHussein Kadhum IRQ 196351.16Abdul Jabbar Rahima IRQ 196351.76Maâouia Ali El Houly LBA 197753.593000 metres steeplechaseSabir Hantoush IRQ 19639:00.87Abdelkarim Jomâa SYR 19729:07.45Amara Chiha TUN9:09.324 × 100 m relayIRQ 196341.27SYR 197241.90KUW42.404 × 400 m relayIRQ 19633:12.48LBA 19773:14.24SYR 19723:18.16MarathonAbdullah El Souki LBA 19772:34:44Karim Abboud IRQ 19632:38:48Abdelhussein Ali BHR2:46:25High jumpAhmed Kassim IRQ 19632.03 mGhazi Marzouk KSA2.03 mMoncer Mohamed Salah QAT2.00 mPole vaultMohamed Bensaad ALG4.40 mKesra Ahmed IRQ 19634.30 mAbdallah Awadh KSA4.20 mLong jumpMehdi Khadum IRQ 19637.25 mZied Kat SYR 19727.09 mAbdessalem El Bashti LBA 19776.98 mTriple jumpMojhed Farid IRQ 196315.98 mMehdi Khadum IRQ 196315.82 mFéthi Ouertani TUN14.94 mShot putMohammed Al-Zinkawi KUW16.82 mAhmed Hassen Miled LBA 197716.46 mShokr Mahmoud IRQ 196315.15 mDiscus throwAbderrazak Ben Hassine TUN51.46 mAdnan Houry SYR 197249.08 mShawki Hajji IRQ 196347.40 mHammer throwYoussef Ben Abid TUN52.43 mKhaled Ghalloum KUW45.44 mAbbes Jabbar IRQ 196344.62 mJavelin throwAli Memmi TUN71.50 mTarek Chaabani TUN70.76 mMatar El Karfi KSA65.30 m DecathlonElie Sfeir LIB6576 ptsJassem Jabr IRQ 19636417 ptsAbdessatar Mouelhi TUN6228 pts Women 100 metresIman Nouri IRQ 196312.85Houda Nahedh LIB13.23Raya Tatunji SYR 197213.60200 metresSarra Touibi TUN25.78Anouar Abdelmohsen IRQ 196326.25Houda Nahedh LIB26.77400 metresSarra Touibi TUN57.48Chaoub Kahtane IRQ 196359.78Hala El-Moughrabi SYR 197259.94800 metresSouad Derouiche TUN2:11.24Hala El-Moughrabi SYR 19722:16.62Ahlem Ibrahim IRQ 19632:29.22100 metres hurdlesIman Nouri IRQ 196315.96Raya Tatunji SYR 197216.56Not awardedHigh jumpKawther Akrémi TUN1.74 mRaya Tatunji SYR 19721.58 mZeina Mina LIB1.40 mLong jumpKawther Akrémi TUN5.51 mIman Nouri IRQ 19635.43 mRaya Tatunji SYR 19725.09 mShot putFathia Jerbi TUN11.70 mFayda Awada IRQ 196311.60 mRaja Hatem SYR 19728.90 mDiscus throwFathia Jerbi TUN46.80 mRaja Hatem SYR 197234.42 mSahera Mohamed Ali IRQ 196326.52 mJavelin throwWissem Chennoufi TUN37.30 mHamdia Essammak IRQ 196335.80 mNajah Farah SYR 197234.98 m Medal table Overall 13 13 7 IRQ 1963 12 2 4 2 3 3 LBA 1977 2 2 2 1 9 6 SYR 1972 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Men 11 8 5 IRQ 1963 4 2 4 2 3 3 LBA 1977 2 2 2 1 5 1 SYR 1972 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Women 8 0 0 2 5 2 IRQ 1963 0 4 5 SYR 1972 0 1 2 References Results Al Batal Al Arabi (N°:2). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-14. Category:Arab Athletics Championships Category:Sport in Baghdad Athletics Championships Arab Athletics Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Iraq Arab Athletics Championships Arab Athletics Championships Category:1970s in Baghdad