1995 African Junior Athletics Championships Explained

2nd African Junior Championships
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Host City:Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Dates:20 – 22 July
Events:36
Level:Under-20
Previous:1994 Algiers
Next:1997 Ibadan

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.

Medal summary

Men

100 metres10.3210.4210.67
200 metres20.7620.9821.08
400 metres47.9148.1448.20
800 metres1:47.671:48.791:50.32
1500 metres3:49.783:52.443:54.10
5000 metres14:15.1214:15.3814:15.49
10,000 metres29:43.0529:44.0830:34.80
110 metres hurdles14.5814.8816.18
400 metres hurdles51.8352.6052.77
3000 metres steeplechase9:05.839:08.829:20.30
4×100 m relay39.5139.9940.51
4×400 m relay3:12.793:14.033:16.76
High jump2.12 m2.09 m2.06 m
Pole vault4.60 m4.10 mOnly two athletes cleared a height
Long jump7.55 m7.24 m7.17 m
Triple jump15.63 m15.56 m15.54 m
Shot put14.87 m14.77 m14.17 m
Discus throw48.34 m47.04 m45.88 m
Javelin throw62.08 m55.52 m53.24 m

Women

100 metres11.3811.9412.00
200 metres23.6324.2424.53
400 metres54.4856.4057.43
800 metres2:11.692:14.602:15.62
1500 metres4:20.464:23.354:25.68
3000 metres9:15.689:29.949:44.14
10,000 metres34:40.6135:21.5338:11.34
100 metres hurdles13.7714.2115.08
400 metres hurdles62.5463.1663.18
4×100 m relay45.9146.4048.31
4×400 m relay3:47.763:50.943:56.69
High jump1.73 m1.73 m1.65 m
Long jump5.92 m5.80 m5.76 m
Triple jump13.09 m11.99 m11.93 m
Shot put13.13 m12.10 m11.82 m
Discus throw36.96 m33.86 m31.56 m
Javelin throw47.38 m39.00 m38.92 m

References

Results

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afj.htm African Junior Championships
  2. Olaleye, Lanre (1999-08-13). Ghana's Track 'Queen' Is A Boy. Modern Ghana/P.M. News. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.