IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics

The IAAF U18 Championships in Athletics (until 2015 known as IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics)[1] was a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who were 17 or younger (youth = Under-18). The event was organized by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was held biennially from 1999 to 2017.

The name change and cancellation

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In the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the 2016 Summer Olympics, the council decided to conclude the world championship for under-18 athletes after the 2017 event. The decision was made with the intention of improving under-18 competitions at continental level instead.[2] The competition was renamed to the IAAF World U18 Championships in November 2015, though ultimately only the 2017 competition used this title.

The competition was the under-18 counterpart to the World U20 Championships, which are for athletes who are 19 years of age or under in the year of competition.

Editions

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Edition Year City Country Date Venue Top of the medal table
1st 1999 Bydgoszcz   Poland 16–18 July Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Municipal Stadium   Kenya
2nd 2001 Debrecen   Hungary 12–15 July Gyulai István Athletic Stadium   United States
3rd 2003 Sherbrooke   Canada 9–13 July Université de Sherbrooke Stadium   United States
4th 2005 Marrakesh   Morocco 13–17 July Stade Sidi-Youssef-Ben-Ali [fr]   United States
5th 2007 Ostrava   Czech Republic 11–15 July Městský stadion   United States
6th 2009 Brixen   Italy 8–12 July Raiffeisen Arena di Bressanone [pl]   Kenya
7th 2011 Lille   France 6–10 July Stadium Lille Métropole   United States
8th 2013 Donetsk   Ukraine 10–14 July RSC Olimpiyskiy   Jamaica
9th 2015 Cali   Colombia 15–19 July Cali Olympic Stadium   United States
10th 2017 Nairobi   Kenya 12–16 July Moi International Sports Centre   South Africa

Championships records

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Key:   Defunct event

Boys

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Event Record (wind speed) Name Nation Date Games Ref. Video
100 m 10.28 (−0.4 m/s) Abdul Hakim Sani Brown   Japan 15 July 2015 2015 Cali [3]
200 m 20.34 (−0.4 m/s) Abdul Hakim Sani Brown   Japan 19 July 2015 2015 Cali [4]
400 m 45.24 Kirani James   Grenada 10 July 2009 2009 Brixen [5][6]
800 m 1:44.08 Leonard Kirwa Kosencha   Kenya 9 July 2011 2011 Lille [7][8]
1500 m 3:36.38 Kumari Taki   Kenya 17 July 2015 2015 Cali [9]
3000 m 7:40.10 William Malel Sitonik   Kenya 10 July 2011 2011 Lille [10][11]
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 13.04 A (+0.1 m/s) De'Jour Russell   Jamaica 14 July 2017 2017 Nairobi [12]
400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) 49.01 William Wynne   United States 15 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
2000 m steeplechase 5:19.99 Meresa Kahsay   Ethiopia 12 July 2013 2013 Donetsk [13]
High jump 2.27 m Huang Haiqiang   China 16 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
Pole vault 5.30 m Armand Duplantis   Sweden 19 July 2015 2015 Cali [14]
Vladyslav Malykhin   Ukraine
Long jump 8.05 m (+0.5 m/s) Maykel Massó   Cuba 16 July 2015 2015 Cali [15]
Triple jump 17.30 m A (+0.6 m/s) Jordan A. Díaz   Cuba 14 July 2017 2017 Nairobi [16]
Shot put (5 kg) 24.35 m Jacko Gill   New Zealand 7 July 2011 2011 Lille [17][18] [1]
Discus throw (1.5 kg) 70.67 m Mykyta Nesterenko   Ukraine 13 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
Hammer throw (5 kg) 84.91 m Hlib Piskunov   Ukraine 17 July 2015 2015 Cali [19]
Javelin throw (700 g) 83.16 m Morné Moolman   South Africa 9 July 2011 2011 Lille [20][21]
Octathlon 6491 pts Jake Stein   Australia 6–7 July 2011 2011 Lille [22][23]
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)
Decathlon 8002 pts Niklas Kaul   Germany 15–16 July 2015 2015 Cali [24]
100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m
11.59 (−0.2 m/s) 6.76 m (+1.1 m/s) 16.08 m
(5 kg)
2.05 m 51.20 15.44 (−0.7 m/s)
(91.4 cm)
44.09 m
(1.5 kg)
4.70 m 78.20 m
(700 g)
4:42.29
10,000 m walk (track) 40:51.31 Pavel Parshin   Russia 9 July 2011 2011 Lille [25]
Sprint medley relay 1:49.23 Waseem Williams
Michael O'Hara
Okeen Williams
Martin Manley
  Jamaica 14 July 2013 2013 Donetsk [26]

Girls

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Event Record Name Nation Date Games Ref.
100 m 11.08 (±0.0 m/s) Candace Hill   United States 16 July 2015 2015 Cali [27]
200 m 22.43 (−0.7 m/s) Candace Hill   United States 19 July 2015 2015 Cali [28]
400 m 51.19 Nawal El Jack   Sudan 15 July 2005 2005 Marrakech
800 m 2:01.13 Aníta Hinriksdóttir   Iceland 14 July 2013 2013 Donetsk [29]
1500 m 4:09.48 Faith Kipyegon   Kenya 9 July 2011 2011 Lille [7][30]
3000 m 8:53.94 Mercy Cherono   Kenya 11 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 12.94 (±0.0 m/s) Yanique Thompson   Jamaica 11 July 2013 2013 Donetsk [31]
400 m hurdles 55.94 Sydney McLaughlin   United States 18 July 2015 2015 Cali [32]
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
1.92 m A Yaroslava Mahuchikh 14 July 2017 2017 Nairobi [33]
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 (3 kg) 20.14 m Emel Dereli   Turkey 11 July 2013 2013 Donetsk [34]
Shot put (4 kg) 16.87 m Valerie Adams   New Zealand 13 July 2001 2001 Debrecen
Discus throw 56.34 m Xie Yuchen   China 10 July 2013 2013 Donetsk [35]
Hammer throw (3 kg) 73.20 m Réka Gyurátz   Hungary 13 July 2013 2013 Donetsk [36]
Hammer throw (4 kg) 64.61 m Bianca Perie   Romania 14 July 2007 2007 Ostrava
Javelin throw (500 g) 62.92 m A Marisleisys Duarthe   Cuba 16 July 2017 2017 Nairobi [37]
Javelin throw (600 g) 59.74 m Christin Hussong   Germany 7 July 2011 2011 Lille [38]
Heptathlon (4 kg Shot put & 600 g Javelin) 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)
Heptathlon (with 3 kg Shot Put & 500 g Javelin) 6037 Géraldine Ruckstuhl    Switzerland 17–18 July 2015 2015 Cali [39]
13.93 (+0.7 m/s) (100 m hurdles/76.2 cm), 1.73 m (high jump), 14.25 m (shot put/3 kg), 25.83 (−0.5 m/s) (200 m) /
5.71 (±0.0 m/s) (long jump), 52.87 m (javelin throw/500 g), 2:17.58 (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 [10][40]

All-time medal table

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  • Correct as of 2017 edition
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States504140131
2  Kenya454525115
3  China28241365
4  Russia27291773
5  Jamaica22171958
6  Germany20192665
7  South Africa18151649
8  Cuba18131445
9  Ethiopia16182054
10  Australia14141341
11  Great Britain1451332
12  France1161330
13  Romania1041024
14  Ukraine7131030
15  Japan691631
16  Hungary66315
17  Sweden57315
18  Brazil44715
19  Czech Republic44614
20  Qatar44210
21  Sudan4026
22  Poland39416
23  Finland34310
24  Bahamas3025
  Slovenia3025
26  Saudi Arabia27413
27  Croatia2428
28  Turkey2417
29  Italy221115
30  Bahrain2215
  Ecuador2215
32  Chinese Taipei2125
33  Norway2114
  South Korea2114
35  Grenada2103
  New Zealand2103
37  Syria2002
38  Belarus17715
39  Spain14510
40  Greece1236
  Trinidad and Tobago1236
42  Barbados1203
  Ireland1203
44  Morocco1168
45  Bulgaria1135
46  Estonia1113
47  Moldova1102
  Switzerland1102
  Thailand1102
  Venezuela1102
51  Uzbekistan1023
52  Argentina1012
  Israel1012
  Uruguay1012
55  Bermuda1001
  Chile1001
  Iceland1001
  Iran1001
59  Canada06713
60  Latvia0448
61  Mexico0235
62  U.S. Virgin Islands0202
63  Colombia0123
  Egypt0123
  Eritrea0123
  Slovakia0123
67  Montenegro0112
  Serbia0112
Independent Athletes[1]0112
69  Austria0101
  Azerbaijan0101
  British Virgin Islands0101
  Cyprus0101
  Denmark0101
  Guyana0101
  India0101
  Nigeria0101
  Samoa0101
  Tajikistan0101
79  Belgium0022
  Kazakhstan0022
  Lithuania0022
82  Kuwait0011
  Paraguay0011
  Portugal0011
  Saint Lucia0011
  Turks and Caicos Islands0011
  Uganda0011
  United Arab Emirates0011
Totals (88 entries)3903933941,177
Source: [citation needed]
Notes

^[1] Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table.[41]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IAAF WORLD U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS NAIROBI 2017 – 30 DAYS TO GO". iaaf.org. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017. Today marks 30 days to go until the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017, the 10th edition of the biennial event which this year takes place in the Kenyan capital.
  2. ^ Competitions Update Archived 27 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  3. ^ "100m Results". IAAF. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ "200m Results". IAAF. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ^ "400 Metres Results" (PDF). IAAF. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Grenada's Kirani James runs 45.24 to break World Youth CR". world-track.org. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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  9. ^ "1500m Results". IAAF. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b 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. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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  12. ^ "110m Hurdles (91.4 cm) Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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  16. ^ "Triple Jump Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  17. ^ Bob Ramsak (7 July 2011). "Boys' Shot Put Final – Gill beyond 24m, three times!". IAAF. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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  20. ^ David Martin (9 July 2011). "In dramatic finish, Parshin takes 10,000m Race Walk title – Lille 2011 – Day 4, Morning report". IAAF. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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  22. ^ "Octathlon Results". IAAF. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  23. ^ David Martin (7 July 2011). "World Youth bests by Gill and Stein in – Lille 2011 – Day 2, Evening Report". IAAF. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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  25. ^ "10000 Metres Race Walk Results" (PDF). IAAF. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  26. ^ "Sprint Medley Relay Results". IAAF. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  27. ^ "100m Results". IAAF. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  28. ^ "200m Results". IAAF. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  29. ^ "800 Metres Results". IAAF. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  30. ^ "1500 Metres Results" (PDF). IAAF. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  31. ^ "Discus Throw Results". IAAF. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  32. ^ "400m Hurdles Results". IAAF. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  33. ^ "High Jump Results" (PDF). IAAF. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  34. ^ "Shot Put Results". IAAF. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  35. ^ "Discus Throw Results". IAAF. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  36. ^ "Hammer throw Results". IAAF. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  37. ^ "Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). IAAF. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  38. ^ "Javelin Throw Results". IAAF. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  39. ^ "Heptathlon Results". IAAF. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  40. ^ "Sprint Medley Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
  41. ^ "IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 Medal Table". World Athletics.
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