1979 Arab Athletics Championships

Host City Baghdad
Country IRQ
Held 23 – 26 October 1979
Competitors 70
Countries 10

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
Marathon Men — Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 0 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 0 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 2 2
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Iraq IRQ 13 13 7 33
2 Tunisia TUN 12 2 4 18
3 Libya LBA 2 3 3 8
4 Kuwait KUW 2 2 2 6
5 Syria SYR 1 9 6 16
6 Lebanon LBN 1 1 2 4
7 Algeria ALG 1 0 0 1
8 Qatar QAT 0 1 4 5
9 Saudi Arabia KSA 0 1 2 3
10 Bahrain BRN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Nabil Nahri SYR Sami Ahmed Al-Sheikly IRQ Haytham Yagoub IRQ
200 m, Men Haytham Yagoub IRQ Nabil Nahri SYR Farhan Salmain Al-Roumaihi QAT
400 m, Men Mehdi Ahmed Salah LBA Bashir Al-Fellah LBA Fahim Abdul Al-Sada IRQ
800 m, Men Mohamed Alouini TUN Khaled Khalifa KUW Salem El-Margini LBA
1,500 m, Men Khaled Khalifa KUW Messaad Neji QAT Amara Chiha TUN
5,000 m, Men Abdul Amir Naji IRQ Amara Chiha TUN Mofleh Saad Messaoud QAT
10,000 m, Men Shabib Dagher IRQ Abdul Amir Naji IRQ Ibrahim Ettaher QAT
Marathon, Men Abdullah El-Souki LBA Karim Abboud IRQ Abdelhussein Ali BRN
110 m Hurdles, Men Abdul Jabbar Rahima IRQ Fahan Sultan Nasir Al-Ubaidi IRQ Matar Achour KUW
400 m Hurdles, Men Ali Hassan Kadhum IRQ Abdul Jabbar Rahima IRQ Maâouia Ali El-Houly LBA
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Sabir Hantoush IRQ Abdul Karim Joumaa SYR Amara Chiha TUN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Iraq IRQ Syria SYR Kuwait KUW
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Iraq IRQ Libya LBA Syria SYR
High Jump, Men Ahmed Kassim IRQ Ghazi Saleh Marzouk KSA Moncer Mohamed Salah QAT
Pole Vault, Men Mohamed Bensaad ALG Kesra Ahmed IRQ Abdullah Awadh KSA
Long Jump, Men Mehdi Khadum IRQ Ziyad Kat SYR Abdessalem El-Bashti LBA
Triple Jump, Men Moujhed Fahid Khalifa IRQ Mehdi Khadum IRQ Féthi Ouertani TUN
Shot Put, Men Mohamed Al-Zinkawi KUW Ahmed Hassen Miled LBA Shokr Mahmoud IRQ
Discus Throw, Men Abderrazak Ben Hassine TUN Adnan Houri SYR Shawki Hajji IRQ
Hammer Throw, Men Youssef Ben Abid TUN Khaled Ghaloum KUW Abbes Jabbar IRQ
Javelin Throw, Men Ali Memmi TUN Tarek Chaabani TUN Matar El-Karfi KSA
Decathlon, Men Elie Sfeir LBN Jassem Jabr IRQ Abdessatar Mouelhi TUN
100 m, Women Iman Nouri IRQ Houda Nahedh LBN Dia Toutingi SYR
200 m, Women Sarra Touibi TUN Anouar Abdelmohsen IRQ Houda Nahedh LBN
400 m, Women Sarra Touibi TUN Chaoub Kahtane IRQ Hala El-Moughrabi SYR
800 m, Women Souad Dérouiche TUN Hala El-Moughrabi SYR Ahlem Ibrahim IRQ
100 m Hurdles, Women Iman Nouri IRQ Dia Toutingi SYR
High Jump, Women Kawther Melle Akrémi TUN Dia Toutingi SYR Zeina Mina LBN
Long Jump, Women Kawther Melle Akrémi TUN Iman Nouri IRQ Dia Toutingi SYR
Shot Put, Women Fethia Jerbi TUN Fayda Awada IRQ Raja Hatem SYR
Discus Throw, Women Fethia Jerbi TUN Raja Hatem SYR Sahera Mohamed Ali IRQ
Javelin Throw, Women Wissem Chennoufi TUN Hamdiya Al-Samak IRQ Najah Farah SYR