World Athletics U20 Championships
The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the World Athletics, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the year of the competition.[1][2]
The competition was launched as the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1986 and renamed to IAAF World U20 Championships in November 2015. The current name was adapted with the name change of the sports governing body in 2019.
Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby is the most successful athlete at the championships, having won one gold and four silver in individual and relay sprinting events between 2000 and 2004. Chris Nelloms, Davidson Ezinwa and Dexter Lee share the position of most successful male athlete, at four medals each.[3]
Championships[]
Edition | Year | Events | Host City | Host Country | Date | Venue | Champion | Nations | Athletes | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1986 | 41 | Athens | ![]() |
16–20 July | Athens Olympic Stadium | ![]() |
142 | 1135 | 752 | 383 |
2 | 1988 | 41 | Sudbury | ![]() |
27–31 July | Laurentian University Stadium | ![]() |
123 | 1024 | 574 | 450 |
3 | 1990 | 41 | Plovdiv | ![]() |
8–12 August | Deveti Septemvri Stadium | ![]() |
87 | 987 | 606 | 381 |
4 | 1992 | 41 | Seoul | ![]() |
16–20 September | Seoul Olympic Stadium | ![]() |
90 | 954 | 535 | 419 |
5 | 1994 | 42 | Lisbon | ![]() |
20–24 July | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | ![]() |
143 | 1139 | 674 | 465 |
6 | 1996 | 41 | Sydney | ![]() |
20–25 August | Sydney International Athletic Centre | ![]() |
142 | 1049 | 640 | 409 |
7 | 1998 | 43 | Annecy | ![]() |
28 July – 2 August | Parc des Sports | ![]() |
169 | 1156 | 657 | 499 |
8 | 2000 | 43 | Santiago | ![]() |
17–22 October | Estadio Nacional de Chile | ![]() |
151 | 1122 | 638 | 484 |
9 | 2002 | 43 | Kingston | ![]() |
16–21 July | Independence Park | ![]() |
159 | 1069 | 630 | 439 |
10 | 2004 | 44 | Grosseto | ![]() |
12–18 July | Stadio Olimpico Comunale | ![]() |
168 | 1261 | 680 | 581 |
11 | 2006 | 44 | Beijing | ![]() |
15–20 August | Chaoyang Sport Centre | ![]() |
176 | 1350 | 742 | 608 |
12 | 2008 | 44 | Bydgoszcz | ![]() |
8–13 July | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium | ![]() |
165 | 1408 | 757 | 651 |
13 | 2010 | 44 | Moncton | ![]() |
19–25 July | Moncton Stadium | ![]() |
163 | 1313 | 746 | 567 |
14 | 2012 | 44 | Barcelona | ![]() |
10–15 July | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | ![]() |
171 | 1566 | 856 | 710 |
15 | 2014 | 44 | Eugene | ![]() |
22–27 July | Hayward Field | ![]() |
175 | 1546 | 831 | 715 |
16 | 2016 | 44 | Bydgoszcz | ![]() |
19–24 July | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium | ![]() |
140 | 1359 | ||
17 | 2018 | 44 | Tampere | ![]() |
10–15 July | Tampere Stadium | ![]() |
158 | 1462 | ||
18 | 2021 | 45 | Nairobi | ![]() |
17–22 August | Moi International Sports Centre | ![]() |
116 | 958 | 523 | 435 |
19 | 2022 | 45 | Cali | ![]() |
2–7 August | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
The 2016 Championships were due to be held in Kazan, Russia until the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation, which prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions. This event was relocated.[2][4]
All-time medal table[]
As of 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 108 | 80 | 60 | 248 |
2 | ![]() | 86 | 67 | 49 | 202 |
3 | ![]() | 43 | 32 | 26 | 101 |
4 | ![]() | 40 | 46 | 31 | 117 |
5 | ![]() | 39 | 44 | 34 | 117 |
6 | ![]() | 32 | 37 | 35 | 104 |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 45 | 39 | 114 |
8 | ![]() | 30 | 26 | 35 | 91 |
9 | ![]() | 29 | 32 | 24 | 85 |
10 | ![]() | 22 | 10 | 18 | 50 |
11 | ![]() | 20 | 19 | 15 | 54 |
12 | ![]() | 19 | 16 | 15 | 50 |
13 | ![]() | 18 | 16 | 22 | 56 |
14 | ![]() | 15 | 17 | 18 | 50 |
15 | ![]() | 14 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
16 | ![]() | 13 | 24 | 26 | 63 |
17 | ![]() | 12 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
18 | ![]() | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
19 | ![]() | 11 | 18 | 18 | 47 |
20 | ![]() | 11 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
21 | ![]() | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
22 | ![]() | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
23 | ![]() | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
24 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
25 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
26 | ![]() | 6 | 14 | 29 | 49 |
27 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
28 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
29 | ![]() | 5 | 15 | 8 | 28 |
30 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
31 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
32 | ![]() | 4 | 13 | 6 | 23 |
33 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
34 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
35 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
36 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
38 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
40 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
41 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
42 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
43 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
44 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
45 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
46 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
47 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
48 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
49 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
51 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
– | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
53 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
54 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
55 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
56 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
57 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
58 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
60 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
61 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
62 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
63 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
65 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
66 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
67 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
68 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
69 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
72 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
74 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
77 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
78 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
79 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
80 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
82 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
83 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
84 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
86 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
96 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
98 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (109 nations) | 771 | 785 | 776 | 2332 |
Championships records[]
Men[]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
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100 m | 10.05 (+0.1 m/s) | Adam Gemili | ![]() |
11 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
200 m | 20.17 (+1.2 m/s) | Michael Norman | ![]() |
22 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||
400 m | 44.58 A | Anthony Pesela | ![]() |
21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:43.76 A | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | ![]() |
22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||
1500 m | 3:35.53 | Abdalaati Iguider | ![]() |
15 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
3000 m | 7:42.09 A | Tadese Worku | ![]() |
18 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||
5000 m | 13:08.57 | Abreham Cherkos | ![]() |
13 July 2008 | 2008 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||
110 m hurdles (0.99 m) | 12.72 A (+1.0 m/s) WJR | Sasha Zhoya | ![]() |
21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 48.51 | Kerron Clement | ![]() |
16 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 8:06.10 | Conseslus Kipruto | ![]() |
15 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||
High jump | 2.37 m WJR | Dragutin Topić | ![]() |
12 August 1990 | 1990 Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||
Steve Smith | ![]() |
20 September 1992 | 1992 Championships | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 5.82 m | Armand Duplantis | ![]() |
14 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | 8.20 m (+1.4 m/s) | James Stallworth | ![]() |
9 August 1990 | 1990 Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 17.15 m (+0.1 m/s) | Jordan Díaz | ![]() |
14 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||
Shot put (6 kg) | 22.20 m | Jacko Gill | ![]() |
11 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||
22.30 m X | Andrei Toader | ![]() |
19 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [14] | |||||||||||||||||||
23.34 m X[15] | Konrad Bukowiecki | ![]() |
19 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||
Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 69.81 m A | Mykolas Alekna | ![]() |
22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw (6 kg) | 85.57 m WJR | Ashraf Amgad Elseify | ![]() |
14 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 86.48 m WJR | Neeraj Chopra | ![]() |
23 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||
Decathlon | 8190 pts | Ashley Moloney | ![]() |
10–11 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||
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10000 m walk (track) | 39:27.19 | Daisuke Matsunaga | ![]() |
25 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 38.51 A WU20R | ![]() |
22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [22] | |||||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.09 WJR | Brandon Johnson LaShawn Merritt Kerron Clement |
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18 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy |
Decathlon disciplines[]
Event | Record | Score | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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100 m | 10.51 (-0.3 m/s) | 973 pts | Ashley Moloney | ![]() |
10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 119 days | [23] |
Long jump | 7.74 m (+1.2 m/s) | 995 pts | Cedric Dubler | ![]() |
22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | 19 years, 190 days | |
Shot put (6 kg) |
16.51 m | 883 pts | Yordanis García | ![]() |
16 August 2006 | 2006 Championships | Beijing, China | 17 years, 268 days | [24] |
High jump | 2.10 m | 896 pts | Ashley Moloney | ![]() |
10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 119 days | [25] |
400 m | 46.86 | 965 pts | Ashley Moloney | ![]() |
10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 119 days | [26] |
110 m hurdles (0.99 m) |
13.74 (-0.3 m/s) | 1008 pts | ![]() |
11 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 44 days | [27] | |
Discus throw (1.750 kg) |
51.67 m | 905 pts | ![]() |
20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |||
Pole vault | 5.00 m | 910 pts | Ilya Shkurenev | ![]() |
21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada | ||
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23 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | ||||||
Javelin throw | 71.59 m | 914 pts | Niklas Kaul | ![]() |
20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 18 years, 160 days | [28] |
1500 m | 4:21.35 | 802 pts | Kevin Mayer | ![]() |
21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada |
Defunct events[]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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10000 m | 27:21.08 | Rhonex Kipruto | ![]() |
10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [29] |
20 kilometres road run | 59:27 | Metaferia Zeleke | ![]() |
31 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | [30] |
2000 m steeplechase | 5:28.56 | ![]() |
20 July 1986 | 1986 Championships | Athens, Greece | [30] |
Women[]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | ||||||||||||
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100 m | 11.03 (+0.4 m/s) | Twanisha Terry | ![]() |
12 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [31] | ||||||||||||
200 m | 21.84 A (+1.1 m/s) | Christine Mboma | ![]() |
21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [32] | ||||||||||||
400 m | 50.50 | Ashley Spencer | ![]() |
13 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [33] | ||||||||||||
800 m | 1:59.74 | Diribe Welteji | ![]() |
12 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [34] | ||||||||||||
1500 m | 4:04.96 | Faith Kipyegon | ![]() |
15 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [35] | ||||||||||||
3000 m | 8:41.76 | ![]() |
20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [36] | |||||||||||||
5000 m | 15:08.06 | Genzebe Dibaba | ![]() |
21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada | [37] | ||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | 12.85 (+2.0 m/s) | Elvira Herman | ![]() |
24 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [38] | ||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 54.70 | Lashinda Demus | ![]() |
19 July 2002 | 2002 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:12.78 | Celliphine Chepteek Chespol | ![]() |
13 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [39] | ||||||||||||
High jump | 2.00 m | Alina Astafei | ![]() |
29 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |||||||||||||
Pole vault | 4.55 m | Angelica Moser | ![]() |
21 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [40] | ||||||||||||
Long jump | 6.82 m (+1.7 m/s) | Fiona May | ![]() |
30 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |||||||||||||
Triple jump | 14.62 m (+1.0 m/s) WJR | Tereza Marinova | ![]() |
25 August 1996 | 1996 Championships | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||
Shot put | 18.76 m | Cheng Xiaoyan | ![]() |
21 July 1994 | 1994 Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | |||||||||||||
Discus throw | 68.24 m | Ilke Wyludda | ![]() |
31 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |||||||||||||
Hammer throw | 71.64 m A | Silja Kosonen | ![]() |
21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [41] | ||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 63.01 m | Vira Rebryk | ![]() |
10 July 2008 | 2008 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |||||||||||||
Heptathlon | 6470 pts | Carolina Klüft | ![]() |
19–20 July 2002 | 2002 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||
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10000 m walk (track) | 42:47.25 WJR | Anežka Drahotová | ![]() |
23 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | [42] | ||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 42.94 A WU20R | Tina Clayton |
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22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [43] | ||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.60 WJR | Alexandria Anderson Natasha Hastings |
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18 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy |
Heptathlon disciplines[]
Event | Record | Score | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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100 m hurdles | 13.24 (+1.1 m/s) | 1089 pts | Nadine Visser | ![]() |
22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | ||
High jump | 1.94 m | 1158 pts | Morgan Lake | ![]() |
22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | ||
Shot put | 14.38 m | 819 pts | Sarah Lagger | ![]() |
12 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 312 days | [44] |
200 m | 23.78 (-1.6 m/s) | 1002 pts | Svetla Dimitrova | ![]() |
29 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | ||
Long jump | 6.35 m (-0.4 m/s) | 959 pts | Tatyana Chernova | ![]() |
16 August 2006 | 2006 Championships | Beijing, China | ||
Javelin throw | 54.16 m | 941 pts | Justine Robbeson | ![]() |
17 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | ||
800 m | 2:09.37 | 974 pts | ![]() |
13 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 19 years, 2 days | [45] |
Defunct event[]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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10000 m | 32:29.90 | Wang Junxia | ![]() |
19 September 1992 | 1992 Championships | Seoul, South Korea | [30] |
Mixed[]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.70 A | Imaobong Nse Uko |
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18 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [46] |
Disqualifications[]
Doping[]
Several athletes have been stripped of medals due to doping.[3]
Athlete | Nation | Sex | Event | Result | Year |
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Juan Miguel López | ![]() |
Men | Triple jump | Silver | 1986 |
Vladyslav Piskunov | ![]() |
Men | Hammer throw | Gold | 1994 |
Seema Antil | ![]() |
Women | Discus throw | Gold | 2000 |
Katsiaryna Artsiukh | ![]() |
Women | 400 metres hurdles | Gold | 2010 |
Geisa Arcanjo | ![]() |
Women | Shot put | Gold | 2010 |
Konrad Bukowiecki | ![]() |
Men | Shot put | Gold | 2016 |
Andrei Toader | ![]() |
Silver | |||
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Men | 200 metres | 2008 | ||
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Men | Shot put | 11th | 2010 | |
Aslı Çakir | ![]() |
Women | 3000 metres steeplechase, 4 × 400 metres relay | 6th | 2004 |
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Women | Long jump | 10th (q) | 2010 |
Age falsification[]
Two athletes subsequently lost their medals as a result of fraudulently misstating their age on official documents: Bahrain's 2006 steeplechase silver medallist Tareq Mubarak Taher and Morocco's Ahmed Baday (1998 5000 metres bronze). In addition to this, later analysis of Moses Kiptanui's age when having won the 1990 1500m showed he was marginally over age (aged 19 years, 315 days) at the time of his victory, though this result has not been rescinded.[3]
Title defenses[]
Given the age limitations on the competition it is rare that athletes get the opportunity to defend previous individual titles. A total of 22 athletes have managed this feat, eight of them men and fourteen women.[3] In addition to this Anita Weyermann won the 3000 m title after taking the 1500 m title two years earlier.
Athlete | Nation | Event | Years |
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Wilfred Kirochi | ![]() |
1500 metres | 1986–88 |
Dexter Lee | ![]() |
100 metres | 2008–10 |
Jonathan Ndiku | ![]() |
3000 metres steeplechase | 2008–10 |
Jacko Gill | ![]() |
Shot put | 2010–12 |
Ashraf Amgad Elseify | ![]() |
Hammer throw | 2012–14 |
Jaheel Hyde | ![]() |
400 metres hurdles | 2014–16 |
Lázaro Martínez | ![]() |
Triple jump | 2014–16 |
Athlete | Nation | Event | Years |
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Svetla Dimitrova | ![]() |
Heptathlon | 1986–88 |
Ilke Wyludda | ![]() |
Discus throw | 1986–88 |
Gillian Russell | ![]() |
100 metres hurdles | 1990–92 |
Irina Stankina | ![]() |
5000 metres walk | 1994–96 |
Osleidys Menéndez | ![]() |
Javelin throw | 1996–98 |
Blanka Vlašić | ![]() |
High jump | 2000–02 |
Ivana Brkljačić | ![]() |
Hammer throw | 2000–02 |
Carolina Klüft | ![]() |
Heptathlon | 2000–02 |
Ma Xuejun | ![]() |
Discus throw | 2002–04 |
Bianca Perie | ![]() |
Hammer throw | 2006–08 |
Mirela Lavric | ![]() |
800 metres | 2008–10 |
Mercy Cherono | ![]() |
3000 metres | 2008–10 |
Dailenys Alcántara | ![]() |
Triple jump | 2008–10 |
Angelica Bengtsson | ![]() |
Pole vault | 2010–12 |
Doubles[]
A total of fifteen athletes have won two individual titles at the same championships (nine men, six women). The majority of these are sprint or long-distance combinations, although Andrew Howe (200 m and long jump), Margus Hunt (discus throw and shot put) and Morgan Lake (high jump and heptathlon) managed to win novel doubles.[3] Many others achieved a double between an individual victory and being a member of a winning relay team.
Athlete | Nation | Events | Year |
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Peter Chumba | ![]() |
5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1986 |
Ato Boldon | ![]() |
100 metres, 200 metres | 1992 |
Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1992 |
Daniel Komen | ![]() |
5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1994 |
Francis Obikwelu | ![]() |
100 metres, 200 metres | 1996 |
Assefa Mezgebu | ![]() |
5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1996 |
Christian Malcolm | ![]() |
100 metres, 200 metres | 1998 |
Andrew Howe | ![]() |
200 metres, long jump | 2004 |
Margus Hunt | ![]() |
Discus throw, shot put | 2006 |
Athlete | Nation | Events | Year |
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Yin Lili | ![]() |
3000 metres, 5000 metres | 1998 |
Veronica Campbell | ![]() |
100 metres, 200 metres | 2000 |
Meseret Defar | ![]() |
3000 metres, 5000 metres | 2002 |
Tezdzhan Naimova | ![]() |
100 metres, 200 metres | 2006 |
Anthonique Strachan | ![]() |
100 metres, 200 metres | 2012 |
Morgan Lake | ![]() |
High jump, heptathlon | 2014 |
Briana Williams | ![]() |
100 metres, 200 metres | 2018[47] |
Maja Åskag | ![]() |
Long jump, triple jump | 2021 |
See also[]
- World Para Athletics Junior Championships
References[]
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