2016 East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships

The 2nd East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 28 to 29 April 2016.

2016 East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships
Dates28–29 April
Host cityTanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

At the championships, Kenyan athletes won 13 gold medals to defend their team title.[1][2]

Medal summary

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Chronology: 2013 | 2016
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Gulam Khamis
  Zanzibar
10.27 Moffat Ngari
  Kenya
10.57 Maohaed Mohamed
  Sudan
10.79
200 metres Gulam Khamis
  Zanzibar
20.97 Geofrey Kiprotich Rono
  Kenya
21.27 Moffat Ngari
  Kenya
21.61
400 metres Kelvin Tanui
  Kenya
46.26 Ronald Afya
  Kenya
47.51 Samuel Oweka
  Uganda
49.08
800 metres Wickliffe Kanyamal
  Kenya
1:50.17 Mekonen Ayele
  Ethiopia
1:50.43 Abdi Fatah Awlet
  Djibouti
1:51.73
1500 metres Boaz Kiprugut [de]
  Kenya
3:39.46 Mmaru Berete Mekonen
  Ethiopia
3:39.86 Anthony Kiptoo [es; no]
  Kenya
3:40.33
5000 metres Peter Langat
  Kenya
13:43.86 Wesley Ladema [es]
  Kenya
13:48.95 Selemon Barega
  Ethiopia
13:49.53
4 × 100 metres relay   Kenya (KEN)
Ronald Afya
Kevin Tanui
Geofrey Kiprotich Rono
Moffat Ngari
41.71   Tanzania (TAN)
Benjamin Michael
Adnan Haruna
Kenneth Maluba
Imani James
42.58   Zanzibar (ZAN)
Gulam Hamisi
Ali Hassan Khamis
Hassan Omar Khatib
Omar Rashid Said
43.00
4 × 400 metres relay   Kenya (KEN)
Kelvin Tanui
Geofrey Kiprotich Rono
Moffat Ngari
Markson Paima
3:11.04   Sudan (SUD)
Al Had Hamid Adam
Mohamed Mohamed
Yasili Ahmed Abuh
Adam Abdul Wahab
3:17.83   Tanzania (TAN)
Hafidhi Khalfan
Adinani Haruna
Francis Propser
John Silima
3:30.05
Long jump Lagat Kibet
  Kenya
7.47 m Yasir Elsid
  Sudan
6.72 m Benjamin Michael
  Tanzania
6.17 m
Javelin throw Moses Oceng
  Uganda
59.18 m Sabas Daniel
  Tanzania
56.33 m William Magok
  South Sudan
54.94 m
Discus throw Odong Baya
  Uganda
43.02 m Sabas Daniel
  Tanzania
39.21 m Hafidh Ali Hamad
  Zanzibar
35.30 m
Shot put Odong Baya
  Uganda
14.77 m Hamad Ali
  Zanzibar
13.62 m Sabas Daniel
  Tanzania
13.20 m
Triple jump Lagat Kibet
  Kenya
15.16 m Yasir Ahmed Abo
  Sudan
13.83 m Hussein Yusuph
  Zanzibar
12.25 m

Women

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Chronology: 2013 | 2016
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Safa Abdekarim
  Sudan
12.10 Venice Mukonyo
  Kenya
12.69 Clare Byato
  Uganda
12.72
200 metres Maureen Ngatichi
  Kenya
24.25 Eunice Makonyo
  Kenya
25.35 Safa Abdelkarim
  Sudan
25.65
400 metres Maureen Nyatich
  Kenya
54.14 Jane Njoki
  Kenya
56.03 Abebe Firke
  Sudan
56.85
800 metres Tebo Kotema
  Ethiopia
2:04.89 Honorine Irbigiza
  Rwanda
2:07.65 Josephine Cheregat
  Kenya
2:08.56
1500 metres Feyisa Anbesa
  Ethiopia
4:16.12 Gloria Kite
  Kenya
4:17.50 Beata Nishmwe
  Rwanda
4:18.02
5000 metres Sandrafelis Tuei
  Kenya
16:15.80 Imaculata Chepkurui
  Kenya
16:26.97 Macyelene Chelangat
  Uganda
16:29.56
4 × 100 metres relay   Kenya (KEN)
Maureen Ngatich
Eunice Mukonyo
Damaris Akoth
Jane Njoki
48.93   Uganda (UGA)
Clare Bayto
Agnes Apio
Rosemary Acen
Mary Auma
49.61   Zanzibar (ZAN)
Himidia Omary Ally
Saraya Ulimjwengu
Kazija Hassan Simai
Asha Ali Othman
50.44
4 × 400 metres relay   Kenya (KEN)
Maureen Ngatich
Jane Njoki
Eunice Mukonyo
Damaris Okoth
3:53.28   Uganda (UGA)
Clare Byato
Rosemary Acen
Mary Auma
Janeth Chemusto
4:02.40   Tanzania (TAN)
Jane Maige
Bitrina Michael
Rose Seif
Regina Deogratius
4:04.90
Long jump Rose Seif
  Tanzania
5.31 m Awid Victoria
  Uganda
4.62 m Clare Bayton
  Uganda
4.43 m
Javelin throw Josephine Lalam
  Uganda
44.95 m Victoria Awidi
  Uganda
43.19 m Mwanaamina Hassani
  Tanzania
38.93 m

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Tanzania)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Kenya (KEN)138425
2  Uganda (UGA)45312
3  Ethiopia (ETH)2226
4  Zanzibar (ZAN)2147
5  Tanzania (TAN)*1359
6  Sudan (SUD)1337
7  Rwanda (RWA)0112
8  Djibouti (DJI)0011
  South Sudan (SSD)0011
10  Somalia (SOM)0000
Totals (10 entries)23232470

References

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  1. ^ "Kenyan junior athletes emerge best in Dar". sportsbrief.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Kenyan juniors top the field in Tanzania". Nation. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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