# 2009 Arab Athletics Championships

The 2009 Arab Athletics Championships was the sixteenth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries which took place in Damascus, Syria from 6–9 October.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Event was hand-timed) | Aziz Ouhadi (MAR) | 9.9h | Mohammed Farhan Khalifa (BHR) | 10.0h | Barakat Al-Harthi (OMN) | 10.1h |
| 200 metres | Omar Juma Al-Salfa (UAE) | 20.84 | Idriss Khalid Zougari (MAR) | 20.86 | Hamed Al-Bishi (KSA) | 20.92 |
| 400 metres | Rabah Yousif (SUD) | 45.15 | Mohamed Khouaja (LBA) | 45.35 | Yousef Masrahi (KSA) | 45.93 |
| 800 metres | Belal Mansoor Ali (BHR) | 1:45.92 | Mohammad Al-Azemi (KUW) | 1:46.91 | Mouhcine El Amine (MAR) | 1:46.99 |
| 1500 metres | Amine Laâlou (MAR) | 3:39.89 | Imad Touil (ALG) | 3:40.86 | Belal Mansoor Ali (BHR) | 3:40.89 |
| 5000 metres | James Kwalia (QAT) | 14:04.22 | Hasan Mahboob (BHR) | 14:05.23 | Alemu Bekele (BHR) | 14:06.62 |
| 10,000 metres | Hasan Mahboob (BHR) | 28:16.01 | Nicholas Kemboi (QAT) | 28:22.24 | Hussain Jamaan Alhamdah (KSA) | 29:04.57 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Othmane Hadj Lazib (ALG) | 13.79 | Ahmed Khader Al-Moualed (KSA) | 13.92 | Aymen Ben Ahmed (TUN) | 14.03 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Bandar Yahya Sharahili (KSA) | 49.43 | Idris Abdulkader Al-Housaoui (KSA) | 49.56 | Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT) | 51.74 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Tareq Mubarak Taher (BHR) | 8:39.47 | Chakir Boujattaoui (MAR) | 8:40.36 | Rabia Makhloufi (ALG) | 8:48.95 |
| Half marathon | Nicholas Kemboi (QAT) | 1:07:09 | Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi (LBA) | 1:07:14 | Najim El Qady (MAR) | 1:07:18 |
| 20 km walk | Hassanine Sebei (TUN) | 1:29:56 | Ali Amrouch (ALG) | 1:31:16 | Hichem Medjeber (ALG) | 1:31:30 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Saudi Arabia (KSA) Yahya Al-Ghahes Mohamed Ali Al-Fardan Yasser Al-Nassiri Ahmed Khader Al-Moualed | 40.09 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) Omar Jouma Al-Salfa Bilal Jouma Al-Salfa Hussain Rustom Jassem Jouma Sayed | 40.19 | Oman (OMN) Barakat Al-Harthi Ahmed Mohamed Al-Merjabi Fahed Khamis Al-Jabri Juma Mubarak Al-Jabri | 40.37 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Saudi Arabia (KSA) Yousef Masrahi Hamed Al-Bishi Bandar Yahya Sharahili Idris Abdulkader Al-Housaoui | 3:06.90 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) Jassem Jouma Sayed Bilal Jouma Al-Salfa Saoud Ali Abdulkarim Omar Juma Al-Salfa | 3:09.78 | Sudan (SUD) Awadelkarim Makki Hussein Ismail Ahmed Ismail Rabah Yousif | 3:10.09 |
| High jump | Karim Lotfy (EGY) | 2.16 m | Majd Eddin Ghazal (SYR) | 2.16 m | Nawaf Ahmad Al-Yami (KSA) | 2,00 m |
| Pole vault | Fahid Bader Al-Mershad (KUW) | 5.25 m NR CR | Ali Makki Al-Sabagha (KUW) | 5.15 m | Abdelatif Djadoune (ALG) | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | Issam Nima (ALG) | 8.10 m | Yahya Berrabah (MAR) | 8.09 m | Ahmed Faiz Bin Marzouq (KSA) | 7.82 m |
| Triple jump | Mohamed Youssef Al-Sahabi (BHR) | 16.30 m | Mohamed Abdullah Darwish (UAE) | 16.15 m | Mourad Benchikh El Hocine (ALG) | 16.12 m |
| Shot put | Sultan Al-Hebshi (KSA) | 19.12 m | Meshari Suroor Saad (KUW) | 18.81 m | Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) | 18.29 m |
| Discus throw | Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (EGY) | 61.73 m | Haider Naser Abdulshaheed (IRQ) | 59.54 m | Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) | 59.31 m |
| Hammer throw | Ali Al-Zinkawi (KUW) | 76.46 m | Mohsen El Anany (EGY) | 74.31 m | Mohammad Al-Jawhar (KUW) | 69.20 m |
| Javelin throw | Ihab El-Sayed (EGY) | 75.49 m | Ammar Makki Al-Najm (IRQ) | 74.16 m NR | Ali Saleh Al-Jadani (KSA) | 69.44 m |
| Decathlon | Mohammed J.M. Al-Qaree (KSA) | 7642 pts NR | Mourad Souissi (ALG) | 7413 pts | Ali Hazer (LIB) | 6287 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Munira Saleh (SYR) | 11.93 NR | Jamaa Chnaik (MAR) | 11.94 | Dana Hussain (IRQ) | 11.99 NR |
| 200 metres | Munira Saleh (SYR) | 24.25 | Gulustan Mahmood (IRQ) | 24.49 NR | Jamaa Chnaik (MAR) | 25.05 |
| 400 metres | Gulustan Mahmood (IRQ) | 53.65 NR | Naima Ibrahimi (MAR) | 55.53 | Nouha El Baklouti (TUN) | 57.89 |
| 800 metres | Halima Hachlaf (MAR) | 2:07.17 | Seltana Aït Hammou (MAR) | 2:07.38 | Mimi Belete (BHR) | 2:09.25 |
| 1500 metres | Siham Hilali (MAR) | 4:12.62 | Btissam Lakhouad (MAR) | 4:15.24 | Mimi Belete (BHR) | 4:16.76 |
| 5000 metres | Tejitu Daba (BHR) | 16:27.66 | Shitaye Eshete (BHR) | 16:29.74 | Bouchra Chaâbi (MAR) | 16:30.33 |
| 10,000 metres | Tejitu Daba (BHR) | 35:42.64 | Gladys Cherotich Kibiwot (BHR) | 35:53.94 | Kenza Dahmani (ALG) | 42:02.60 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Fatmata Fofanah (BHR) | 13.51 | Fadoua Al-Boza (SYR) | 14.28 | Lamiae Lhabze (MAR) | 14.39 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Hayat Lambarki (MAR) | 57.27 | Lamiae Lhabze (MAR) | 57.86 | Jomaa Fayza Omer (SUD) | 63.31 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Hanane Ouhaddou (MAR) | 9:57.81 | Durka Mana (SUD) | 10:14.85 | Oulaya Benrebah (ALG) | 11:26.68 |
| Half marathon | Kenza Dahmani (ALG) | 1:16:36 | Samira Raif (MAR) | 1:24:23 | Hiba Al Wada (SYR) Abla Bendebah (ALG) | 1:44:48 |
| 10 km walk | Chaima Trabelsi (TUN) | 49:09.7 | Olfa Lafi (TUN) | 49:45.6 | Rania Osman (SYR) | 50:24.5 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Iraq (IRQ) Bahar Kasrou Alaa Hikmet Kassem Dana Hussain Gulustan Mahmood | 47.22 NR | Morocco (MAR) Naima Ibrahimi Jamaa Chnaik Lamiae Lhabze Hayat Lambarki | 47.98 | Bahrain (BHR) Faten Abdelnabi Sabrine Youssef Amer Fatmata Fofanah | 48.77 NR |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Morocco (MAR) Lamiae Lhabze Hayat Lambarki Naima Ibrahimi Halima Hachlaf | 3:40.58 | Iraq (IRQ) Gulustan Mahmood Dana Hussain Souha Khazal Alaa Hikmet Kassem | 3:47.39 | Tunisia (TUN) Nouha El Baklouti Eya El Akhal Safa Issaoui Mouna Ben Alaya | 3:51.90 |
| High jump | Meryem Ouahbi (MAR) | 1.65 m | Rim Abdullah (SYR) Amina Lemgherbi (ALG) | 1.60 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Pole vault | Nesrin Emam (EGY) | 3.80 m NR | Nisrine Dinar (MAR) | 3.80 m | Rehame Shiha (SYR) Rouba Al-Faseeh (SYR) | 2.90 m NR |
| Long jump | Yamilé Aldama (SUD) | 5.95 m | Inas Mohamed Mansour (EGY) | 5.90 m | Jamaa Chnaik (MAR) | 5.80 m |
| Triple jump | Yamilé Aldama (SUD) | 13.84 m | Jamaa Chnaik (MAR) | 13.38 m | Fadwa Al-Bouza (SYR) | 13.01 m NR |
| Shot put | Sihem Marrakchi (TUN) | 14.89 m | Walaa Attia (EGY) | 14.12 m | Zouina Bouzebra (ALG) | 12.70 m |
| Discus throw | Hiba Omar (SYR) | 43.67 m | Rim Gueyèche (TUN) | 43.47 m | Noura Qerish (JOR) | 28.51 m |
| Hammer throw | Marwa Hussein (EGY) | 60.48 m | Hayat El Ghazi (MAR) | 53.76 m | Fatine Oubourogaa (MAR) | 52.98 m |
| Javelin throw | Hana'a Ramadhan Omar (EGY) | 56.09 m NR | Zahra Badrane (ALG) | 44.71 m | Sihem Marrakchi (TUN) | 41.98 m |
| Heptathlon | Chaima Fethi Tehema (EGY) | 4081 pts | Bahar Kasrou (IRQ) | 4026 pts NR | Nour Al-Sous (SYR) | 3895 pts |

## Medal table
### Overall

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Morocco (MAR) | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Bahrain (BHR) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Egypt (EGY) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Syria (SYR) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Sudan (SUD) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Iraq (IRQ) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Oman (OMN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 46 | 47 | 47 | 140 |

### Men

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Bahrain (BHR) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Syria (SYR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Oman (OMN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |

### Women

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Morocco (MAR) | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Syria (SYR) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Bahrain (BHR) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Iraq (IRQ) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Sudan (SUD) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 71 |