The 1981 Arab Athletics Championships was the third edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Tunis, Tunisia from 21 to 24 August. It was the first occasion that the tournament was hosted in Africa. A total of 39 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women. The men's 20 kilometres walk was held for the first time – being the first Arab walking championship race since the 1965 Pan Arab Games. The women's programme, following its debut in 1979 with ten events, was greatly expanded. Relays, hurdles, heptathlon and distance events were all opened up to women athletes.Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.Pan Arab Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-18.
Medal summary Men 100 metres10.5910.6210.74200 metres21.4421.6621.89400 metres45.3546.9147.49800 metres1:48.441:48.971:49.251500 metres3:39.883:40.023:59.285000 metres13:54.4713:56.4113:57.7010,000 metres28:56.828:59.029:31.9110 metres hurdles14.4514.5014.62400 metres hurdles51.8352.0952.523000 metres steeplechase8:32.328:32.348:51.27 relay41.3041.4641.59 relay3:10.623:12.363:15.45Marathon2:49:132:50:522:55:5620 km walk1:41:321:41:402:08:06High jump2.06 m2.00 m2.00 mPole vault4.60 m4.50 m4.30 mLong jump7.25 m7.20 m6.94 mTriple jump15.61 m15.55 mShot put17.25 m16.52 m16.41 mDiscus throw51.46 m49.08 m47.40 mHammer throw52.43 m45.44 m52.43 mJavelin throw71.50 m71.46 m66.66 mDecathlon7495 pts7366 pts6882 pts
Women 100 metres11.8612.2712.70200 metres24.3025.2625.90400 metres59.1259.321:01.11800 metres2:10.802:11.272:13.801500 metres4:26.954:32.714:33.543000 metres9:33.7110:04.2210:09.72100 metres hurdles15.0716.08 16.41400 metres hurdles1:04.951:06.39 Only two finishers relay47.8949.8156.54 relay3:51.283:55.83Only two finishers High jump1.74 m 1.66 m 1.63 mLong jump5.82 m5.75 m5.37 mShot put12.21 m12.11 m11.57 mDiscus throw49.88 m47.70 m44.42 mJavelin throw47.18 m44.02 m42.88 mHeptathlon5128 pts5125 pts4675 pts
A third team, from South Yemen, was disqualified in the women's race relay.
Medal table Overall
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Women
References
Results Al Batal Al Arabi (N°:7). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.