Junior African Athletics Championships 1997

3rd African Youth Athletics Championships (U20)
city	Ibadan , Nigeria
Competitions	43
opening	August 21, 1993
Final day	23rd August 1993
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The 3rd Junior African Athletics Championships took place from August 21 to 23, 1997 in Ibadan in Nigeria, West Africa. This was the third edition of the junior competitions on the African level and was organized by the African Athletics Federation (CAA). 43 competitions were held, 22 for men and 21 for women.

Results

Men

100 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Sunday Emmanuel	NGR	10.55
2	Abu Duah	GHA	10.78
3	Tanko Braimah	RSA	10.94
4th	Musa Deji	NGR	10.96
5	Nikela Ndebele	ZIM	11.01
6th	Moaji Ndobama	BOT	11.28

Final: August 21

Wind: −2.7 m / s

200 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Sunday Emmanuel	NGR	21.12
2	Tanko Braimah	GHA	21.17
3	Musa Deji	NGR	21.54
4th	Alex Owusu	GHA	21.64
5	Nikela Ndebele	ZIM	21.69
6th	Matarr Njie	GAM	22.01

Final: August 23

Wind: +0.1 m / s

400 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Fidelis Gadzama	NGR	46.38 CR
2	Musa Audu	NGR	47.02
3	Daniel Adomako	GHA	47.42
4th	Stephen Adjei	GHA	48.23
5	Sunday Kassaya	UGA	48.45
6th	Tayeb Ayache	ALG	48.68

Final: August 22nd

800 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Benjamin Kipkurui	KEN	1: 49.66
2	Mostafa Shalaby	EGY	1: 49.82
3	Lucky Hadebe	RSA	1: 49.86
4th	Mechal Gebreab	ETH	1: 50.14
5	Glody Dube	BOT	1: 50.16
6th	Johana Chemwen	KEN	1: 52.00

Final: August 23

1500 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Benjamin Kipkurui	KEN	3: 44.17 CR
2	Mengesha Feyesa	ETH	3: 46.56
3	Seth Bortey	GHA	3: 46.62
4th	Johana Chemwen	KEN	3: 48.24
5	Nacer Benzine	ALG	3: 50.21
6th	Stanley Ojabosi	NGR	3: 50.23

August 22nd

5000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Reuben Kamzee	KEN	13: 56.60  CR
2	Dagne Alemu	ETH	14: 04.42
3	Yibeltal Admassu	ETH	14: 20.63
4th	Jafred Lorone	UGA	15:00, 12
5	Seth Bortey	GHA	15: 11.02

August 23

10,000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Reuben Kamzee	KEN	30: 02.60
2	Jafred Lorone	UGA	30: 07.00
3	Tadele Dereje	ETH	30: 14.08
4th	Bitrus Danat	NGR	31: 50.68
5	Awati Kataya	TOG	33: 20.90

August 21

110 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Frank Bonsu	GHA	14.7
2	Nader Hosni	EGY	15.3
3	Lekan Soetan	NGR	15.7
4th	Yves Anani	TOG	16.1
5	Defaru Asfaw	ETH	16.7
6th	Efoue Komi	TOG	?

Final: August 22nd,
wind: +1.6 m / s

400 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Essel Mensah	GHA	51.58 CR
2	Ismail Hashem Ismail	EGY	51.80
3	Glory Okpako	NGR	52.71
4th	Tahar Ghozali	ALG	53.93
5	Defaru Asfaw	ETH	55.14
6th	William Cocou	BEN	55.33

Final: August 22nd

3000 m obstacle

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Reuben Kosgei	KEN	8: 40.40
2	Abraham Cherono	KEN	8: 44.28
3	Maru Daba	ETH	8: 47.46
4th	Wilfred Sale	NGR	9: 31.08
5	Philimon Baloos	NGR	9: 32.27
6th	Akim Balogoun	BEN	9: 33.13

August 22nd

4 × 100 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Nigeria		40.2
2	Ghana		41.6
3	Algeria		41.9
4th	Gambia		42.7
5	Togo		42.9
6th	Botswana		43.3

August 22nd

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Nigeria		3: 08.68 CR
2	Ghana		3: 09.52
3	Algeria		3: 14.86
4th	Egypt		3: 17.71
5	Ethiopia		3: 19.13
6th	Botswana		3: 19.42

August 22nd

high jump

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Vusumzi Mtshatseni	RSA	2.10
2	Justice Ezueakara	NGR	2.05
3	Monday Osagie	NGR	2.00
4th	Kabelo Mmono	BOT	1.95
5	Alidod Yacoubou	TOG	1.80

August 23

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Johann Venter	RSA	4.70 CR
2	Mohamed Benyahia	ALG	4.70 = CR
3	Béchir Zaghouani	TO DO	4.50
4th	Walid Ibrahim	EGY	4.30
5	Michael Osikhera	NGR	3.80
6th	Ovie Turner	NGR	3.60

August 21

Long jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Mark Anthony Awere	GHA	7.39
2	Tadjou Talon	TOG	6.90
3	Raphael Akpata	NGR	6.89
4th	Emmanuel Osabutey	GHA	6.88
5	Yvon Ngoua	GAVE	6.71
6th	Mohamed Mounib	ALG	6.39

August 22nd

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Mark Anthony Awere	GHA	15.29
2	Yvon Ngoua	GAVE	14.62
3	Allegton Uwasanyem	NGR	14.60
4th	Didier Akotia Tchalla	TOG	13.97

August 23

Shot put

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Janus Robberts	RSA	18.55 CR
2	Monday Ibrahim	NGR	16.50
3	Okechukwu Eziuka	NGR	16.00
4th	Mohamed Abou el-Nasr	EGY	15.80
5	Isaac Homénou	TOG	13.42
6th	Khalil Slimani	ALG	12.66

August 21

Discus throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Janus Robberts	RSA	54.55 CR
2	Godwin Imoisi	NGR	46.12
3	Walid Boudaoui	ALG	45.95
4th	Hammed Bakare	NGR	45.73
5	Hatem el-Kebir	TO DO	40.37
6th	Kaditan Azoti	TOG	34.14

August 22nd

Hammer throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Yamine Hussein	EGY	63.46 CR
2	Nabil Amroune	ALG	57.94
3	John Osazuwa	NGR	55.94
4th	Abdel Latif Ben Turkia	TO DO	55.72
5	Ahmed Ridha Mohamed Abdullah	EGY	54.30
6th	Enahoro Omizi	NGR	46.84

August 21

Javelin throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Nnamdi Uche	NGR	60.04
2	Félix Kouadio	CIV	59.32
3	Kossivi Kponor	TOG	46.20

August 22nd

Decathlon

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Mohamed Benyahia	ALG	7086 CR
2	Mohamed Mounib	ALG	6737
3	Lee Okoroafor	NGR	6505
4th	Ahmed Abdel Mohsen Ahmed	EGY	6386
4th	Béchir Zaghouani	TO DO	6328

22./23. August

Women

100 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Funmilola Ogundana	NGR	12.03
2	Monica Twum	GHA	12.42
3	Justine Bayiga	UGA	12.86
4th	Mavis Akoto	GHA	12.93
5	Marang Kinteh	GAM	12.97
6th	Mary Apio	UGA	12.99

Final: August 21

Wind: −3.8 m / s

200 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Funmilola Ogundana	NGR	23.92
2	Monica Twum	GHA	24.28
3	Agnes Afiyo	GHA	24.32
4th	Benedicta Ajudua	NGR	25.31
5	Marang Kinteh	GAM	25.58
6th	Diane Zancy	GAVE	25.66

Final: August 23

Wind: −0.1 m / s

400 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Doris Jacob	NGR	52.88 CR
2	Rosemary Okafor	NGR	53.49
3	Monica Twum	GHA	54.35
4th	Justine Bayiga	UGA	54.48
5	Naomi Ansah	GHA	56.13
6th	Fatoumata Coulibaly	CIV	58.95

August 21

800 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Nancy Jebet Langat	KEN	2: 05.7 CR
2	Naomi Misoi	KEN	2: 07.4
3	Ramomene Boikhutso	BOT	2: 09.0
4th	Khadija Touati	ALG	2: 10.3
5	Hareg Sidelil	ETH	2: 10.5
6th	Nahida Touhami	ALG	2: 11.2

Final: August 22nd

1500 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Rose Jerotich Kosgei	KEN	4: 14.56 CR
2	Etaferahu Tarekegn	ETH	4: 14.65
3	René Kalmer	RSA	4: 16.90
4th	Yeshi Tesfaye	ETH	4: 21.57
5	Fatma Lanouar	TO DO	4: 25.35
6th	Khadija Touati	ALG	4: 31.24

August 23

3000 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Etaferahu Tarekegn	ETH	9: 10.45
2	Jacqueline Okemwa	KEN	9: 19.26
3	René Kalmer	RSA	9: 20.51
4th	Margaret Chepkemboi	KEN	9: 25.04
5	Meseret Kotu	ETH	9: 39.07
6th	Catherine Webombesa	UGA	9: 48.78
7th	Christiana Augustine	NGR	9: 59.98

August 21

10,000 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Merima Hashim	ETH	34: 48.68
2	Jacqueline Okemwa	KEN	35: 09.69
3	Margaret Chepkemboi	KEN	35: 42.60
4th	Worknesh Kidanea	ETH	36: 16.60
5	Christiana Augustine	NGR	37: 02.08
6th	Catherine Webombesa	UGA	37: 26.55

August 23

100 m hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Baya Rahouli	ALG	13.87
2	Funmilola Ogundana	NGR	14.47
3	Laraba Nasiru	NGR	14.49
4th	Naïma Bentahar	ALG	14.79
5	Rania Abdelaziz	EGY	15.65

August 23

Wind: +0.1 m / s

400 m hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Elizabeth Ndubueze	NGR	58.70 CR
2	Esther Erharuyir	NGR	58.81
3	Yvonne Ntini	ZIM	59.88
4th	Fabienne Ahoomey-Zounou	TOG	63.36

August 23

4 × 100 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Nigeria		45.73 CR
2	Ghana		45.77
3	Algeria		47.99
4th	Botswana		49.33

August 22nd

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Nigeria		3: 37.99 CR
2	Ghana		3: 44.00
3	Algeria		3: 52.91
4th	Botswana		4: 04.71

August 22nd

high jump

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Hestrie Storbeck	RSA	1.90 CR
2	Gloria Nwosuo	NGR	1.70
3	Olubunmi Titcomb	NGR	1.70
4th	Hamida Benhocine	ALG	1.65
5	Wahiba Fahem	ALG	1.65

August 21

Pole vault

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Sonia Smili	ALG	2.00
	Hayael Jamil	EGY	NH

August 23

Long jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Grace Umelo	NGR	6.25 CR
2	Baya Rahouli	ALG	6.12
3	Charlene Lawrence	RSA	5.81
4th	Margaret Simpson	GHA	5.69
5	Edith Wilcox	NGR	5.48
6th	Amadou Latifadou	TOG	5.44

August 22nd

Triple jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Baya Rahouli	ALG	13.39 CR
2	Edith Wilcox	NGR	12.76
3	Grace Efago	NGR	12.69
4th	Kéné Ndoyea	SEN	12.67
5	Evelyn Havey	GHA	11.87
6th	Amadou Latifadou	TOG	11.67

August 21

Shot put

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Veronica Abrahamse	RSA	15.80 CR
2	Maranelle Du Toit	RSA	15.70
3	Amira Naji	EGY	13.28
4th	Alifatou Djibril	TOG	?

Discus throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Elizna Naudé	RSA	46.16 CR
2	Maranelle Du Toit	RSA	44.20
3	Nesrine Dahman	TO DO	40.55
4th	Wala Khalil	EGY	40.55
5	Suzanne Kragbé	CIV	35.61
6th	Victoria Ecoriverue	NGR	35.49

August 21

Hammer throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Djida Yalloulène	ALG	44.10
2	Wala Khalil	EGY	37.20
3	Yinka Owosile	NGR	34.80
4th	Amira Naji	EGY	23.70

August 23

Javelin throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Agnes Afiyo	GHA	53.54 CR
2	Sorochukwu Ihuefo	NGR	48.66
3	Veronica Abrahamse	RSA	47.52
4th	Margaret Simpson	GHA	44.36
5	Azeez Morilia	NGR	39.12
6th	Nesrine Mohamed	EGY	38.30

August 23

Heptathlon

space	Athlete	country	Points
1	Naïma Bentahar	ALG	4123
2	Hani Jamil	EGY	3681
3	Azeez Morili	NGR	3370
4th	Sonia Smili	ALG	3097

August 23

Abbreviations

WR = world record WJR = junior world record OR = Olympic record YOR = Olympic youth record AR = continental record AJR = junior continental record NR = national record NJR = national junior record CR = championship record MR = event record

WB = world best WJB = Junior World Best WYB = youth world best AB = continent best AJB = Junior Continental Best AYB = youth continental best NB = national best NJR = national youth best performance NYB = national youth record

PB = personal best SB = personal season best QB = best qualification WL = world annual best WJL = Junior World Year's Best WYL = youth world annual best DSQ = disqualified (engl. Disqualified ) DNS = competition not started ( Did Not Start ) DNF = competition not finished ( Did Not Finish )

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
01	Nigeria	13	10	15th	38
02	Algeria	7th	6th	5	18th
03	Kenya	7th	4th	1	12
04th	South Africa	7th	2	5	14th
05	Ghana	5	8th	6th	19th
06th	Ethiopia	3	3	3	9
07th	Egypt	1	5	2	8th
08th	Uganda	0	1	1	2
	Togo	0	1	1	2
10	Ivory Coast	0	1	0	1
	Gabon	0	1	0	1
12	Tunisia	0	0	2	2
13	Botswana	0	0	1	1
	Zimbabwe	0	0	1	1
total		43	42	42	127

Web links

• Website of the Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme (English)
• Results ( Memento from October 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive )