| 7th African Junior Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 – 4 September |
| Host city | Tunis and Radès, Tunisia |
| Level | Under-20 |
| Events | 44 |
| ← 2003 Garoua 2007 Ouagadougou → | |
The 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships was the seventh edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in the Tunisian cities of Tunis and Radès from 1–4 September. A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men and 22 by women.
The two cities also played dual hosts to the 2005 Arab Athletics Championships later that same month.
Medal summary
Men
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Thandi Mngwevu (RSA) |
12.08 |  Nahed Abid (TUN) |
12.46 |  Félicité Traore (BUR) |
12.50 |
| 200 metres |  Nawal El Jack (SUD) |
24.07 | Arista Hefer (RSA) |
24.15 | Thandi Mngwevu (RSA) |
24.72 |
| 400 metres | Nawal El Jack (SUD) |
53.94 |  Ndèye Fatou Soumah (SEN) |
56.33 | Muna Jabir Adam (SUD) |
58.20 |
| 800 metres |  Lydia Wafula (KEN) |
2:02.84 | Muna Jabir Adam (SUD) |
2:04.24 |  Chaltu Girma (ETH) |
2:04.87 |
| 1500 metres |  Chahrazad Cheboub (ALG) |
4:17.06 | Bizunesh Urgesa (ETH) |
4:20.70 | Emebt Etea (ETH) |
4:21.23 |
| 3000 metres | Mercy Wanjiku (KEN) |
9:14.89 | Alemitu Abera (ETH) |
9:15.61 | Beatrice Chebusit (KEN) |
9:16.36 |
| 5000 metres | Beatrice Chebusit (KEN) |
16:04.10 | Esther Chemtai Ndiema (KEN) |
16:06.13 | Workitu Ayanu (ETH) |
16:27.58 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Félicité Traore (BUR) |
14.31 | Christine Ras (RSA) |
14.38 | Mame Fatou Faye (SEN) |
14.59 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Nawal El Jack (SUD) |
59.72 | Mame Fatou Faye (SEN) |
61.31 | Sondos Idoudi (TUN) |
62.26 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mercy Wanjiku (KEN) |
9:50.63 | Mercy Kosgei (KEN) |
10:09.78 | Muna Durka (SUD) |
10:24.39 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Tunisia (TUN) Nahed Abid Hafsia Hmidi Sabra Dhaouadi Amani Khemir |
48.20 | Sudan (SUD) |
48.25 | Burkina Faso (BUR) Félicité Traore Kadidiatou Traoré Worokia Sanou Dorothée Zerbo |
49.01 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Sudan (SUD) Fayza Omer Jomaa Muna Jabir Adam Hind Musa Nawal El Jack |
3:40.24 | South Africa (RSA) Arista Hefer Thandi Mngwevu Christine Ras Janine Visser |
3:47.39 | Senegal (SEN) Mame Fatou Faye Marietou Badji Fatoumata Diop Ndèye Fatou Soumah |
3:48.85 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Hendrika Botha (RSA) |
52:15.22 | Bekashign Aynalem (ETH) |
52:53.94 | Olfa Lafi (TUN) |
53:53.19 |
| High jump | Anika Smit (RSA) |
1.89 m | Moufida Anine (ALG) |
1.70 m | Sabra Ben Saïd (TUN) |
1.70 m |
| Pole vault | Nadia Mabrouk (TUN) |
3.30 m | Sonia Halliche (ALG) |
3.20 m |  Vanisha Nemdharry (MRI) |
3.00 m |
| Long jump | Lindi van Dyk (RSA) |
5.80 m | Amani Khemir (TUN) |
5.65 m | Nahed Abid (TUN) |
5.51 m |
| Triple jump | Kamilia Sahnoun (ALG) |
12.89 m | Mongia Arbi (TUN) |
12.53 m | Kadidiatou Traoré (BUR) |
12.47 m |
| Shot put | Marli Knoetze (RSA) |
16.93 m | Ghada Ghezal (TUN) |
12.97 m |  Sara Dardiri (EGY) |
10.95 m |
| Discus throw | Marli Knoetze (RSA) |
46.44 m | Sara Dardiri (EGY) |
46.11 m | Ghada Ghezal (TUN) |
37.48 m |
| Hammer throw | Eman Al-Ashry (EGY) |
54.59 m | Yasmin Ashraf (EGY) |
50.76 m | Khedidja Jallouz (TUN) |
47.96 m |
| Javelin throw | Riatha Jacobs (RSA) |
47.29 m | Aneen Groenewald (RSA) |
44.05 m | Sabiha Mzoughi (TUN) |
36.24 m |
| Heptathlon | Muna Jabir Adam (SUD) |
4587 pts | Heike Kotze (RSA) |
4541 pts | Marwa Mohamed Naim (EGY) |
3972 pts |
References
- African Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
- Ouma, Mark (2005-09-01). African Junior Championships, Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
- Ouma, Mark (2005-09-02). African Junior Championships, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
- Ouma, Mark (2005-09-03). African Junior Championships, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
- Ouma, Mark (2005-09-04). African Junior Championships, Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
- Results September 2005. Africa Athle. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
- Results
- African Junior Championships 2005. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
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