IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics

The IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics are the world championships for junior aged athletes (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the year of the competition [1]) athletes, organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It is held biennially since 1986.

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Championships

Year City Country Date Venue
1 1986 Athens  Greece July 16 – July 20 Athens Olympic Stadium
2 1988 Sudbury  Canada July 27 – July 31 Laurentian University Stadium
3 1990 Plovdiv  Bulgaria August 8 – August 12 Deveti Septemvri Stadium
4 1992 Seoul  South Korea September 16 – September 20 Seoul Olympic Stadium
5 1994 Lisbon  Portugal July 20 – July 24 Estadio Universitario de Lisbon
6 1996 Sydney  Australia August 20 – August 25 Sydney International Athletic Centre
7 1998 Annecy  France July 28 – August 2 Parc des Sports
8 2000 Santiago  Chile October 17 – October 22 Estadio Nacional de Chile
9 2002 Kingston  Jamaica July 16 – July 21 Independence Park
10 2004 Grosseto  Italy July 12 – July 18 Stadio Olimpico Comunale
11 2006 Beijing  China August 15 – August 20 Chaoyang Sport Centre
12 2008 Bydgoszcz  Poland July 8 – July 13 Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium
13 2010 Moncton  Canada July 19 - July 25 Moncton Stadium
14 2012 Barcelona  Spain July 10 - July 15 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
15 2014 Eugene  United States tba Hayward Field

World Junior Championships in Athletics Records

Men

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Championships Ref
10000 m 27:30.85 Josphat Bett Kipkoech  Kenya 9 July 2008 2008 Bydgoszcz, Polen
Hammer throw (6 kg) 80.79 m Conor McCullough  United States 21 July 2010 2010 Moncton, Canada [2]
Javelin throw

Women

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Championships Ref
3000 m 8:46.86 Zhang Linli  China 20 September 1992 1992 Seoul, Korea
5000 m 15:08.06 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia 21 July 2010 2010 Moncton, Canada [3]
10000 m walk 43:24.72 Tatiana Mineeva  Russia 9 July 2008 2008 Bydgoszcz, Polen

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