African Athletics U20 Championships | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Date(s) | midyear |
Frequency | biennial |
Inaugurated | 1994 |
Organised by | Confederation of African Athletics |
The African Athletics U20 Championships, known formally as African Junior Athletics Championships is a biennial continental athletics event for junior athletes from African nations. Organized by the Confederation of African Athletics and first held in 1994, only athletes aged 19 or under are allowed to compete. [1]
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events | No. of Athletes | Leading nation |
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I | 1994 | Algiers | ![]() | 6–8 July | Stade du 5 Juillet | 40 | ![]() | |
II | 1995 | Bouaké | ![]() | 20–22 July | Stade de la Paix | 36 | ![]() | |
III | 1997 | Ibadan | ![]() | 21–23 August | Liberty Stadium | 43 | ![]() | |
IV | 1999 | Tunis | ![]() | 22–25 July | El Menzah Stadium | 43 | ![]() | |
V | 2001 | Réduit (Moka) | ![]() | 9–12 July | Maryse Justin Stadium | 41 | ![]() | |
VI | 2003 | Garoua | ![]() | 31 July – 3 August | Roumdé Adjia Stadium | 44 | ![]() | |
VII | 2005 | Radès (Tunis) | ![]() | 1–4 September | 7 November Stadium | 44 | ![]() | |
VIII | 2007 | Ouagadougou | ![]() | 9–12 August | Stade du 4 Août | 44 | ![]() | |
IX | 2009 | Bambous | ![]() | 30 July – 2 August | Stade Germain Comarmond | 41 | ![]() | |
X | 2011 | Gaborone | ![]() | 12–15 May | University of Botswana Stadium | 44 | ![]() | |
XI | 2013 | Bambous | ![]() | 29 August – 1 September | Stade Germain Comarmond | 40 | 223 | ![]() |
XII | 2015 | Addis Ababa | ![]() | 5–8 March | Addis Ababa Stadium | 43 | ![]() | |
XIII | 2017 | Tlemcen | ![]() | 29 June – 2 July | Lalla-Setti Stadium | 41 | ![]() | |
XIV | 2019 | Abidjan | ![]() | 16–20 April | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | 42 | ![]() | |
XV | 2023 | Ndola | ![]() | 29 April – 3 May | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium | 45 | ![]() | |
XVI | 2025 |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | City | Ref | |||||||||||||
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100 m | 11.38 (-1.0 m/s) | Mercy Nku | ![]() | July 1995 | 1995 Championships | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||
200 m | 23.40 (+1.1 m/s) | Delphine Atangana | ![]() | August 2003 | 2003 Championships | Garoua, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||
400 m | 52.02 | Folashade Abugan | ![]() | August 2009 | 2009 Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:56.72 | Caster Semenya | ![]() | August 2009 | 2009 Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||
1500 m | 4:08.01 | Caster Semenya | ![]() | August 2009 | 2009 Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||
3000 m | 8:53.40 | Sally Barsosio | ![]() | July 1994 | 1994 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | ||||||||||||||
5000 m | 15:24.66 | Caroline Chepkoech | ![]() | May 2011 | 2011 Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||||||
10000 m | 33:49.10 | Birhan Dagne | ![]() | July 1994 | 1994 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | ||||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | 13.59 (+1.7 m/s) | Gnima Faye | ![]() | August 2003 | 2003 Championships | Garoua, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 57.37 | Rogail Joseph | ![]() | 20 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [12] | |||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:48.56 | Fancy Cherono | ![]() | 18 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [13] | |||||||||||||
High jump | 1.90 m | Hestrie Storbeck | ![]() | August 1997 | 1997 Championships | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 3.65 m | Sirine Balti | ![]() | July 1999 | 1999 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
Long jump | 6.33 m (-0.7 m/s) | Ese Brume | ![]() | 8 March 2015 | 2015 Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | [14] | |||||||||||||
Triple jump | 13.39 m | Baya Rahouli | ![]() | August 1997 | 1997 Championships | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
Shot put | 16.93 m | Marli Knoetze | ![]() | September 2005 | 2005 Championships | Tunis and Radès, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
Discus throw | 49.90 m | Ischke Senekal | ![]() | May 2011 | 2011 Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | 60.63 m | Rawan Aymen Barakat | ![]() | 20 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [15] | |||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 54.55 m | Tazmin Brits | ![]() | August 2009 | 2009 Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||
Heptathlon | 5366 Pts | Margaret Simpson | ![]() | July 1999 | 1999 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
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10000 m walk (track) | 52:14.73 | Ayalnesh Dejene Nigatu | ![]() | 2 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | Tlemcen, Algeria | [16] | |||||||||||||
4×100 m relay | 44.83 | Aniekeme Alphonsus Omotayo Abolaji Blessing Adiakerehawa Ese Brume | ![]() | 7 March 2015 | 2015 Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | [17] | |||||||||||||
4×400 m relay | 3:37.99 | [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]] | ![]() | August 1997 | 1997 Championships | Ibadan, Nigeria |
As of 2017
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 110 | 66 | 53 | 229 |
2 | ![]() | 80 | 76 | 33 | 189 |
3 | ![]() | 75 | 68 | 38 | 181 |
4 | ![]() | 48 | 63 | 64 | 175 |
5 | ![]() | 47 | 44 | 29 | 120 |
6 | ![]() | 41 | 38 | 53 | 132 |
7 | ![]() | 27 | 34 | 47 | 108 |
8 | ![]() | 23 | 24 | 46 | 93 |
9 | ![]() | 11 | 21 | 20 | 52 |
10 | ![]() | 11 | 19 | 26 | 56 |
11 | ![]() | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
12 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
13 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
14 | ![]() | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
15 | ![]() | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 |
16 | ![]() | 5 | 9 | 19 | 33 |
17 | ![]() | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
18 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
19 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
20 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
21 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
22 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
23 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
24 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
25 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
27 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
28 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
31 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
34 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
35 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (36 entries) | 546 | 545 | 526 | 1,617 |
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