African U20 Championships in Athletics

The 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.[1]

Editions
Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events		 No. of
Athletes
I1994AlgiersAlgeria6–8 July
II1995BouakéIvory Coast20–22 July
III1997IbadanNigeria21–23 August
IV1999TunisTunisia22–25 July
V2001RéduitMauritius9–12 July
VI2003GarouaCameroon31 July – 3 August
VII2005Tunis and RadèsTunisia1–4 September
VIII2007OuagadougouBurkina Faso9–12 August
IX2009BambousMauritius30 July – 2 AugustStade Germain Comarmond41
X2011GaboroneBotswana12–15 MayUniversity of Botswana Stadium44
XI2013BambousMauritius29 August – 1 SeptemberStade Germain Comarmond40223
XII2015Addis AbabaEthiopia5–8 MarchAddis Ababa Stadium43
XIII2017TlemcenAlgeria29 June – 2 JulyLalla-Setti Stadium41
XIV2019AbidjanIvory Coast16–20 AprilStade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
XV2023NdolaZambia29 April – 3 MayLevy Mwanawasa Stadium

Championship records

Men
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet City Ref
100 m 10.29 (+0.5 m/s) Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke  Nigeria 17 April 2019 2019 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast [2]
200 m 20.22 (+1.1 m/s) Clarence Munyai  South Africa 2 July 2017 2017 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria [3]
400 m 44.91 A Busang Kebinatshipi  Botswana 29 April 2023 2023 Championships Ndola, Zambia [4]
800 m 1:45.25 Ngeno Kipngetich  Kenya 20 April 2019 2019 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast [5]
1500 m 3:35.43 Hillary Maiyo  Kenya May 2011 2011 Championships Gaborone, Botswana
5000 m 13:13.06 Edward Zakayo  Kenya 19 April 2019 2019 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast [6]
10000 m 27:55.74 Geoffrey Kirui  Kenya May 2011 2011 Championships Gaborone, Botswana
110 m hurdles (0.99 m) 13.61 (+1.8 m/s) Atuma Ifeanyichukwu  Nigeria March 2015 2015 Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
400 m hurdles 50.05 Cornel Fredericks  South Africa August 2009 2009 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
3000 m steeplechase 8:19.84 Raymond Yator  Kenya July 1999 1999 Championships Tunis, Tunisia
High jump 2.18 m Breyton Poole  South Africa 18 April 2019 2019 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast [7]
Pole vault 5.30 m Cheyne Rahme  South Africa August 2009 2009 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
Long jump 7.79 m Keenan Watson  South Africa August 2007 2007 Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Triple jump 16.30 m (0.0 m/s) Chengetayi Mapaya  Zimbabwe 1 July 2017 2017 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria [8]
Shot put (6 kg) 20.66 m Mohamed Magdi Hamza  Egypt 6 March 2015 2015 Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [9]
Discus throw (1.75 kg) 61.87 m Omar El-Ghazaly  Egypt August 2003 2003 Championships Garoua, Cameroon
Hammer throw (6 kg) 75.59 m Alaa Elaslry  Egypt August 2009 2009 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
Javelin throw 77.45 m Willie Human  South Africa July 2001 2001 Championships Réduit, Mauritius
Decathlon 7086 pts Mohamed Benyahia  Algeria August 1997 1997 Championships Ibadan, Nigeria
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10000 m walk (track) 44:43.47 Yonanis Algaw Wale  Ethiopia 30 June 2017 2017 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria [10]
Bahaeddine Gatri  Tunisia 30 June 2017 2017 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria [11]
4×100 m relay 39.51 Yves Sonan
Ahmed Douhou
Ade Bayo
Ibrahim Meité		  Ivory Coast July 1995 1995 Championships Bouaké, Ivory Coast
4×400 m relay 3:08.68 Fidelis Gadzama
Musa Audu
Sunday Emmanuel
Musa Deji		  Nigeria August 1997 1997 Championships Ibadan, Nigeria

Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet City Ref
100 m 11.38 (-1.0 m/s) Mercy Nku  Nigeria July 1995 1995 Championships Bouaké, Ivory Coast
200 m 23.40 (+1.1 m/s) Delphine Atangana  Cameroon August 2003 2003 Championships Garoua, Cameroon
400 m 52.02 Folashade Abugan  Nigeria August 2009 2009 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
800 m 1:56.72 Caster Semenya  South Africa August 2009 2009 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
1500 m 4:08.01 Caster Semenya  South Africa August 2009 2009 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
3000 m 8:53.40 Sally Barsosio  Kenya July 1994 1994 Championships Algiers, Algeria
5000 m 15:24.66 Caroline Chepkoech  Kenya May 2011 2011 Championships Gaborone, Botswana
10000 m 33:49.10 Birhan Dagne  Ethiopia July 1994 1994 Championships Algiers, Algeria
100 m hurdles 13.59 (+1.7 m/s) Gnima Faye  Senegal August 2003 2003 Championships Garoua, Cameroon
400 m hurdles 57.37 Rogail Joseph  South Africa 20 April 2019 2019 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast [12]
3000 m steeplechase 9:48.56 Fancy Cherono  Kenya 18 April 2019 2019 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast [13]
High jump 1.90 m Hestrie Storbeck  South Africa August 1997 1997 Championships Ibadan, Nigeria
Pole vault 3.65 m Sirine Balti  Tunisia July 1999 1999 Championships Tunis, Tunisia
Long jump 6.33 m (-0.7 m/s) Ese Brume  Nigeria 8 March 2015 2015 Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [14]
Triple jump 13.39 m Baya Rahouli  Algeria August 1997 1997 Championships Ibadan, Nigeria
Shot put 16.93 m Marli Knoetze  South Africa September 2005 2005 Championships Tunis and Radès, Tunisia
Discus throw 49.90 m Ischke Senekal  South Africa May 2011 2011 Championships Gaborone, Botswana
Hammer throw 60.63 m Rawan Aymen Barakat  Egypt 20 April 2019 2019 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast [15]
Javelin throw 54.55 m Tazmin Brits  South Africa August 2009 2009 Championships Bambous, Mauritius
Heptathlon 5366 Pts Margaret Simpson  Ghana July 1999 1999 Championships Tunis, Tunisia
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
10000 m walk (track) 52:14.73 Ayalnesh Dejene Nigatu  Ethiopia 2 July 2017 2017 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria [16]
4×100 m relay 44.83 Aniekeme Alphonsus
Omotayo Abolaji
Blessing Adiakerehawa
Ese Brume		  Nigeria 7 March 2015 2015 Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [17]
4×400 m relay 3:37.99 [[]]
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[[]]		  Nigeria August 1997 1997 Championships Ibadan, Nigeria

All time Medal table

As of 2017

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa (RSA)1106653229
2 Kenya (KEN)807633189
3 Nigeria (NGR)756838181
4 Ethiopia (ETH)486364175
5 Egypt (EGY)474429120
6 Algeria (ALG)413853132
7 Morocco (MAR)273447108
8 Tunisia (TUN)23244693
9 Ghana (GHA)11212052
10 Mauritius (MUS)11192656
11 Senegal (SEN)10121436
12 Sudan (SUD)106420
13 Uganda (UGA)84921
14 Zimbabwe (ZIM)710623
15 Burkina Faso (BUR)5131533
16 Botswana (BOT)591933
17 Cameroon (CMR)58720
18 Ivory Coast (CIV)551222
19 Seychelles (SEY)45716
20 Gambia (GAM)3227
21 Namibia (NAM)24612
22 Mali (MLI)2136
23 Madagascar (MAD)2024
24 Libya (LBY)1304
25 Lesotho (LES)1113
 Togo (TOG)1113
27 Burundi (BDI)1012
28 Comoros (COM)1001
29 Gabon (GAB)0314
30 Benin (BEN)0202
31 Zambia (ZAM)0112
32 DR Congo (COD)0101
 Mozambique (MOZ)0101
34 Eritrea (ERI)0044
35 Congo (CGO)0011
 Rwanda (RWA)0011
Totals (36 entries)5465455261617

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