African Race Walking Championships

Former competition

African Race Walking ChampionshipsSport| Race walking

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Founded| 1999
Continent| Africa (CAA)

The African Race Walking Championships was a quadrennial race walking competition for athletes representing countries from Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). It was established in 1999 and has featured races for senior men (20 km) and women (10 km in 1999, 20 km from 2005 on).[1] The 2005 edition was held jointly with the African Combined Events Championships.[2][3] The 2009 edition also featured junior events (10 km men and women).[4] The 2013 men's event was part of the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge.[5]

## Editions

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| Year  | City  | Country  | Date

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I | 1999 | Boumerdès |  Algeria |
II | 2005 | El Menzah, Tunis |  Tunisia | May 21-22
III | 2009 | Radès |  Tunisia | April 19
IV | 2013 | Belle Vue |  Mauritius | April 19
V | 2015 | Moka |  Mauritius | April 11–12

## Results

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Results were compiled from the Athletics Weekly,[1] the Confederation of African Athletics,[2][4] the IAAF,[3][5] and the Fédération Suisse de Marche.[6][7]

### Men's results

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#### 20 kilometres

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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1999  |  Hatem Ghoula (TUN) | 1:28:12  |  Moussa Aouanouk (ALG) | 1:31:44  |  Merzak Abbès (ALG) | 1:32:42
2005  |  Hatem Ghoula (TUN) | 1:29:28  |  Moussa Aouanouk (ALG) | 1:30:01  |  Hassanine Sebei (TUN) | 1:32:31
2009  |  Hassanine Sebei (TUN) | 1:24:15.5  |  Hichem Medjeber (ALG) | 1:24:50.3  |  Ali Amrouch (ALG) | 1:25:02.6
2013  |  Lebogang Shange (RSA) | 1:28:31  |  Hassanine Sebei (TUN) | 1:28:40  |  Hichem Medjeber (ALG) | 1:32:26

#### 10 kilometres (Junior)

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2009  |  Mohamed Fetah Meddour (ALG) | 45:37.6  |  Hedi Bougatfa (TUN) | 45:57.1  |  Houcem Abdellaoui (ALG) | 46:01.3

### Women's results

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#### 10 kilometres

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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1999  |  Bahia Boussad (ALG) | 51:36  |  Dounia Mimouni (ALG) | 52:32  |  Wafa Mouelhi (TUN) | 52:40

#### 20 kilometres

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2005  |  Bahia Boussad (ALG) | 1:47:01  |  Rahma Mahmoudi (TUN) | 1:48:11  |  Nicolene Cronje (RSA) | 1:49:54
2009  |  Chaima Trabelsi (TUN) | 1:37:43.4  |  Olfa Lafi (TUN) | 1:37:58.2  |  Aynalem Bekashign Meshesha (ETH) | 1:42:28.1

#### 10 kilometres (Junior)

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2009  |  Olfa Hamdi (TUN) | 50:19.8  |  Sabrine Sellimi (TUN) | 52:19.9  |  Jihad Adel Mohamed El Sayed Meshref (EGY) | 55:05.0

## See also

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* IAAF World Race Walking Cup
* European Race Walking Cup
* Pan American Race Walking Cup
* South American Race Walking Championships
* Asian Race Walking Championships
* Oceania Race Walking Championships
* Central American Race Walking Championships

## References

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1. ^ a b World and Continental Race Walking Championships and Cups - AFRICAN RACE WALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved August 2, 2013
2. ^ a b African Combined Events and Race Walking Champs, Tunis (Tunisia) 21-22/05, retrieved August 1, 2013
3. ^ a b Mzoughi, Hassen (May 22, 2005), Algeria, Tunisia and South Africa triumph at the African Championships for Combined Events and Race Walking, IAAF, retrieved August 2, 2013
4. ^ a b Road walking African championships, Radès (Tunisia) 19/04, April 19, 2009, retrieved August 1, 2013
5. ^ a b Walburton, Paul (April 19, 2013), Stylish Shange surprises to take African Race Walk title, IAAF, retrieved August 2, 2013
6. ^ Championnats d'Afrique de Marche, 19 Avril 2009, Radès (PDF), Fédération Suisse de Marche, April 19, 2009, retrieved August 2, 2013
7. ^ Result 20 Kilometres Race Walk - African Race Walking Championships (PDF), Fédération Suisse de Marche, April 19, 2013, retrieved August 2, 2013

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