2nd African Junior Championships | |
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Dates | 20 – 22 July |
Host city | Bouaké, Ivory Coast |
Level | Under-20 |
Events | 36 |
The 1995 African Junior Athletics Championships was the second edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Bouaké, Ivory Coast, from 20–22 July. A total of 36 events were contested, 19 by men and 17 by women. [1]
Agnes Afiyo of Ghana, the runner-up in the women's javelin throw, was determined to be male in 1999 following medical testing. [2] It is not known whether the medals from this competition were reassigned as a result.
* Host nation (Ivory Coast)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 36 | 36 | 35 | 107 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | ![]() | 10.32 | ![]() | 10.42 | ![]() | 10.67 |
200 metres | ![]() | 20.76 | ![]() | 20.98 | ![]() | 21.08 |
400 metres | ![]() | 47.91 | ![]() | 48.14 | ![]() | 48.20 |
800 metres | ![]() | 1:47.67 | ![]() | 1:48.79 | ![]() | 1:50.32 |
1500 metres | ![]() | 3:49.78 | ![]() | 3:52.44 | ![]() | 3:54.10 |
5000 metres | ![]() | 14:15.12 | ![]() | 14:15.38 | ![]() | 14:15.49 |
10,000 metres | ![]() | 29:43.05 | ![]() | 29:44.08 | ![]() | 30:34.80 |
110 metres hurdles | ![]() | 14.58 | ![]() | 14.88 | ![]() | 16.18 |
400 metres hurdles | ![]() | 51.83 | ![]() | 52.60 | ![]() | 52.77 |
3000 metres steeplechase | ![]() | 9:05.83 | ![]() | 9:08.82 | ![]() | 9:20.30 |
4×100 m relay | ![]() Yves Sonan Ahmed Douhou Ade Bayo Ibrahim Meité | 39.51 | ![]() | 39.99 | ![]() | 40.51 |
4×400 m relay | ![]() Joel Okunorobo Osita Okeagu Oluwasegun Hyginus Anugho | 3:12.79 | ![]() | 3:14.03 | ![]() | 3:16.76 |
High jump | ![]() | 2.12 m | ![]() | 2.09 m | ![]() | 2.06 m |
Pole vault | ![]() | 4.60 m | ![]() | 4.10 m | Only two athletes cleared a height | |
Long jump | ![]() | 7.55 m | ![]() | 7.24 m | ![]() | 7.17 m |
Triple jump | ![]() | 15.63 m | ![]() | 15.56 m | ![]() | 15.54 m |
Shot put | ![]() | 14.87 m | ![]() | 14.77 m | ![]() | 14.17 m |
Discus throw | ![]() | 48.34 m | ![]() | 47.04 m | ![]() | 45.88 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 62.08 m | ![]() | 55.52 m | ![]() | 53.24 m |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | ![]() | 11.38 | ![]() | 11.94 | ![]() | 12.00 |
200 metres | ![]() | 23.63 | ![]() | 24.24 | ![]() | 24.53 |
400 metres | ![]() | 54.48 | ![]() | 56.40 | ![]() | 57.43 |
800 metres | ![]() | 2:11.69 | ![]() | 2:14.60 | ![]() | 2:15.62 |
1500 metres | ![]() | 4:20.46 | ![]() | 4:23.35 | ![]() | 4:25.68 |
3000 metres | ![]() | 9:15.68 | ![]() | 9:29.94 | ![]() | 9:44.14 |
10,000 metres | ![]() | 34:40.61 | ![]() | 35:21.53 | ![]() | 38:11.34 |
100 metres hurdles | ![]() | 13.77 | ![]() | 14.21 | ![]() | 15.08 |
400 metres hurdles | ![]() | 62.54 | ![]() | 63.16 | ![]() | 63.18 |
4×100 m relay | ![]() | 45.91 | ![]() | 46.40 | ![]() | 48.31 |
4×400 m relay | ![]() | 3:47.76 | ![]() | 3:50.94 | ![]() | 3:56.69 |
High jump | ![]() | 1.73 m | ![]() | 1.73 m | ![]() | 1.65 m |
Long jump | ![]() | 5.92 m | ![]() | 5.80 m | ![]() | 5.76 m |
Triple jump | ![]() | 13.09 m | ![]() | 11.99 m | ![]() | 11.93 m |
Shot put | ![]() | 13.13 m | ![]() | 12.10 m | ![]() | 11.82 m |
Discus throw | ![]() | 36.96 m | ![]() | 33.86 m | ![]() | 31.56 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 47.38 m | ![]() | 39.00 m | ![]() | 38.92 m |
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