1997 African Junior Athletics Championships

Host City Ibadan
Country NGR
Held 20 – 23 August 1997
Competitors 96
Countries 14

Events

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

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Nigeria NGR 13 10 15 38
2 Algeria ALG 7 6 5 18
3 Kenya KEN 7 4 1 12
4 South Africa RSA 7 2 5 14
5 Ghana GHA 5 8 5 18
6 Ethiopia ETH 3 3 3 9
7 Egypt EGY 1 5 2 8
8 Togo TOG 0 1 1 2
9 Gabon GAB 0 1 0 1
= Ivory Coast CIV 0 1 0 1
11 Tunisia TUN 0 0 2 2
= Uganda UGA 0 0 2 2
13 Botswana BOT 0 0 1 1
= Zimbabwe ZIM 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Sunday Emmanuel NGR Abu Duah GHA Tanko Braimah GHA
200 m, Men Sunday Emmanuel NGR Tanko Braimah GHA Musa Deji NGR
400 m, Men Fidelis Gadzama NGR Musa Audu NGR Daniel Adomako GHA
800 m, Men Benjamin Kipkurui KEN Moustafa Fawzi Shalaby EGY Lucky Hadebe RSA
1,500 m, Men Benjamin Kipkurui KEN Mengesha Feyisa ETH Seth Bortey GHA
5,000 m, Men Reuben Kiyara Kamzee KEN Dagne Alemu ETH Yibeltal Admassu ETH
10,000 m, Men Reuben Kiyara Kamzee KEN Dereje Tadesse
Jafred Lorone 		ETH
UGA
110 m Hurdles, Men Frank Prempeh Bonsu GHA Nader Hosni Saad EGY Olalekan Soetan NGR
400 m Hurdles, Men Essel Mensah GHA Ismail Hachem Ismail EGY Glory Okpako NGR
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Reuben Kosgei KEN Abraham Cherono KEN Girma Maru Daba ETH
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA Algeria ALG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA Algeria ALG
10 km Walk, Men Rezki Yahi ALG Réda Amira ALG Adebayo Bada NGR
High Jump, Men Vusumzi Mtshatseni RSA Justice Ezueakara NGR Monday Osagie NGR
Pole Vault, Men Johann Venter RSA Mohamed Benyahia ALG Béchir Zaghouani TUN
Long Jump, Men Mark Awere GHA Tadjou Talon TOG Raphael Akpata NGR
Triple Jump, Men Mark Awere GHA Yvon Nguema N'Goua GAB Allengton Uwasanyem NGR
Shot Put, Men Janus Robberts RSA Monday Ibrahim NGR Okechukwu Eziuka NGR
Discus Throw, Men Janus Robberts RSA Godwin Imoisi NGR Walid Boudaoui ALG
Hammer Throw, Men Yamine Hussein Moneim EGY Nabil Amroune ALG John Osazuwa NGR
Javelin Throw, Men Uchenna Nnamdi NGR Félix Kouadio CIV Kossivi Kponor TOG
Decathlon, Men Mohamed Benyahia ALG Mohamed Mounib ALG Lee Okoroafor NGR
100 m, Women Funmilola Ogundana NGR Monica Twum GHA Justine Bayiga UGA
200 m, Women Funmilola Ogundana NGR Monica Twum GHA Agnes Afiyo GHA
400 m, Women Doris Jacob NGR Rosemary Okafor NGR Monica Twum GHA
800 m, Women Nancy Langat KEN Naomi Misoi KEN Boikhutso Ramonene BOT
1,500 m, Women Rose Koskei KEN Etaferahu Tarekegne ETH René Kalmer RSA
3,000 m, Women Etaferahu Tarekegne ETH Jackline Okemwa KEN René Kalmer RSA
10,000 m, Women Merima Hashim ETH Jackline Okemwa KEN Margaret Chepkemboi KEN
100 m Hurdles, Women Baya Rahouli ALG Funmilola Ogundana NGR Laraba Nasiru NGR
400 m Hurdles, Women Elizabeth Ndubueze NGR Esther Erharuyi NGR Yvonne Ntini ZIM
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA Algeria ALG
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA Algeria ALG
5,000 m Walk, Women Gete Komar ETH Faïza Azzouzi ALG Hiba Ahmed Hassanine EGY
High Jump, Women Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete RSA Gloria Amuche Nwosu NGR Olubunmi Titicomb NGR
Pole Vault, Women Sonia Smila ALG
Long Jump, Women Grace Umelo NGR Baya Rahouli ALG Charlene Lawrence RSA
Triple Jump, Women Baya Rahouli ALG Edith Wilcox NGR Grace Efago NGR
Shot Put, Women Johanna Abrahamse RSA Maranelle Du Toit RSA Amira Semlaoui Naji EGY
Discus Throw, Women Elizna Naudé RSA Maranelle Du Toit RSA Nesrine Dahman TUN
Hammer Throw, Women Djida Nawel Yalloulène ALG Walaa Khalil Ibrahim EGY Yinka Owosile NGR
Javelin Throw, Women Agnes Afiyo GHA Sorochukwu Ihuefo NGR Johanna Abrahamse RSA
Heptathlon, Women Naïma Bentahar ALG Haniya El-Gamil EGY Morili Azeez NGR