2003 African Junior Athletics Championships Explained

The 2003 African Junior Athletics Championships was the sixth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Garoua, Cameroon, from 31 July to 3 August. A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men and 22 by women.^{[1] [2]}

Medal summary

Men

100 metres (Wind: +3.7 m/s)		10.50 w		10.56 w		10.59 w
200 metres (Wind: +3.6 m/s)		21.23 w		21.40 w		21.69 w
400 metres		46.79		47.45		47.83
800 metres		1:48.45		1:49.39		1:49.57
1500 metres		3:42.6		3:42.9		3:43.3
5000 metres		13:48.49		13:49.20		13:56.23
10,000 metres		29:08.16		29:17.43		29:29.09
110 metres hurdles		14.50		14.52		14.95
400 metres hurdles		51.57		51.76		52.15
3000 metres steeplechase		8:39.90		8:46.74		8:54.45
4 × 100 m relay		41.24		42.58		42.74
4 × 400 m relay		3:11.71		3:14.23		3:15.44
10,000 metres walk		48:35.02		50:58.09		51:57.83
High jump		2.06 m		2.00 m		1.95
Pole vault		4.60 m		4.20 m	Only two athletes cleared a height
Long jump		7.29 m		7.22 m		7.11 m (w)
Triple jump		15.44 m		15.01 m		13.29 m (w)
Shot put		18.13 m		14.75 m		13.70 m
Discus throw		61.87 m		51.87 m		49.15 m
Hammer throw		68.41 m		29.42 m		28.53 m
Javelin throw		61.30 m		59.00 m		48.47 m
Decathlon		6290 pts		5743 pts		5525 pts

Women

100 metres		11.42		11.93		12.01
200 metres		23.40		24.57		24.57
400 metres		54.06		56.06		57.14
800 metres		2:15.78		2:16.74		2:23.81
1500 metres		4:15.35		4:18.37		4:19.47
3000 metres		9:08.53		9:10.27		9:13.47
5000 metres		16:16.57		16:18.28		16:31.86
100 metres hurdles		13.59		13.76		14.27
400 metres hurdles		61.19		62.32		62.55
2000 metres steeplechase		6:45.71		7:02.22		7:14.72
4 × 100 m relay		46.52		46.72		46.84
4 × 400 m relay		3:43.47		3:44.82		3:48.84
10,000 metres walk		53:09.0		59:29.4		1:01:35
High jump		1.60 m		1.45 m	Only two athletes cleared a height
Pole vault		3.20 m	Only one competitor
Long jump		5.76 m		5.76 m		5.74 m
Triple jump		13.01 m		12.94 m		12.92 m
Shot put		14.25 m		13.95 m		11.77 m
Discus throw		47.49 m		44.52 m		42.89 m
Hammer throw		48.62 m		45.26 m		44.60 m
Javelin throw		44.25 m		38.32 m		30.71 m
Heptathlon		5235 pts		3611 pts	Only two competitors

References

Results

• African Junior Championships 2003. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.

Notes and References

1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afj.htm African Junior Championships
2. Negash, Elshadai (2003-08-17). African Junior Championships – delayed report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.