IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics

The IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics is a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who are 17 or younger (youth). The event is organized by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is held biannually. It was first held in 1999.

World Youth Championships is not to be confused with IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics, which is for athletes who are 19 or under.

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IAAF World Youth Championships

Edition Year City Country Date Venue
1st 1999 Bydgoszcz  Poland July 16 - July 18 Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium
2nd 2001 Debrecen  Hungary July 12 - July 15 Stadion Oláh Gábor Út
3rd 2003 Sherbrooke  Canada July 9 - July 13
4th 2005 Marrakech  Morocco July 13 - July 17 Stade de Marrakech
5th 2007 Ostrava  Czech Republic July 11 - July 15 Městský stadion
6th 2009 Brixen  Italy July 8 - July 12 Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena
7th 2011 Lille  France July 6 - July 10 Stadium Nord Lille Métropole
8th 2013 Donetsk  Ukraine TBD[1] RSC Olimpiyskiy

Championships records

Men

Event Record Name Nation Date Games Ref Video
100 m 10.31 (-0.2 m/s) Darrel Brown  Trinidad and Tobago 13 July 2001 2001 Debrecen
200 m 20.40 (-1.1 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 13 July 2003 2003 Sherbrooke
400 m 45.24 Kirani James  Grenada 10 July 2009 2009 Brixen [2][3]
800 m 1:44.08 Leonard Kirwa Kosencha  Kenya 9 July 2011 2011 Lille [4][5]
1500 m 3:36.78 Isaac Kiprono Songok  Kenya 15 July 2001 2001 Debrecen
3000 m 7:40.10 William Malel Sitonik  Kenya 10 July 2011 2011 Lille [6][7]
110 m hurdles 13.18 (+0.2 m/s) Wayne Davis  United States 12 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) 49.01 William Wynne  United States 15 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
2000 m steeplechase 5:24.69 Abel Kiprop Mutai  Kenya 15 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
High jump 2.27 m Haiqiang Huang  China 16 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
Pole Vault 5.26 m Nico Weiler  Germany 15 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
Long jump 7.95 m (+0.8 m/s) Chris Noffke  Australia 15 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
Triple jump 16.63 m (+1.4 m/s) Héctor Dairo Fuentes  Cuba 16 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
Shot put (5 kg) 24.35 m Jacko Gill  New Zealand 7 July 2011 2011 Lille [8][9] [1]
Discus throw (1.5 kg) 70.67 m Mykyta Nesterenko  Ukraine 13 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
Hammer throw (5 kg) 82.60 m Bence Pásztor  Hungary 8 July 2011 2011 Lille [10][11]
Javelin throw (700g) 83.16 m Morné Moolman  South Africa 9 July 2011 2011 Lille [12][13]
Octathlon 6491 pts Jake Stein  Australia 6-7 July 2011 2011 Lille [14][15]
11.52 (-0.5 m/s) (100 m), 7.22 m (+1.2 m/s) (long jump), 17.22 m (shot put), 51.32 (400 m) /
14.25 (-1.0 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 1.98 m (high jump), 59.65 m (javelin), 2:52.93 (1000 m)
10000 m walk (track) 40:51.31 Pavel Parshin  Russia 9 July 2011 2011 Lille [16]
Sprint medley relay 1:49.47 Ronald Darby
Aldrich Bailey
Najee Glass
Arman Hall		  United States 10 July 2011 2011 Lille [17][18]

Women

Event Record Name Nation Date Games Ref
100 m 11.31 (+1.8 m/s) Jessica Onyepunuka  United States 11 July 2003 2003 Sherbrooke
100 m 22.99 (+0.7 m/s) Aymeé Martinez  Cuba 17 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
400 m 51.19 Nawal El Jack  Sudan 15 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
800 m 2:01.67 Cherono Koech  Kenya 12 July 2009 2009 Brixen [19]
1500 m 4:09.48 Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon  Kenya 9 July 2011 2011 Lille [20][21]
3000 m 8:53.94 Mercy Cherono  Kenya 11 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.08 (-0.4 m/s) Adrianna Lamalle  France 18 July 1999 1999 Bydgoszcz
400 m hurdles 55.96 Ebony Collins  United States 15 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
2000 m Steeplechase 6:11.83 Korahubsh Itaa  Ethiopia 10 July 2009 2009 Brixen
High jump 1.92 m Iryna Kovalenko  Ukraine 12 July 2003 2003 Sherbrooke
Pole vault 4.35 m Vicky Parnov  Australia 14 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
Long jump 6.47 m (+1.3 m/s) Darya Klishina  Russia 15 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
Triple jump 13.86 m (-0.6 m/s) Cristine Spataru  Romania 11 July 2003 2003 Sherbrooke
Shot put 17.08 m Valerie Adams  New Zealand 13 July 2001 2001 Debrecen
Discus throw 55.26 m Ma Xuejun  China 12 July 2001 2001 Debrecen
Hammer throw 64.61 m Bianca Perie  Romania 14 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
Javelin throw 59.74 m Christin Hussong  Germany 7 July 2011 2011 Lille [22][23]
Heptathlon 5875 Tatyana Chernova  Russia 15-16 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
13.62 (+1.4 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.69 m (high jump), 10.79 m (shot put), 24.79 (+0.2 m/s) (200 m) /
6.13 (+0.5 m/s) (long jump), 48.20 m (javelin throw), 2:21.91 (800 m)
5000 m walk (track) 20:28.05 Tatyana Kalmykova  Russia 12 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
Sprint medley relay 2:03.42 Christania Williams
Shericka Jackson
Chrisann Gordon
Olivia James		  Jamaica 10 July 2011 2011 Lille [24][25]

References

  1. ^ Ukraine’s Vice-Prime Minister leads celebration as Donetsk is awarded 2013 World Youth Championships. IAAF (2010-11-20). Retrieved on 2010-12-08.
  2. ^ "400 Metres Results". IAAF. 2009-07-10. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4141/AT-400-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
  3. ^ "Grenada's Kirani James runs 45.24 to break World Youth CR". www.world-track.org. 2009-07-10. http://world-track.org/2009/07/grenadas-kirani-james-runs-45-24/. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
  4. ^ David Martin (9 July 2011). "Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth best - Lille 2011 - Day 4, Evening Report". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/newsid=60778.html. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "800 Metres Results". IAAF. 9 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-800-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 10 July 2011. 
  6. ^ David Martin (10 July 2011). "Sitonik's impressive 3000m caps the action as curtain draws on World Youth champs - Lille 2011 - Day 5 report". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/newsid=60841.html. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  7. ^ "3000 Metres Results". IAAF. 10 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-3000-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  8. ^ Bob Ramsak (7 July 2011). "Boys' Shot Put Final - Gill beyond 24m, three times!". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/kind=108/newsid=60610.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  9. ^ "Shot Put Results". IAAF. 7 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-SPY-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  10. ^ "Hammer Throw Results". IAAF. 8 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/wyc11/results/eventCode=4528/racedate=07-08-2011/sex=M/discCode=HTY/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_HTY_hash_f. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  11. ^ Bob Ramsak (8 July 2011). "Boys' Hammer Throw Final - Championships record for Pasztor". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/kind=108/newsid=60696.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  12. ^ David Martin (9 July 2011). "In dramatic finish, Parshin takes 10,000m Race Walk title - Lille 2011 - Day 4, Morning report". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/newsid=60742.html. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  13. ^ "Javelin Throw Qualification Results". IAAF. 9 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-JTY-M-q----.RS4.pdf. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  14. ^ "Octathlon Results". IAAF. 7 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/wyc11/results/eventCode=4528/racedate=07-07-2011/sex=M/discCode=OCTY/combCode=hash/roundCode=8/summary.html#detM_1000_OCTY_u. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  15. ^ David Martin (7 July 2011). "World Youth bests by Gill and Stein in - Lille 2011 - Day 2, Evening Report". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/newsid=60627.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  16. ^ "10000 Metres Race Walk Results". IAAF. 9 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-10KW-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
  17. ^ David Martin (10 July 2011). "Sitonik's impressive 3000m caps the action as curtain draws on World Youth champs - Lille 2011 - Day 5 report". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/newsid=60841.html. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  18. ^ "Sprint Medley Relay Results". IAAF. 10 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-MEAD-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  19. ^ "800 Metres Results". IAAF. 2009-07-10. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4141/AT-800-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
  20. ^ David Martin (9 July 2011). "Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth best - Lille 2011 - Day 4, Evening Report". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/newsid=60778.html. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
  21. ^ "1500 Metres Results". IAAF. 9 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-1500-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 10 July 2011. 
  22. ^ "Girls' Javelin Throw Final - Another World Youth lead for Hussong". IAAF. 7 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/kind=108/newsid=60624.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  23. ^ "Javelin Throw Results". IAAF. 7 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-JT-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  24. ^ David Martin (10 July 2011). "Sitonik's impressive 3000m caps the action as curtain draws on World Youth champs - Lille 2011 - Day 5 report". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC11/news/newsid=60841.html. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  25. ^ "Sprint Medley Relay Results". IAAF. 10 July 2011. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-MEAD-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 

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