1981 Maghreb Athletics Championships

8th Maghreb Athletics Championships
Host city Algiers, Algeria
Date(s) 24–26 June
Participation 3 nations
Events 39


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.[1] A total of 39 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women.[2][3]

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.[2]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver 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 Silver 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
4×400 m relay  Tunisia (TUN) 3:53.0  Algeria (ALG) 3:55.0 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

References

  1. ↑ QUARANTE ANS D'HISTOIRE DE L'ATHLETISME ALGERIEN. Algeriathle. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maghreb Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.
  3. ↑ Athlétisme Championnats du Maghreb. Mon Independance Financiere. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.
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