| 10th African Junior Championships | |
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| Host City: | Gaborone, Botswana |
| Dates: | 12–15 May |
| Stadium: | University of Botswana Stadium |
| Events: | 44 |
| Level: | Under-20 |
| Previous: | 2009 Bambous |
| Next: | 2013 Bambous |
The 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships were held at the University of Botswana Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana from 12 to 15 May. It was the tenth edition of the continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. Over 700 athletes from 28 countries announced their desire to participate in the event over four days of track and field competitions, which featured 22 events from men and 22 events for women.[1]
South Africa topped the medal table with thirteen gold and silver medals. Ethiopia and Egypt both won six events, while Kenya and Nigeria rounded out the top five. Seventeen nations reached the medal table at the competition. El Mehdi Kabbachi was a double gold medallist for Morocco, winning both the men's long and triple jump competitions. Namibian thrower Charlene Engelbrecht won both her country's medals with runner-up performances in the shot put and discus.
Among the other medallists, Uganda's Annet Negesa took an 800 m/1500 m double, including a Ugandan record in the latter event. The women's Egyptian record in the high jump was broken by Besnet Moussad Mohamed, who won gold. Aynalem Eshetu of Ethiopia improved the African record to win the women's 5000 m walk. Her teammate Magiso Manedo excelled in the sprints: she won the 400 m, set an Ethiopian record to take the 200 m silver medal and anchored the 4 × 400 metres relay team to another national record and the bronze medal.
Outside of the medallists, strong performances came from javelin fourth-placer Adriaan Beukes, who broke the Botswana record, and Phumlile Ndzinisa of Swaziland ran Swazi records in the 200 m and 400 m finals. Further to this, Egypt's Hamada Mohamed (fourth in the 800 m) set an Egyptian junior record.[2]
| 100 metres | 10.49 | 10.68 | 10.70 | ||||
| 200 metres | 20.94 | 20.99 PB | 21.58 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.37 PB | 46.45 PB | 46.71 PB | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:46.62 | 1:47.16 PB | 1:47.38 NJR | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:35.43 PB | 3:35.54 PB | 3:36.38 PB | ||||
| 5000 metres | 13:38.52 PB | 13:39.17 PB | 13:40.04 PB | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 27:55.74 PB, | 28:23.22 PB | 28:27.54 PB | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.33 PB | 14.42 | 14.49 PB | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 51.69 NJR | 51.93 | 51.96 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:25.03 PB | 8:28.08 PB | 8:30.63 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Emuobonuvie Mamus Harry Chukwudike Jonathan Mmaju Toyin Oladimeji | 40.98 | Fungah Beukerwa Abdul Simbili Felby Mukucha Tinashe Mutanga | 41.66 | Thierry Ferdinand Darren Paul Jonathan Bardottier Christopher Quenette | 41.81 | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Sadam Koumi Abd Elraman Nadir Mohamed Ahmed Ismail Awad Elkarim Maki | 3:09.77 | Jeremiah Mutai Christopher Ngetich Anthony Chemut Alphas Kishoyian | 3:10.17 | Gideon Trotter Fernando Ledimo Taariq Solomons Shaun van Wyk | 3:11.87 | |
| 10,000 m walk | 46:04.04 | 47:33.18 PB | 49:15.52 PB | ||||
| High jump | 2.06 m | 2.04 m PB | 2.04 m PB | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.90 m PB | 4.80 m PB | 4.40 m PB | ||||
| Long jump | 7.69 m | 7.55 m | 7.45 m PB | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.84 m | 15.69 m PB | 15.49 m PB | ||||
| Shot put | 18.11 m | 18.07 m PB | 17.39 m PB | ||||
| Discus throw | 56.08 m | 52.12 m | 51.41 m PB | ||||
| Hammer throw | 68.03 m PB | 63.00 m PB | 62.32 m PB | ||||
| Javelin throw | 75.72 m PB | 68.80 m | 68.45 m PB | ||||
| Decathlon | 6776 pts PB | 6416 pts PB | 5886 pts PB NR |
| 100 metres | 11.97 | 12.01 PB | 12.05 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.78 PB | 23.90 NR | 23.94 | ||||
| 400 metres | 52.09 PB | 52.93 PB | 53.23 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:04.94 | 2:06.49 | 2:07.16 PB | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:09.17 NR | 4:09.25 PB | 4:15.84 PB | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:11.84 PB | 9:14.58 | 9:16.82 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:24.66 PB | 15:24.75 PB | 15:27.96 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.25 | 14.39 | 14.40 NR | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 59.21 | 59.85 PB | 1:00:88 PB | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:53.80 | 10:02.99 PB | 10:06.52 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Samantha Pretorius Sonja van der Merwe Zanri van der Merwe Chante van Tonder | 46.11 | Margaret Benson Goodness Thomas Wisdom Isoken Josephine Omaka | 46.71 | Gofaone Ditsheko Ontiretse Molapisi Mpho Mangope Leungo Mathaku | 48.46 | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Anri Steyn Sonja van der Merwe Jean-Marie Senekal Justine Palframan | 3:38.16 | Margaret Etim Nkiruka Uwakwe Charity Adegoke Wisdom Isoken | 3:38.87 | Abrhaley Takere Getachew Alula Gerezine Gebremariam Magiso Manedo | 3:39.82 NR | |
| 5000 m walk | 22:59.19 AR | 24:55.73 PB | 26:06.04 PB | ||||
| High jump | 1.81 m NR | 1.70 m | 1.65 m PB | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.40 m | 3.35 m PB | Not awarded | ||||
| Long jump | 5.90 m | 5.65 m | 5.59 m PB | ||||
| Triple jump | 12.46 m | 12.07 m PB | 12.05 m PB | ||||
| Shot put | 13.89 m | 13.73 m NJR PB | 13.26 m PB | ||||
| Discus throw | 49.90 m PB | 46.10 m PB | 45.41 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 59.94 m | 57.49 m PB | 52.19 m NJR | ||||
| Javelin throw | 48.28 m PB | 43.94 m PB | 43.26 m PB | ||||
| Heptathlon | 4839 pts NR | 4836 pts PB | 4663 pts PB | ||||
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