The 2004 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the eleventh edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place in Damascus, Syria – the fourth time that the city hosted the tournament. A total of 43 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 21 for women. The 2002 medal table leader, Morocco, was absent from the tournament.Pan Arab Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-22.
Sudan topped the table for the first time with eight gold medals. Egypt was a close second with seven titles. Qatar were third with six gold medals, all in the men's side. A minority of track finals had times recorded only to a tenth of a second due to technical restrictions. Junior implements were used in the men's throwing events for a second edition running, setting the standard for future events.
On the men's side Antar Zerguelaïne won a middle-distance double, Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr was a double sprint medallist and Aymen Ben Ahmed took the hurdles gold medal. All three went on to win senior medals at African level. Long jumper Saleh Al-Haddad was a clear winner and took multiple Asian medals as a senior. Gretta Taslakian emerged on the women's side, breaking new ground for Lebanon by winning a sprint double – also her country's first individual gold medals at the competition. Sudanese trio Muna Jabir Adam, Hind Roko Musa and Nawal El Jack won eight individual medals between them in the track events – all would make an impact as seniors at the Pan Arab Games.
Medal summary
Men 100 metres 10.34 10.49 10.65200 metres 20.85 CR 21.11 21.21400 metres 46.92 47.97 48.07800 metres 1:51.7 1:53.0 1:54.71500 metres 3:48.47 3:49.31 3:50.275000 metres 14:31.40 14:33.67 14:38.8010,000 metres 30:17.3 30:40.5 30:51.8110 m hurdles 14.03 =CR 14.76 14.89400 m hurdles 50.81 CR 52.10 52.803000 metres steeplechase 8:58.4 8:59.4 9:06.04×100 m relay 40.34 41.14 42.834×400 m relay 3:11.52 3:12.96 3:14.3310,000 m walk 46:52.4 47:52.2 48:34.7High jump 2.10 m 2.02 m 2.02 mPole vault 4.80 m 4.70 m 4.30 mLong jump 7.49 m 7.24 m 7.17 mTriple jump 15.91 m 15.83 m 15.27 mShot put 18.43 m 18.38 m 18.38 mDiscus throw 57.40 m CR 53.80 m 53.32 mHammer throw 61.90 m 60.50 m 58.60 mJavelin throw 60.98 m 60.98 m 59.30 mDecathlon 7012 pts CR 6453 pts 6034 pts
Women 100 metres 12.01 CR 12.20 12.32 200 metres 24.30 CR 24.39 25.00400 metres 54.21 CR 55.18 55.74800 metres 2:11.9 2:12.5 2:14.71500 metres 4:28.10 CR 4:28.58 4:31.093000 metres 9:46.8 9:49.8 9:50.25000 metres 17:02.0 CR 17:12.2 17:33.8100 m hurdles 14.37 14.74 15.00400 m hurdles 59.91 CR 60.19 61.824×100 m relay 48.33 48.35 48.374×400 m relay 3:44.84 CR 3:49.48 4:03.735000 m walk 26:44.6 27:09.6 27:09.7High jump 1.65 m 1.62 m 1.59 mPole vault 3.40 m =CR 3.40 m 3.20 mLong jump 5.83 m 5.62 m 5.62 mTriple jump 12.85 m 12.44 m 12.30 mShot put 13.75 m 12.60 m 12.20 mDiscus throw 43.99 m 37.10 m 36.90 mHammer throw 51.20 m CR 50.08 m 32.18 mJavelin throw 31.40 m 30.35 m 25.48 mHeptathlon 4345 pts 3739 pts 3431 pts
Medal table
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