| 15th Arab Junior Athletics Championships | |
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 The host stadium | |
| Dates | 16–19 May |
| Host city | Amman, Jordan |
| Venue | Amman International Stadium |
| Events | 42 |
The2012Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the fifteenth edition of the internationalathletics competition forunder-20 athletes fromArab countries. It took place between 16–19 May atAmman International Stadium inAmman, Jordan. It was the first time that Jordan hosted the event. A total of 42athletics events were contested, 21 for men and 21 for women. The men's10,000 metres and women's5000 metres were dropped from the programme for this edition.
Egypt topped the medal table with ninegold medals, narrowly edging Tunisia which had eight golds and the same total of 23 overall. Saudi Arabia won eight gold medals and Algeria had the third highest tally at sixteen medals (six gold). The host nation Jordan did not win any events but managed three silvers and a bronze. A total of fifteen nations reached the medal table.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Egypt (EGY) | 9 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 |  Qatar (QAT) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 |  Sudan (SUD) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
Championships of theArab Athletics Federation | ||
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