The 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships were held in Bambous, Mauritius from 30 July to 2 August. There were 40 events in total, of which 20 were contested by male athletes and 20 by female athletes. Multiple gold medallists Caster Semenya and Amaka Ogoegbunam broke championships records, but also created controversy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics later that year. Semenya was asked to take a gender test and Ogoegbunam tested positive for anabolic steroids.[1][2]
| 9th African Junior Championships | |
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 | |
| Dates | 30 July – 2 August |
| Host city | Bambous, Mauritius |
| Venue | Stade Germain Comarmond |
| Level | Under-20 |
| Events | 40 |
Records
edit| Key: | WR — World record • AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record • WL — World leading |
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| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Magut | 1500 metres |  Kenya |
3:37.05 | CR |
| Cornel Fredericks | 400 m hurdles |  South Africa |
50.05 sec | CR |
| Cheyne Rahme | Pole vault | South Africa |
5.30 m | CR |
| Ali Bouguesba | Triple jump |  Algeria |
16.16 m | CR |
| Alaa Elaslry | Hammer throw |  Egypt |
75.59 m | CR |
| Gert Swanepoel | Decathlon | South Africa |
6400 pts | NR |
| Caster Semenya | 800 metres | South Africa |
1:56.72 | NR CR WL |
| Caster Semenya | 1500 metres | South Africa |
4:08.01 | CR |
| Amaka Ogoegbunam | 400 m hurdles |  Nigeria |
58.45 sec | CR |
| Rana Taha | Hammer throw | Egypt |
57.53 m | CR |
Medal summary
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Abdehadi Bouchakour (ALG) |
10.75 | Nathaniel Oletu (NGR) |
10.86 | Waide Jooste (RSA) |
10.94 |
| 200 metres |  Youssouf Mhadjou (COM) |
22.47 | Ayobani Oyebiyi (NGR) |
22.58 | Adeola Efunsile (NGR) |
22.66 |
| 400 metres |  Pako Seribe (BOT) |
46.56 | Abiola Onakoya (NGR) |
47.16 | Thapelo Ketlogetswe (BOT) |
47.43 |
| 800 metres |  Mohamed Aman Geleto (ETH) |
1:48.82 | Nickson Tuwei (KEN) |
1:48.91 | David Mutinda (KEN) |
1:49.82 |
| 1500 metres | James Magut (KEN) |
3:37.05 CR | Nickson Chepseba (KEN) |
3:37.63 | Dawit Wolde Arega (ETH) |
3:41.24 |
| 5000 metres | Abera Kuma Lema (ETH) |
13:42.53 | John Mwangangi (KEN) |
13:42.88 | Kennedy Kithuka (KEN) |
13:43.94 |
| 10,000 metres | Lelisa Desisa Benti (ETH) |
28.46.74 | John Cheruiyot (KEN) |
28:47.89 | Peter Kimeli (KEN) |
28:53.64 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Cornel Fredericks (RSA) |
14.36 | Martins Ogieriakhi (NGR) |
14.42 |  Hardus Maritz (NAM) |
14.73 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Cornel Fredericks (RSA) |
50.05 CR |  Amadou Ndiaye (SEN) |
52.44 | Hardus Maritz (NAM) |
52.61 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jonathan Muia Ndiku (KEN) |
8:28.83 | Stephen Kiprotich (KEN) |
8:35.97 | Legesse Lemesso Lemesso (ETH) |
8:39.53 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Nigeria (NGR) Ayobani Oyebiyi Abiola Onakoya Adeola Efunsile Nathaniel Oletu |
41.17 | South Africa (RSA) Waide Jootse Brent Stevens Patrick Vosloo Ethan Floris |
41.33 |  Mauritius (MUS)Baptiste Brasse Aldo Lutchmun Garik Maureemootoo Unknown runner |
42.08 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Nigeria (NGR) Okeudo Jonathan Mmaju Elvis Ukale Peter Njoteah Abiola Onakoya |
3:13.50 | South Africa (RSA) Shaun de Jager Cornel Fredericks Peter Marx Neil de Beer |
3:13.95 | Botswana (BOT) Otlaadisa Segosebe Daniel Lagamang Pako Seribe Thapelo Ketlogetswe |
3:15.08 |
| High jump | Mohamed Abou Taleb (EGY) |
2.09 m | Ruan Claasen (RSA) |
2.09 m |  Jose Labiche (SEY) |
2.02 m |
| Pole vault | Cheyne Rahme (RSA) |
5.30 m CR | Mohammed Bouhadjer (ALG) |
4.35 m | Yannick Clam (MUS) |
3.95 m |
| Long jump |  Alaeddin Ben Hassine (TUN) |
7.67 m | Ali Bouguesba (ALG) |
7.52 m | Luvo Manyonga (RSA) |
7.49 m |
| Triple jump | Ali Bouguesba (ALG) |
16.16 m CR PB | Newton Kipngeno (KEN) |
15.62 m PB | Apelele Raskeni (RSA) |
15.53 m |
| Shot put | Stephan Brink (RSA) |
17.90 m | Abddouahat Laggoun (ALG) |
16.38 m | Victor Akinyemi (NGR) |
15.03 m |
| Discus throw | Dewald van Heerden (RSA) |
58.91 m | Christophe Sophie (MUS) |
46.02 m | Abdouahat Laggoiun (ALG) |
43.14 m |
| Hammer throw | Alaa Elaslry (EGY) |
75.59 m CR | Jonathan Martin (MUS) |
42.81 m | Ian Caree (MUS) |
31.64 m |
| Javelin throw | Ulrich Damon (RSA) |
73.51 m | Strydom van der Wath (NAM) |
67.69 m | John Phalatswe (BOT) |
60.46 m |
| Decathlon | Gert Swanepoel (RSA) |
6400 pts PB NR | Willem le Roux (RSA) |
6359 pts PB | Eslam Shaaban (EGY) |
6030 pts |
Women
edit- ^ a b c d The original gold medalist, Amaka Ogoegbunam of Nigeria, was stripped of her gold medal for having committed anti-doping violations. The rest of the competitors were elevated by one position accordingly.
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Mauritius)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Mauritius (MUS)* | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 8 | Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Comoros (COM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Benin (BEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 | |
References
edit- General
- Ouma, Mark (2009-07-30). Ndiku and Cherono prevail - African junior champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-30.
- Ouma, Mark (2009-07-31). South African teen Semenya stuns with 1:56.72 800m World lead in Bambous - African junior champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-30.
- Ouma, Mark (2009-08-01). More championship record fall in Bambous - African junior champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-30.
- Ouma, Mark (2009-07-30). Back-to-back double for Ogoegbunam in Bambous - African junior champs, Day 4. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-30.
- "African Athletics » Nigerian Ogoegbunam completes a hat trick at Africa Junior Championships". 24 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
- Specific
- ^ Slot, Owen (19 August 2009). "Caster Semenya faces sex test before she can claim victory". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 August 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Berlin 2009 - Nigerian fails drugs test. Eurosport/Reuters (2009-08-21). Retrieved on 2009-09-25. Archived 2009-09-27.