2005 African Junior Athletics Championships Explained

7th African Junior Championships
Size:	180px
Colour:	A9F5A9
Host City:	Tunis and Radès, Tunisia
Dates:	1 – 4 September
Events:	44
Level:	Under-20
Previous:	2003 Garoua
Next:	2007 Ouagadougou

The 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships was the seventh edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in the Tunisian cities of Tunis and Radès from 1–4 September. A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men and 22 by women.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The two cities also played dual hosts to the 2005 Arab Athletics Championships later that same month.^[6]

Medal summary

Men

100 metres		10.50		10.73		10.74
200 metres		20.95		21.32		21.59
400 metres		46.09		47.76		48.01
800 metres		1:47.10		1:47.86		1:48.79
1500 metres		3:42.76		3:43.72		3:44.21
5000 metres		13:45.15		13:45.37		13:57.67
10,000 metres		28:30.27		28:41.44		29:24.14
110 metres hurdles		14.12		14.22		14.23
400 metres hurdles		51.32		51.53		51.86
3000 metres steeplechase		8:35.82		8:40.01		8:41.21
4 × 100 m relay		40.60		41.13		41.51
4 × 400 m relay		3:09.00		3:12.43		3:14.43
10,000 metres walk		45:31.13		45:56.99		46:35.25
High jump		2.16 m		2.16 m		2.10 m
Pole vault		4.60 m		4.60 m		4.20 m
Long jump		7.49 m (w)		7.04 m		6.95 m
Triple jump		15.60 m		15.34 m		15.32 m
Shot put		18.26 m		17.75 m		17.02 m
Discus throw		54.52 m		52.99 m		52.56 m
Hammer throw		55.02 m		53.36 m		51.42 m
Javelin throw		75.94 m		63.66 m		63.01 m
Decathlon		6838 pts		6355 pts		5481 pts

Women

100 metres		12.08		12.46		12.50
200 metres		24.07		24.15		24.72
400 metres		53.94		56.33		58.20
800 metres		2:02.84		2:04.24		2:04.87
1500 metres		4:17.06		4:20.70		4:21.23
3000 metres		9:14.89		9:15.61		9:16.36
5000 metres		16:04.10		16:06.13		16:27.58
100 metres hurdles		14.31		14.38		14.59
400 metres hurdles		59.72		61.31		62.26
3000 metres steeplechase		9:50.63		10:09.78		10:24.39
4 × 100 m relay		48.20		48.25		49.01
4 × 400 m relay		3:40.24		3:47.39		3:48.85
10,000 metres walk		52:15.22		52:53.94		53:53.19
High jump		1.89 m		1.70 m		1.70 m
Pole vault		3.30 m		3.20 m		3.00 m
Long jump		5.80 m		5.65 m		5.51 m
Triple jump		12.89 m		12.53 m		12.47 m
Shot put		16.93 m		12.97 m		10.95 m
Discus throw		46.44 m		46.11 m		37.48 m
Hammer throw		54.59 m		50.76 m		47.96 m
Javelin throw		47.29 m		44.05 m		36.24 m
Heptathlon		4587 pts		4541 pts		3972 pts

References

Results

• African Junior Championships 2005. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.

Notes and References

1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afj.htm African Junior Championships
2. Ouma, Mark (2005-09-01). African Junior Championships, Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
3. Ouma, Mark (2005-09-02). African Junior Championships, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
4. Ouma, Mark (2005-09-03). African Junior Championships, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
5. Ouma, Mark (2005-09-04). African Junior Championships, Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
6. http://www.africathle.com/gb/perso/perf/092005.html Results September 2005