1969 Maghreb Athletics Championships Explained

3rd Maghreb Athletics Championships
Host City:Tripoli, Libya
Dates:24 and 25 July
Nations Participating:4
Events:33
Previous:1968 Algiers
Next:1970 Tunis

The 1969 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the third edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco 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 on 24 and 25 July in Tripoli, Libya.[1] It was the first time that Libya competed at the competition. A total of 33 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 11 for women.[2]

The tournament was evenly contested, with Morocco topped the medal table with ten gold medals. Tunisia were a close second with nine golds, while Algeria and Libya each took seven gold medals. It was the last time that the 80 metres hurdles featured on the programme, being replaced by the international standard 100 metres hurdles from 1970 onwards. Morocco's Malika Hadky had a sprint triple, winning the 100, 200 and 400 metres events. Three men managed individual doubles: Mohammed Gammoudi won both long-distance races; Jadour Haddou was a double middle-distance champion; and Youcef Boulfelfel added a triple jump title to his pentathlon crown.[2]

Medal summary

Men

100 metres10.610.810.8
200 metres21.821.921.9
400 metres48.148.348.4
800 metres1:50.01:50.41:50.9
1500 metres3:44.43:48.83:49.4
5000 metres14:01.614:10.214:27.2
10,000 metres29:46.829:59.630:44.8
110 m hurdles15.115.215.2
400 m hurdles53.153.154.4
3000 metres steeplechase8:51.49:04.09:15.0
4×100 m relay42.142.342.3
4×400 m relay3:15.53:18.73:21.5
20 km walk1:47:501:48:03Not awarded
High jump1.91 m1.91 m1.85 m
Pole vault3.70 m3.50 m3.50 m
Long jump6.91 m6.88 m6.78 m
Triple jump14.70 m14.11 m14.08 m
Shot put15.52 m15.23 m14.16 m
Discus throw45.86 m42.60 m39.94 m
Hammer throw42.12 m38.46 m36.80 m
Javelin throw59.86 m58.60 m56.12 m
Pentathlon3196 pts3002 ptsUnknown athlete ??? pts

Women

100 metres12.612.812.8?
200 metres25.926.227.1
400 metres58.662.062.7
800 metres2:21.22:23.52:24.1
80 m hurdles12.112.813.0
4×100 m relay50.552.9Unknown ???
High jump1.53 m1.50 m1.44 m
Long jump5.17 m4.90 m4.79 m
Shot put10.58 m10.41 mUnknown athlete ??? m
Discus throw29.92 m27.06 mUnknown athlete ??? m
Javelin throw32.92 m32.72 mUnknown athlete ??? m

References

Champions

Notes and References

  1. https://sites.google.com/site/algeriathle/histoire QUARANTE ANS D'HISTOIRE DE L'ATHLETISME ALGERIEN
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/magc.htm Maghreb Championships