African Race Walking Championships

The African Race Walking Championships was a quadrennial race walking competition for athletes representing countries from Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). It was established in 1999 and has featured races for senior men (20 km) and women (10 km in 1999, 20 km from 2005 on).[1] The 2005 edition was held jointly with the African Combined Events Championships.[2][3] The 2009 edition also featured junior events (10 km men and women).[4] The 2013 men's event was part of the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge.[5]

African Race Walking Championships
SportRace walking
Founded1999
ContinentAfrica (CAA)

Editions

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Year City Country Date
I 1999 Boumerdès   Algeria
II 2005 El Menzah, Tunis   Tunisia May 21-22
III 2009 Radès   Tunisia April 19
IV 2013 Belle Vue   Mauritius April 19
V 2015 Moka   Mauritius April 11–12

Results

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Results were compiled from the Athletics Weekly,[1] the Confederation of African Athletics,[2][4] the IAAF,[3][5] and the Fédération Suisse de Marche.[6][7]

Men's results

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20 kilometres

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
1999   Hatem Ghoula (TUN) 1:28:12   Moussa Aouanouk (ALG) 1:31:44   Merzak Abbès (ALG) 1:32:42
2005   Hatem Ghoula (TUN) 1:29:28   Moussa Aouanouk (ALG) 1:30:01   Hassanine Sebei (TUN) 1:32:31
2009   Hassanine Sebei (TUN) 1:24:15.5   Hichem Medjeber (ALG) 1:24:50.3   Ali Amrouch (ALG) 1:25:02.6
2013   Lebogang Shange (RSA) 1:28:31   Hassanine Sebei (TUN) 1:28:40   Hichem Medjeber (ALG) 1:32:26

10 kilometres (Junior)

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2009   Mohamed Fetah Meddour (ALG) 45:37.6   Hedi Bougatfa (TUN) 45:57.1   Houcem Abdellaoui (ALG) 46:01.3

Women's results

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10 kilometres

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
1999   Bahia Boussad (ALG) 51:36   Dounia Mimouni (ALG) 52:32   Wafa Mouelhi (TUN) 52:40

20 kilometres

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2005   Bahia Boussad (ALG) 1:47:01   Rahma Mahmoudi (TUN) 1:48:11   Nicolene Cronje (RSA) 1:49:54
2009   Chaima Trabelsi (TUN) 1:37:43.4   Olfa Lafi (TUN) 1:37:58.2   Aynalem Bekashign Meshesha (ETH) 1:42:28.1

10 kilometres (Junior)

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2009   Olfa Hamdi (TUN) 50:19.8   Sabrine Sellimi (TUN) 52:19.9   Jihad Adel Mohamed El Sayed Meshref (EGY) 55:05.0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b World and Continental Race Walking Championships and Cups - AFRICAN RACE WALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved August 2, 2013
  2. ^ a b African Combined Events and Race Walking Champs, Tunis (Tunisia) 21-22/05, retrieved August 1, 2013
  3. ^ a b Mzoughi, Hassen (May 22, 2005), Algeria, Tunisia and South Africa triumph at the African Championships for Combined Events and Race Walking, IAAF, retrieved August 2, 2013
  4. ^ a b Road walking African championships, Radès (Tunisia) 19/04, April 19, 2009, retrieved August 1, 2013
  5. ^ a b Walburton, Paul (April 19, 2013), Stylish Shange surprises to take African Race Walk title, IAAF, retrieved August 2, 2013
  6. ^ Championnats d'Afrique de Marche, 19 Avril 2009, Radès (PDF), Fédération Suisse de Marche, April 19, 2009, retrieved August 2, 2013
  7. ^ Result 20 Kilometres Race Walk - African Race Walking Championships (PDF), Fédération Suisse de Marche, April 19, 2013, retrieved August 2, 2013