2017 IAAF World U18 Championships
Host city | Nairobi, Kenya |
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Events | 40 |
Dates | 12–16 July |
Main venue | Moi International Sports Centre |
The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes.[1] The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.[2] Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2017 (born in 2000 or 2001).
South Africa topped the medals table with 11 medals, five of them gold, while host nation Kenya finished fourth with four gold and 15 medals in total.
Boycott[]
The United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Italy decided not to take part in the championships for organizational, logistical, and health and safety reasons (concerning athletes still underage).[3][4]
Medal summary[]
Boys[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
South Africa |
10.57 | Retshidisitswe Mlenga South Africa |
10.61 | Tyreke Wilson Jamaica |
10.65 |
200 metres |
Retshidisitswe Mlenga South Africa |
21.03 | South Africa |
21.12 PB |
Germany |
21.23 PB |
400 metres |
Antonio Watson Jamaica |
46.59 PB |
Guyana |
46.72 PB |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
46.77 NR |
800 metres |
Melese Nberet Ethiopia |
1:47.12 WU18L |
Ethiopia |
1:47.16 PB |
Kenya |
1:47.82 PB |
1500 metres |
George Manangoi Kenya |
3:47.53 | Ethiopia |
3:48.65 PB |
Ethiopia |
3:50.64 |
3000 metres |
Selemon Barega Ethiopia |
7:47.16 PB |
Edward Zakayo Kenya |
7:49.17 PB |
Stanley Waithaka Kenya |
7:50.64 PB |
110 metres hurdles |
Jamaica |
13.04 CR |
Chinese Taipei |
13.41 | France |
13.55 |
400 metres hurdles |
Sokwakhana Zazini South Africa |
49.27 | Moitalel Naadokila Kenya |
52.06 PB |
France |
52.21 PB |
2000 metres steeplechase |
Leonard Bett Kenya |
5:32.52 | Kenya |
5:33.07 PB |
Ethiopia |
5:42.10 |
10,000 metres walk |
China |
41:12.01 WU18L |
Independent Athletes |
41:24.17 PB |
Kenya |
41:25.78 PB |
High jump |
Breyton Poole South Africa |
2.24 WU18L |
Germany |
2.14 PB |
Ukraine |
2.11 PB |
Pole vault |
France |
5.00 | Cyprus |
4.85 PB |
Ukraine |
4.70 PB |
Long jump |
Cuba |
7.88 WU18L |
Lester Lescay Cuba |
7.79 PB |
Romania |
7.47 |
Triple jump |
Jordan Díaz Cuba |
17.30 WU18B |
Ecuador |
15.92 PB |
Colombia |
15.89 PB |
Shot put |
Germany |
20.72 WU18L |
Belarus |
19.99 | South Africa |
19.93 PB |
Discus throw |
Claudio Romero Chile |
64.33 WU18L |
Ukraine |
63.98 PB |
South Africa |
58.34 |
Hammer throw |
Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine |
82.31 | India |
74.20 PB |
Germany |
71.78 |
Javelin throw |
China |
77.54 PB |
South Africa |
75.68 PB |
China |
73.64 |
Decathlon |
France |
7559 WU18L |
Latvia |
7377 PB |
Germany |
7204 |
Girls[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
Mizgin Ay Turkey |
11.62 | Magdalena Stefanowicz Poland |
11.62 PB |
Jamaica |
11.67 |
200 metres |
Germany |
23.51 PB |
Jaël Bestué Spain |
23.61 PB |
Mizgin Ay Turkey |
23.76 PB |
400 metres |
Barbora Malíková Czech Republic |
52.74 PB |
Mary Moraa Kenya |
53.31 PB |
Brazil |
53.57 PB |
800 metres |
Jackline Wambui Kenya |
2:01.46 WU18L |
Kenya |
2:02.06 PB |
Hirut Meshesha Ethiopia |
2:06.32 |
1500 metres |
Lemlem Hailu Ethiopia |
4:20.80 | Ethiopia |
4:22.14 | Kenya |
4:23.16 |
3000 metres |
Ethiopia |
9:24.62 | Kenya |
9:24.69 | Ethiopia |
9:28.46 |
100 metres hurdles |
Britany Anderson Jamaica |
12.72 | France |
12.80 | Jamaica |
13.09 |
400 metres hurdles |
Zeney van der Walt South Africa |
58.23 | Jamaica |
58.27 | Germany |
59.17 PB |
2000 metres steeplechase |
Kenya |
6:24.80 WU18L |
Kenya |
6:26.10 PB |
Ethiopia |
6:35.79 |
5000 metres walk |
Glenda Morejón Ecuador |
22:32.30 | Meryem Bekmez Turkey |
22:32.79 | Elvira Khasanova Independent Athletes |
22:35.72 |
High jump |
Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine |
1.92 CR |
Poland |
1.82 | Germany |
1.79 SB |
Pole vault |
China |
4.20 PB |
Germany |
4.15 PB |
France |
4.10 PB |
Long jump |
China |
6.37 PB |
Germany |
6.30 | France |
6.28 PB |
Triple jump |
China |
13.64 WU18L |
Aleksandra Nacheva Bulgaria |
13.54 PB |
Cuba |
13.29 PB |
Shot put |
Germany |
17.64 | China |
17.62 PB |
China |
17.59 PB |
Discus throw |
Cuba |
52.89 | Germany |
51.29 | China |
50.10 |
Hammer throw |
Cuba |
71.12 WU18L |
Cuba |
69.75 | Belarus |
68.17 |
Javelin throw |
Cuba |
62.92 CR |
China |
57.01 | China |
54.96 |
Heptathlon |
María Vicente Spain |
5612 | Germany |
5602 | Lithuania |
5467 |
Mixed[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 x 400 metres relay |
Brazil Alison dos Santos |
3:21.71 | Jamaica Antonio Watson * * |
3:22.23 | South Africa Retshidisitswe Mlenga Zeney van der Walt Sokwakhana Zazini |
3:24.45 |
* Medalists who participated in heats only.
Medal table[]
Host nation
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
2 | China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
3 | Cuba (CUB) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
4 | Kenya (KEN)* | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
5 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
6 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
8 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
14 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
17 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
– | Independent Athletes[1] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (27 nations) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |
- Notes
^[1] Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table.[5]
See also[]
- 2017 Asian Youth Championships in Athletics
References[]
- ^ "World Youth Championships cancelled starting from 2018, latest IAAF Council in Rio decided". Track Arena. August 21, 2016.
- ^ "IAAF: World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 website". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Non ci sarà una rappresentativa italiana ai Mondiali U18 di Nairobi 2017" (in Italian). sportfair.it. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Is Nairobi 2017 snub case of double standards by teams?". standardmedia.co.ke. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 Medal Table - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
External links[]
- 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships
- IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics
- 2017 in athletics (track and field)
- Athletics in Kenya
- 2017 in Kenyan sport
- International athletics competitions hosted by Kenya
- Sport in Nairobi
- July 2017 sports events in Africa