1981 Maghreb Athletics Championships

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8th Maghreb Athletics Championships
Dates24–26 June
Host city Algiers, Algeria
Events39
Participation3 nations

The 1981 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Algeria, Tunisia and Libya were the competing nations. Organised by the Union des Fédérations d'Athlétisme du Maghreb Uni (Union of Athletics Federations of the United Maghreb), it took place in Casablanca, Morocco from 15–17 July. [1] A total of 39 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women. [2]

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The 1981 edition marked a rejuvenation of the tournament, there having been a six-year gap since the last edition. It was the second time that Algiers played host to the championships, and also the second time Libya sent a team. With Morocco absent, the hosts, Algeria, were dominant at the competition, winning a total of 29 gold medals. Tunisia had nine gold medals, and Libya took the sole remaining gold medal.

The women's heptathlon was introduced, replacing the women's pentathlon in line with the new international standard set at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. A women's 400 metres hurdles and Maghreb men's marathon were also staged for the first time. Track events were only officially timed to the tenth of a second. [2]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Brahim Badi  (ALG)10.6Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdeslam Kaddouri  (ALG)10.7Flag of Tunisia.svg  Messaoud Fguiri  (TUN)10.8
200 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Brahim Amour  (ALG)21.3Flag of Algeria.svg  Brahim Badi  (ALG)21.5Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Ahmed Abdul Ali  (LBA)21.6
400 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Aïssaoui  (ALG)47.4Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Bachir Fellah  (LBA)47.9Flag of Algeria.svg  Saïd Oukali  (ALG)48.2
800 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Saïd Ouakli  (ALG)1:51.2Flag of Algeria.svg  Amar Brahmia  (ALG)1:51.7Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mohamed Alouini  (TUN)1:52.3
1500 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Mehdi Aidet  (ALG)3:40.9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mohamed Néji Henchiri  (TUN)3:42.0Flag of Algeria.svg  Abderrahmane Morceli  (ALG)3:42.3
5000 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Rachid Habchaoui  (ALG)13:58.1Flag of Algeria.svg  Lahcene Babaci  (ALG)14:00.9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Rabah Zaïdi  (TUN)14:26.1
10,000 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Rachid Habchaoui  (ALG)28:52.3Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelmadjid Mada  (ALG)29:21.9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Faisal Touzri  (TUN)29:36.0
110 m hurdlesFlag of Algeria.svg  Riad Benhaddad  (ALG)14.3Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Bensaad  (ALG)14.8Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tawfik Zaouali  (TUN)14.8
400 m hurdlesFlag of Algeria.svg  Lahcene Belhadjoudja  (ALG)53.1Flag of Algeria.svg  Laouari Benmaghnia  (ALG)53.6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Khalifa Khémiri  (TUN)53.6
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Algeria.svg  Lahcene Babaci  (ALG)8:29.7Flag of Tunisia.svg  Féthi Baccouche  (TUN)8:49.2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Habib Romdhani  (TUN)8:53.9
4×100 m relayFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)42.3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)42.9Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya  (LBA)43.2
4×400 m relayFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:14.0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)3:17.4Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya  (LBA)3:19.4
MarathonFlag of Tunisia.svg  Houcine El Mekni  (TUN)2:36:29Flag of Algeria.svg  Lazreg Lakhal  (ALG)2:39:03Flag of Tunisia.svg  Abdelaziz Bouguerra  (TUN)2:52:19
20,000 m walkFlag of Algeria.svg  Benamar Kachkouche  (ALG)1:30:09.2Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelwahab Ferguène  (ALG)1:34:07.4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Abdelkrim Dridi  (TUN)1:52:18.5
High jumpFlag of Algeria.svg  Abdenour Krim  (ALG)2.10 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Mustapha Tarzali  (ALG)1.95 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Nasreddine Zaouali  (TUN)1.95 m
Pole vaultFlag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Bensaad  (ALG)4.60 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Djamel Bouzerar  (ALG)4.50 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Abdelatif Chekir  (TUN)4.30 m
Long jumpFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Mohamed Abdusalam Bishti  (LBA)7.71 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Bachir Messikh  (ALG)7.55 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Ahmed Benazoug  (ALG)7.23 m
Triple jumpFlag of Algeria.svg  Saïd Saad  (ALG)15.78 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Abdelatif Fezzani  (TUN)15.71 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Ali Ajmi  (TUN)14.76 m
Shot putFlag of Tunisia.svg  Abderrazak Ben Hassine  (TUN)15.70 mFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Abdullah Djahour  (LBA)14.73 mFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Milad Ahmed Hassan  (LBA)14.72 m
Discus throwFlag of Tunisia.svg  Abderrazak Ben Hassine  (TUN)56.32 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Mourad Boubnider  (ALG)44.36 mFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Milad Ahmed Hassan  (LBA)44.34 m
Hammer throwFlag of Algeria.svg  Hakim Toumi  (ALG)60.74 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Youssef Ben Abid  (TUN)56.60 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Abdellah Boubekeur  (ALG)55.82 m
Javelin throwFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tarek Chaabani  (TUN)68.94 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Ali Memmi  (TUN)66.58 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Allel Boulmahli  (ALG)64.54 m
DecathlonFlag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Bensaad  (ALG)7230 ptsFlag of Tunisia.svg  Abdessatar Mouelhi  (TUN)7094 ptsFlag of Algeria.svg  Fillali Hadj Brahim  (ALG)6167 pts

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Fatima Mefti  (ALG)12.3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Leïla Belhaouane  (TUN)12.7Flag of Algeria.svg  Malika Hammouche  (ALG)12.7
200 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Fatima Mefti  (ALG)25.6Flag of Algeria.svg  Malika Hammouche  (ALG)25.7Flag of Tunisia.svg  Leïla Belhaouane  (TUN)25.8
400 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Dalila Baouche  (ALG)57.4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Sarra Touibi  (TUN)57.7Flag of Algeria.svg  Mebarka Hadj Abdellah  (ALG)59.1
800 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Dalila Baouche  (ALG)2:14.1Flag of Algeria.svg  Mebarka Hadj Abdellah  (ALG)2:15.3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Rachida Oueslati  (TUN)2:16.5
1500 metresFlag of Tunisia.svg  Rachida Oueslati  (TUN)4:29.7Flag of Algeria.svg  Dalila Méhira  (ALG)4:31.9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Latifa Dérouiche  (TUN)4:34.2
3000 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Dalila Méhira  (ALG)9:54.7Flag of Tunisia.svg  Latifa Dérouiche  (TUN)10:00.4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Rachida Oueslati  (TUN)10:10.7
100 m hurdlesFlag of Tunisia.svg  Zahra Azaiez  (TUN)15.1Flag of Algeria.svg  Dalila Tayebi  (ALG)15.2Flag of Algeria.svg  Nacèra Achir  (ALG)15.5
400 m hurdlesFlag of Tunisia.svg  Basma Gharbi  (TUN)63.2Flag of Algeria.svg  Karima Henni  (ALG)64.7Flag of Algeria.svg  Nacèra Chétaibi  (ALG)65.6
4×100 m relayFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)49.3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)49.3Only two starting teams
4×400 m relayFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)3:53.0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:55.0Only two starting teams
High jumpFlag of Algeria.svg  Nacèra Achir  (ALG)1.63 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Kawther Akrémi  (TUN)1.63 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Yamina Bourzama  (ALG)1.60 m
Long jumpFlag of Algeria.svg  Dalila Tayebi  (ALG)6.02 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Zahra Azaiez  (TUN)5.73 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Leïla Belhaouane  (TUN)5.48 m
Shot putFlag of Algeria.svg  Fatiha Larab  (ALG)12.69 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Saoussen Chaabane  (TUN)11.90 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Latifa Nefzaoui  (TUN)11.64 m
Discus throwFlag of Tunisia.svg  Fathia Jerbi  (TUN)47.02 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Djamila Aït Dib  (ALG)41.78 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Aïcha Dahmous  (ALG)36.64 m
Javelin throwFlag of Algeria.svg  Samia Djémaa  (ALG)46.16 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Nouria Kédideh  (ALG)41.14 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Wissem Chennoufi  (TUN)41.02 m
HeptathlonFlag of Algeria.svg  Dalila Tayebi  (ALG)5116 ptsFlag of Algeria.svg  Nacèra Achir  (ALG)4761 ptsFlag of Tunisia.svg  Zahra Azaiez  (TUN)4715 pts

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