The Central African Athletics Championships are an international athletics competition between countries in Central Africa. First held in 1976, it has been held sporadically since then, with the most recent edition being the ninth championships in 2015.[1]
Central African Athletics Championships | |
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Genre | outdoor track and field |
Venue | varies |
Participants | Central African nations |
Organised by | Confederation of African Athletics |
The competition features mostly outdoor track and field events, though the 1991 championships had a men's marathon and the 1999 championships hosted a men's 20 kilometres race walk. There was also a cross country running championships held in 2000. These competitions were all hosted separately from the Central African Games as well as the East and Central African Championships.[2]
Editions edit
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Nations | Athletes |
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1 | 1975 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | [2] | ||
2 | 1978 | Libreville | Gabon | [2] | ||
3 | 1980 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | [2] | ||
4 | 1995 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | [2] | ||
5 | 1996 | N'Djamena | Chad | [2] | ||
6 | 1999 | Garoua | Cameroon | [2] | ||
7 | 2007 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | [3] | ||
8 | 2013 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | [4] | ||
9 | 2015 | Yaoundé | Cameroon | [1] |
Participation edit
Central African Cross Country Championships edit
In 2000, Bujumbura in Burundi staged the only known edition of a Central African Cross Country Championships. Long and short course races were held for both men and women, with Lambert Ndayikéza (36:29) and Béatrice Iradukunda (28:39) the long course winners and Onèsphore Nkunzimana (12:40) and Épiphanie Nyirabaramé (15:24) being the short course winners. Rwanda's Nyirabarame was the only winner not from the host nation.[2] Burundi and Rwanda are the only nations in the region with an international pedigree in long-distance running.
Champions edit
Men's 100 metres edit
Men's 200 metres edit
Men's 400 metres edit
Men's 800 metres edit
Men's 1500 metres edit
Men's 5000 metres edit
Men's 10,000 metres edit
Men's marathon edit
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase edit
Men's 110 metres hurdles editAbdoulaye Sène of Senegal placed first at the 1995 event as a guest athlete.
Men's 400 metres hurdles edit
Men's high jump edit
Men's pole vault edit
Men's long jump editGuy Mialou of Senegal placed first at the 1995 event as a guest athlete.
Men's triple jump edit
Men's shot put edit
Men's discus throw edit
Men's javelin throw edit
Men's 20 km walk edit
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay edit
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay edit |
Women's 100 metres edit
Women's 200 metres edit
Women's 400 metres edit
Women's 800 metres edit
Women's 1500 metres edit
Women's 3000 metres edit
Women's 5000 metres edit
Women's 100 metres hurdles edit
Women's 400 metres hurdles edit
Women's high jump editIrène Tiendrébéogo of Burkina Faso placed first at the 1995 event competing as a guest athlete.
Women's long jump edit
Women's triple jump edit
Women's shot put edit
Women's discus throw edit
Women's javelin throw edit
Women's 10,000 metres walk edit
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay edit
Women's 4 × 400 metres relay edit
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References edit
- ^ a b Central African Athletics: Cameroon grabs 64 medals, 26 Gold. Cameroun Web (2015-08-11). Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Central African Games and Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ 2007 Central African Championships
- ^ Athletics: End in Yaoundé of the 5th meeting. Cameroon Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-14.