The 1969 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the third edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco 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 on 24 and 25 July in Tripoli, Libya.QUARANTE ANS D'HISTOIRE DE L'ATHLETISME ALGERIEN. Algeriathle. Retrieved on 2015-02-20. It was the first time that Libya competed at the competition. A total of 33 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 11 for women.Maghreb Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.
The tournament was evenly contested, with Morocco topped the medal table with ten gold medals. Tunisia were a close second with nine golds, while Algeria and Libya each took seven gold medals. It was the last time that the 80 metres hurdles featured on the programme, being replaced by the international standard 100 metres hurdles from 1970 onwards. Morocco's Malika Hadky had a sprint triple, winning the 100, 200 and 400 metres events. Three men managed individual doubles: Mohammed Gammoudi won both long-distance races; Jadour Haddou was a double middle-distance champion; and Youcef Boulfelfel added a triple jump title to his pentathlon crown.
Medal summary Men 100 metres 10.6 10.8 10.8200 metres 21.8 21.9 21.9400 metres 48.1 48.3 48.4800 metres 1:50.0 1:50.4 1:50.91500 metres 3:44.4 3:48.8 3:49.45000 metres 14:01.6 14:10.2 14:27.210,000 metres 29:46.8 29:59.6 30:44.8110 m hurdles 15.1 15.2 15.2400 m hurdles 53.1 53.1 54.43000 metres steeplechase 8:51.4 9:04.0 9:15.04×100 m relay 42.1 42.3 42.34×400 m relay 3:15.5 3:18.7 3:21.520 km walk 1:47:50 1:48:03Not awardedHigh jump 1.91 m 1.91 m 1.85 mPole vault 3.70 m 3.50 m 3.50 mLong jump 6.91 m 6.88 m 6.78 mTriple jump 14.70 m 14.11 m 14.08 mShot put 15.52 m 15.23 m 14.16 mDiscus throw 45.86 m 42.60 m 39.94 mHammer throw 42.12 m 38.46 m 36.80 mJavelin throw 59.86 m 58.60 m 56.12 mPentathlon 3196 pts 3002 ptsUnknown athlete ??? pts
Women 100 metres 12.6 12.8 12.8?200 metres 25.9 26.2 27.1400 metres 58.6 62.0 62.7800 metres 2:21.2 2:23.5 2:24.180 m hurdles 12.1 12.8 13.04×100 m relay 50.5 52.9Unknown ???High jump 1.53 m 1.50 m 1.44 mLong jump 5.17 m 4.90 m 4.79 mShot put 10.58 m 10.41 mUnknown athlete ??? mDiscus throw 29.92 m 27.06 mUnknown athlete ??? mJavelin throw 32.92 m 32.72 mUnknown athlete ??? m
References
Champions Les championnats maghrebins d athletisme. Union Sportive Oudja. Retrieved on 2015-02-20.