At the 2004 Pan Arab Games, the athletics events were held at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers,

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from 4 to 8 October. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. The host country topped the medal table having won a 16 gold medals and 34 medals overall. Second placed

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, with seven golds, had the greatest number of medals overall with a total of 35.

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was third with sixteen medals in total, seven of which were gold. Eleven new Games records were set over the course of the five-day competition.

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—an Algiers native and 2004 Summer Olympics finalist—was the most successful athlete of the Games, winning four golds (

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and

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) and setting two Games records. Seventeen-year-old Mona Jabir Adam Ahmed of Sudan won the 400 metres in personal best time, and also won a

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silver. Todd Matthews-Jouda, a former

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athlete, appeared to break the African record in the

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, but this was later revised to 13.45 seconds – a Games record regardless.Matthews hurdles 13.21, Kamel wins 800m, Al Bishi doubles, and Rahouli takes fourth title in Pan-Arab Games – Day 4
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teams to gold medals. Algerian

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won two golds in the women's

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and

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while long-distance compatriot

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went one further, doing a

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double before taking a third gold in the

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. Amina Aït Hammou of Morocco won two silver medals in the women's 400 m and 800 m events. The women on the heptathlon podium all repeated their combined events medals in the individual disciplines. The event winner— Sarah Bouaoudia—set a Games record to win the high jump, runner-up Imen Chatbri took another silver in the javelin, while bronze medallist Zahra Lachguer was also third in the

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Records

In addition to the records set by medalling athletes at the 2004 Games, the following records were set by others competing in Algiers:

Medal summary

Men

Women

*AR † = Arab record

Medal table

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Participation

A total of 20 countries were represented in the athletics competition. Of the countries which had previously competed at the Pan Arab Games,

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and Comoros were the two nations which were not represented in the competition. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

;Results
10e Jeux PANARABES
Fédération Tunisienne d'Athlétisme. Retrieved on 2010-07-17. ;Daily reports
Aldama beaten by Rahouli in Pan-Arab Games - Day One
IAAF (2004-10-05). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.
Saudi and Sudanese one-lap stars celebrate in Pan-Arab Games - Day Two
IAAF (2004-10-06). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.
Rahouli triumphs with third gold in Pan-Arab Games – Day 3
IAAF (2004-10-07). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.
Matthews hurdles 13.21, Kamel wins 800m, Al Bishi doubles, and Rahouli takes fourth title in Pan-Arab Games – Day 4
IAAF (2004-10-08). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.
Moroccan and Algerian half marathon victories close Pan-Arab Games - Final Day
IAAF (2004-10-09). Retrieved on 2010-07-18.

External links

Archived website

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