African Zone VI Athletics Championships

African Zone VI Athletics Championships
Genre	outdoor track and field
Frequency	annual
Venue	varies
Inaugurated	1987
Most recent	1995
Participants	Southern African nations
Organised by	Confederation of African Athletics

The African Zone VI Athletics Championships was an annual international athletics competition between Southern African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). First held in 1987, it was held each year until 1990 and discontinued completely after 1995, as it was replaced by the African Southern Region Athletics Championships, due to the CAA changing its regional championship formatting.[1]

An African Zone VI Marathon Championships was also held on one occasion in 1989. It was hosted by Swaziland in Mbabane and the hosts won both the men's individual and team titles, led by Tom Dlamini in 2:24:34 hours.

Editions

Edition	Year	City	Country	Athletes
1	1987	Harare	Zimbabwe	[1]
2	1988	Gaborone	Botswana	[1]
3	1989	Luanshya	Zambia	[1]
4	1990	Windhoek	Namibia	[1]
5	1995	Harare	Zimbabwe	[1]

Events

The competition programme features 34 regular athletics events: seven track running events, two obstacle events, three jumps, three throws, and two relays for both the sexes.[1]

Track running

100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres

Obstacle events

100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles,

Jumping events

High jump, long jump, triple jump

Throwing events

Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw (men only)

Relay races

4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay

A men's 20K run was included in 1987 and 1989. A men's decathlon was held in 1990 and in 1989 a men's nonathlon (no pole vault) and women's heptathlon was held. A men's 5000 metres race walk was contested in 1990. Men's pole vault was held on three occasions only, and women never competed in this event. A women's 400 m hurdles was first held in 1989 and a women's triple jump was introduced in 1995. For the first four editions, women competed in the 3000 metres rather than the standard 5000 m. A women's 4 × 200 metres relay was held once in 1989.[1]

Participation

Men's champions

100 metres

1987: Patson Muderedzi (ZIM)
1988: Henry Ngolwe (ZAM)
1989: Fabian Muyaba (ZIM)
1990: Fabian Muyaba (ZIM)
1995: Tawanda Chiwira (ZIM)

200 metres

1987: Patson Muderedzi (ZIM)
1988: Patson Muderedzi (ZIM)
1989: Fabian Muyaba (ZIM)
1990: Fabian Muyaba (ZIM)
1995: Tawanda Chiwira (ZIM)

400 metres

1987: Elijah Nkala (ZIM)
1988: Elijah Nkala (ZIM)
1989: Elijah Nkala (ZIM)
1990: Camera Ntereke (BOT)
1995: Philip Mukomana (ZIM)

800 metres

1987: Douglas Kalembo (ZAM)
1988: Kebapetse Gaseitsiwe (BOT)
1989: Alick Musukuma (ZAM)
1990: Savieri Ngidhi (ZIM)
1995: Zibusiso Nyoni (ZIM)

1500 metres

1987: John Katebula (ZAM)
1988: Philemon Harineki (ZIM)
1989: Philemon Harineki (ZIM)
1990: Savieri Ngidhi (ZIM)
1995: Abel Chimukoko (ZIM)

5000 metres

1987: Melusi Ndhlela (ZIM)
1988: Stanley Mandebele (ZIM)
1989: Charles Mulinga (ZAM)
1990: Charles Mulinga (ZAM)
1995: Josphat Mhande (ZIM)

10,000 metres

1987: Francis Mukuka (ZAM)
1988: Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM)
1989: Sebio Sikanyika (ZAM)
1990: H. Vincent (ZIM)
1995: Kingstone Maringe (ZIM)

20K run

1987: Francis Mukuka (ZAM)
1988: Not held
1989: Muchapiwa Mazano (ZIM)

3000 metres steeplechase

1987: Humphrey Bwalya (ZAM)
1988: Melusi Ndhlela (ZIM)
1989: Michael Mwango (ZAM)
1990: Passmore Furusa (ZIM)
1995: Emmanuel Matashu (ZIM)

110 metres hurdles

1987: Stanley Flowers (ZIM)
1988: Not held
1989: Wellington Mandaza (ZIM)
1990: Jaco van Wyk (NAM)
1995: Benjamin Songoya (ZIM)

400 metres hurdles

1987: Agrippa Chidziva (ZIM)
1988: Not held
1989: Domingos Mendes (MOZ)
1990: Jaco van Wyk (NAM)
1995: Julius Masvanise (ZIM)

High jump

1987: Troy McNamara (ZIM)
1988: Takawira Mubako (ZIM)
1989: Troy McNamara (ZIM)
1990: Max Schäffer (NAM)
1995: Juma Phiri (ZIM)

Pole vault

1987: Charles Kawara (ZIM)
1988: Not held
1989: Not held
1990: G. Rowland (NAM)
1995: Stanley Flowers (ZIM)

Long jump

1987: Stanley Flowers (ZIM)
1988: Stélio Craveirinha (MOZ)
1989: Stélio Craveirinha (MOZ)
1990: Eddie Haosemab (NAM)
1995: Sizwe Mdluli (SWZ)

Triple jump

1987: Paulo Noronha (MOZ)
1988: Paulo Noronha (MOZ)
1989: Paulo Noronha (MOZ)
1990: Sizwe Mdluli (SWZ)
1995: Sizwe Mdluli (SWZ)

Shot put

1987: John Banda (ZAM)
1988: John Banda (ZAM)
1989: John Banda (ZAM)
1990: Hansie Booysen (NAM)
1995: Brighton Nyathi (ZIM)

Discus throw

1987: Stephen Chikomo (ZIM)
1988: Stephen Chikomo (ZIM)
1989: Stephen Chikomo (ZIM)
1990: Hansie Booysen (NAM)
1995: Allan Nyoni (ZIM)

Hammer throw

1987: Michael Lambourn (ZIM)
1988: Not held
1989: Not held
1990: Hansie Booysen (NAM)
1995: Nicholas Mpofu (ZIM)

Javelin throw

1987: Stanley Flowers (ZIM)
1988: Stanley Flowers (ZIM)
1989: Simon Kamanga (ZAM)
1990: I. Lungameni (NAM)
1995: Roland Vermeulen (ZIM)

Combined events

A nonathlon was held in 1989, featuring the same events as the decathlon minus the pole vault, before a full decathlon was held in 1990

1989: Kelvin Nchimunya (ZAM)
1990: Christopher Hentzen (NAM)

5000 metres walk

1990: S. Magotsi (NAM)

4 × 100 metres relay

1987: Zimbabwe (ZIM)
1988: Zambia (ZAM)
1989: Zimbabwe (ZIM)
1990: Zimbabwe (ZIM)
1995: Zimbabwe (ZIM)

4 × 400 metres relay

1987: Zambia (ZAM)
1988: Zambia (ZAM)
1989: Zimbabwe (ZIM)
1990: Zimbabwe (ZIM)
1995: Zimbabwe (ZIM)

Women's champions