1969 Maghreb Athletics Championships

The 1969 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the third edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco were the competing nations. Organised by the Union des Fédérations d'Athlétisme du Maghreb Uni (Union of Athletics Federations of the United Maghreb), it took place on 24 and 25 July in Tripoli, Libya.[1] It was the first time that Libya competed at the competition. A total of 33 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 11 for women.[2]

3rd Maghreb Athletics Championships
Dates24 and 25 July
Host cityTripoli, Libya
Events33
Participation4 nations

The tournament was evenly contested, with Morocco topped the medal table with ten gold medals. Tunisia were a close second with nine golds, while Algeria and Libya each took seven gold medals. It was the last time that the 80 metres hurdles featured on the programme, being replaced by the international standard 100 metres hurdles from 1970 onwards. Morocco's Malika Hadky had a sprint triple, winning the 100, 200 and 400 metres events. Three men managed individual doubles: Mohammed Gammoudi won both long-distance races; Jadour Haddou was a double middle-distance champion; and Youcef Boulfelfel added a triple jump title to his pentathlon crown.[2]

Medal summary edit

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Mohamed Belkhodja (TUN) 10.6   Abdullah Abdulkarim Mehdi (LBA) 10.8   Toufik Chaouch (ALG) 10.8
200 metres   Abdullah Abdulkarim Mehdi (LBA) 21.8   Tubraki Ahmed Ibrahim (LBA) 21.9   Omar Ghizlat (MAR) 21.9
400 metres   Mohamed Djouad (ALG) 48.1   Omar Ghizlat (MAR) 48.3   Moulay Ahmed Hasnaoui (MAR) 48.4
800 metres   Jadour Haddou (MAR) 1:50.0   Mohamed Magar (LBA) 1:50.4   Mansour Guettaya (TUN) 1:50.9
1500 metres   Jadour Haddou (MAR) 3:44.4   Mansour Guettaya (TUN) 3:48.8   Hamida Gammoudi (TUN) 3:49.4
5000 metres   Mohammed Gammoudi (TUN) 14:01.6   Abdelkader Zaddem (TUN) 14:10.2   Mohamed Belhoucine (MAR) 14:27.2
10,000 metres   Mohammed Gammoudi (TUN) 29:46.8   Hannachi M'Hadheb (TUN) 29:59.6   Benomar (MAR) 30:44.8
110 m hurdles   Abdelkader Boudjemaa (ALG) 15.1   Hassan Filahi (MAR) 15.2   Ahmed Boukria (MAR) 15.2
400 m hurdles   Mohamed Khalifa (LBA) 53.1   Chérif Sadok (TUN) 53.1   Abdelkader Boudjemaa (ALG) 54.4
3000 metres steeplechase   Labidi Taoadi Ayachi (TUN) 8:51.4   Boualem Rahoui (ALG) 9:04.0   Sghir Hamdouni (TUN) 9:15.0
4×100 m relay   Libya (LBA) 42.1   Tunisia (TUN) 42.3   Morocco (MAR) 42.3
4×400 m relay   Morocco (MAR) 3:15.5   Tunisia (TUN) 3:18.7   Algeria (ALG) 3:21.5
20 km walk   El Ageli (LBA) 1:47:50   Chédli Ben Ali (TUN) 1:48:03 Not awarded
High jump   Tawfik Chaouch (TUN) 1.91 m   Douiri (MAR) 1.91 m   Mohamed Abubakar (LBA) 1.85 m
Pole vault   Ali Magrowi (LBA) 3.70 m   Sadou (MAR) 3.50 m   Gadouri (MAR) 3.50 m
Long jump   Mohamed Saad (LBA) 6.91 m   Aboulaziz (TUN) 6.88 m   Youcef Boulfelfel (ALG) 6.78 m
Triple jump   Youcef Boulfelfel (ALG) 14.70 m   Lakhdar Merouane (ALG) 14.11 m   Mohamed Ferjani (TUN) 14.08 m
Shot put   Ahmed Bendifallah (ALG) 15.52 m   Omar Musa Mejbari (LBA) 15.23 m   Noureddine Bendifallah (ALG) 14.16 m
Discus throw   Omar Musa Mejbari (LBA) 45.86 m   Ahmed Bendifallah (ALG) 42.60 m   Rahal Abidat (MAR) 39.94 m
Hammer throw   Ahmed Chahine (MAR) 42.12 m   Noureddine Bendifallah (ALG) 38.46 m   Ramadan Hedi (LBA) 36.80 m
Javelin throw   Youssef Gouider (TUN) 59.86 m   Faraj Ali Safran (LBA) 58.60 m   Maamar Boubekeur (ALG) 56.12 m
Pentathlon   Youcef Boulfelfel (ALG) 3196 pts   Abdesslem Taaba (TUN) 3002 pts Unknown athlete ??? pts

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Malika Hadky (MAR) 12.6   Fatma Ben Hdar (TUN) 12.8   Fatima El Faquir (MAR) 12.8?
200 metres   Malika Hadky (MAR) 25.9   Lilia Attia (TUN) 26.2   Fouzia (MAR) 27.1
400 metres   Malika Hadky (MAR) 58.6   Ben Haj (TUN) 62.0   Amina Bourir (MAR) 62.7
800 metres   Fatima Ariane (ALG) 2:21.2   Amina Bourir (MAR) 2:23.5   Zamita (MAR) 2:24.1
80 m hurdles   Fatima El Faquir (MAR) 12.1   Berir (MAR) 12.8   Lilia Attia (TUN) 13.0
4×100 m relay   Morocco (MAR) 50.5   Algeria (ALG) 52.9 Unknown ???
High jump   Farida Chaouch (ALG) 1.53 m   Mina Jebli (MAR) 1.50 m   Beya Bouabdallah (TUN) 1.44 m
Long jump   Nagat (TUN) 5.17 m   Souad Hamza (TUN) 4.90 m   Arbasa (MAR) 4.79 m
Shot put   Beya Bouabdallah (TUN) 10.58 m   Fatima Aderbach (MAR) 10.41 m Unknown athlete ??? m
Discus throw   Beya Bouabdallah (TUN) 29.92 m   Salah Malika (MAR) 27.06 m Unknown athlete ??? m
Javelin throw   Fatima Aderbach (MAR) 32.92 m   Chedlia Ben Mrad (TUN) 32.72 m Unknown athlete ??? m

References edit

  1. ^ QUARANTE ANS D'HISTOIRE DE L'ATHLETISME ALGERIEN. Algeriathle. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.
  2. ^ a b Maghreb Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.
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