Athletics at the 2004 Pan Arab Games
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At the 2004 Pan Arab Games
, the athletics events were held at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962
in Algiers
, Algeria
from 4 to 8 October 2004. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. The host country topped the medal table having won a 16 gold medal
s and 34 medals overall. Second placed Morocco
, with seven golds, had the greatest number of medals overall with a total of 35. Tunisia
was third with sixteen medals in total, seven of which were gold. Eleven new Games records were set over the course of the five-day competition.
Baya Rahouli
—an Algiers native and 2004 Summer Olympics
finalist—was the most successful athlete of the Games, winning four golds (100 metres
, 100 metres hurdles
, long jump
and triple jump
) and setting two Games records. Seventeen-year-old Mona Jabir Adam Ahmed of Sudan
won the 400 metres
in personal best time, and also won a 200 metres
silver. Todd Matthews-Jouda
, a former American
athlete, appeared to break the African record in the 110 metres hurdles
, but this was later revised to 13.45 seconds – a Games record regardless. Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi
set a personal best for the 200 m Pan Arab title and went on to help both the Saudi Arabia
n relay teams to gold medals.
Algerian Nahida Touhami
won two golds in the women's 800 metres
and 1500 metres
while long-distance compatriot Souad Aït Salem
went one further, doing a 5000
/10,000 metres double before taking a third gold in the half marathon
. Amina Aït Hammou
of Morocco won two silver medals in the women's 400 m and 800 m events. The women on the heptathlon
podium all repeated their combined events medals in the individual disciplines. The event winner—Sarah Bouaoudia—set a Games record to win the high jump
, runner-up Imen Chatbri took another silver in the javelin
, while bronze medallist Zahra Lachguer was also third in the 400 metres hurdles
.
and Comoros
were the two nations which were not represented in the competition.
2004 Pan Arab Games
The 10th Pan Arab Games was an international multi-sport event which took place in Algiers, Algeria, between 24 September and 10 October 2004. It witnessed the participation of all Arab League members for the first time – 22 countries participated in 26 sports....
, the athletics events were held at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Stade 5 Juillet 1962 or 5 July 1962 Stadium , also known as El Djezair Stadium , is a football and athletics stadium located in Algiers, Algeria. The stadium was inaugurated in 1972 with a capacity of 105,000...
in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
from 4 to 8 October 2004. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. The host country topped the medal table having won a 16 gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s and 34 medals overall. Second placed Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, with seven golds, had the greatest number of medals overall with a total of 35. Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
was third with sixteen medals in total, seven of which were gold. Eleven new Games records were set over the course of the five-day competition.
Baya Rahouli
Baya Rahouli
Baya Rahouli is an Algerian athlete who competes in the triple jump. She is a former African record holder in this event, and has two African championship titles, beating Françoise Mbango Etone and Kéné Ndoye on both occasions...
—an Algiers native and 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
finalist—was the most successful athlete of the Games, winning four golds (100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
, 100 metres hurdles
100 metres hurdles
The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...
, long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
and 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...
) and setting two Games records. Seventeen-year-old Mona Jabir Adam Ahmed of Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
won the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
in personal best time, and also won a 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
silver. Todd Matthews-Jouda
Todd Matthews-Jouda
Todd Matthews-Jouda is a hurdling athlete, who is notable for having switched nationality from United States to Sudan in September 2003. His personal best is 13.36 seconds, but being set in 2002 , it is not a national record...
, a former American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
athlete, appeared to break the African record in the 110 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...
, but this was later revised to 13.45 seconds – a Games record regardless. Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi
Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi
Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi is a Saudi Arabian track and field athlete who specialises in sprint running. He won a gold medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2002 Asian Games and became Asian champion over 200 metres in 2005.-Achievements:...
set a personal best for the 200 m Pan Arab title and went on to help both the Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n relay teams to gold medals.
Algerian Nahida Touhami
Nahida Touhami
Nahida Touhami is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 24.85 s *400 metres - 53.08 s *800 metres - 1:59.65 min...
won two golds in the women's 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...
and 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...
while long-distance compatriot Souad Aït Salem
Souad Aït Salem
Souad Aït Salem is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon. She was born in Mecheria. She won gold in the 10,000 metres at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics and the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Salem also won the gold in the half marathon at...
went one further, doing a 5000
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
/10,000 metres double before taking a third gold in the half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
. Amina Aït Hammou
Amina Aït Hammou
Amina Aït Hammou is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 1:57.82 minutes, achieved in July 2003 in Rome.She received a year-long ban from competition in 2008 after missing three tests.-Achievements:...
of Morocco won two silver medals in the women's 400 m and 800 m events. The women on the heptathlon
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
podium all repeated their combined events medals in the individual disciplines. The event winner—Sarah Bouaoudia—set a Games record to win the high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
, runner-up Imen Chatbri took another silver in the javelin
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
, while bronze medallist Zahra Lachguer was also third in the 400 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
.
Records
In addition to the records set by medalling athletes at the 2004 Games, the following records were set by others competing in Algiers:| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalel Al-Ghabshi | Men's 110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight... |
14.81 | NR Omani records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Oman maintained by Oman Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:... |
|
| Wajdi Bellili | Men's shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
17.48 m | NR Tunisian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Tunisia maintained by Tunisia's national athletics federation: Fédération Tunisienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified-External links:... |
|
| Key:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record | ||||
Men
| 100 metres | 10.31 GR | 10.39 | 10.42 | |||
| 200 metres | 20.81 | 20.84 | 21.00 | |||
| 400 metres | 45.04 | 45.84 | 46.11 | |||
| 800 metres | 1:46.12 | 1:46.24 | 1:46.86 | |||
| 1500 metres | 3:46.32 | 3:46.36 | 3:46.70 | |||
| 5000 metres | 13:24.73 | 13:25.53 | 13:32.41 | |||
| 10,000 metres | 29:51.47 | 29:52.81 | 29:58.73 | |||
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 2.0 m/s) |
13.45 GR, NR Sudanese records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Sudan maintained by Sudan Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:... |
13.71 | 13.98 NR Tunisian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Tunisia maintained by Tunisia's national athletics federation: Fédération Tunisienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified-External links:... = |
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| 400 metres hurdles | 48.77 | 49.31 | 50.55 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:25.62 | 8:38.68 | 8:40.20 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |  Saudi ArabiaSalem Mubarak Al-Yami Mubarak Ata Mubarak Mubarak Ata Mubarak Mubarak Ata Mubarak is a Saudi Arabian hurdler. His personal best time is 13.68 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Lapinlahti.... Yahya Al-Gahes Yahya Al-Gahes Yahya Al-Gahes is a Saudi Arabian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He won the 2003 World Youth Championships, finished fifth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the 2005 Asian Championships.... Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi is a Saudi Arabian track and field athlete who specialises in sprint running. He won a gold medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2002 Asian Games and became Asian champion over 200 metres in 2005.-Achievements:... |
39.40 GR |  Oman |
40.52 |  Morocco |
40.94 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Hamaidi Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi is a Saudi Arabian track and field athlete who specialises in sprint running. He won a gold medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2002 Asian Games and became Asian champion over 200 metres in 2005.-Achievements:... Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi |
3:03.03 | Morocco Hamid Ben Hammou Ismael Daif Abdellatif El Ghazaoui Amine Laalou Amine Laâlou Amine Laâlou is a male middle distance runner from Morocco, who specializes in middle-distance running. He has represented his country at the Summer Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He began his career as an 800 metres specialist and made his global debut at the 2003 World... |
3:06.90 |  Algeria |
3:07.84 |
| Half marathon | 1:05:33 | 1:05:45 | 1:06:57 | |||
| 20 km walk | 1:28:34.19 GR | 1:29:39.31 | 1:34:04.56 | |||
| High jump | 2.24 m | 2.16 m | 2.11 m | |||
| Pole vault | 5.20 m | 5.00 m | 4.90 m | |||
| Long jump | 7.81 m | 7.79 m | 7.77 m | |||
| Triple jump | 16.58 m | 16.40 m | 16.24 m | |||
| Shot put | 18.98 m | 18.65 m | 18.20 m | |||
| Discus throw | 61.06 m | 56.55 m | 52.19 m | |||
| Hammer throw | 72,22 m | 71.65 m | 71.41 m NR Tunisian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Tunisia maintained by Tunisia's national athletics federation: Fédération Tunisienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified-External links:... |
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| Javelin throw | 75.84 m | 70.47 m | 64.61 m | |||
| Decathlon | 7595 pts | 7205 pts | 7098 pts |
Women
| 100 metres | 11.84 | 11.97 NR | 12.11 | |||
| 200 metres | 24.35 GR | 24.36 | 24.59 | |||
| 400 metres | 53.34 | 53.54 | 54.37 | |||
| 800 metres | 2:34.48 | 2:34.49 | 2:34.95 | |||
| 1500 metres | 4:35.85 | 4:35.97 | 4:36.07 | |||
| 5000 metres | 16:02.14 | 16:19.56 NJR | 16'21"17 | |||
| 10,000 metres | 33:27.58 | 34:01.08 | 34:41.38 | |||
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.49 GR | 14.12 | 14.14 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | 55.98 GR | 57.51 | 58.20 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay | Morocco |
46.32 |  Sudan |
48.32 |  Iraq |
50.70 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Morocco |
3:38.24 AR † | Sudan |
3:39.53 | Algeria |
3:50.25 |
| Half marathon | 1:16:32 | 1:17:23 | 1:18:08 | |||
| 10 km walk | 53:39.9 | 53:56.0 | 1:22:58.3 | |||
| High jump | 1.80 m GR | 1.72 m | 1.64 m | |||
| Pole vault | 3.90 m GR | 3.50 m | 3.40 m | |||
| Long jump | 6.19 m | 6.03 m | 5.88 m | |||
| Triple jump | 14.49 m GR | 14.31 m | 13.59 m | |||
| Shot put | 15.52 m | 14.98 m | 12.92 m | |||
| Discus throw | 54.68 m | 52.64 m | 51.09 m | |||
| Hammer throw | 52.76 m | 56.96 m | 53.75 m | |||
| Javelin throw | 58.64 m | 49.30 m | 44.45 m | |||
| Heptathlon | 5534 pts GR | 5084 pts NR Tunisian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Tunisia maintained by Tunisia's national athletics federation: Fédération Tunisienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified-External links:... |
4965 pts |
- AR † = Arab record
Medal table
Key:| 1 | Algeria |
16 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 | Morocco |
7 | 12 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 |  Tunisia |
7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Sudan |
2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 |  Egypt |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Syria |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Qatar |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Kuwait |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Bahrain |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11= |  Jordan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11= | Oman |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Iraq |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  United Arab Emirates |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 46 | 136 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participation
A total of 20 countries were represented in the athletics competition. Of the countries which had previously competed at the Pan Arab Games, SomaliaSomalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
and Comoros
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
were the two nations which were not represented in the competition.
External links
- Archived website
- All Pan Arab champions from GBR Athletics