2016 East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships

2016 East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships
Dates28–29 April
Host cityTanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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.[1][2]

Medal summary

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Men

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Chronology: 2013 | 2016
Event Gold Silver 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

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Chronology: 2013 | 2016
Event Gold Silver 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

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  *   Host nation (Tanzania)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya (KEN)138425
2 Uganda (UGA)45312
3 Ethiopia (ETH)2226
4 Zanzibar (ZAN)2147
5 Tanzania (TAN)*1359
6 Sudan (SUD)1337
7 Rwanda (RWA)0112
8 Djibouti (DJI)0011
 South Sudan (SSD)0011
10 Somalia (SOM)0000
Totals (10 entries)23232470

References

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  1. ^ "Kenyan junior athletes emerge best in Dar". sportsbrief.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Kenyan juniors top the field in Tanzania". Nation. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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