# 1981 Maghreb Athletics Championships

The 1981 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Algeria, Tunisia and Libya were the competing nations. Organised by the Union des Fédérations d'Athlétisme du Maghreb Uni (Union of Athletics Federations of the United Maghreb), it took place in Casablanca, Morocco from 15–17 July. A total of 39 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women.
The 1981 edition marked a rejuvenation of the tournament, there having been a six-year gap since the last edition. It was the second time that Algiers played host to the championships, and also the second time Libya sent a team. With Morocco absent, the hosts, Algeria, were dominant at the competition, winning a total of 29 gold medals. Tunisia had nine gold medals, and Libya took the sole remaining gold medal.
The women's heptathlon was introduced, replacing the women's pentathlon in line with the new international standard set at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. A women's 400 metres hurdles and Maghreb men's marathon were also staged for the first time. Track events were only officially timed to the tenth of a second.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Brahim Badi (ALG) | 10.6 | Abdeslam Kaddouri (ALG) | 10.7 | Messaoud Fguiri (TUN) | 10.8 |
| 200 metres | Brahim Amour (ALG) | 21.3 | Brahim Badi (ALG) | 21.5 | Ahmed Abdul Ali (LBA) | 21.6 |
| 400 metres | Mohamed Aïssaoui (ALG) | 47.4 | Bachir Fellah (LBA) | 47.9 | Saïd Oukali (ALG) | 48.2 |
| 800 metres | Saïd Ouakli (ALG) | 1:51.2 | Amar Brahmia (ALG) | 1:51.7 | Mohamed Alouini (TUN) | 1:52.3 |
| 1500 metres | Mehdi Aidet (ALG) | 3:40.9 | Mohamed Néji Henchiri (TUN) | 3:42.0 | Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG) | 3:42.3 |
| 5000 metres | Rachid Habchaoui (ALG) | 13:58.1 | Lahcene Babaci (ALG) | 14:00.9 | Rabah Zaïdi (TUN) | 14:26.1 |
| 10,000 metres | Rachid Habchaoui (ALG) | 28:52.3 | Abdelmadjid Mada (ALG) | 29:21.9 | Faisal Touzri (TUN) | 29:36.0 |
| 110 m hurdles | Riad Benhaddad (ALG) | 14.3 | Mohamed Bensaad (ALG) | 14.8 | Tawfik Zaouali (TUN) | 14.8 |
| 400 m hurdles | Lahcene Belhadjoudja (ALG) | 53.1 | Laouari Benmaghnia (ALG) | 53.6 | Khalifa Khémiri (TUN) | 53.6 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Lahcene Babaci (ALG) | 8:29.7 | Féthi Baccouche (TUN) | 8:49.2 | Habib Romdhani (TUN) | 8:53.9 |
| 4×100 m relay | Algeria (ALG) | 42.3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 42.9 | Libya (LBA) | 43.2 |
| 4×400 m relay | Algeria (ALG) | 3:14.0 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3:17.4 | Libya (LBA) | 3:19.4 |
| Marathon | Houcine El Mekni (TUN) | 2:36:29 | Lazreg Lakhal (ALG) | 2:39:03 | Abdelaziz Bouguerra (TUN) | 2:52:19 |
| 20,000 m walk | Benamar Kachkouche (ALG) | 1:30:09.2 | Abdelwahab Ferguène (ALG) | 1:34:07.4 | Abdelkrim Dridi (TUN) | 1:52:18.5 |
| High jump | Abdenour Krim (ALG) | 2.10 m | Mustapha Tarzali (ALG) | 1.95 m | Nasreddine Zaouali (TUN) | 1.95 m |
| Pole vault | Mohamed Bensaad (ALG) | 4.60 m | Djamel Bouzerar (ALG) | 4.50 m | Abdelatif Chekir (TUN) | 4.30 m |
| Long jump | Mohamed Abdusalam Bishti (LBA) | 7.71 m | Bachir Messikh (ALG) | 7.55 m | Ahmed Benazoug (ALG) | 7.23 m |
| Triple jump | Saïd Saad (ALG) | 15.78 m | Abdelatif Fezzani (TUN) | 15.71 m | Ali Ajmi (TUN) | 14.76 m |
| Shot put | Abderrazak Ben Hassine (TUN) | 15.70 m | Abdullah Djahour (LBA) | 14.73 m | Milad Ahmed Hassan (LBA) | 14.72 m |
| Discus throw | Abderrazak Ben Hassine (TUN) | 56.32 m | Mourad Boubnider (ALG) | 44.36 m | Milad Ahmed Hassan (LBA) | 44.34 m |
| Hammer throw | Hakim Toumi (ALG) | 60.74 m | Youssef Ben Abid (TUN) | 56.60 m | Abdellah Boubekeur (ALG) | 55.82 m |
| Javelin throw | Tarek Chaabani (TUN) | 68.94 m | Ali Memmi (TUN) | 66.58 m | Allel Boulmahli (ALG) | 64.54 m |
| Decathlon | Mohamed Bensaad (ALG) | 7230 pts | Abdessatar Mouelhi (TUN) | 7094 pts | Fillali Hadj Brahim (ALG) | 6167 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Fatima Mefti (ALG) | 12.3 | Leïla Belhaouane (TUN) | 12.7 | Malika Hammouche (ALG) | 12.7 |
| 200 metres | Fatima Mefti (ALG) | 25.6 | Malika Hammouche (ALG) | 25.7 | Leïla Belhaouane (TUN) | 25.8 |
| 400 metres | Dalila Baouche (ALG) | 57.4 | Sarra Touibi (TUN) | 57.7 | Mebarka Hadj Abdellah (ALG) | 59.1 |
| 800 metres | Dalila Baouche (ALG) | 2:14.1 | Mebarka Hadj Abdellah (ALG) | 2:15.3 | Rachida Oueslati (TUN) | 2:16.5 |
| 1500 metres | Rachida Oueslati (TUN) | 4:29.7 | Dalila Méhira (ALG) | 4:31.9 | Latifa Dérouiche (TUN) | 4:34.2 |
| 3000 metres | Dalila Méhira (ALG) | 9:54.7 | Latifa Dérouiche (TUN) | 10:00.4 | Rachida Oueslati (TUN) | 10:10.7 |
| 100 m hurdles | Zahra Azaiez (TUN) | 15.1 | Dalila Tayebi (ALG) | 15.2 | Nacèra Achir (ALG) | 15.5 |
| 400 m hurdles | Basma Gharbi (TUN) | 63.2 | Karima Henni (ALG) | 64.7 | Nacèra Chétaibi (ALG) | 65.6 |
| 4×100 m relay | Algeria (ALG) | 49.3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 49.3 | Only two starting teams | Only two starting teams |
| 4×400 m relay | Tunisia (TUN) | 3:53.0 | Algeria (ALG) | 3:55.0 | Only two starting teams | Only two starting teams |
| High jump | Nacèra Achir (ALG) | 1.63 m | Kawther Akrémi (TUN) | 1.63 m | Yamina Bourzama (ALG) | 1.60 m |
| Long jump | Dalila Tayebi (ALG) | 6.02 m | Zahra Azaiez (TUN) | 5.73 m | Leïla Belhaouane (TUN) | 5.48 m |
| Shot put | Fatiha Larab (ALG) | 12.69 m | Saoussen Chaabane (TUN) | 11.90 m | Latifa Nefzaoui (TUN) | 11.64 m |
| Discus throw | Fathia Jerbi (TUN) | 47.02 m | Djamila Aït Dib (ALG) | 41.78 m | Aïcha Dahmous (ALG) | 36.64 m |
| Javelin throw | Samia Djémaa (ALG) | 46.16 m | Nouria Kédideh (ALG) | 41.14 m | Wissem Chennoufi (TUN) | 41.02 m |
| Heptathlon | Dalila Tayebi (ALG) | 5116 pts | Nacèra Achir (ALG) | 4761 pts | Zahra Azaiez (TUN) | 4715 pts |