Junior African Athletics Championships 2019

14th African Youth Athletics Championships (U20)
city	Abidjan , Ivory Coast
Stadion	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Competitions	44
opening	April 16, 2019
Final day	April 20, 2019
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The 14th Junior African Athletics Championships took place from April 16 to 20, 2019 at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan , West Africa . At the same time as the U20 competitions, the U18 African Championships were held.

Results

Men

100 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Enoch Adegoke	NGR	10.29 CR
2	Phatushedzo Maswanganyi	RSA	10.35
3	Luke Davids	RSA	10.35
4th	Gershon Omubo	NGR	10.55
5	Edwin Kwabla Gadayi	GHA	10.60
6th	Raphael Nguaguele	CMR	10.71
7th	Abdul Rached Samini	GHA	10.77
8th	Ansu Badje	GAM	10.95

Final: April 17th

Wind: +0.5 m / s

200 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Phatushedzo Maswanganyi	RSA	20.77
2	Luke Davids	RSA	20.98
3	Edwin Kwabla Gadayi	GHA	21.04
4th	Enoch Adegoke	NGR	21.07
5	Favor Ekpekpe	NGR	21.38
6th	Issa Sangare	MLI	21.51
7th	Alaba Akintola	NGR	21.52
8th	Sengan Jobe	GAM	21.58

Final: April 19th

Wind: −0.1 m / s

400 m

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Momodou Lamine Bah	GAM	46.91
2	Luyando Mudenda	ZAM	47.37
3	Mustefa Edeo Kabeto	ETH	47.49
4th	Ephrem Mekonnen	ETH	47.55
5	Shedrack Akpeki	NGR	47.70
6th	Frans Matlala	RSA	47.90
7th	Allan Kipyego	KEN	47.97
	Sokwakhana Zazini	RSA	DNS

Final: April 17th

800 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Ngeno Kipngetich	KEN	1: 45.25 CR
2	Joseph Rocites	KEN	1: 46.51
3	Edrissa Marong	GAM	1: 47.20
4th	Elhassane Moujahid	MAR	1: 48.62
5	Semere Medhanie	ERI	1: 49.16
6th	Ahmed Hasan	ETH	1: 51.31
7th	Hamze Ali Hassan	DJI	1: 53.55

Final: April 20th

1500 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	George Manangoi	KEN	3: 47.55
2	Nickson Lesiyia	KEN	3: 48.87
3	Melese Nberet	ETH	3: 49.64
4th	Oussama Cherrad	ALG	3: 49.66
5	Birhanu Sorsa	ETH	3: 49.71
6th	Anass essayi	MAR	3: 52.19
7th	Binyamin Awaleh Hare	DJI	3: 53.92
8th	Elhassane Moujahid	MAR	3: 54.01

17th April

5000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Edward Pingua Zakayo	KEN	13: 13.06  CR WL
2	Jacob Krop	KEN	13: 14.44
3	Reuben Pogisho	KEN	13: 43.46
4th	Samuel Kibet	UGA	13: 44.42
5	Michael Bereket	ERI	13: 54.82
6th	Oscar Chelimo	UGA	13: 54.88
7th	Ali Hissein Mahamat	CHA	13: 55.60
8th	Mohamed Aziz Mohamed	GHA	14: 11.26

April 19th

10,000 m

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Bravin Kipkogei Kiptoo	KEN	28: 17.01
2	Samuel Kibet	UGA	28: 22.26
3	Emmanuel Kiprotich Korir	KEN	28: 26.46
4th	Dereje Aduagna	ERI	30: 26.31
5	Michael Bereket	ERI	30: 39.77
6th	Bitew Ademe	ETH	30: 47.95

April 16

10,000 m walking

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Dominic Samson Ndigiti	KEN	43: 27.21  CR
2	Abderahman Ahmed	EGY	45: 20.46
3	Mehdi Abidi	ALG	46: 27.31
4th	Said Kroufache	ALG	48: 29.55
5	Ireemias Chala	ETH	46: 27.31
6th	Yiteyal Tazeb	ETH	DSQ
	Raed Laaribi	ALG	DNS

20th of April

110 m hurdles (99 cm)

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Michel Shoeman	RSA	14.00
2	Jeremie Lararaudeuse	MRI	14.06
3	Mamadou Lamine Sakho	SEN	14.54
4th	Mussa Wisdom	NGR	14.60
5	Abdoulaye Thamane	SEN	14.63
6th	Simpore Abdaramane	BUR	14.94
7th	Bell Kobiwa Dilla	ETH	15.70
	Yusuf Muhamed	NGR	DSQ

Final: April 18th

Wind: +0.6 m / s

400 m hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Sokwakhana Zazini	RSA	50.35
2	Ishmael Mahiani	MAR	51.16
3	Gadisa Bayu	ETH	51.82
4th	Gorfneh Derese Tesfaye	ETH	53.47
5	James Mucheru	KEN	53.50
6th	David Olowoole	NGR	53.57
7th	Wassem Laabidi	TO DO	53.59
	Hichamel Bekkouche	ALG	DNS

Final: April 20th

3000 m obstacle

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Leonard Kipkemoi bed	KEN	8: 25.60
2	Brian Limo	KEN	8: 35.53
3	Lamecha Girma	ETH	8: 48.56
4th	Ezekiel Mutai	UGA	8: 53.13
5	Hared Bilyamin Awaleh	DJI	9:00, 12
6th	Denis Cherotich	UGA	9: 13.16
7th	Abder monkey Bouassel	MAR	9: 19.53
8th	Akram Abed	ALG	9: 21.17

20th of April

4 × 100 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Nigeria	Gershon Omubo Shedrack Akpeki Alaba Akintola Enoch Adegoke	40.21
2	Gambia		41.20
3	Ivory Coast		42.00
4th	South Africa		42.16
5	Senegal		42.21
6th	Mauritius		42.86
7th	Burkina Faso		42.92
'	Ethiopia		DSQ

April 19th

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Kenya		3: 10.06
2	Ethiopia	Ephrem Mekonnen	3: 10.99
3	Nigeria	Nnabukwo Gbaruko Shedrack Akpeki Nsikak Okon Jeremiah Nathaniel	3: 14.15
4th	Gambia		3: 16.84
5	Senegal		3: 17.02
6th	Ivory Coast		3: 29.20

20th of April

high jump

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Breyton Poole	RSA	2.18 CR
2	Bilel Afer	ALG	2.06
	Lim Koungdoup	ETH	2.06
4th	Hassine Hajaji	MAR	2.04
5	Decardin Prosper	MRI	2.02
6th	Chimaroke Ndukubu	NGR	2.02
7th	Frank Essomba	CMR	1.92

April 18

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Valco van Wyk	RSA	4.65
	Teketele Tadese	ETH	NM
	Mohamed Abdourrahman	ALG	DNS

20th of April

Long jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Omod Okugn	ETH	7.35
2	Harry Afaxoe	GHA	7.28
3	Bekele Jilo	ETH	7.28
4th	Thiery Nadal	MRI	6.88
5	Hassine Hajaji	MAR	6.72
6th	Vincent Kilel	KEN	6.38 w
7th	Muhammed Yusuf	ALG	6.30
8th	Law Erewa	NGR	6.15

20th of April

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Adire Ochalla	ETH	15.77
2	Kangogo	KEN	15.65
3	Prosper Dezardin	MRI	15.33 w
4th	Kile Kipkoech	KEN	15.08
5	Joseph Ojwato	ETH	14.85
6th	Ineh Emmanuel Oritsemeyiwa	NGR	14.84
7th	Ronald	ZIM	14.27
8th	Alfred Guei Gondo	CIV	13.63

April 18

Shot put

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Motaz Mohamed el-Said	EGY	19.21
2	Chris Van Niekerk	RSA	18.40
3	Ryan Williams	NAM	16.02
4th	Francois Prinsloo	RSA	14.66
5	Asefa Hagos Zinabu	ETH	14.40
6th	Dominic McCarthy	GHA	13.33
7th	Gerome Olivier Mbili	CMR	13.07
8th	Momodou Cham	GAM	12.86

20th of April

Discus throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Chris Van Niekerk	RSA	56.49
2	Francis Prinsloo	RSA	55.79
3	Ryan Williams	NAM	53.37
4th	Ketema Lema	ETH	50.08
5	Jerome Mbili	CMR	44.60
6th	Obiaiuwa Chukwuma	NGR	42.50
7th	Momodou Cham	GAM	39.91
8th	Dominic McCarthy	GHA	39.38

April 19th

Hammer throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Yousef Hesham	EGY	65.09
2	Mohamed Aly Hesham	EGY	64.85
3	Botshello Kobokoane	RSA	61.01
4th	Bouzuem Mortadha	TO DO	58.14
5	Elyse Boni Aya	CIV	51.08
6th	Cruba Kebede	ETH	47.98

April 19th

Decathlon

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Mohamed Abderrahmane Zadi	ALG
2	Ramy Ahmed el-Sayed	EGY
3	Law Erewa	NGR
4th	Ibrahim Farissou	NIG
5	Adam Brice Koki	CIV
	Soumaila Sawadogo	BUR	DNF

17./18. April

girl

100 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Rosemary Chukwuma	NGR	11.62
2	Rose Xeyi	RSA	11.75
3	Grace Nwokocha	NGR	11.88
4th	Adriana Almeida	CPV	12.12 NO
5	Suwilanji Mpondela	ZAM	12.19
6th	Murielle Andela Ntede	CMR	12.23
7th	Haingo Brigitte Razanajafy	MAD	12.41
	Phashe Remoneilwe	RSA	DNS

Final: April 17th

Wind: +0.2 m / s

200 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Rosemary Chukwuma	NGR	23.81
2	Antoinette van der Merwe	RSA	23.97
3	Esther Peter Okon	NGR	24.20
4th	Grace Nwokocha	NGR	24.57
5	Christelle Roxane Ore	CIV	24.65
6th	Murielle Andela Ntede	CMR	24.67
7th	Ola Buwaro	GAM	24.86
8th	Adriana Almeida	CPV	25.02

Final: April 19th

Wind: +0.5 m / s

400 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Mary Moraa	KEN	53.57
2	Sara el-Hachimi	MAR	55.02
3	Glory Patrick Okon	NGR	55.18
4th	Marlie Viljoen	RSA	55.70
5	Blessing Ovwighonadjebere	NGR	56.72
6th	Tsige Duguma Gemechu	ETH	56.30
7th	Vimbayi Maisvorera	ZIM	56.71
8th	Ola Buwaro	GAM	57.17

Final: April 17th

800 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Jackline Wambui	KEN	2: 04.29
2	Hirut Meshesha	ETH	2: 04.70
3	Lydia Jeruto Lagat	KEN	2: 04.78
4th	Freweyni Hailu	ETH	2: 06.98
5	Bamtefa Adeyinka	NGR	2: 11.61
6th	Noura Lamzaoui	ALG	2: 12.02
7th	Nouhaila Rabil	MAR	2: 13.13
8th	Privilege Chikara	ZIM	2: 13.73

Final: April 20th

1500 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Diribe Welteji	ETH	4: 11.59
2	Edinah Jebitok	KEN	4: 13.02
3	Mercyline Cherono	KEN	4: 15.95
4th	Youssra Hennou	MAR	4: 25.92
5	Tigist Dejene	ETH	4: 27.40
6th	Comfort Anietie	NGR	4: 31.45
7th	Djama Habone Ahmed	DJI	4: 31.77
8th	Semhar Jekeste	ERI	4: 44.94

17th April

3000 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Alemitu Tariku	ETH	09: 33.53 PB
2	Emmaculate Anyango	KEN	09: 36.05
3	Tsihan Haile	ETH	09: 37.06
4th	Rahel Daniel Chebre	ERI	09: 46.33
5	Emmaculate Chepkirui	KEN	09: 47.18
6th	Adjara Diarra	MLI	10: 46.60
7th	Ramatou Abdoulaye	NIG	11: 12.01
8th	Celine Lare	TOG	11: 33.68

April 16

5000 m

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Beatrice Chebet	KEN	16: 02.66
2	Dolphine Nyaboke Omare	KEN	16: 07.42
3	Sarah Chelangat	UGA	16: 09.96
4th	Desta burqa	ETH	16: 32.13
5	Annet Chesang	UGA	16: 39.37
6th	Rachel Daniel	ERI	16: 44.07
7th	Asefu Abreha	ETH	16: 48.66
8th	Gomos James Rotkan	NGR	18: 12.75

20th of April

10,000 m walking

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Rihem Bouzid	TO DO	51: 47.8
2	Betwe Gerahunmar	ETH	52: 19.1
3	Masire Teshagesinta Yehu	ETH	53: 47.9

April 19th

100 m hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Rogail Joseph	RSA	13.97
2	Antoinette Van der Merve	RSA	14.09
3	Victoria Adumbi	NGR	14.42
4th	Cecilia Francisca	MOZ	14.62
5	Meskerem Gizew Leva	ETH	14.87
6th	Ndeye Fatou Diop	SEN	15.05
	Fatoumata Koala	BUR	DNF

Final: April 18th

Wind: +0.7 m / s

400 m hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Rogail Joseph	RSA	57.37 CR
2	Goince Moraice	RSA	58.85
3	Loubna Benhadja	ALG	59.18 PB
4th	Uwemedino Akpan Abasiono	NGR	60.44
5	Sara el-Hachimi	MAR	61.62
6th	Fatoumata Koala	BUR	62.47
7th	Shane Mestewot Girma	ETH	62.95
8th	Rachael Bernard	NGR	63.90

20th of April

3000 m obstacle

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Fancy Cherono	KEN	09: 48.56  CR
2	Karen Chebet	KEN	09: 51.41
3	Lomi Muleta Tefera	ETH	10: 12.18
4th	Ester Yego Chepkemoi	UGA	10: 28.99
5	Houda Ahettiou	MAR	10: 33.01
6th	Sinteyehu Dessieth Lemahu	ETH	10: 42.21
7th	Ama Sonia Adou	CIV	13: 31.15

April 18

4 × 100 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Nigeria	Grace Nwokocha Stella Ayanleke Esther Okon Rosemary Chukwuma	45.56
2	South Africa		46.36
3	Ivory Coast		47.84
4th	Burkina Faso		49.09
5	Senegal		49.89
6th	Ethiopia		50.27
	Zimbabwe		DSQ

April 19th

4 × 400 m relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Ethiopia		3: 39.82
2	South Africa		3: 40.54
3	Nigeria	Blessing Oladoye Blessing Ovwighonadjebere Glory Patrick Juliana Abayomi	3: 41.86
4th	Senegal		4: 07.32
	Ivory Coast		4: 07.79

20th of April

high jump

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Rose Yeboah	GHA	1.83 PB
2	Nataca Chetty	SEY	1.77
3	Kristi Snyman	RSA	1.75
	Nyarek Dak	ETH	NM

17th April

Pole vault

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Isra Moradhi	EGY	3.30
2	Yasmeen Hazeem	EGY	3.30
3	Imen Rhouma	TO DO	3.30
4th	Shad Mohamed Hassan	EGY	2.90

17th April

Long jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Faith Jepkemboi Kipsang	KEN	5.83
2	Rose Xeyi	RSA	5.81
3	Victory George	ETH	5.70
4th	Ghada Hamdani	TO DO	5.65
5	Nisrine Gamrani	MAR	5.62
6th	Hilali Oumaima	MAR	5.49
7th	Melissa Nigathe	MRI	5.39
8th	Prissy Mpofu	ZIM	5.37

April 19th

Triple jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Onaara Obamuwagun	NGR	12.78
2	Gontse Morake	RSA	12.47
3	Dorothy Kavumba	ZIM	12.41
4th	Victory George	NGR	12.35
5	Ghada Hamdani	TO DO	12.06
6th	Adula Thwolajulu	ETH	11.63
7th	Melissa Nigathe	MRI	11.45

April 16

Discus throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Princess Kara	NGR	50.04 CR
2	Rima Ahmed	EGY	46.95
3	Tsehaye Teklu	ETH	45.93 NO
4th	Rana Kaled Mahmoud	EGY	44.43
5	Meike Strydom	RSA	43.28
6th	Raouend Dhoubi	TO DO	42.20
7th	Katia Hammoumraoui	ALG	42.16
8th	Saida Lahmidi	MAR	40.07

April 18

Hammer throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Rawan Barakat	EGY	60.83 CR
2	Marwa Samir Mostafa Ali	EGY	56.56
3	Zeroual Zineb	MAR	42.10
4th	Abdelafou Zainab	TO DO	53.20

20th of April

Javelin throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Josephine Lalam	UGA	49.78
2	Savannah Combrink	RSA	46.84
3	Dorothy Roro	KEN	45.69
4th	Sherine Hussein	EGY	45.58
5	Karateya Kaytare	ETH	43.57
6th	Bizunesh Tadesse Jilo	ETH	41.65

April 19th

Heptathlon

space	Athlete	country	Points
1	Ouidad Yesli	ALG	4431
2	Blessing Ovwighonadjebere	NGR	4320
3	Hania Abdalah	ALG	4148
4th	Nafissatou Kone	BUR	3628

19./20. April

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 )

Web links

• Website of the Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme (English)
• Results Day 1 , Day 2 , Day 3 , Day 4 , Day 5
• Incomplete overall results