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African U20 Championships in Athletics

{{Short description|Athletics continental championship competition for athletes under 20 years old}}

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The African Athletics U20 Championships, known formally as African Junior Athletics Championships is a biennial continental athletics event for junior athletes from African nations. Organized by the Confederation of African Athletics and first held in 1994, only athletes aged 19 or under are allowed to compete.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afj.htm African Junior Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-09-30.

Editions

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!style="background-color: #CCDDEE;"| Edition

!style="background-color: #CCDDEE;"| Year

!style="background-color: #CCDDEE;"| City

!style="background-color: #CCDDEE;"| Country

!style="background-color: #CCDDEE;"| Date

!style="background-color: #CCDDEE;"| Venue

!style="background-color: #CCDDEE;"| No. of
Events

!style="background-color: #CCDDEE;"| No. of
Athletes

!style="background-color: #CCDDEE;"| Leading nation

align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| I1994Algiers{{flagu|Algeria}}6–8 JulyStade du 5 Juillet{{center|40}}{{Flag|South Africa}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| II1995Bouaké{{flagu|Ivory Coast}}20–22 JulyStade de la Paix{{center|36}}{{Flag|Nigeria}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| III1997Ibadan{{flagu|Nigeria}}21–23 AugustLiberty Stadium{{center|43}}{{Flag|Nigeria}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| IV1999Tunis{{flagu|Tunisia|1959}}22–25 JulyEl Menzah Stadium{{center|43}}{{Flag|Tunisia}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF|V2001Réduit (Moka){{flagu|Mauritius}}9–12 JulyMaryse Justin Stadium{{center|41}}{{Flag|South Africa}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| VI2003Garoua{{flagu|Cameroon}}31 July – 3 AugustRoumdé Adjia Stadium{{center|44}}{{Flag|Egypt}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| VII2005Radès (Tunis){{flagu|Tunisia}}1–4 September7 November Stadium{{center|44}}{{Flag|South Africa}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| VIII2007Ouagadougou{{flagu|Burkina Faso}}9–12 AugustStade du 4 Août{{center|44}}{{Flag|Kenya}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| IX2009Bambous{{flagu|Mauritius}}30 July – 2 AugustStade Germain Comarmond{{center|41}}{{Flag|South Africa}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| X2011Gaborone{{flagu|Botswana}}12–15 MayUniversity of Botswana Stadium{{center|44}}{{Flag|South Africa}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| XI2013Bambous{{flagu|Mauritius}}29 August – 1 SeptemberStade Germain Comarmond{{center|40}}{{center|223}}{{Flag|Nigeria}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| XII2015Addis Ababa{{flagu|Ethiopia}}5–8 MarchAddis Ababa Stadium{{center|43}}{{Flag|Nigeria}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| XIII2017Tlemcen{{flagu|Algeria}}29 June – 2 JulyLalla-Setti Stadium{{center|41}}{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| XIV2019Abidjan{{flagu|Ivory Coast}}16–20 AprilStade Félix Houphouët-Boigny{{center|42}}{{Flag|South Africa}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| XV2023Ndola{{flagu|Zambia}}29 April – 3 MayLevy Mwanawasa Stadium{{center|45}}{{Flag|South Africa}}
align=center bgcolor=DDEEFF| XVI2025Oran{{flagu|Algeria}}14–18 JulyMiloud Hadefi Stadium

Championship records

=Men=

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Event

!Record

!Athlete

!Nationality

!Date

!Meet

!City

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

100 m

|10.29 {{wind|+0.5}}

|Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke

|{{flagu|Nigeria}}

|17 April 2019

|2019 Championships

|Abidjan, Ivory Coast

|{{cite news|title=Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/african-u18-u20-championships-abidjan-2019|publisher=IAAF|author=Yemi Olus|date=22 April 2019|access-date=27 April 2019}}

200 m

|20.22 {{wind|+1.1}}

|Clarence Munyai

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|2 July 2017

|2017 Championships

|Tlemcen, Algeria

|{{cite news|title=Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/2017-african-junior-championships|publisher=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=2 July 2017|access-date=10 July 2017}}

400 m

|44.91 {{AthAbbr|A}}

|Busang Kebinatshipi

|{{flagu|Botswana}}

|29 April 2023

|2023 Championships

|Ndola, Zambia

|{{cite web|title=400m Results|url=https://sportronics.co.zm/Results/NDOLA2023/event037h01.html|website=sportronics.co.zm|date=29 April 2023|access-date=8 May 2023}}

800 m

|1:45.25

|Ngeno Kipngetich

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|20 April 2019

|2019 Championships

|Abidjan, Ivory Coast

|{{cite web|title=Abidjan (Ivory Coast), 16-20.4.2019 -African Championships u20 and u18-|url=https://trackinsun.blogspot.com/2019/04/abidjan-ivory-coast-16-2042019-african_22.html|website=trackinsun.blogspot.com|date=22 April 2019|access-date=28 April 2019}}

1500 m

|3:35.43

|Hillary Maiyo

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|May 2011

|2011 Championships

|Gaborone, Botswana

5000 m

|13:13.06

|Edward Zakayo

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|19 April 2019

|2019 Championships

|Abidjan, Ivory Coast

|{{cite news|title=Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/african-u18-u20-championships-abidjan-2019|publisher=IAAF|author=Yemi Olus|date=22 April 2019|access-date=27 April 2019}}

10,000 m

|27:55.74

|Geoffrey Kirui

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|May 2011

|2011 Championships

|Gaborone, Botswana

110 m hurdles (0.99 m)

|13.61 {{wind|+1.8}}

|Atuma Ifeanyichukwu

|{{flagu|Nigeria}}

|March 2015

|2015 Championships

|Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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400 m hurdles

|50.05

|Cornel Fredericks

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|August 2009

|2009 Championships

|Bambous, Mauritius

3000 m steeplechase

|8:19.84

|Raymond Yator

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|July 1999

|1999 Championships

|Tunis, Tunisia

High jump

|2.18 m

|Breyton Poole

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|18 April 2019

|2019 Championships

|Abidjan, Ivory Coast

|{{cite news|title=Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/african-u18-u20-championships-abidjan-2019|publisher=IAAF|author=Yemi Olus|date=22 April 2019|access-date=27 April 2019}}

Pole vault

|5.30 m

|Cheyne Rahme

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|August 2009

|2009 Championships

|Bambous, Mauritius

Long jump

|7.79 m

|Keenan Watson

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|August 2007

|2007 Championships

|Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Triple jump

|16.30 m {{wind|0.0}}

|Chengetayi Mapaya

|{{flagu|Zimbabwe}}

|1 July 2017

|2017 Championships

|Tlemcen, Algeria

|{{cite news|title=Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/2017-african-junior-championships|publisher=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=2 July 2017|access-date=10 July 2017}}

Shot put (6 kg)

|20.66 m

|Mohamed Magdi Hamza

|{{flagu|Egypt}}

|6 March 2015

|2015 Championships

|Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

|{{cite news|title=Hamza and Cheptegei highlight opening days of African Junior Championships|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/african-junior-championships-2015-cheptegei|publisher=IAAF|author=Elshadai Negash|author2=Bizuayehu Wagaw|date=7 March 2015|access-date=7 March 2015}}

Discus throw (1.75 kg)

|61.87 m

|Omar El-Ghazaly

|{{flagu|Egypt}}

|August 2003

|2003 Championships

|Garoua, Cameroon

Hammer throw (6 kg)

|75.59 m

|Alaa Elaslry

|{{flagu|Egypt}}

|August 2009

|2009 Championships

|Bambous, Mauritius

Javelin throw

|77.45 m

|Willie Human

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|July 2001

|2001 Championships

|Réduit, Mauritius

rowspan=2|Decathlon

|7086 pts

|Mohamed Benyahia

|{{flagu|Algeria}}

|August 1997

|1997 Championships

|Ibadan, Nigeria

colspan=6|{{Decathlon score}}
rowspan=2|10,000 m walk (track)

|rowspan=2|44:43.47

|Yonanis Algaw Wale

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|30 June 2017

|2017 Championships

|Tlemcen, Algeria

|{{cite web|title=African Junior Championships 2017 Day 2 Results|url=http://www.cajt2017.com/index.php/programme-et-resultats/resultats/resultat-2eme-journee|work=cajt2017.com|date=30 June 2017|access-date=30 June 2017}}

Bahaeddine Gatri

|{{flagu|Tunisia}}

|30 June 2017

|2017 Championships

|Tlemcen, Algeria

|{{cite web|title=African Junior Championships 2017 Day 2 Results|url=http://www.cajt2017.com/index.php/programme-et-resultats/resultats/resultat-2eme-journee|work=cajt2017.com|date=30 June 2017|access-date=30 June 2017}}

4 × 100 m relay

|39.51

|Yves Sonan
Ahmed Douhou
Ade Bayo
Ibrahim Meité

|{{flagu|Ivory Coast}}

|July 1995

|1995 Championships

|Bouaké, Ivory Coast

4 × 400 m relay

|3:08.68

|Fidelis Gadzama
Musa Audu
Sunday Emmanuel
Musa Deji

|{{flagu|Nigeria}}

|August 1997

|1997 Championships

|Ibadan, Nigeria

=Women=

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Event

!Record

!Athlete

!Nationality

!Date

!Meet

!City

!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

100 m

|11.38 {{wind

1.0}}

|Mercy Nku

|{{flagu|Nigeria}}

|July 1995

|1995 Championships

|Bouaké, Ivory Coast

200 m

|23.40 {{wind|+1.1}}

|Delphine Atangana

|{{flagu|Cameroon}}

|August 2003

|2003 Championships

|Garoua, Cameroon

400 m

|52.02

|Folashade Abugan

|{{flagu|Nigeria}}

|August 2009

|2009 Championships

|Bambous, Mauritius

800 m

|1:56.72

|Caster Semenya

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|August 2009

|2009 Championships

|Bambous, Mauritius

1500 m

|4:08.01

|Caster Semenya

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|August 2009

|2009 Championships

|Bambous, Mauritius

3000 m

|8:53.40

|Sally Barsosio

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|July 1994

|1994 Championships

|Algiers, Algeria

5000 m

|15:24.66

|Caroline Chepkoech

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|May 2011

|2011 Championships

|Gaborone, Botswana

10,000 m

|33:49.10

|Birhan Dagne

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|July 1994

|1994 Championships

|Algiers, Algeria

100 m hurdles

|13.59 {{wind|+1.7}}

|Gnima Faye

|{{flagu|Senegal}}

|August 2003

|2003 Championships

|Garoua, Cameroon

400 m hurdles

|57.37

|Rogail Joseph

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|20 April 2019

|2019 Championships

|Abidjan, Ivory Coast

|{{cite news|title=Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/african-u18-u20-championships-abidjan-2019|publisher=IAAF|author=Yemi Olus|date=22 April 2019|access-date=27 April 2019}}

3000 m steeplechase

|9:48.56

|Fancy Cherono

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|18 April 2019

|2019 Championships

|Abidjan, Ivory Coast

|{{cite news|title=Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/african-u18-u20-championships-abidjan-2019|publisher=IAAF|author=Yemi Olus|date=22 April 2019|access-date=27 April 2019}}

High jump

|1.90 m

|Hestrie Storbeck

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|August 1997

|1997 Championships

|Ibadan, Nigeria

Pole vault

|3.65 m

|Sirine Balti

|{{flagu|Tunisia}}

|July 1999

|1999 Championships

|Tunis, Tunisia

Long jump

|6.33 m {{wind

0.7}}

|Ese Brume

|{{flagu|Nigeria}}

|8 March 2015

|2015 Championships

|Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

|{{cite news|title=Nigerian defending champions Brume, Oduduru prevail-African Junior Champs Day Four|url=http://www.africanathletics.org/?p=3456|publisher=African Athletics|author=Mark Ouma|date=9 March 2015|access-date=12 March 2015}}

Triple jump

|13.39 m

|Baya Rahouli

|{{flagu|Algeria}}

|August 1997

|1997 Championships

|Ibadan, Nigeria

Shot put

|16.93 m

|Marli Knoetze

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|September 2005

|2005 Championships

|Tunis and Radès, Tunisia

Discus throw

|49.90 m

|Ischke Senekal

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|May 2011

|2011 Championships

|Gaborone, Botswana

Hammer throw

|60.63 m

|Rawan Aymen Barakat

|{{flagu|Egypt}}

|20 April 2019

|2019 Championships

|Abidjan, Ivory Coast

|{{cite web|title=Abidjan (Ivory Coast), 16-20.4.2019 -African Championships u20 and u18-|url=https://trackinsun.blogspot.com/2019/04/abidjan-ivory-coast-16-2042019-african_22.html|website=trackinsun.blogspot.com|date=22 April 2019|access-date=28 April 2019}}

Javelin throw

|54.55 m

|Tazmin Brits

|{{flagu|South Africa}}

|August 2009

|2009 Championships

|Bambous, Mauritius

rowspan=2|Heptathlon

|5366 Pts

|Margaret Simpson

|{{flagu|Ghana}}

|July 1999

|1999 Championships

|Tunis, Tunisia

colspan=6|{{Heptathlon Score}}

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10,000 m walk (track)

|52:14.73

|Ayalnesh Dejene Nigatu

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|2 July 2017

|2017 Championships

|Tlemcen, Algeria

|{{cite news|title=Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/2017-african-junior-championships|publisher=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=2 July 2017|access-date=10 July 2017}}

4 × 100 m relay

|44.83

|Aniekeme Alphonsus
Omotayo Abolaji
Blessing Adiakerehawa
Ese Brume

|{{flagu|Nigeria}}

|7 March 2015

|2015 Championships

|Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

|{{cite news|title=Nigerian women set championship record as Egypt clinch three gold medals-African Junior champs Day Three|url=http://www.africanathletics.org/?p=3446|publisher=African Athletics|author=Mark Ouma|date=8 March 2015|access-date=12 March 2015}}

4 × 400 m relay

|3:37.99

|

|{{flagu|Nigeria}}

|August 1997

|1997 Championships

|Ibadan, Nigeria

All time Medal table

As of 2017

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| gold_RSA = 110 | silver_RSA = 66 | bronze_RSA = 53

| gold_KEN = 80 | silver_KEN = 76 | bronze_KEN = 33

| gold_NGR = 75 | silver_NGR = 68 | bronze_NGR = 38

| gold_ETH = 48 | silver_ETH = 63 | bronze_ETH = 64

| gold_EGY = 47 | silver_EGY = 44 | bronze_EGY = 29

| gold_ALG = 41 | silver_ALG = 38 | bronze_ALG = 53

| gold_MAR = 27 | silver_MAR = 34 | bronze_MAR = 47

| gold_TUN = 23 | silver_TUN = 24 | bronze_TUN = 46

| gold_GHA = 11 | silver_GHA = 21 | bronze_GHA = 20

| gold_MUS = 11 | silver_MUS = 19 | bronze_MUS = 26

| gold_SEN = 10 | silver_SEN = 12 | bronze_SEN = 14

| gold_SUD = 10 | silver_SUD = 6 | bronze_SUD = 4

| gold_UGA = 8 | silver_UGA = 4 | bronze_UGA = 9

| gold_ZIM = 7 | silver_ZIM = 10 | bronze_ZIM = 6

| gold_BUR = 5 | silver_BUR = 13 | bronze_BUR = 15

| gold_BOT = 5 | silver_BOT = 9 | bronze_BOT = 19

| gold_CMR = 5 | silver_CMR = 8 | bronze_CMR = 7

| gold_CIV = 5 | silver_CIV = 5 | bronze_CIV = 12

| gold_SEY = 4 | silver_SEY = 5 | bronze_SEY = 7

| gold_GAM = 3 | silver_GAM = 2 | bronze_GAM = 2

| gold_NAM = 2 | silver_NAM = 4 | bronze_NAM = 6

| gold_MLI = 2 | silver_MLI = 1 | bronze_MLI = 3

| gold_MAD = 2 | silver_MAD = 0 | bronze_MAD = 2

| gold_LBY = 1 | silver_LBY = 3 | bronze_LBY = 0

| gold_TOG = 1 | silver_TOG = 1 | bronze_TOG = 1

| gold_LES = 1 | silver_LES = 1 | bronze_LES = 1

| gold_BDI = 1 | silver_BDI = 0 | bronze_BDI = 1

| gold_COM = 1 | silver_COM = 0 | bronze_COM = 0

| gold_GAB = 0 | silver_GAB = 3 | bronze_GAB = 1

| gold_BEN = 0 | silver_BEN = 2 | bronze_BEN = 0

| gold_ZAM = 0 | silver_ZAM = 1 | bronze_ZAM = 1

| gold_COD = 0 | silver_COD = 1 | bronze_COD = 0

| gold_MOZ = 0 | silver_MOZ = 1 | bronze_MOZ = 0

| gold_ERI = 0 | silver_ERI = 0 | bronze_ERI = 4

| gold_RWA = 0 | silver_RWA = 0 | bronze_RWA = 1

| gold_CGO = 0 | silver_CGO = 0 | bronze_CGO = 1

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References

;General

  • CAA: [http://www.caaweb.org/new/images/sampledata/pdf/2019/Record_Des_Championnats_Afrique_U20_MAJ_2019.pdf African U20 Championships Records] 20 April 2019 updated

;Specific

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.caaweb.org/en/ CAA web site]
  • [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afj.htm Championship medallists 1994–2005]

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