The 1979 Arab Athletics Championships was the second edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Baghdad, Iraq from 23–26 October. As of 2015, it remains the only senior international athletics competition to have been held in the country.
Following the men-only inaugural tournament, the second edition marked the introduction of a women's programme. A total of 32 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 10 for women. The men's decathlon became the combined track and field event to be contested at the championships, and the men's hammer throw was also added to the schedule. Women athletes, entered by four nations, competed in short track running events, as well as two jumping and three throwing field events.Pan Arab Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-14. This represented the first major gathering of Arab women at an athletics championships – the Pan Arab Games did not admit women in the sport until six years later.Pan Arab Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-19.
Medal summary Men 100 metres10.9710.9911.06200 metres21.1421.4521.82400 metres47.8247.9647.99800 metres1:51.711:53.981:54.281500 metres3:58.43:58.53:59.05000 metres14:40.014:41.914:42.910,000 metres31:41.0232:00.3732:43.08110 metres hurdles14.8314.8615.51400 metres hurdles51.1651.7653.593000 metres steeplechase9:00.879:07.459:09.324 × 100 m relay41.2741.9042.404 × 400 m relay3:12.483:14.243:18.16Marathon2:34:442:38:482:46:25High jump2.03 m2.03 m2.00 mPole vault4.40 m4.30 m4.20 mLong jump7.25 m7.09 m6.98 mTriple jump15.98 m15.82 m14.94 mShot put16.82 m16.46 m15.15 mDiscus throw51.46 m49.08 m47.40 mHammer throw52.43 m45.44 m44.62 mJavelin throw71.50 m70.76 m65.30 m Decathlon6576 pts6417 pts6228 pts
Women 100 metres12.8513.2313.60200 metres25.7826.2526.77400 metres57.4859.7859.94800 metres2:11.242:16.622:29.22100 metres hurdles15.9616.56Not awardedHigh jump1.74 m1.58 m1.40 mLong jump5.51 m5.43 m5.09 mShot put11.70 m11.60 m8.90 mDiscus throw46.80 m34.42 m26.52 mJavelin throw37.30 m35.80 m34.98 m
Medal table Overall
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Women
References
Results Al Batal Al Arabi (N°:2). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.