West and North African Athletics Championships explained

West and North African Championships
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Host City:Dakar, Senegal
Stadium:Stade Léopold Senghor
Events:26

The West and North African Athletics Championships was an international athletics competition between West and North African nations. It was held on one occasion in 1995 at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. A reduced programme was held, focusing on the strengths of the regions' athletes. A total of 26 track and field events were contested, 16 for men and 11 for women. The men's 5000 metres, won by future world record holder Khalid Khannouchi, was the only long-distance event on the programme. The only throws on offer were shot put for men and women and a men's javelin throw. The host nation won the most events, with eight gold medals, followed by Nigeria and Morocco which won five events each. Burkina Faso and Cameroon were the only other nations to win an event. Ivorian sprinter Louise Ayétotché was the only athlete to win multiple events, taking the women's 200 metres and 400 metres titles.[1]

Medal summary

Men

100 metres10.35
200 metres21.43†
400 metres47.04
800 metres1:54.52
1500 metres3:49.03
5000 metres14:03.58
110 m hurdles14.38
400 m hurdles51.40
4 × 100 m relay40.40
4 × 400 m relay3:16.39
High jump2.13 m
Long jump8.01 m
Triple jump15.39 m
Shot put16.98 m
Javelin throw72.50 m

Women

100 metres11.64
200 metres24.20
400 metres24.20
800 metres4:19.64
100 m hurdles13.88
4 × 100 m relay 47.17
4 × 400 m relay3:52.12
High jump1.79 m
Long jump6.24 m
Triple jump12.55 m
Shot put14.99 m

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wafg.htm West and North African Championships