African U20 Championships in Athletics

Athletics continental championship competition for athletes under 20 years old

African Athletics U20 Championships

Status| active
Genre| sports event
Date(s)| midyear
Frequency| biennial
Inaugurated| 1994
Organised by| Confederation of African Athletics

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.[1]

## Editions

[edit]

Edition  | Year  | City  | Country  | Date  | Venue  | No. of
Events  | No. of
Athletes  | Leading nation

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

I | 1994 | Algiers |  Algeria | 6–8 July | Stade du 5 Juillet |

|  |  South Africa
II | 1995 | Bouaké |  Ivory Coast | 20–22 July | Stade de la Paix |

|  |  Nigeria
III | 1997 | Ibadan |  Nigeria | 21–23 August | Liberty Stadium |

|  |  Nigeria
IV | 1999 | Tunis |  Tunisia | 22–25 July | El Menzah Stadium |

|  |  Tunisia
V | 2001 | Réduit (Moka) |  Mauritius | 9–12 July | Maryse Justin Stadium |

|  |  South Africa
VI | 2003 | Garoua |  Cameroon | 31 July – 3 August | Roumdé Adjia Stadium |

|  |  Egypt
VII | 2005 | Radès (Tunis) |  Tunisia | 1–4 September | 7 November Stadium |

|  |  South Africa
VIII | 2007 | Ouagadougou |  Burkina Faso | 9–12 August | Stade du 4 Août |

|  |  Kenya
IX | 2009 | Bambous |  Mauritius | 30 July – 2 August | Stade Germain Comarmond |

|  |  South Africa
X | 2011 | Gaborone |  Botswana | 12–15 May | University of Botswana Stadium |

|  |  South Africa
XI | 2013 | Bambous |  Mauritius | 29 August – 1 September | Stade Germain Comarmond |

223

|  Nigeria
XII | 2015 | Addis Ababa |  Ethiopia | 5–8 March | Addis Ababa Stadium |

|  |  Nigeria
XIII | 2017 | Tlemcen |  Algeria | 29 June – 2 July | Lalla-Setti Stadium |

|  |  Ethiopia
XIV | 2019 | Abidjan |  Ivory Coast | 16–20 April | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |

|  |  South Africa
XV | 2023 | Ndola |  Zambia | 29 April – 3 May | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium |

|  |  South Africa
XVI | 2025 | Oran |  Algeria | ?–? April | Miloud Hadefi Stadium |  |  |

## Championship records

[edit]

### Men

[edit]

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
| 100 m (wind) | Long jump (wind) | Shot put  | High jump  | 400 m  | 110 m h (wind) | Discus  | Pole vault  | Javelin  | 1500 m

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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

[edit]

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  |  |  Nigeria  | August 1997  | 1997 Championships | Ibadan, Nigeria

## All time Medal table

[edit]

As of 2017

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

|
|
|
|
|

1|  South Africa (RSA)| 110| 66| 53| 229
2|  Kenya (KEN)| 80| 76| 33| 189
3|  Nigeria (NGR)| 75| 68| 38| 181
4|  Ethiopia (ETH)| 48| 63| 64| 175
5|  Egypt (EGY)| 47| 44| 29| 120
6|  Algeria (ALG)| 41| 38| 53| 132
7|  Morocco (MAR)| 27| 34| 47| 108
8|  Tunisia (TUN)| 23| 24| 46| 93
9|  Ghana (GHA)| 11| 21| 20| 52
10|  Mauritius (MUS)| 11| 19| 26| 56
11|  Senegal (SEN)| 10| 12| 14| 36
12|  Sudan (SUD)| 10| 6| 4| 20
13|  Uganda (UGA)| 8| 4| 9| 21
14|  Zimbabwe (ZIM)| 7| 10| 6| 23
15|  Burkina Faso (BUR)| 5| 13| 15| 33
16|  Botswana (BOT)| 5| 9| 19| 33
17|  Cameroon (CMR)| 5| 8| 7| 20
18|  Ivory Coast (CIV)| 5| 5| 12| 22
19|  Seychelles (SEY)| 4| 5| 7| 16
20|  Gambia (GAM)| 3| 2| 2| 7
21|  Namibia (NAM)| 2| 4| 6| 12
22|  Mali (MLI)| 2| 1| 3| 6
23|  Madagascar (MAD)| 2| 0| 2| 4
24|  Libya (LBY)| 1| 3| 0| 4
25|  Lesotho (LES)| 1| 1| 1| 3
Togo (TOG)| 1| 1| 1| 3
27|  Burundi (BDI)| 1| 0| 1| 2
28|  Comoros (COM)| 1| 0| 0| 1
29|  Gabon (GAB)| 0| 3| 1| 4
30|  Benin (BEN)| 0| 2| 0| 2
31|  Zambia (ZAM)| 0| 1| 1| 2
32|  DR Congo (COD)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Mozambique (MOZ)| 0| 1| 0| 1
34|  Eritrea (ERI)| 0| 0| 4| 4
35|  Congo (CGO)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Rwanda (RWA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (36 entries)| 546| 545| 526| 1,617

## References

[edit]

General

* CAA: African U20 Championships Records 20 April 2019 updated

Specific

1. ^ African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-09-30.
2. ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
3. ^ Bob Ramsak (2 July 2017). "Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
4. ^ "400m Results". sportronics.co.zm. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
5. ^ "Abidjan (Ivory Coast), 16-20.4.2019 -African Championships u20 and u18-". trackinsun.blogspot.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
6. ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
7. ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
8. ^ Bob Ramsak (2 July 2017). "Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
9. ^ Elshadai Negash; Bizuayehu Wagaw (7 March 2015). "Hamza and Cheptegei highlight opening days of African Junior Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
10. ^ "African Junior Championships 2017 Day 2 Results". cajt2017.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
11. ^ "African Junior Championships 2017 Day 2 Results". cajt2017.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
12. ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
13. ^ Yemi Olus (22 April 2019). "Kenya and South Africa shine at African U18/U20 Championships in Abidjan". IAAF. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
14. ^ Mark Ouma (9 March 2015). "Nigerian defending champions Brume, Oduduru prevail-African Junior Champs Day Four". African Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
15. ^ "Abidjan (Ivory Coast), 16-20.4.2019 -African Championships u20 and u18-". trackinsun.blogspot.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
16. ^ Bob Ramsak (2 July 2017). "Munyai clocks 20.22 as African Junior Championships conclude". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
17. ^ Mark Ouma (8 March 2015). "Nigerian women set championship record as Egypt clinch three gold medals-African Junior champs Day Three". African Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

## External links

[edit]

* CAA web site
* Championship medallists 1994–2005

* v
* t
* e

Championships of the Confederation of African Athletics

* Senior Championships
* Champions
* Records
* U20
* U18
* Combined Events
* Cross Country
* Mountain Running
* Race Walking

Senior|

* 1979
* 1982
* 1984
* 1985
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1992
* 1993
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2022
* 2024

U20|

* 1994
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2023

Youth|

* 2013
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Cross Country|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2024

Regional|

* North
* Combined Events and Race Walking
* Cross country
* Half marathon
* Track and field
* East
* Cross country
* Half marathon
* Track and field
* South
* Cross country
* Half marathon
* Track and field
* West
* Track and field
* East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships

* Athletics at the African Games
* African Marathon Championships
* African Half Marathon Championships
* Central African Athletics Championships
* Maghreb Athletics Championships

* v
* t
* e

International youth, junior, and U23 athletics

* Under-23 athletics
* Under-20 athletics
* Under-18 athletics

World|

* World U20 Championships
* World U18 Championships
* Youth Olympic Games
* World Para Junior Championships

Regional
championships|

| Under-23|

* Europe
* Mediterranean
* Outdoor
* Indoor
* North America, Central America and Caribbean
* South America

|

Under-20|

* Africa
* Arab
* Asia
* Balkan
* CARIFTA Games
* Central American and Caribbean
* Central America
* East and Central Africa
* Europe
* Leeward Islands
* Oceania
* Pan American
* South America
* South Asia
* West Africa

Under-18|

* Africa
* Arab
* Asia
* CARIFTA Games
* Central American and Caribbean
* Central America
* Europe
* Leeward Islands
* Oceania
* Pan American
* South America
* Southeast Asia
* Gulf CC

Under-16|

* Central American and Caribbean
* Central American
* Leeward Islands

Games|

* Asian Youth Games
* African Youth Games
* Commonwealth Youth Games
* CPLP Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* Gymnasiade
* 1998 World Youth Games

* Sport of athletics portal
* World records
* Under-23 bests
* Under-20
* Under-18

* v
* t
* e

Records in athletics

* World records
* World U23
* World U20
* World U18
* World masters (centenarian)
* World IPC
* World deaf

Area records|

| Senior|

* Africa
* Asia
* Europe
* North, Central American and Caribbean
* Oceania
* South America

|

Under-23|

* African U23
* Asian U23
* CAC U23
* European U23
* North, Central American and Caribbean U23
* Oceanian U23
* South American U23

Junior (U-20)|

* African U20
* Asian U20
* CAC U20
* European U20
* North, Central American and Caribbean U20
* Oceanian U20
* South American U20

Youth (U-18)|

* African Youth
* Asian Youth
* CAC Youth
* European Youth
* North, Central American and Caribbean Youth
* Oceanian Youth
* South American Youth

Others|

* Baltic
* Central American and Caribbean
* Commonwealth
* Nordic
* North America
* OECS
* Panamerica

World events|

* Olympic Games
* Paralympic Games
* World Championships
* World Indoor Championships
* Universiade
* Military World Games
* World U20 Championships
* World U18 Championships
* World Race Walking Cup
* IAAF World Relays
* Diamond League
* IAAF Continental Cup

Africa|

* African Championships
* African U20 Championships
* African Youth Championships
* African Games

Americas|

* Pan American Games
* Pan American U20 Championships
* Pan American Youth Championships
* Pan American Race Walking Cup

| North, Central America
and Caribbean|

* NACAC Championships
* NACAC U23 Championships
* NACAC U20 Championships
* NACAC U18 Championships

|

Central America
and Caribbean|

* CAC Championships
* CAC Games
* CAC Junior and Youth Championships
* CAC Age Group Championships

Central America|

* Central American Championships
* Central American Games
* Central American Junior and Youth Championships

South America|

* South American Championships
* South American Indoor Championships
* South American Games
* South American Under-23 Championships
* South American Junior Championships
* South American Youth Championships

Asia|

* Asian Championships
* Asian Indoor Championships
* Asian Junior Championships
* Asian Youth Championships
* Asian Games
* Asian Indoor Games
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Games
* West Asian Championships
* South Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games

Europe|

* European Championships
* European Indoor Championships
* European Team Championships
* European Games
* European U23 Championships
* European U20 Championships
* European U18 Championships
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* European Race Walking Cup

Oceania|

* Oceania Championships
* Oceania U20 Championships
* Oceania Youth Championships
* Pacific Games
* Melanesian Championships
* Micronesian Games
* Micronesian Championships
* Polynesian Championships

Community|

* ALBA Games
* Arab Championships
* Arab Junior Championships
* Arab Youth Championships
* Balkan Championships
* Balkan Indoor Championships
* Bolivarian Games
* CARIFTA Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Commonwealth Youth Games
* Games of the Small States of Europe
* Ibero-American Championships
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Island Games
* Jeux de la Francophonie
* Lusophone Games
* Maccabiah Games
* Mediterranean Games
* Mediterranean U23 Championships
* OECS Championships
* SELL Student Games

* Sport of athletics portal
* 10-second barrier
* Athletics record progressions
* National records in athletics
* List of meet records in athletics

*[A]: Mark set at altitude
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template