1997 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 1997 African Junior Athletics Championships was the third edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Ibadan, Nigeria, from 21–23 August. A total of 43 events were contested, 22 by men and 21 by women.[1]

3rd African Junior Championships
Dates21 – 23 August
Host cityIbadan, Nigeria
LevelUnder-20
Events43

Agnes Afiyo of Ghana, the winner of the women's javelin throw and the 200 metres bronze medallist, was determined to be male in 1999 following medical testing.[2] It is not known whether the medals from this competition were reassigned as a result.

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Nigeria)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Nigeria (NGR)13111539
2  Algeria (ALG)76518
3  Kenya (KEN)74112
4  South Africa (RSA)72514
5  Ghana (GHA)58518
6  Ethiopia (ETH)3339
7  Egypt (EGY)1528
8  Togo (TOG)0112
  Uganda (UGA)0112
10  Gabon (GAB)0101
11  Tunisia (TUN)0022
12  Botswana (BOT)0011
  Zimbabwe (ZIM)0011
Totals (13 entries)434242127

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Sunday Emmanuel (NGR) 10.55   Abu Duah (GHA) 10.78   Tanko Braimah (GHA) 10.94
200 metres   Sunday Emmanuel (NGR) 21.12   Tanko Braimah (GHA) 21.17   Musa Deji (NGR) 21.54
400 metres   Fidelis Gadzama (NGR) 46.38   Musa Audu (NGR) 47.02   Daniel Adomako (GHA) 47.42
800 metres   Benjamin Kipkurui (KEN) 1:49.66   Mostafa Shalaby (EGY) 1:49.82   Lucky Hadebe (RSA) 1:49.86
1500 metres   Benjamin Kipkurui (KEN) 3:44.17   Mengesha Feyesa (ETH) 3:46.56   Seth Bortey (GHA) 3:46.62
5000 metres   Reuben Kamzee (KEN) 13:56.60   Dagne Alemu (ETH) 14:04.42   Yibeltal Admassu (ETH) 14:20.63
10,000 metres   Reuben Kamzee (KEN) 30:02.60   Jafred Lorone (UGA) 30:07.00   Tadele Dereje (ETH) 30:14.08
110 metres hurdles   Frank Bonsu (GHA) 14.7   Nader Hosni (EGY) 15.3   Lekan Soetan (NGR) 15.7
400 metres hurdles   Essel Mensah (GHA) 51.58   Ismail Hashem Ismail (EGY) 51.80   Glory Okpako (NGR) 52.71
3000 metres steeplechase   Reuben Kosgei (KEN) 8:40.40   Abraham Cherono (KEN) 8:44.28   Maru Daba (ETH) 8:47.46
4×100 m relay   Nigeria (NGR)   Ghana (GHA)   Algeria (ALG)
4×400 m relay   Nigeria (NGR) 3:08.68   Ghana (GHA) 3:09.52   Algeria (ALG) 3:14.86
10,000 metres walk   Rezki Yahi (ALG) 50:48.14   Reda Amira (ALG) 51:18.56   Adebayo Bada (NGR) 54:38.88
High jump   Vusumzi Mtshatseni (RSA) 2.10 m   Justice Ezueakara (NGR) 2.05 m   Monday Osagie (NGR) 2.00 m
Pole vault   Johann Venter (RSA) 4.70 m   Mohamed Benyahia (ALG) 4.70 m   Béchir Zaghouani (TUN) 4.50 m
Long jump   Mark Anthony Awere (GHA) 7.39 m   Tadjou Talon (TOG) 6.90 m   Raphael Akpata (NGR) 6.89 m
Triple jump   Mark Anthony Awere (GHA) 15.29 m   Yvon Ngoua (GAB) 14.62 m   Allegton Uwasanyem (NGR) 14.60 m
Shot put   Janus Robberts (RSA) 18.55 m   Monday Ibrahim (NGR) 16.50 m   Okechukwu Eziuka (NGR) 16.00 m
Discus throw   Janus Robberts (RSA) 54.55 m   Godwin Imoisi (NGR) 46.12 m   Walid Boudaoui (ALG) 45.95 m
Hammer throw   Yamine Hussein (EGY) 63.46 m   Nabil Amroune (ALG) 57.94 m   John Osazuwa (NGR) 55.94 m
Javelin throw   Nnamdi Uche (NGR) 60.04 m   Félix Kouadio (CIV) 59.32 m   Kossivi Kponor (TOG) 46.20 m
Decathlon   Mohamed Benyahia (ALG) 7086 pts   Mohamed Mounib (ALG) 6737 pts   Lee Okoroafor (NGR) 6505 pts

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Funmilola Ogundana (NGR) 12.03   Monica Twum (GHA) 12.42   Justine Bayiga (UGA) 12.86
200 metres   Funmilola Ogundana (NGR) 23.92   Monica Twum (GHA) 24.28   Agnes Afiyo (GHA) 24.32
400 metres   Doris Jacob (NGR) 52.88   Rosemary Okafor (NGR) 53.49   Monica Twum (GHA) 54.35
800 metres   Nancy Langat (KEN) 2:05.7   Naomi Misoi (KEN) 2:07.4   Ramomene Boikhutso (BOT) 2:09.0
1500 metres   Rose Kosgei (KEN) 4:14.56   Etaferahu Tarekegn (ETH) 4:14.65   René Kalmer (RSA) 4:16.90
3000 metres   Etaferahu Tarekegn (ETH) 9:10.45   Jacqueline Okemwa (KEN) 9:19.26   René Kalmer (RSA) 9:20.51
10,000 metres   Merima Hashim (ETH) 34:48.68   Jacqueline Okemwa (KEN) 35:09.69   Margaret Chepkemboi (KEN) 35:42.60
100 metres hurdles   Baya Rahouli (ALG) 13.87   Funmilola Ogundana (NGR) 14.47   Laraba Nasiru (NGR) 14.49
400 metres hurdles   Elizabeth Ndubueze (NGR) 58.70   Esther Erharuyi (NGR) 58.81   Yvonne Ntini (ZIM) 59.88
4×100 m relay   Nigeria (NGR) 45.73   Ghana (GHA) 45.77   Algeria (ALG) 47.99
4×400 m relay   Nigeria (NGR) 3:37.99   Ghana (GHA) 3:44.00   Algeria (ALG) 3:52.91
5000 metres walk   Gete Koma (ETH) 27:17.73   Faiza Azzouzi (ALG) 27:50.56   Hiba Ahmed (EGY) 30:19.66
High jump   Hestrie Storbeck (RSA) 1.90 m   Gloria Nwosu (NGR) 1.70 m   Olubunmi Titcomb (NGR) 1.70 m
Pole vault   Sonia Smili (ALG) 2.00 m Only one athlete cleared a height
Long jump   Grace Umelo (NGR) 6.25 m   Baya Rahouli (ALG) 6.12 m   Charlene Lawrence (RSA) 5.81 m
Triple jump   Baya Rahouli (ALG) 13.39 m   Edith Wilcox (NGR) 12.76 m   Grace Efago (NGR) 12.69 m
Shot put   Veronica Abrahamse (RSA) 15.80 m   Maranelle Du Toit (RSA) 15.70 m   Amira Naji (EGY) 13.28 m
Discus throw   Elizna Naudé (RSA) 46.16 m   Maranelle Du Toit (RSA) 44.20 m   Nesrine Dahman (TUN) 40.55 m
Hammer throw   Djida Yalloulène (ALG) 44.10 m   Wala Khalil (EGY) 37.20 m   Yinka Owosile (NGR) 34.80 m
Javelin throw   Agnes Afiyo (GHA) 53.54 m   Sorochukwu Ihuefo (NGR) 48.66 m   Veronica Abrahamse (RSA) 47.52 m
Heptathlon   Naïma Bentahar (ALG) 4123 pts   Hani Jamil (EGY) 3681 pts   Azeez Morili (NGR) 3370 pts

References

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  1. ^ African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
  2. ^ Olaleye, Lanre (1999-08-13). Ghana's Track 'Queen' Is A Boy. Modern Ghana/P.M. News. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
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