# 2016 East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships

The 2nd East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 28 to 29 April 2016.
At the championships, Kenyan athletes won 13 gold medals to defend their team title.

## Medal summary
### Men

* Chronology: 2013 | 2016
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Gulam Khamis Zanzibar | 10.27 | Moffat Ngari Kenya | 10.57 | Maohaed Mohamed Sudan | 10.79 |
| 200 metres | Gulam Khamis Zanzibar | 20.97 | Geofrey Kiprotich Rono Kenya | 21.27 | Moffat Ngari Kenya | 21.61 |
| 400 metres | Kelvin Tanui Kenya | 46.26 | Ronald Afya Kenya | 47.51 | Samuel Oweka Uganda | 49.08 |
| 800 metres | Wickliffe Kanyamal Kenya | 1:50.17 | Mekonen Ayele Ethiopia | 1:50.43 | Abdi Fatah Awlet Djibouti | 1:51.73 |
| 1500 metres | Boaz Kiprugut [de] Kenya | 3:39.46 | Mmaru Berete Mekonen Ethiopia | 3:39.86 | Anthony Kiptoo [es; no] Kenya | 3:40.33 |
| 5000 metres | Peter Langat Kenya | 13:43.86 | Wesley Ladema [es] Kenya | 13:48.95 | Selemon Barega Ethiopia | 13:49.53 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Kenya (KEN) Ronald Afya Kevin Tanui Geofrey Kiprotich Rono Moffat Ngari | 41.71 | Tanzania (TAN) Benjamin Michael Adnan Haruna Kenneth Maluba Imani James | 42.58 | Zanzibar (ZAN) Gulam Hamisi Ali Hassan Khamis Hassan Omar Khatib Omar Rashid Said | 43.00 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Kenya (KEN) Kelvin Tanui Geofrey Kiprotich Rono Moffat Ngari Markson Paima | 3:11.04 | Sudan (SUD) Al Had Hamid Adam Mohamed Mohamed Yasili Ahmed Abuh Adam Abdul Wahab | 3:17.83 | Tanzania (TAN) Hafidhi Khalfan Adinani Haruna Francis Propser John Silima | 3:30.05 |
| Long jump | Lagat Kibet Kenya | 7.47 m | Yasir Elsid Sudan | 6.72 m | Benjamin Michael Tanzania | 6.17 m |
| Javelin throw | Moses Oceng Uganda | 59.18 m | Sabas Daniel Tanzania | 56.33 m | William Magok South Sudan | 54.94 m |
| Discus throw | Odong Baya Uganda | 43.02 m | Sabas Daniel Tanzania | 39.21 m | Hafidh Ali Hamad Zanzibar | 35.30 m |
| Shot put | Odong Baya Uganda | 14.77 m | Hamad Ali Zanzibar | 13.62 m | Sabas Daniel Tanzania | 13.20 m |
| Triple jump | Lagat Kibet Kenya | 15.16 m | Yasir Ahmed Abo Sudan | 13.83 m | Hussein Yusuph Zanzibar | 12.25 m |

### Women

* Chronology: 2013 | 2016
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Safa Abdekarim Sudan | 12.10 | Venice Mukonyo Kenya | 12.69 | Clare Byato Uganda | 12.72 |
| 200 metres | Maureen Ngatichi Kenya | 24.25 | Eunice Makonyo Kenya | 25.35 | Safa Abdelkarim Sudan | 25.65 |
| 400 metres | Maureen Nyatich Kenya | 54.14 | Jane Njoki Kenya | 56.03 | Abebe Firke Sudan | 56.85 |
| 800 metres | Tebo Kotema Ethiopia | 2:04.89 | Honorine Irbigiza Rwanda | 2:07.65 | Josephine Cheregat Kenya | 2:08.56 |
| 1500 metres | Feyisa Anbesa Ethiopia | 4:16.12 | Gloria Kite Kenya | 4:17.50 | Beata Nishmwe Rwanda | 4:18.02 |
| 5000 metres | Sandrafelis Tuei Kenya | 16:15.80 | Imaculata Chepkurui Kenya | 16:26.97 | Macyelene Chelangat Uganda | 16:29.56 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Kenya (KEN) Maureen Ngatich Eunice Mukonyo Damaris Akoth Jane Njoki | 48.93 | Uganda (UGA) Clare Bayto Agnes Apio Rosemary Acen Mary Auma | 49.61 | Zanzibar (ZAN) Himidia Omary Ally Saraya Ulimjwengu Kazija Hassan Simai Asha Ali Othman | 50.44 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Kenya (KEN) Maureen Ngatich Jane Njoki Eunice Mukonyo Damaris Okoth | 3:53.28 | Uganda (UGA) Clare Byato Rosemary Acen Mary Auma Janeth Chemusto | 4:02.40 | Tanzania (TAN) Jane Maige Bitrina Michael Rose Seif Regina Deogratius | 4:04.90 |
| Long jump | Rose Seif Tanzania | 5.31 m | Awid Victoria Uganda | 4.62 m | Clare Bayton Uganda | 4.43 m |
| Javelin throw | Josephine Lalam Uganda | 44.95 m | Victoria Awidi Uganda | 43.19 m | Mwanaamina Hassani Tanzania | 38.93 m |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Tanzania)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | Uganda (UGA) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Zanzibar (ZAN) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Tanzania (TAN)* | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | South Sudan (SSD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 70 |