# 2017 African U20 Championships in Athletics

The 2017 African Junior Athletics Championships was the thirteenth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held at the Stade Lalla Setti in Tlemcen, Algeria, between 29 June and 2 July.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: +2.8 m/s) | Thembo Monareng (RSA) | 10.41 | Tinotenda Matiyenga (ZIM) | 10.50 | Sharry Dodin (SEY) | 10.58 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +1.1 m/s) | Clarence Munyai (RSA) | 20.22 CR | Kundai Maguranyanga (ZIM) | 21.11 | Tinotenda Matiyenga (ZIM) | 21.14 |
| 400 metres | Wogen Tucho (ETH) | 47.65 | Tumo Nkape (BOT) | 47.83 | Efrem Mekonen (ETH) | 48.87 |
| 800 metres | Solomon Lekuta (KEN) | 1:48.04 | Taddesse Lemi (ETH) | 1:48.76 | Adisu Girma (ETH) | 1:49.15 |
| 1500 metres | Welde Tufa (ETH) | 3:44.39 | Kiprugut Boaz (KEN) | 3:44.78 | Weretaw Esthete (ETH) | 3:45.56 |
| 5000 metres | Selemon Barega (ETH) | 13:51.43 | Tesfahun Aklnew (ETH) | 13:52.91 | Nicholas Kimeli (KEN) | 13:54.24 |
| 10,000 metres | Nicholas Kimeli (KEN) | 29:52.15 | Gizachew Hailu (ETH) | 29:52.20 | Taddesse Tesfahu (ETH) | 30:13.95 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: +2.4 m/s) | Mpho Tladi (RSA) | 13.78 | Louis François Mendy (SEN) | 14.24 | Ibrahim Jemal (ETH) | 14.27 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Merid Alemu (ETH) | 53.51 | Oussama Hammi (MAR) | 54.50 | Mooketsi Montshiwa (BOT) | 55.03 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Takele Nigate (ETH) | 8:31.36 | Tesfaye Deriba (ETH) | 8:33.67 | Nickson Kiplagat (KEN) | 8:42.15 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Zimbabwe (ZIM) Dickson Kapandura Tinotenda Matiyenga Donovan Mutariswa Kundai Maguranyanga | 40.64 | Gambia (GAM) Ansumana Bojang Momodou Sey Sengan Jobe Sulayman Touray | 41.07 | Algeria (ALG) Mohamed Mahdi Zekraoui Islam Boukhatem Islam Zaoui Mehdi Ani Nait Abdelaziz | 41.34 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Ethiopia (ETH) Efrem Mekonen Wogen Tucho Ashanafi Debele Abdurehman Abdo | 3:11.89 | Botswana (BOT) Lee Eppie Tshepico Masalela Onneile Phokedi Tumo Nkape | 3:16.64 | Morocco (MAR) Hamimi Ossama Hicham Akankam Anouar El Aoufi Achraf El Maliky | 3:18.08 |
| 10,000 m walk | Yohanis Algaw (ETH) | 44:43.47 | Bahaeddine Gatri (TUN) | 44:43.47 | Saïd Touche (ALG) | 45:37.41 |
| High jump | Fadi Chehab (TUN) | 2.00 m | Aobakwe Nikobela (BOT) | 1.90 m | David Deng (ETH) | 1.90 m |
| Pole vault | Reda Boudechiche (ALG) | 4.30 m | Youcef Oucheni (ALG) | 4.00 m | Abdelrahman Sassi (TUN) | 3.20 m |
| Long jump | Soufiane Zakour (MAR) | 7.36 m | Mouhcine Khoua (MAR) | 7.33 m | Aaron Pedro (RSA) | 7.10 m |
| Triple jump | Chengetayi Mapaya (ZIM) | 16.30 m CR | Adir Gur (ETH) | 15.65 m | Soufiane Zakour (MAR) | 15.13 m |
| Shot put | Kayle Blignaut (RSA) | 20.08 m | Patrick Duvenage (RSA) | 18.31 m | Zegye Moga (ETH) | 17.02 m |
| Discus throw | Patrick Duvenage (RSA) | 59.46 m | Werner Visser (RSA) | 58.70 m | Mohamed Chachi (MAR) | 50.61 m |
| Hammer throw | Carel Haasbroek (RSA) | 68.91 m | Sid Ali Aboudi (ALG) | 59.65 m | Oualid Araba (MAR) | 56.53 m |
| Javelin throw | Werner Dames (RSA) | 72.75 m | Hernu van Vuuren (RSA) | 72.74 m | Kereyu Gulala (ETH) | 68.49 m |
| Decathlon | Tarek Rahmani (TUN) | 5770 pts | Wassim Seksaf (ALG) | 5709 pts | Hakim Mekerri (ALG) | 5129 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: +0.9 m/s) | Mgbemena Kelechi Cabri (ZIM) | 12.08 | Severine Moutia (MRI) | 12.44 | Abissie Kebede (ETH) | 12.45 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +0.5 m/s) | Ola Buwaro (GAM) | 24.60 | Tsige Duguma (ETH) | 24.71 | Mgbemena Kelechi Cabri (ZIM) | 24.71 |
| 400 metres | Frehiywot Wondie (ETH) | 54.43 | Mahilet Fikre (ETH) | 55.45 | Nomatter Kafudzaruma (ZIM) | 56.88 |
| 800 metres | Tigist Ketema (ETH) | 2:05.85 | Josephine Chelangat (KEN) | 2:06.48 | Khadidja Benkacem (MAR) | 2:08.26 |
| 1500 metres | Joyline Cherotich (KEN) | 4:30.57 | Fantu Worku (ETH) | 4:30.76 | Almaz Samuel (ETH) | 4:31.59 |
| 3000 metres | Joyline Cherotich (KEN) | 9:27.11 | Sandra Chebet (KEN) | 9:27.59 | Meselu Berhe (ETH) | 9:28.10 |
| 5000 metres | Meskerem Mamo (ETH) | 15:37.13 | Sandra Chebet (KEN) | 15:41.64 | Kalkidan Fentie (ETH) | 15:49.63 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Taylon Bieldt (RSA) | 13.82 | Asmaa Baya Araibia (ALG) | 13.98 | Gebeyanesh Gadecha (ETH) | 15.03 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sara El Hachimi (MAR) | 60.62 | Deme Abu (ETH) | 61.18 | Chaima Ouanis (ALG) | 63.16 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mekides Abebe (ETH) | 10:11.80 | Maritu Ketema (ETH) | 10:12.83 | Only 2 competitors | Only 2 competitors |
| 4×100 metres relay | Algeria (ALG) Menana Djihene Benselka Asmaa Baya Araibia Abdelaziz Ait Chaima Ouanis | 48.44 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) Alice Agostino Gabri Mgbemena Kudzai Violet Nyachiya Masciline Watama | 51.19 | Only 2 teams competing | Only 2 teams competing |
| 4×400 metres relay | Ethiopia (ETH) Mahilet Fikre Shimbira Niguse Zinash Hunde Frehiywot Wondie | 3:48.19 | Algeria (ALG) Marjoa Kahli Chaima Ouanis Manel Bendaska Faten Laribi | 4:03.09 | Only 2 teams competing | Only 2 teams competing |
| 10,000 m walk | Ayalnesh Dejene (ETH) | 52:14.73 | Yehualeye Beletew (ETH) | 52:15.14 | Souhila Azzi (ALG) | 53:49.98 |
| High jump | Yvonne Robson (RSA) | 1.74 m | Fatima Elalaoui (MAR) | 1.68 m | Khadidja Manel Ameur (ALG) | 1.65 m |
| Pole vault | May Massika Mezioud (ALG) | 2.80 m | Hassiba Kasmi (ALG) | 2.60 m | Only two finishers | Only two finishers |
| Long jump | Asmaa Baya Araibia (ALG) | 6.02 m | Zineb Ajalal (MAR) | 5.68 m | Fatimata Zougrana (BUR) | 5.41 m |
| Triple jump | Fatimata Zougrana (BUR) | 12.55 m (w) | Ajuba Oumede (ETH) | 11.94 m | Fatou Badji (SEN) | 11.91 m |
| Shot put | Jana Steinman (RSA) | 13.15 m | Yolandi Stander (RSA) | 12.72 m | Ouidad Yesli (ALG) | 11.68 m |
| Discus throw | Yolandi Stander (RSA) | 49.13 m | Katia Hammoumraoui (ALG) | 38.17 m | Naila Dehamnia (ALG) | 35.05 m |
| Hammer throw | Samira Addi (MAR) | 56.29 m | Juliane Claire (MRI) | 45.55 m | Azza Diff (TUN) | 43.94 m |
| Heptathlon | Jone Kruger (RSA) | 4850 pts | Afaf Benhadja (ALG) | 4552 pts | Souleyma Ghannay (TUN) | 3718 pts |

## Medal table
### Key

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | South Africa (RSA) | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Algeria (ALG)* | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Morocco (MAR) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 43 | 44 | 38 | 125 |