The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the World Athletics, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the year of the competition.[1][2]
The competition was launched as the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1986 and renamed to IAAF World U20 Championships in November 2015. The current name was adapted with the name change of the sports governing body in 2019.
Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby is the most successful athlete at the championships, having won one gold and four silver in individual and relay sprinting events between 2000 and 2004. Chris Nelloms, Davidson Ezinwa and Dexter Lee share the position of most successful male athlete, at four medals each.[3]
Championships
edit
The 2016 Championships were due to be held in Kazan, Russia before the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation, which prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions. The championships were relocated as a result.[2][4]
All-time medal table
editAs of 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.
Source: [citation needed]
Championships records
editThis section needs to be updated. (August 2022) |
Men
editDecathlon disciplines
edit| Event | Record | Score | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.51 (−0.3 m/s) | 973 pts | Ashley Moloney |  Australia | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 119 days | [23] |
| Long jump | 7.74 m (+1.2 m/s) | 995 pts | Cedric Dubler | Australia | 22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | 19 years, 190 days | |
| Shot put (6 kg) | 16.51 m | 883 pts | Yordanis García |  Cuba | 16 August 2006 | 2006 Championships | Beijing, China | 17 years, 268 days | [24] |
| High jump | 2.10 m | 896 pts | Ashley Moloney | Australia | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 119 days | [25] |
| 400 m | 46.86 | 965 pts | Ashley Moloney | Australia | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 119 days | [26] |
| 110 m hurdles (0.99 m) | 13.74 (−0.3 m/s) | 1008 pts | Ayden Owens |  Puerto Rico | 11 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 44 days | [27] |
| Discus throw (1.750 kg) | 51.67 m | 905 pts | Santiago Ford | Cuba | 20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | ||
| Pole vault | 5.00 m | 910 pts | Ilya Shkurenev |  Russia | 21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada | ||
| Mathias Ako |  France | 23 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | |||||
| Javelin throw | 71.59 m | 914 pts | Niklas Kaul |  Germany | 20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 18 years, 160 days | [28] |
| 1500 m | 4:21.35 | 802 pts | Kevin Mayer | France | 21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada |
Defunct events
edit| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10000 m | 27:21.08 | Rhonex Kipruto |  Kenya | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [29] |
| 20 kilometres road run | 59:27 | Metaferia Zeleke |  Ethiopia | 31 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | [30] |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:28.56 | Jon Azkueta |  Spain | 20 July 1986 | 1986 Championships | Athens, Greece | [30] |
Women
edit| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.95 A (-0.1 m/s) | Tina Clayton |  Jamaica | 3 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 17 years, 351 days | [31] | |||||||||||
| 200 m | 21.84 A (+1.1 m/s) | Christine Mboma |  Namibia | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [32] | ||||||||||||
| 400 m | 50.50 | Ashley Spencer |  United States | 13 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [33] | ||||||||||||
| 800 m | 1:59.13 A | Roisin Willis | United States | 3 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 17 years, 362 days | [34] | |||||||||||
| 1500 m | 4:04.27 A | Birke Haylom |  Ethiopia | 6 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 16 years, 212 days | [35] | |||||||||||
| 3000 m | 8:41.76 | Beyenu Degefa | Ethiopia | 20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [36] | ||||||||||||
| 5000 m | 15:08.06 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada | [37] | ||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | 12.77 A (+0.2 m/s) | Kerrica Hill | Jamaica | 6 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 17 years, 153 days | [38] | |||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | 54.70 | Lashinda Demus | United States | 19 July 2002 | 2002 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:12.78 | Celliphine Chepteek Chespol | Kenya | 13 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [39] | ||||||||||||
| High jump | 2.00 m | Alina Astafei |  Romania | 29 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Pole vault | 4.55 m | Angelica Moser |  Switzerland | 21 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [40] | ||||||||||||
| Long jump | 6.82 m (+1.7 m/s) | Fiona May |  Great Britain | 30 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 14.62 m (+1.0 m/s) WJR | Tereza Marinova |  Bulgaria | 25 August 1996 | 1996 Championships | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||
| Shot put | 18.76 m | Cheng Xiaoyan |  China | 21 July 1994 | 1994 Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | |||||||||||||
| Discus throw | 68.24 m | Ilke Wyludda |  East Germany | 31 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | 71.64 m A | Silja Kosonen |  Finland | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [41] | ||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | 63.52 m A | Adriana Vilagoš |  Serbia | 2 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 18 years, 212 days | [42] | |||||||||||
| Heptathlon | 6470 pts | Carolina Klüft |  Sweden | 19–20 July 2002 | 2002 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||
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| 10000 m walk (track) | 42:47.25 WJR | Anežka Drahotová |  Czech Republic | 23 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | [43] | ||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 42.59 A WU20R | Serena Cole Tina Clayton Kerrica Hill Tia Clayton | Jamaica | 5 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 18 years, 40 days 17 years, 353 days 17 years, 352 days | [44] | |||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.60 WJR | Alexandria Anderson Ashlee Kidd Stephanie Smith Natasha Hastings | United States | 18 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | |||||||||||||
Heptathlon disciplines
edit| Event | Record | Score | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m hurdles | 13.24 (+1.1 m/s) | 1089 pts | Nadine Visser |  Netherlands | 22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | ||
| High jump | 1.94 m | 1158 pts | Morgan Lake | Great Britain | 22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | ||
| Shot put | 14.38 m | 819 pts | Sarah Lagger |  Austria | 12 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 312 days | [45] |
| 200 m | 23.78 (−1.6 m/s) | 1002 pts | Svetla Dimitrova |  Bulgaria | 29 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | ||
| Long jump | 6.35 m (−0.4 m/s) | 959 pts | Tatyana Chernova | Russia | 16 August 2006 | 2006 Championships | Beijing, China | ||
| Javelin throw | 54.16 m | 941 pts | Justine Robbeson |  South Africa | 17 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | ||
| 800 m | 2:09.37 | 974 pts | Agathe Guillemot | France | 13 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 19 years, 2 days | [46] |
Defunct event
edit| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10000 m | 32:29.90 | Wang Junxia | China | 19 September 1992 | 1992 Championships | Seoul, South Korea | [30] |
Mixed
edit| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.69 A | Charlie Batholomew Madison Whyte Will Sumner Kennedy Wade | United States | 2 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | [47] |
Disqualifications
editDoping
editSeveral athletes have been stripped of medals due to doping.[3]
| Athlete | Nation | Sex | Event | Result | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Miguel López | Cuba | Men | Triple jump | Silver | 1986 |
| Vladyslav Piskunov |  Ukraine | Men | Hammer throw | Gold | 1994 |
| Seema Antil |  India | Women | Discus throw | Gold | 2000 |
| Katsiaryna Artsiukh |  Belarus | Women | 400 metres hurdles | Gold | 2010 |
| Geisa Arcanjo |  Brazil | Women | Shot put | Gold | 2010 |
| Konrad Bukowiecki |  Poland | Men | Shot put | Gold | 2016 |
| Andrei Toader | Romania | Silver | |||
| Adel Jaber Al-Asseri |  Saudi Arabia | Men | 200 metres | 2008 | |
| Jacek Wiśniewski | Poland | Men | Shot put | 11th | 2010 |
| Aslı Çakir |  Turkey | Women | 3000 metres steeplechase, 4 × 400 metres relay | 6th | 2004 |
| Renubala Mahanta | India | Women | Long jump | 10th (q) | 2010 |
Age falsification
editTwo athletes subsequently lost their medals as a result of fraudulently misstating their age on official documents: Bahrain's 2006 steeplechase silver medallist Tareq Mubarak Taher and Morocco's Ahmed Baday (1998 5000 metres bronze). In addition to this, later analysis of Moses Kiptanui's age when having won the 1990 1500m showed he was marginally over age (aged 19 years, 315 days) at the time of his victory, though this result has not been rescinded.[3]
Title defenses
editGiven the age limitations on the competition it is rare that athletes get the opportunity to defend previous individual titles. A total of 22 athletes have managed this feat, eight of them men and fourteen women.[3] In addition to this Anita Weyermann won the 3000 m title after taking the 1500 m title two years earlier.
| Athlete | Nation | Event | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfred Kirochi | Kenya | 1500 metres | 1986–88 |
| Dexter Lee | Jamaica | 100 metres | 2008–10 |
| Jonathan Ndiku | Kenya | 3000 metres steeplechase | 2008–10 |
| Jacko Gill |  New Zealand | Shot put | 2010–12 |
| Ashraf Amgad Elseify |  Qatar | Hammer throw | 2012–14 |
| Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 400 metres hurdles | 2014–16 |
| Lázaro Martínez | Cuba | Triple jump | 2014–16 |
| Erwan Konate | France | Long jump | 2021–22 |
| Letsile Tebogo |  Botswana | 100 metres | 2021–22 |
| Athlete | Nation | Event | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria | Heptathlon | 1986–88 |
| Ilke Wyludda | East Germany | Discus throw | 1986–88 |
| Gillian Russell | Jamaica | 100 metres hurdles | 1990–92 |
| Irina Stankina | Russia | 5000 metres walk | 1994–96 |
| Osleidys Menéndez | Cuba | Javelin throw | 1996–98 |
| Blanka Vlašić |  Croatia | High jump | 2000–02 |
| Ivana Brkljačić | Croatia | Hammer throw | 2000–02 |
| Carolina Klüft | Sweden | Heptathlon | 2000–02 |
| Ma Xuejun | China | Discus throw | 2002–04 |
| Bianca Perie | Romania | Hammer throw | 2006–08 |
| Mirela Lavric | Romania | 800 metres | 2008–10 |
| Mercy Cherono | Kenya | 3000 metres | 2008–10 |
| Dailenys Alcántara | Cuba | Triple jump | 2008–10 |
| Angelica Bengtsson | Sweden | Pole vault | 2010–12 |
| Adriana Vilagoš | Serbia | Javelin | 2021–22 |
| Miné De Klerk | South Africa | Shop put | 2021–22 |
| Tina Clayton | Jamaica | 100 metres | 2021–22 |
| Saga Vanninen | Finland | Heptathlon | 2021–22 |
Doubles
editA total of fifteen athletes have won two individual titles at the same championships (nine men, six women). The majority of these are sprint or long-distance combinations, although Andrew Howe (200 m and long jump), Margus Hunt (discus throw and shot put) and Morgan Lake (high jump and heptathlon) managed to win novel doubles.[3] Many others achieved a double between an individual victory and being a member of a winning relay team.
| Athlete | Nation | Events | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Chumba | Kenya | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1986 |
| Ato Boldon |  Trinidad and Tobago | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1992 |
| Haile Gebrselassie |  Ethiopia | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1992 |
| Daniel Komen | Kenya | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1994 |
| Francis Obikwelu |  Nigeria | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1996 |
| Assefa Mezgebu |  Ethiopia | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1996 |
| Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1998 |
| Andrew Howe |  Italy | 200 metres, long jump | 2004 |
| Margus Hunt |  Estonia | Discus throw, shot put | 2006 |
| Athlete | Nation | Events | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yin Lili | China | 3000 metres, 5000 metres | 1998 |
| Veronica Campbell | Jamaica | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2000 |
| Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 3000 metres, 5000 metres | 2002 |
| Tezdzhan Naimova | Bulgaria | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2006 |
| Anthonique Strachan |  Bahamas | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2012 |
| Morgan Lake | Great Britain | High jump, heptathlon | 2014 |
| Briana Williams | Jamaica | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2018[48] |
| Maja Åskag | Sweden | Long jump, triple jump | 2021 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "IAAF Competition Rules" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2007.
- ^ a b "Official bids received for hosting 2016 IAAF Events". IAAF. 28 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e IAAF World Junior Championships Eugene 2014 Facts and Figures. Archived 2018-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ "IAAF provisionally suspends Russian Member Federation ARAF". iaaf.org. 13 November 2015.
- ^ "100m Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "200 Metres Men – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "400 Metres Men – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "800 Metres Men – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "3000 Metres Men – Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's 110m Hurdles Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Results" (PDF). IAAF. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Pole Vault Men – Final – Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Triple Jump Men – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Shot Put (6kg) Men – Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ Konrad Bukowiecki had originally finished first in 2016 but he later tested positive for a banned substance higenamine and his results from the championships were nullified.
- ^ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). IAAF. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Hammer Throw (6kg) Men – Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). IAAF. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Decathlon U20 Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "10000m Race Walk Results". IAAF. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "100m Results" (PDF). IAAF. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Shot Put (6kg) Round Results" (PDF). IAAF. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "High Jump Results" (PDF). IAAF. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "400m Results" (PDF). IAAF. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "110m Hurdles Results" (PDF). IAAF. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Decathlon Results" (PDF). IAAF. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "10,000 Metres Men – Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "World U20 Championships Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "100 Metres Women – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "200 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "400 Metres Results" (PDF). IAAF. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "800 Metres Women – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "1500 Metres Women – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "3000m Results" (PDF). IAAF. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "5000 Metres Results". IAAF. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "100 Metres Hurdles Women – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "3000m Steeplechase Results" (PDF). IAAF. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). IAAF. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Hammer Throw Women − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Javelin Throw Women – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "10000m Race Walk Results". IAAF. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Women's 4×100m Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Shot Put Results" (PDF). IAAF. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "800m Results" (PDF). IAAF. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "World U20 Championships Williams Duplantis Diaz". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to World Junior Championships in Athletics.
- Official website
- Overview of the championships
- List of medallists at gbrathletics.com
- World Athletics U20 Championships Facts and Figures Statistics handbook for Cali 22
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