The 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships

African Junior Athletics Championships

The African Junior Athletics Championships is a biennial continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics. First held in 1994, only athletes aged 19 or under are allowed to compete.- Summary of Championships :...

were held in Bambous, Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

 from 30 July to 2 August. There were 41 events in total, of which 21 were contested by male athletes and 20 by female athletes. Multiple gold medallists Caster Semenya

Caster Semenya

Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 in the final....

 and Amaka Ogoegbunam broke championships records, but also created controversy at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

 later that year. Semenya was asked to take a gender test and Ogoegbunam tested positive for anabolic steroids.

Records

Key:	WR — World record AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record WL — World leading

Name	Event	Country	Record	Type
James Magut	1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...		3:37.05	CR
Cornel Fredericks Cornel Fredericks Cornel Edwin Fredericks is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 48.14 seconds....	400 m hurdles		50.05 sec	CR
Cheyne Rahme	Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...		5.30 m	CR
Ali Bouguesba	Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...		16.16 m	CR
Alaa Elaslry	Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...		75.59 m	CR
Gert Swanepoel	Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...		6400 pts	NR South African records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in South Africa maintained by Athletics South Africa .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified...
Caster Semenya Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 in the final....	800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...		1:56.72	NR South African records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in South Africa maintained by Athletics South Africa .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified...  CR WL
Caster Semenya Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 in the final....	1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...		4:08.01	CR
Amaka Ogoegbunam	400 m hurdles		58.45 sec	CR
Rana Taha	Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...		57.53 m	CR

Men

100 metres		10.75		10.86		10.94
200 metres		22.47		22.58		22.66
400 metres		46.56		47.16		47.43
800 metres		1:48.82		1:48.91		1:49.82
1500 metres		3:37.05 CR		3:37.63		3:41.24
5000 metres		13:42.53		13:42.88		13:43.94
10,000 metres		28.46.74		28:47.89		28:53.64
110 metres hurdles		14.36		14.42		14.73
400 metres hurdles		50.05 CR		52.44		52.61
3000 metres steeplechase		8:28.83		8:35.97		8:39.53
4×100 metres relay	Nigeria Ayobani Oyebiyi Abiola Onakoya Adeola Efunsile Nathaniel Oletu	41.17	South Africa Waide Jootse Brent Stevens Patrick Vosloo Ethan Floris	41.33	Mauritius Baptiste Brasse Aldo Lutchmun Garik Maureemootoo Unknown runner	42.08
4×400 metres relay	Nigeria Okeudo Jonathan Mmaju Elvis Ukale Peter Njoteah Abiola Onakotya	3:13.50	South Africa Shaun de Jager Cornel Fredericks Cornel Fredericks Cornel Edwin Fredericks is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 48.14 seconds.... Peter Marx Neil de Beer	3:13.95	Botswana Otlaadisa Segosebe Daniel Lagamang Pako Seribe Thapelo Ketlogwetswe	3:15.08
High jump		2.09 m		2.09 m		2.02 m
Pole vault		5.30 m CR		4.35 m		3.95 m
Long jump		7.67 m		7.52 m		7.49 m
Triple jump		16.16 m CR PB		15.62 m PB		15.53 m
Shot put		17.90 m		16.38 m		15.03 m
Discus throw		58.91 m		46.02 m		43.14 m
Hammer throw		75.59 m CR		42.81 m		31.64 m
Javelin throw		73.51 m		67.69 m		60.46 m
Decathlon		6400 pts PB NR		6359 pts PB		6030 pts

Women

100 metres		11.78		12.17		12.23
200 metres		25.37		25.55		25.63
400 metres		52.02 CR		53.34		54.03 PB
800 metres		1:56.72 NR CR PB WL		2:01.36 PB		2:02.17 NR
1500 metres		4:08.01 PB CR		4:09.36		4:17.38
3000 metres		8:54.96		9:09.22		9:25.31
5000 metres		16:11.85		16:12.65		16:13.09
100 metres hurdles		14.28		15.95		16.21
400 metres hurdles		58.45 CR		1:00.09		1:01.30
3000 metres steeplechase		9:58.55		10:03.75		10:09.00
4×100 metres relay	Mauritius Joanelle Janvier Elodie Pierrelouis Stephanie Guillaume Emilie Tambanivoule	48.04	Cameroon Giesele Tchoupou Tchoupa Marie Rodrigue Ngono Zibi Sylvie Zimbere Blandin Loise Tsouga Eb	48.58	South Africa Melissa Hewitt Caster Semenya Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. Semenya won gold in the women's 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships with a time of 1:55.45 in the final.... Rorisang Rammonye Allysa Conley	48.73
4×400 metres relay	Nigeria Amaka Ogoegbunam Charity Adegoke Chidinma Ogbonna Folashade Abugan Folashade Abugan Folashade Abugan is a female Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds...	?	Kenya Shiela Chepkirui Fancy Cherotich Winny Chebet Betty Chelangat	?	Mauritius Edlette Espiegle Stephanie Guillaume Emile Tambanivoule Dorothy Aristide	?
High jump		1.69 m		1.55 m		1.40 m
Long jump		5.82 m		5.78 m		5.75 m
Triple jump		12.89 m		12.12 m		12.00 m
Shot put		14.47 m		13.97 m		12.84 m
Discus throw		43.24 m		34.93 m		31.04 m
Hammer throw		57.53 m CR		54.47 m		47.92 m
Javelin throw		54.55 m		49.54 m		44.42 m
Heptathlon		4336 pts		3933 pts		3811 pts

Medal table

1		11	7	4	22
2		9	4	4	17
3		4	9	5	18
4		4	3	6	13
5		4	2	1	7
6		2	4	2	8
7		2	3	11	16
8		1	2	1	4
9		1	1	1	3
10		1	1	0	2
11		1	0	3	4
12		1	0	0	1
13		0	1	2	3
14		0	1	1	2
15		0	1	0	1
15		0	1	0	0
15		0	1	0	0
17	Total	41	41	41	123

External links

• African Athletics articles