1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Host city | Annecy, France |
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Nations participating | 169 |
Athletes participating | 1156 |
Events | 43 |
Dates | 28 July – 2 August |
Main venue | Parc des Sports |
The 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1998 edition of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Annecy, France from July 28 to August 2.
Results[]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Christian Malcolm Great Britain |
10.12 WJL | United States |
10.34 PB | Dwight Thomas Jamaica |
10.40 |
200 metres |
Christian Malcolm Great Britain |
20.44 WJL | Jairo Duzant Netherlands Antilles |
20.92 NJR | United States |
20.94 |
400 metres |
Nduka Awazie Nigeria |
45.54 PB | Casey Vincent Australia |
45.55 PB | Fawzi Al Shammari Kuwait |
45.89 NJR |
800 metres |
William Chirchir Kenya |
1:47.23 | Wilfred Bungei Kenya |
1:47.53 | Paskar Owor Uganda |
1:48.20 PB |
1500 metres |
Adil Kaouch Morocco |
3:42.43 | Benjamin Kipkurui Kenya |
3:42.67 | Poland |
3:43.47 |
5000 metres |
Million Wolde Ethiopia |
13:47.49 | Kenya |
13:49.60 | Kenya |
13:51.22 1 |
10,000 metres |
Benson Barus Kenya |
29:24.28 | Salim Kipsang Kenya |
29:36.80 | Ethiopia |
29:47.60 |
110 metres hurdles |
Staņislavs Olijars Latvia |
13.51 | United States |
14.10 | Germany |
14.21 |
400 metres hurdles |
Periklis Iakovakis Greece |
49.82 WJL | Cuba |
50.17 PB | Australia |
50.83 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Reuben Kosgei Kenya |
8:23.76 WJL | Abraham Cherono Kenya |
8:32.24 | Morocco |
8:34.91 PB |
10,000 metres walk |
Roman Rasskazov Russia |
41:55.95 | Liu Yunfeng China |
42:01.11 | Mario Iván Flores Mexico |
42:04.55 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Jamaica |
39.70 WJL | United States Casey Combest |
39.71 | Germany Tobias Unger Kevin Kuske |
39.99 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
Australia Daniel Batman Aaron Russell Casey Vincent |
3:04.74 WJL | United States Tony Berrian Andrew Pierce |
3:05.06 | Jamaica Sanjay Ayre Leroy Colquhoun |
3:05.31 |
High jump |
Alfredo Deza Peru |
2.21 | China |
2.21 PB | Aleksandr Veryutin Belarus |
2.21 PB |
Pole vault |
Pavel Gerasimov Russia |
5.55 PB | Lars Börgeling Germany |
5.50 | Paul Burgess Australia Adam Ptacek Czech Republic Giuseppe Gibilisco Italy |
5.20 |
Long jump |
Petar Dachev Bulgaria |
8.14 NJR | Qatar |
8.11 AJR | Luis Felipe Méliz Cuba |
7.91 |
Triple jump |
Ionut Punga Romania |
16.94 WJL | Ivaylo Russinov Bulgaria |
16.65 PB | United States |
16.44 PB |
Shot put |
Mikulas Konopka Slovakia |
18.50 | Janus Robberts South Africa |
18.15 | Carl Myerscough Great Britain |
18.12 |
Discus throw |
Zoltán Kővágó Hungary |
59.36 | Emeka Udechuku Great Britain |
57.99 | Gabor Mate Hungary |
56.96 |
Hammer throw |
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Finland |
72.40 CR | Yuriy Voronkin Russia |
69.66 | Wojciech Kondratowicz Poland |
68.93 |
Javelin throw |
Great Britain |
72.85 | Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa |
71.16 PB | Yukifumi Murakami Japan |
70.72 |
Decathlon |
Aki Heikkinen Finland |
7476 | Germany |
7332 PB | Jaakko Ojaniemi Finland |
7246 PB |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
|
1 Ahmed Baday of Morocco originally won the bronze medal in 13:49.86, but he was disqualified after it was discovered he was 24 years old at the time of the Championships.[1]
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
United States |
11.19 | Angela Williams United States |
11.27 | Joan Uduak Ekah Nigeria |
11.50 |
200 metres |
Muriel Hurtis France |
23.22 | United States |
23.39 | Sarah Wilhelmy Great Britain |
23.56 |
400 metres |
Natalya Nazarova Russia |
52.02 | United States |
52.09 PB | Cuba |
52.39 NJR |
800 metres |
Russia |
2:05.34 | Jebet Langat Kenya |
2:05.43 | Kenya |
2:05.77 |
1500 metres |
Lan Lixin China |
4:10.05 | Yemenashu Taye Ethiopia |
4:11.97 PB | Bouchra Benthami Morocco |
4:12.76 |
3000 metres |
Yin Lili China |
8:57.09 PB | Yemenashu Taye Ethiopia |
9:01.70 | Edna Kiplagat Kenya |
9:05.46 |
5000 metres |
Yin Lili China |
15:29.65 CR | Faith Jemutai Kenya |
15:34.48 PB | Kenya |
15:39.57 PB |
100 metres hurdles |
Julie Pratt Great Britain |
13.75 | China |
13.75 | Susanna Kallur Sweden |
13.77 |
400 metres hurdles |
China |
55.93 | Allison Beckford Jamaica |
57.19 NJR | China |
57.43 |
5000 metres walk |
Sabine Zimmer Germany |
21:14.39 | Jolanta Dukure Latvia |
21:17.89 NJR | China |
21:28.57 PB |
4 × 100 metres relay |
United States Angela Williams |
43.52 WJL | France Muriel Hurtis |
44.07 NJR | Jamaica Aleen Bailey Melaine Walker |
44.61 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
Jamaica Patricia Hall Peta-Gaye Gayle Allison Beckford |
3:32.29 WJL | Russia Svetlana Pospelova Olesya Zykina Natalya Nazarova |
3:32.35 | United States Mikele Barber Demetria Washington |
3:32.85 |
High jump |
Marina Kuptsova Russia |
1.88 | Sweden |
1.88 PB | Tatyana Efimenko Kyrgyzstan Nevena Lendjel Croatia |
1.84 |
Pole vault |
Germany |
4.20 | María Mar Sánchez Spain Monika Pyrek Poland |
4.10 NJR 4.10 NJR |
None awarded | None awarded |
Long jump |
China |
6.59 | China |
6.57 | Maria Chiara Baccini Italy |
6.55 NJR |
Triple jump |
Baya Rahouli Algeria |
14.04 AJR | Russia |
13.75 PB | Marija Martinovic FR Yugoslavia |
13.47 |
Shot put |
Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus |
18.23 WJL | China |
17.69 PB | Germany |
16.94 |
Discus throw |
Liu Fengying China |
60.66 | Mélina Robert-Michon France |
55.01 | Romania |
54.64 |
Hammer throw |
Germany |
61.79 | Sini Pöyry Finland |
61.76 NJR | United States |
60.14 |
Javelin throw |
Osleidys Menéndez Cuba |
68.17 WJL | China |
61.72 PB | Wei Jianhua China |
59.10 |
Heptathlon |
Shen Shengfei China |
5815 | Susanna Rajamäki Finland |
5721 | Viorica Tigau Romania |
5720 PB |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Medal table[]
* Host nation (France)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
2 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
3 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
4 | Kenya | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
5 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
6 | United States | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
7 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
8 | Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
9 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | France* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Cuba | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
14 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
16 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
17 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
20 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | South Africa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
25 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
26 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
27 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
31 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (38 nations) | 43 | 44 | 45 | 132 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[2] 1156 athletes from 169 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[3]
- Albania (1)
- Algeria (12)
- Anguilla (1)
- Antigua and Barbuda (1)
- Argentina (6)
- Armenia (2)
- Australia (51)
- Austria (7)
- Azerbaijan (1)
- Bahamas (5)
- Bahrain (1)
- Bangladesh (1)
- Barbados (2)
- Belarus (16)
- Belgium (8)
- Benin (1)
- Bermuda (1)
- Bhutan (1)
- Bolivia (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)
- Botswana (2)
- Brazil (12)
- British Virgin Islands (1)
- Bulgaria (8)
- Burkina Faso (1)
- Burundi (6)
- Cambodia (1)
- Cameroon (2)
- Canada (11)
- Cape Verde (1)
- Cayman Islands (1)
- Central African Republic (1)
- Chile (2)
- China (31)
- Chinese Taipei (10)
- Colombia (4)
- Congo (1)
- Cook Islands (1)
- Costa Rica (2)
- Côte d'Ivoire (1)
- Croatia (13)
- Cuba (11)
- Cyprus (3)
- Czech Republic (17)
- Dominica (1)
- Ecuador (4)
- Egypt (2)
- El Salvador (1)
- Equatorial Guinea (1)
- Estonia (6)
- Ethiopia (13)
- Fiji (2)
- Finland (27)
- France (63)
- Gabon (1)
- Gambia (1)
- Georgia (1)
- Germany (69)
- Ghana (1)
- Great Britain (48)
- Greece (23)
- Grenada (2)
- Guam (1)
- Guatemala (1)
- Guinea (1)
- Guyana (1)
- Haiti (1)
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hungary (17)
- Iceland (2)
- India (4)
- Ireland (7)
- Israel (2)
- Italy (31)
- Jamaica (30)
- Japan (32)
- Kazakhstan (5)
- Kenya (18)
- Kuwait (2)
- Kyrgyzstan (2)
- Laos (1)
- Latvia (6)
- Lebanon (1)
- Lesotho (2)
- Liberia (1)
- Lithuania (6)
- Luxembourg (2)
- Macedonia (1)
- Madagascar (1)
- Malawi (1)
- Malaysia (1)
- Maldives (1)
- Mali (1)
- Malta (1)
- Mauritania (1)
- Mauritius (2)
- Mexico (6)
- Monaco (1)
- Mongolia (1)
- Morocco (16)
- Myanmar (1)
- Namibia (2)
- Netherlands (7)
- Netherlands Antilles (1)
- New Zealand (15)
- Nicaragua (1)
- Niger (1)
- Nigeria (4)
- Norfolk Island (1)
- Norway (7)
- Palestine (1)
- Panama (1)
- Papua New Guinea (1)
- Paraguay (1)
- Peru (2)
- Philippines (1)
- Poland (31)
- Portugal (13)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Qatar (9)
- Romania (19)
- Russia (39)
- Rwanda (2)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
- Saint Lucia (1)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
- Samoa (1)
- San Marino (1)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Senegal (1)
- Seychelles (1)
- Sierra Leone (1)
- Singapore (1)
- Slovakia (7)
- Slovenia (15)
- Solomon Islands (1)
- South Africa (37)
- South Korea (10)
- Spain (30)
- Sri Lanka (1)
- Sudan (1)
- Swaziland (1)
- Sweden (19)
- Switzerland (3)
- Syria (1)
- Tajikistan (1)
- Tahiti (1)
- Tanzania (2)
- Togo (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (3)
- Tunisia (1)
- Turkey (5)
- Turkmenistan (2)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
- Uganda (4)
- Ukraine (8)
- United Arab Emirates (1)
- United States (62)
- Uruguay (2)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
- Uzbekistan (2)
- Vanuatu (1)
- Venezuela (8)
- Vietnam (1)
- Yemen (1)
- FR Yugoslavia (5)
- Zambia (1)
- Zimbabwe (2)
References[]
- ^ 14th IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Barcelona 2012 Facts & Figures, page 15
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, p. 5, retrieved 13 June 2015
External links[]
- Official site (archived)
- Official results
Categories:
- 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics
- World Athletics U20 Championships
- 1998 in athletics (track and field)
- 1998 in French sport
- International athletics competitions hosted by France