2011 African Junior Athletics Championships
# 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships were held at the University of Botswana Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana from 12 to 15 May. It was the tenth edition of the continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. Over 700 athletes from 28 countries announced their desire to participate in the event over four days of track and field competitions, which featured 22 events from men and 22 events for women.

South Africa topped the medal table with thirteen gold and silver medals. Ethiopia and Egypt both won six events, while Kenya and Nigeria rounded out the top five. Seventeen nations reached the medal table at the competition. El Mehdi Kabbachi was a double gold medallist for Morocco, winning both the men's long and triple jump competitions. Namibian thrower Charlene Engelbrecht won both her country's medals with runner-up performances in the shot put and discus.

Among the other medallists, Uganda's Annet Negesa took an 800 m/1500 m double, including a Ugandan record in the latter event. The women's Egyptian record in the high jump was broken by Besnet Moussad Mohamed, who won gold. Aynalem Eshetu of Ethiopia improved the African record to win the women's 5000 m walk. Her teammate Magiso Manedo excelled in the sprints: she won the 400 m, set an Ethiopian record to take the 200 m silver medal and anchored the 4 × 400 metres relay team to another national record and the bronze medal.

Outside of the medallists, strong performances came from javelin fourth-placer Adriaan Beukes, who broke the Botswana record, and Phumlile Ndzinisa of Swaziland ran Swazi records in the 200 m and 400 m finals. Further to this, Egypt's Hamada Mohamed (fourth in the 800 m) set an Egyptian junior record.

## Medal summary

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Gideon Trotter (RSA) | 10.49 | Tinashe Mutanga (ZIM) | 10.68 | Emile Erasmus (RSA) | 10.70 |
| 200 metres | Siphelo Ngquboza (RSA) | 20.94 | Tinashe Mutanga (ZIM) | 20.99 PB | Jonathan Mmaju (NGR) | 21.58 |
| 400 metres | Sadam Koumi (SUD) | 46.37 PB | Japhet Samuel (NGR) | 46.45 PB | Alphas Kishoyian (KEN) | 46.71 PB |
| 800 metres | Mohammed Aman (ETH) | 1:46.62 | Anthony Chemut (KEN) | 1:47.16 PB | Nigel Amos (BOT) | 1:47.38 NJR |
| 1500 metres | Hillary Maiyo (KEN) | 3:35.43 PB | Geofrey Barusei (KEN) | 3:35.54 PB | Soresa Fida (ETH) | 3:36.38 PB |
| 5000 metres | Yitayal Atnafu Zerihun (ETH) | 13:38.52 PB | Abraham Kasongor (KEN) | 13:39.17 PB | Thomas Ayeko (UGA) | 13:40.04 PB |
| 10,000 metres | Geoffrey Kirui (KEN) | 27:55.74 PB, CR | Nicholas Togom (KEN) | 28:23.22 PB | Thomas Ayeko (UGA) | 28:27.54 PB |
| 110 metres hurdles | Amadou Ndiaye (SEN) | 14.33 PB | Tsepo Lefete (RSA) | 14.42 | Rami Gharsalli (TUN) | 14.49 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles | Abdelmalik Lahoulou (ALG) | 51.69 NJR | Jeremiah Mutai (KEN) | 51.93 | Shaun van Wyk (RSA) | 51.96 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Gilbert Kirui (KEN) | 8:25.03 PB | Jairus Kipchoge (KEN) | 8:28.08 PB | Jacob Araptany (UGA) | 8:30.63 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nigeria (NGR) Emuobonuvie Mamus Harry Chukwudike Jonathan Mmaju Toyin Oladimeji | 40.98 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) Fungah Beukerwa Abdul Simbili Felby Mukucha Tinashe Mutanga | 41.66 | Mauritius (MRI) Thierry Ferdinand Darren Paul Jonathan Bardottier Christopher Quenette | 41.81 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Sudan (SUD) Sadam Koumi Abd Elraman Nadir Mohamed Ahmed Ismail Awad Elkarim Maki | 3:09.77 | Kenya (KEN) Jeremiah Mutai Christopher Ngetich Anthony Chemut Alphas Kishoyian | 3:10.17 | South Africa (RSA) Gideon Trotter Fernando Ledimo Taariq Solomons Shaun van Wyk | 3:11.87 |
| 10,000 m walk | Tewfik Yesref (ALG) | 46:04.04 | Buzuneh Bekele (ETH) | 47:33.18 PB | Daba Gemeda (ETH) | 49:15.52 PB |
| High jump | Hichem Krim (ALG) | 2.06 m | Jan Steytler (RSA) | 2.04 m PB | Aabobe Tshwanelo (BOT) | 2.04 m PB |
| Pole vault | Michael Cilliers (RSA) | 4.90 m PB | Jako Burgers (RSA) | 4.80 m PB | Hamza Harbaoui (TUN) | 4.40 m PB |
| Long jump | El Mehdi Kabbachi (MAR) | 7.69 m | Roelf Pienaar (RSA) | 7.55 m | Ojulu Lingo Obang (ETH) | 7.45 m PB |
| Triple jump | El Mehdi Kabbachi (MAR) | 15.84 m | Fayçal Meddourene (ALG) | 15.69 m PB | Mosheleketi Goabaone (BOT) | 15.49 m PB |
| Shot put | Hisham Abdelhamid Abdelaziz (EGY) | 18.11 m | Abdelmoneim El-Sayed (EGY) | 18.07 m PB | Johnny Botha (RSA) | 17.39 m PB |
| Discus throw | Amine Atik (MAR) | 56.08 m | Charl Grobler (RSA) | 52.12 m | Ifeanyi Augustine Nwoye (NGR) | 51.41 m PB |
| Hammer throw | Islam Ahmed Taha (EGY) | 68.03 m PB | Donovan Stebbing (RSA) | 63.00 m PB | Hesham Lofty Abdel Wahab (EGY) | 62.32 m PB |
| Javelin throw | Rocco van Rooyen (RSA) | 75.72 m PB | Dean Goosen (RSA) | 68.80 m | Ahmed Samir El Shabramsly (EGY) | 68.45 m PB |
| Decathlon | Ahmad Saber Ahmad (EGY) | 6776 pts PB | Jason Roux (RSA) | 6416 pts PB | Gobe Khanda (BOT) | 5886 pts PB NR |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Josephine Omaka (NGR) | 11.97 | Leungo Mathaku (BOT) | 12.01 PB | Chante van Tonder (RSA) | 12.05 |
| 200 metres | Sonja van der Merwe (RSA) | 23.78 PB | Magiso Manedo (ETH) | 23.90 NR | Nkiruka Uwakwe (NGR) | 23.94 |
| 400 metres | Magiso Manedo (ETH) | 52.09 PB | Justine Palframan (RSA) | 52.93 PB | Margaret Etim (NGR) | 53.23 |
| 800 metres | Annet Negesa (UGA) | 2:04.94 | Cherono Koech (KEN) | 2:06.49 | Gerezine Gebremariam (ETH) | 2:07.16 PB |
| 1500 metres | Annet Negesa (UGA) | 4:09.17 NR | Nancy Chepkwemoi (KEN) | 4:09.25 PB | Stacy Ndiwa (KEN) | 4:15.84 PB |
| 3000 metres | Azemra Gebru (ETH) | 9:11.84 PB | Purity Rionoripo (KEN) | 9:14.58 | Waganesh Mekasha (ETH) | 9:16.82 |
| 5000 metres | Caroline Chepkoech (KEN) | 15:24.66 PB | Janeth Kisa (KEN) | 15:24.75 PB | Genet Yalew (ETH) | 15:27.96 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Kayla Gilbert (RSA) | 14.25 | Liriska Botha (RSA) | 14.39 | Oarabile Babolayi (BOT) | 14.40 NR |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jean-Marie Senekal (RSA) | 59.21 | Tasabih Mohamed (SUD) | 59.85 PB | Oarabile Babolayi (BOT) | 1:00:88 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Birtukan Adamu (ETH) | 9:53.80 | Zewdnesh Belachew (ETH) | 10:02.99 PB | Veronica Ngososei (KEN) | 10:06.52 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | South Africa (RSA) Samantha Pretorius Sonja van der Merwe Zanri van der Merwe Chante van Tonder | 46.11 | Nigeria (NGR) Margaret Benson Goodness Thomas Wisdom Isoken Josephine Omaka | 46.71 | Botswana (BOT) Gofaone Ditsheko Ontiretse Molapisi Mpho Mangope Leungo Mathaku | 48.46 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | South Africa (RSA) Anri Steyn Sonja van der Merwe Jean-Marie Senekal Justine Palframan | 3:38.16 | Nigeria (NGR) Margaret Etim Nkiruka Uwakwe Charity Adegoke Wisdom Isoken | 3:38.87 | Ethiopia (ETH) Abrhaley Takere Getachew Alula Gerezine Gebremariam Magiso Manedo | 3:39.82 NR |
| 5000 m walk | Aynalem Eshetu (ETH) | 22:59.19 AR | Mengistu Ayele (ETH) | 24:55.73 PB | Tahani Ghazal (TUN) | 26:06.04 PB |
| High jump | Besnet Moussad Mohamed (EGY) | 1.81 m NR | Lissa Labiche (SEY) | 1.70 m | Daunia Menni (MAR) | 1.65 m PB |
| Pole vault | Dorra Mahfoudhi (TUN) | 3.40 m | Jeanne Van Dyk (RSA) Mariska Smit (RSA) | 3.35 m PB | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Long jump | Samantha Pretorius (RSA) | 5.90 m | Kyla Gilbert (RSA) | 5.65 m | Sangone Kandji (SEN) | 5.59 m PB |
| Triple jump | Valentina Da Rocha (RSA) | 12.46 m | Lerato Schele (LES) | 12.07 m PB | Danelle Erwee (RSA) | 12.05 m PB |
| Shot put | Nkechi Chime (NGR) | 13.89 m | Charlene Engelbrecht (NAM) | 13.73 m NJR PB | Ibrahim Fadya Saad (EGY) | 13.26 m PB |
| Discus throw | Ischke Senekal (RSA) | 49.90 m PB | Charlene Engelbrecht (NAM) | 46.10 m PB | Simone Meyer (RSA) | 45.41 m |
| Hammer throw | Rana Ahmad Taha (EGY) | 59.94 m | Nehal Kamal Fahmy (EGY) | 57.49 m PB | Nabiha Gueddah (TUN) | 52.19 m NJR |
| Javelin throw | Liezel de Swardt (RSA) | 48.28 m PB | Hanane Daoudi (MAR) | 43.94 m PB | Leandri Swiegers (RSA) | 43.26 m PB |
| Heptathlon | Haris Radwa Faty (EGY) | 4839 pts NR | Francis Kemi (NGR) | 4836 pts PB | Lissa Labiche (SEY) | 4663 pts PB |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Botswana)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Africa | 13 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Egypt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Kenya | 4 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Sudan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Uganda | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Namibia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Botswana* | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Lesotho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 |

## Participation

* Algeria
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Djibouti
* Ethiopia
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
