2009 African Junior Athletics Championships

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9th African Junior Championships
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Dates30 July – 2 August
Host city Bambous, Mauritius
Venue Stade Germain Comarmond
Level Under-20
Events40

The 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships were held in Bambous, Mauritius from 30 July to 2 August. There were 40 events in total, of which 20 were contested by male athletes and 20 by female athletes. Multiple gold medallists Caster Semenya and Amaka Ogoegbunam broke championships records, but also created controversy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics later that year. Semenya was asked to take a gender test and Ogoegbunam tested positive for anabolic steroids. [1] [2]

Contents

Records

Key:WR — World record   AR — Area record   CR — Championship record   NR — National record   WL — World leading
NameEventCountryRecordType
James Magut 1500 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:37.05CR
Cornel Fredericks 400 m hurdles Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 50.05 secCR
Cheyne Rahme Pole vault Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5.30 mCR
Ali Bouguesba Triple jump Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 16.16 mCR
Alaa Elaslry Hammer throw Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 75.59 mCR
Gert Swanepoel Decathlon Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6400 pts NR
Caster Semenya 800 metres Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:56.72 NR CR WL
Caster Semenya 1500 metres Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4:08.01CR
Amaka Ogoegbunam 400 m hurdles Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 58.45 secCR
Rana Taha Hammer throw Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 57.53 mCR

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Abdehadi Bouchakour  (ALG)10.75Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nathaniel Oletu  (NGR)10.86Flag of South Africa.svg  Waide Jooste  (RSA)10.94
200 metresFlag of the Comoros.svg  Youssouf Mhadjou  (COM)22.47Flag of Nigeria.svg  Ayobani Oyebiyi  (NGR)22.58Flag of Nigeria.svg  Adeola Efunsile  (NGR)22.66
400 metresFlag of Botswana.svg  Pako Seribe  (BOT)46.56Flag of Nigeria.svg  Abiola Onakoya  (NGR)47.16Flag of Botswana.svg  Thapelo Ketlogetswe  (BOT)47.43
800 metresFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Mohamed Aman Geleto  (ETH)1:48.82Flag of Kenya.svg  Nickson Tuwei  (KEN)1:48.91Flag of Kenya.svg  David Mutinda  (KEN)1:49.82
1500 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  James Magut  (KEN)3:37.05 CRFlag of Kenya.svg  Nickson Chepseba  (KEN)3:37.63Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Dawit Wolde Arega  (ETH)3:41.24
5000 metresFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Abera Kuma Lema  (ETH)13:42.53Flag of Kenya.svg  John Mwangangi  (KEN)13:42.88Flag of Kenya.svg  Kennedy Kithuka  (KEN)13:43.94
10,000 metresFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Lelisa Desisa Benti  (ETH)28.46.74Flag of Kenya.svg  John Cheruiyot  (KEN)28:47.89Flag of Kenya.svg  Peter Kimeli  (KEN)28:53.64
110 metres hurdlesFlag of South Africa.svg  Cornel Fredericks  (RSA)14.36Flag of Nigeria.svg  Martins Ogieriakhi  (NGR)14.42Flag of Namibia.svg  Hardus Maritz  (NAM)14.73
400 metres hurdlesFlag of South Africa.svg  Cornel Fredericks  (RSA)50.05 CRFlag of Senegal.svg  Amadou Ndiaye  (SEN)52.44Flag of Namibia.svg  Hardus Maritz  (NAM)52.61
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  Jonathan Muia Ndiku  (KEN)8:28.83Flag of Kenya.svg  Stephen Kiprotich  (KEN)8:35.97Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Legesse Lemesso Lemesso  (ETH)8:39.53
4×100 metres relayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)
Ayobani Oyebiyi
Abiola Onakoya
Adeola Efunsile
Nathaniel Oletu
41.17Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Waide Jootse
Brent Stevens
Patrick Vosloo
Ethan Floris
41.33Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MUS)
Baptiste Brasse
Aldo Lutchmun
Garik Maureemootoo
Unknown runner
42.08
4×400 metres relayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)
Okeudo Jonathan Mmaju
Elvis Ukale
Peter Njoteah
Abiola Onakoya
3:13.50Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Shaun de Jager
Cornel Fredericks
Peter Marx
Neil de Beer
3:13.95Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)
Otlaadisa Segosebe
Daniel Lagamang
Pako Seribe
Thapelo Ketlogetswe
3:15.08
High jumpFlag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Abou Taleb  (EGY)2.09 mFlag of South Africa.svg  Ruan Claasen  (RSA)2.09 mFlag of Seychelles.svg  Jose Labiche  (SEY)2.02 m
Pole vaultFlag of South Africa.svg  Cheyne Rahme  (RSA)5.30 m CRFlag of Algeria.svg  Mohammed Bouhadjer  (ALG)4.35 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Yannick Clam  (MUS)3.95 m
Long jumpFlag of Tunisia.svg  Alaeddin Ben Hassine  (TUN)7.67 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Ali Bouguesba  (ALG)7.52 mFlag of South Africa.svg  Luvo Manyonga  (RSA)7.49 m
Triple jumpFlag of Algeria.svg  Ali Bouguesba  (ALG)16.16 m CR PBFlag of Kenya.svg  Newton Kipngeno  (KEN)15.62 m PBFlag of South Africa.svg  Apelele Raskeni  (RSA)15.53 m
Shot putFlag of South Africa.svg  Stephan Brink  (RSA)17.90 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Abddouahat Laggoun  (ALG)16.38 mFlag of Nigeria.svg  Victor Akinyemi  (NGR)15.03 m
Discus throwFlag of South Africa.svg  Dewald van Heerden  (RSA)58.91 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Christophe Sophie  (MUS)46.02 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Abdouahat Laggoiun  (ALG)43.14 m
Hammer throwFlag of Egypt.svg  Alaa Elaslry  (EGY)75.59 m CRFlag of Mauritius.svg  Jonathan Martin  (MUS)42.81 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Ian Caree  (MUS)31.64 m
Javelin throwFlag of South Africa.svg  Ulrich Damon  (RSA)73.51 mFlag of Namibia.svg  Strydom van der Wath  (NAM)67.69 mFlag of Botswana.svg  John Phalatswe  (BOT)60.46 m
DecathlonFlag of South Africa.svg  Gert Swanepoel  (RSA)6400 pts PB NRFlag of South Africa.svg  Willem le Roux  (RSA)6359 pts PBFlag of Egypt.svg  Eslam Shaaban  (EGY)6030 pts

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Nigeria.svg  Josephine Omaka  (NGR)11.78Flag of South Africa.svg  Alyssa Conley  (RSA)12.17Flag of Mauritius.svg  Stephanie Guillaume  (MUS)12.23
200 metres [lower-alpha 1] Flag of South Africa.svg  Alyssa Conley  (RSA)25.55Flag of Mauritius.svg  Stephanie Guillaume  (MUS)25.63Flag of Mauritius.svg  Elodie Pierrelouis  (MRI)25.86
400 metresFlag of Nigeria.svg  Folashade Abugan  (NGR)52.02 CRFlag of Zambia.svg  Racheal Nachula  (ZAM)53.34Flag of Cameroon.svg  Sylvie Zimbere  (CMR)54.03 PB
800 metresFlag of South Africa.svg  Caster Semenya  (RSA)1:56.72 NR CR PB WLFlag of Kenya.svg  Winny Chebet  (KEN)2:01.36 PBFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Abebe Aregawi Gebretsadik  (ETH)2:02.17 NR
1500 metresFlag of South Africa.svg  Caster Semenya  (RSA)4:08.01 PB CRFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Kalkidan Gezagne Befrkad  (ETH)4:09.36Flag of Kenya.svg  Fancy Cherotich  (KEN)4:17.38
3000 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Mercy Cherono  (KEN)8:54.96Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Etenesh Diro Neda  (ETH)9:09.22Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Tsaga Gela Reta  (ETH)9:25.31
5000 metresFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Genzebe Dibaba  (ETH)16:11.85Flag of Kenya.svg  Mercy Cherono  (KEN)16:12.65Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Sule Utura Gedo  (ETH)16:13.09
100 metres hurdles [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Mozambique.svg  Silvia Panguana  (MOZ)15.95Flag of Nigeria.svg  Lawretta Ozoh  (NGR)16.21none awarded
400 metres hurdles [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Benin.svg  Bimbo Miel Ayedou  (BEN)1:00.09Flag of Kenya.svg  Betty Chelangat  (KEN)1:01.30Flag of Kenya.svg  Fancy Cherotich  (KEN)1:06.31
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  Elizabeth Mueni  (KEN)9:58.55Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Almaz Ayona Eba  (ETH)10:03.75Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Tsehynesh Tsale Tsenga  (ETH)10:09.00
4×100 metres relayFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MUS)
Joanelle Janvier
Elodie Pierrelouis
Stephanie Guillaume
Emilie Tambanivoule
48.04Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)
Giesele Tchoupou Tchoupa
Marie Rodrigue Ngono Zibi
Sylvie Zimbere
Blandin Loise Tsouga Eb
48.58Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Melissa Hewitt
Caster Semenya
Rorisang Rammonye
Alyssa Conley
48.73
4×400 metres relay [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
Shiela Chepkirui
Fancy Cherotich
Winny Chebet
Betty Chelangat
?Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MUS)
Edlette Espiegle
Stephanie Guillaume
Emile Tambanivoule
Dorothy Aristide
?Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)
Marie Rodrigue Ngono Zibi
Blandin Loise Tsouga Eb
Sylvie Zimbere
Giesele Tchoupou Tchoupa
?
High jumpFlag of Seychelles.svg  Lissa Labiche  (SEY)1.69 mFlag of Egypt.svg  Wedian Mokhtar  (EGY)1.55 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Emilie Tambanivole  (MUS)1.40 m
Long jumpFlag of Senegal.svg  Sangone Kandji  (SEN)5.82 mFlag of Seychelles.svg  Janet Boniface  (SEY)5.78 mFlag of Nigeria.svg  Ibrahim Blessing  (NGR)5.75 m
Triple jumpFlag of Nigeria.svg  Ibrahim Blessing  (NGR)12.89 mFlag of Seychelles.svg  Janet Boniface  (SEY)12.12 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Ambre de Falbaire  (MUS)12.00 m
Shot putFlag of Egypt.svg  Walaa Attia  (EGY)14.47 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Sihem Marrakechi  (TUN)13.97 mFlag of Algeria.svg  Zouina Bouzebra  (ALG)12.84 m
Discus throwFlag of South Africa.svg  Lindie Liebenberg  (RSA)43.24 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Estelle Louis  (MUS)34.93 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Aurelie Thesee  (MUS)31.04 m
Hammer throwFlag of Egypt.svg  Rana Taha  (EGY)57.53 m CRFlag of Algeria.svg  Zouina Bouzebra  (ALG)54.47 mFlag of Tunisia.svg  Najet Ben Chiha  (TUN)47.92 m
Javelin throwFlag of South Africa.svg  Tazmin Brits  (RSA)54.55 mFlag of South Africa.svg  Gazelle Bernard  (RSA)49.54 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Jessika Rosun  (MUS)44.42 m
HeptathlonFlag of Mauritius.svg  Jenna Rima  (MUS)4336 ptsFlag of Egypt.svg  Wedian Mokhtar  (EGY)3933 ptsFlag of Mauritius.svg  Marine Boulle  (MUS)3811 pts
  1. 1 2 3 4 The original gold medalist, Amaka Ogoegbunam of Nigeria, was stripped of her gold medal for having committed anti-doping violations. The rest of the competitors were elevated by one position accordingly.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Mauritius)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)117422
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)94417
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)49518
4Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)43613
5Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)4217
6Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)2428
7Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MUS)*231116
8Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles  (SEY)1214
9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1113
10Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)1102
11Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)1034
12Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros  (COM)1001
13Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)0123
14Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)0112
15Flag of Benin.svg  Benin  (BEN)0101
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)0101
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)0101
Totals (17 entries)414141123


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