2006 African Championships in Athletics
2006 African Championships | |
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Championships logo | |
Host city | Bambous, Mauritius |
Date(s) | 9–13 August |
Main stadium | Stade Germain Comarmond |
Participation |
about 438 athletes from 42 nations |
Events | 44 |
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The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Rivière Noire District. This was the second time when the African Championships in Athletics were hosted in Mauritius, the first was in 1992.
Many world-class runners were competing, but in terms of the field events the standard was poor. In addition, some of those, especially the throwing events, had very few participants as African federations cannot afford to send large teams.
Men's results
Track
- a Many sources (including the IAAF)[1] list the lead off runner as Grace Ebor, a female Nigerian middle-distance runner. This is incorrect as the lead off runner was actually Peter Emelieze.[2]
Field
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana | 2.30 | Sere Boubakar Burkina Faso | 2.22 | Ramsey Carelse South Africa | 2.22 |
August 13: | ||||||
Pole vault |
Okkert Brits South Africa | 5.20 | Abderrahmane Tamada Tunisia | 5.15 | Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia | 4.80 |
August 12: | ||||||
Long jump |
Ignisious Gaisah Ghana | 8.51 (+3.7) | Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 8.45 (+4.2) | Issam Nima Algeria | 8.37 |
August 9: | ||||||
Triple jump |
Tarik Bouguetaïb Morocco | 17.25 (+4.2) | Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 16.67 (+3.6) | Younès Moudrik Morocco | 16.58 (+3.7) |
August 12: | ||||||
Shot put |
Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 18.93 | Janus Robberts South Africa | 17.88 | Mohammed Medded Tunisia | 17.87 |
August 9: | ||||||
Discus throw |
Omar Ahmed ElGazaly Egypt | 61.11 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 54.38 | Chima Ugwu Nigeria | 51.56 |
August 10: Nabil Kirame of Morocco, who originally won the bronze, was later disqualified for doping.[3] | ||||||
Hammer throw |
Chris Harmse South Africa | 77.55 CR | Saber Souid Tunisia | 72.66 | Mohsen El Anany Egypt | 69.22 |
August 12: | ||||||
Javelin throw |
Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa | 77.55 | Gerbrandt Grobler South Africa | 75.95 | Walid Adb El Wahab Egypt | 69.86 |
August 13: | ||||||
Decathlon |
Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia | 7,566 points | Mourad Souissi Algeria | 7,113 points | Terence Wepener South Africa | 7,084 points |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
Women's results
Track
Field
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Rene van der Merwe South Africa | 1.84 | Nkeka Ukuh Nigeria | 1.80 | Sara Bouaoudia Algeria | 1.75 |
August 11: | ||||||
Pole vault |
Syrine Balti Tunisia | 4.21 | Nisrine Dinar Morocco | 3.60 | Lindi Roux South Africa | 3.60 |
August 10: | ||||||
Long jump |
Joséphine Mbarga-Bikié Cameroon | 6.33 (+2.9) | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 6.30 (+1.8) | Chinazom Amadi Nigeria | 6.23 (+3.0) |
August 10: | ||||||
Triple jump |
Yamilé Aldama Sudan | 14.71 (+2.6) | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 14.08 (+3.6) | Otonye Iworima Nigeria | 13.88 (+2.1) |
August 13: | ||||||
Shot put |
Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 17.45 | Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Egypt | 15.48 | Monique Ngo Ngoué-Poree Cameroon | 14.99 |
August 13: | ||||||
Discus throw |
Elizna Naude South Africa | 55.42 | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 49.63 | Suzanne Kragbe Ivory Coast | 49.05 |
August 11: | ||||||
Hammer throw |
Marwa Hussein Arafat Egypt | 62.16 | Blessing Egwu Nigeria | 51.77 | Menakshee Totah Mauritius | 36.68 |
August 9: Egypt's Marwa Ahmed Arafat retained her African title, while Hayat El Ghazi of Morocco, who originally won the silver, was later disqualified for doping.[4] | ||||||
Javelin throw |
Justine Robbeson South Africa | 60.60 PB/AR | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 55.64 | Lindy Leveau Seychelles | 54.41 |
August 12: | ||||||
Heptathlon |
Janice Josephs South Africa | 5876 points | Celine Laporte Seychelles | 4932 points | Nadege Foe Essama Cameroon | 3808 points |
August 11-12: | ||||||
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
Medals table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Africa | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
2 | Kenya | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
3 | Nigeria | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
4 | Egypt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
5 | Ghana | 4 | - | 2 | 6 |
6 | Tunisia | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
7 | Ethiopia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Morocco | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
9 | Algeria | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
10 | Senegal | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
11 | Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
12 | Botswana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
13 | Sudan | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
14 | Uganda | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 | - | - | 1 |
16= | Mauritius | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16= | Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16= | Mozambique | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16= | Seychelles | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
19 | Madagascar | - | 1 | - | 1 |
20= | Ivory Coast | - | - | 1 | 1 |
20= | Benin | - | - | 1 | 1 |
20= | Zimbabwe | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations
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See also
References
- ↑ 4x100 Metres Relay - men - senior - outdoor - 2006. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-09.
- ↑ Career Highlights. Peter Emelieze. Retrieved on 2013-09-10.
- ↑ "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ↑ "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF. 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- Day reports
- Ouma, Mark (2006-08-07). Mauritius expects star studded African Championships - Preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
- Ouma, Mark (2006-08-10). Bekele and Gaisah victorious - two titles for Egypt - African Champs Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
- Ouma, Mark (2006-08-11). Defar defeats Dibaba; Van Zyl surges to victory – African Champs Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
- Ouma, Mark (2006-08-12). Kenyan wins by Kipsiele Koech, Kiptum, Kipchirchir - African Champs Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
- Ouma, Mark (2006-08-13). South Africans steal the show - African Championships report - Day Four. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
- Ouma, Mark (2006-08-14). Anim and Kipchirchir complete doubles in Mauritius - African Champs Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
External links
- Full results
- Confederation of African Athletics
- Association Mauricienne d'Athlétisme amateur
- Official results report