1994 African Junior Athletics Championships Explained

The 1994 African Junior Athletics Championships was the first edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Algiers, Algeria, from 6–8 July. A total of forty events were contested, 21 by men and 19 by women.^[1]

Medal summary

Men

100 metres		10.61		10.87		10.89
200 metres (Wind: +3.5)		21.34 w		21.85 w		21.92 w
400 metres		46.92		47.22		47.56
800 metres		1:48.43		1:48.63		1:49.60
1500 metres		3:44.52		3:45.07		3:46.50
5000 metres		13:31.10		13:53.36		13:54.36
10,000 metres		30:06.35		30:06.76		30:24.29
110 metres hurdles (Wind: +2.2)		14.73 w		15.55 w	Only two finishers
400 metres hurdles		52.77		52.92		53.54
3000 metres steeplechase		8:36.08		8:36.81		8:43.67
4×100 m relay		41.12		41.58		41.63
4×400 m relay		3:09.66		3:10.37		3:14.65
High jump		2.12 m		2.09 m		2.06 m
Pole vault		4.50 m		4.40 m		4.00 m
Long jump		7.54 m		7.35 m		7.31 m
Triple jump		14.91 m		14.86 m		14.78 m
Shot put		14.17 m		13.95 m		13.26 m
Discus throw		55.86 m		44.10 m		43.38 m
Hammer throw		61.84 m		51.08 m		48.84 m
Javelin throw		74.42 m		59.12 m		57.74 m
Decathlon		6360 pts		6222 pts		5975 pts

Women

100 metres		11.47		11.69		11.71
200 metres		23.59		23.88		24.09
400 metres		53.59		54.25		55.00
800 metres		2:05.82		2:07.79		2:07.81
1500 metres		4:16.61		4:18.13		4:22.38
3000 metres		8:53.40		9:04.80		9:10.47
10,000 metres		33:49.10		34:56.88		36:11.13
100 metres hurdles		13.95		14.07		15.12
400 metres hurdles		59.92		60.24		60.84
4×100 m relay		46.15		46.15		48.58
4×400 m relay		3:45.25		3:45.41		3:57.42
5000 metres walk		24:11.45		24:28.03		26:22.71
High jump		1.68 m		1.65 m		1.60 m
Long jump		5.56 m		5.41 m		5.40 m
Triple jump		12.02 m		11.96 m		11.15 m
Shot put		11.99 m		11.99 m		11.03 m
Discus throw		43.46 m		34.20 m		29.80 m
Javelin throw		39.78 m		37.26 m		36.28 m
Heptathlon		4793 pts		4235 pts		4232 pts

References

Results

• African Junior Championships 1994. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.

Notes and References

1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afj.htm African Junior Championships