1995 African Junior Athletics Championships

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2nd African Junior Championships
Dates20 – 22 July
Host city Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Level Under-20
Events36

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]

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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.

Medal Table

  *   Host nation (Ivory Coast)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)129122
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)106218
3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)31812
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3159
5Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)3025
6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)27514
7Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1012
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)1012
9Flag of Togo.svg  Togo  (TOG)1001
10Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)05611
11Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  (BUR)0426
12Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)0202
13Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire  (ZAI)0101
14Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia  (GAM)0011
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali  (MLI)0011
Totals (15 entries)363635107

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ibrahim Meité  (CIV)10.32Flag of Nigeria.svg  Sunday Emmanuel  (NGR)10.42Flag of Ghana.svg  Abu Duah  (GHA)10.67
200 metresFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ibrahim Meité  (CIV)20.76Flag of Nigeria.svg  Sunday Emmanuel  (NGR)20.98Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ahmed Douhou  (CIV)21.08
400 metresFlag of Nigeria.svg  Hyginus Anugho  (NGR)47.91Flag of Botswana.svg  Lulu Basinyi  (BOT)48.14Flag of Ghana.svg  Iddrisu Umar  (GHA)48.20
800 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Japheth Kimutai  (KEN)1:47.67Flag of Morocco.svg  Khalifa Boutahri  (MAR)1:48.79Flag of Kenya.svg  Abraham Kibet  (KEN)1:50.32
1500 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Japheth Kimutai  (KEN)3:49.78Flag of Morocco.svg  Khalifa Boutahri  (MAR)3:52.44Flag of Kenya.svg  Abraham Kibet  (KEN)3:54.10
5000 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Charles Kwambai  (KEN)14:15.12Flag of Kenya.svg  Mark Bett  (KEN)14:15.38Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohammed Amyn  (MAR)14:15.49
10,000 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Charles Kwambai  (KEN)29:43.05Flag of Kenya.svg  Mark Bett  (KEN)29:44.08Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed El-Hattab  (MAR)30:34.80
110 metres hurdlesFlag of Nigeria.svg  William Mene  (NGR)14.58Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Djeke Mambo  (ZAI)14.88Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Severin Guede  (CIV)16.18
400 metres hurdlesFlag of Nigeria.svg  Osita Okeagu  (NGR)51.83Flag of Morocco.svg  Faycal Kacemi  (MAR)52.60Flag of Morocco.svg  Hassan Qormassi  (MAR)52.77
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  Charles Kwambai  (KEN)9:05.83Flag of Kenya.svg  Mark Bett  (KEN)9:08.82Flag of Algeria.svg  Laïd Bessou  (ALG)9:20.30
4×100 m relayFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)
Yves Sonan
Ahmed Douhou
Ade Bayo
Ibrahim Meité
39.51Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)39.99Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)40.51
4×400 m relayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)
Joel Okunorobo
Osita Okeagu
Oluwasegun
Hyginus Anugho
3:12.79Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)3:14.03Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)3:16.76
High jumpFlag of Algeria.svg  Abderrahmane Hammad  (ALG)2.12 mFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Olivier Sanou  (BUR)2.09 mFlag of Mali.svg  Oumar Soulaké  (MLI)2.06 m
Pole vaultFlag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Benyahia  (ALG)4.60 mFlag of Ghana.svg  Adjei Mensah  (GHA)4.10 mOnly two athletes cleared a height
Long jumpFlag of Togo.svg  Téko Folligan  (TOG)7.55 mFlag of Morocco.svg  Mehdi El-Ghazouani  (MAR)7.24 mFlag of The Gambia.svg  Pa Momodou Gai  (GAM)7.17 m
Triple jumpFlag of Ghana.svg  Kenneth Andam  (GHA)15.63 mFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Olivier Sanou  (BUR)15.56 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Karim Ould Ahmed  (ALG)15.54 m
Shot putFlag of Egypt.svg  Walid Jamil Mustapha  (EGY)14.87 mFlag of Nigeria.svg  Samson Ahmadu  (NGR)14.77 mFlag of Ghana.svg  Gerald Cudjoe  (GHA)14.17 m
Discus throwFlag of Egypt.svg  Walid Jamil Mustapha  (EGY)48.34 mFlag of Nigeria.svg  Samson Ahmadu  (NGR)47.04 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tarek Yazidi  (TUN)45.88 m
Javelin throwFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Roland Vermeulen  (ZIM)62.08 mFlag of Ghana.svg  Richard Agyepong  (GHA)55.52 mFlag of Egypt.svg  Zakaria Abou Saoud  (EGY)53.24 m

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Nigeria.svg  Mercy Nku  (NGR)11.38Flag of Nigeria.svg  Gloria Kemasuode  (NGR)11.94Flag of Algeria.svg  Saliha Hammadi  (ALG)12.00
200 metresFlag of Nigeria.svg  Mercy Nku  (NGR)23.63Flag of Ghana.svg  Vida Nsiah  (GHA)24.24Flag of Ghana.svg  Naomi Mills  (GHA)24.53
400 metresFlag of Nigeria.svg  Florence Ekpo-Umoh  (NGR)54.48Flag of Ghana.svg  Agnes Nuamah  (GHA)56.40Flag of Algeria.svg  Nahida Touhami  (ALG)57.43
800 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Nancy Jebet Langat  (KEN)2:11.69Flag of Nigeria.svg  Elizabeth Akpan  (NGR)2:14.60Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Djeneba Silue  (CIV)2:15.62
1500 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai  (KEN)4:20.46Flag of Kenya.svg  Nancy Langat  (KEN)4:23.35Flag of Morocco.svg  Bouchra Ben Thami  (MAR)4:25.68
3000 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai  (KEN)9:15.68Flag of Kenya.svg  Joan Jepkorir Aiyabei  (KEN)9:29.94Flag of Morocco.svg  Bouchra Ben Thami  (MAR)9:44.14
10,000 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Joan Jepkorir Aiyabei  (KEN)34:40.61Flag of Kenya.svg  Elizabeth Ewoi  (KEN)35:21.53Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Esther Nherera  (ZIM)38:11.34
100 metres hurdlesFlag of Ghana.svg  Vida Nsiah  (GHA)13.77Flag of Nigeria.svg  Glory Alozie  (NGR)14.21Flag of Algeria.svg  Ahlam Allali  (ALG)15.08
400 metres hurdlesFlag of Kenya.svg  Beatrice Biwott  (KEN)62.54Flag of Morocco.svg  Zahra Lachgar  (MAR)63.16Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Juliette Kaboré  (BUR)63.18
4×100 m relayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)45.91Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)46.40Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)48.31
4×400 m relayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)3:47.76Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:50.94Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)3:56.69
High jumpFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nkechinyere Mbaoma  (NGR)1.73 mFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Irène Tiéndrebeogo  (BUR)1.73 mFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Jeannine Ble  (CIV)1.65 m
Long jumpFlag of Nigeria.svg  Chinedu Odozor  (NGR)5.92 mFlag of Nigeria.svg  Gloria Kemasuode  (NGR)5.80 mFlag of Ghana.svg  Vida Nsiah  (GHA)5.76 m
Triple jumpFlag of Algeria.svg  Baya Rahouli  (ALG)13.09 mFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Chantal Ouoba  (BUR)11.99 mFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Adélaïde Koudougnon  (CIV)11.93 m
Shot putFlag of Egypt.svg  Iman Mahrous  (EGY)13.13 mFlag of Nigeria.svg  Stella Okpokwu  (NGR)12.10 mFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Inès Ouédraogo  (BUR)11.82 m
Discus throwFlag of Nigeria.svg  Stella Okpokwu  (NGR)36.96 mFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Chantal Obou Cho  (CIV)33.86 mFlag of Egypt.svg  Iman Mahrous  (EGY)31.56 m
Javelin throwFlag of Tunisia.svg  Aïda Sellam  (TUN)47.38 mFlag of Ghana.svg  Agnes Afiyo  (GHA)39.00 mFlag of Morocco.svg  Zahra Lachgar  (MAR)38.92 m

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