Athletics at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games

Athletics was one of the nine sports of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. Held between 7 and 9 September, the events were staged at the Apia Park Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa.[1]

Athletics at the V Commonwealth Youth Games
Dates7–9 September
Host cityApia, Samoa
VenueApia Park Sports Complex
Events34
Records set12 games records


Each Commonwealth Games Association was permitted to send up to two athletes per event and one team per each of the three relay events. The age of participating athletes was limited to 16- and 17-year-olds only. This meant that for 2015 athletes must have been born in 1998 or 1999 to be eligible to take part.[2] Compared to the previous edition, the 2015 programme did not include the 2000 metres steeplechase, hammer throw, and triple jump disciplines. Two relay races were added to the programme, over distances of 4 × 200 m and 4 × 400 m.[3][4]

The highlight of the first day was a run of 10.20 seconds by the winner of the boys' 100 metres, Tlotliso Leotlela. This was one hundredth slower than the world youth best for the event and the joint-second fastest ever run by a youth athlete.[5]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Tlotliso Leotlela (RSA) 10.20 GR   Rechmial Miller (ENG) 10.39   Cameron Tindle (SCO) 10.42
200 metres   Tlotliso Leotlela (RSA) 20.56 w   Toby Harries (ENG) 20.56 w   Kyle Bradley Appel (RSA) 21.11 w
400 metres   Karabo Sibanda (BOT) 45.83 GR   Jamal Walton (CAY) 46.46   Chandan Bauri (IND) 46.99
800 metres   Willy Tarbei (KEN) 1:46.05 GR   Bett Kipyegon (KEN) 1:46.15   Ben Greenwood (SCO) 1:50.42
1500 metres   Kumari Taki (KEN) 3:39.80 GR   Lawi Kosgei (KEN) 3:40.77   Brodie Modini (AUS) 3:55.38
3000 metres   Davis Kiplangat (KEN) 7:59.56   Richard Kimunyan (KEN) 7:59.78   Alex Yee (ENG) 8:18.12
110 metres hurdles   Mpho Katlego Tladi (RSA) 13.50   Benjamin Collerton (NZL) 14.22   Benjamin Fisher (NIR) 14.32
400 metres hurdles   Rivaldo Leacock (BAR) 51.12 GR   Jauavney James (JAM) 51.54   Harrison Kimpton-Moss (AUS) 52.33
4×100 metres relay   Botswana (BOT)
Karabo Sibanda
Thabiso Sekgopi
Aobakwe Malau
Kabo Mphali
41.94   Australia (AUS)
Grant Szalek
Johnathan Taylor
Rowan Sutton
Lachlan McDermot
42.67   Nigeria (NGR)
Henry Effiong Etim
Adeyemi Sikiru
Itsekiri Usheoritse Ese
Idjesa Uruemu
42.68
4×200 metres relay   Nigeria (NGR)
Ojeikere Precious Omokheoa
Itsekiri Usheoritse Ese
Idjesa Uruemu
Adeyemi Sikiru
1:28.35   Samoa (SAM)
Junior Palamo
Joe Fruean
Luatimu Samau
William Brown
1:35.76 Only two starters
4×400 metres relay   Jamaica (JAM)
Leonardo Ledgister
Michael Bentley
Leon Clarke
Jauavney James
3:13.45   Samoa (SAM)
Leo Tiasasa
William Brown
Matthew Kolio
Daniel Talivaa
3:43.15 Only three starters and two finishers (Kenya DQ)
High jump   Tejaswin Shankar (IND) 2.14 m GR   Roshan Dammika Ranatunga Ranatungage (SRI) 2.11 m   Lashane Wilson (JAM) 2.11 m
Long jump   Richard Seklorwu (GHA) 7.67 m w   Thomas Wilson (AUS) 7.48 m   Benjamin Fisher (NIR) 7.38 m
Shot put   Kevin Nedrick (JAM) 20.12 m GR   Werner Jakobus Visser (RSA) 19.78 m   Burger Lambrechts, Jr. (RSA) 19.31 m
Discus throw   Werner Jakobus Visser (RSA) 60.94 m   George Evans (SCO) 58.19 m   Burger Lambrechts, Jr. (RSA) 58.02 m
Javelin throw   Hadeesh Mohd (IND) 79.29 m   George Davies (ENG) 68.23 m   Luke Giacca (AUS) 67.91 m

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun (NGR) 11.59   Aniekeme Alphonsus (NGR) 11.64   Alisha Rees (SCO) 11.72
200 metres   Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro (NGR) 23.30 w   Alisha Rees (SCO) 23.61 w   Aniekeme Alphonsus (NGR) 23.63 w
400 metres   Junelle Bromfield (JAM) 53.09   Jisna Mathew (IND) 53.14   Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro (NGR) 53.20
800 metres   Amy Harding-Delooze (AUS) 2:06.84   Carys McAulay (SCO) 2:07.05   Abitha Mary Manuel (IND) 2:07.33
1500 metres   Amy Harding-Delooze (AUS) 4:18.02 GR   Peruth Chemutai (UGA) 4:18.22   Janat Chemusto (UGA) 4:19.48
3000 metres   Sheila Chelangat (KEN) 9:10.12   Peruth Chemutai (UGA) 9:20.20   Janat Chemusto (UGA) 9:56.62
100 metres hurdles   Taylon Bieldt (RSA) 13.18 GR   Kirra Womersley (AUS) 13.39   Rachel Pace (AUS) 13.46
400 metres hurdles   Junelle Bromfield (JAM) 1:00.78   Yamani Danansooriya Mudi (SRI) 1:01.70   Niamh Emerson (ENG) 1:01.99
4×100 metres relay   Nigeria (NGR)
Aniekeme Alphonsus
Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro
Adiakerehwa Blessing
Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun
45.86   Australia (AUS)
Rachel Pace
Kirra Womersley
Madeleine Attlee
Jacinta Beecher
47.36   Samoa (SAM)
Claudia Osborne
Miriama Mefiposeta
Emele Paletasala
June Solia
53.97
4×200 metres relay   Nigeria (NGR)
Adiakerehwa Blessing
Uche Brown
Aniekeme Alphonsus
Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun
1:41.60   Samoa (SAM)
Miriama Mefiposeta
June Solia
Emele Paletasala
Claudia Osborne
1:57.57 Only two starters
4×400 metres relay   Nigeria (NGR)
Adiakerehwa Blessing
Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun
Aniekeme Alphonsus
Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro
4:02.75 Only two starters and one finisher (Samoa DQ)
High jump   Niamh Emerson (ENG) 1.80 m   Adaora Chigba (ENG) 1.77 m   Paige Wilson (AUS) 1.74 m
Long jump   Renate Monika van Tonder (RSA) 6.26 m w   Billie Arch (AUS) 6.04 m w   Rachel Alexander (SCO) 5.90 m w
Shot put   Grace Robinson (AUS) 16.39 m GR   Sophie Merritt (ENG) 15.78 m   Anamika Das (IND) 15.03 m
Discus throw   Kristina Moore (AUS) 46.95 m   Bianca Hansen (AUS) 46.20 m   Sophie Merritt (ENG) 44.83 m
Javelin throw   Emma Hamplett (ENG) 49.57 m   Shanee Angol (DMA) 45.45 m   Rochelle Etienne (LCA) 40.88 m

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Samoa)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Nigeria61310
  South Africa61310
3  Australia46515
4  Kenya4307
5  Jamaica4116
6  England25310
7  India2136
8  Botswana2002
9  Barbados1001
  Ghana1001
11  Scotland0347
12  Samoa*0314
13  Uganda0224
14  Sri Lanka0202
15  Cayman Islands0101
  Dominica0101
  New Zealand0101
18  Northern Ireland0011
  Saint Lucia0011
Totals (19 entries)32312790

References

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  1. ^ Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 Overall Competition Schedule v2 Archived 2021-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
  2. ^ Athletics. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
  3. ^ Athletics Archived 2018-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. scyg-infoshare. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
  4. ^ Commonwealth Youth Games 2011. World Junior Athletics History (archived). Retrieved on 2014-08-16.
  5. ^ Minshull, Phil (2015-09-07). Leotlela clocks second fastest ever youth 100m with 10.20 in Samoa. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
Results
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