World Athletics U20 Championships Explained
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.
Championships
The 2016 Championships were due to be held in Kazan, Russia before the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation, which prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions. The championships were relocated as a result.[2] [3]
All-time medal table
As of 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.
Championships records
Men
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
---|
100 m | 9.91 (+0.8 m/s) WU20R | Letsile Tebogo | | 2 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | [4] |
200 m | 19.96 (-1.0 m/s) | Blessing Afrifah | | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | [5] |
Letsile Tebogo | | |
400 m | 44.58 | Anthony Pesela | | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [6] |
800 m | 1:43.76 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | | 22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [7] |
1500 m | 3:35.53 | Abdalaati Iguider | | 15 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | |
3000 m | 7:42.09 | Tadese Worku | | 18 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [8] |
5000 m | 13:08.57 | Abreham Cherkos | | 13 July 2008 | 2008 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
110 m hurdles (0.99 m) | 12.72 (+1.0 m/s) WJR | Sasha Zhoya | | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [9] |
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 | [10] |
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 | [11] |
Long jump | 8.20 m (+1.4 m/s) | James Stallworth | | 9 August 1990 | 1990 Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
Triple jump | 17.27 m (0.0 m/s) | Jaydon Hibbert | | 5 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | [12] |
Shot put (6 kg) | 22.20 m | Jacko Gill | | 11 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
22.30 m X | | | 19 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [13] |
23.34 m X[14] | Konrad Bukowiecki | | 19 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [15] |
Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 69.81 m | Mykolas Alekna | | 22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [16] |
Hammer throw (6 kg) | 85.57 m WJR | Ashraf Amgad Elseify | | 14 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [17] |
Javelin throw | 86.48 m WJR | Neeraj Chopra | | 23 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [18] |
Decathlon | 8190 pts | Ashley Moloney | | 10–11 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | [19] |
|
10000 m walk (track) | 39:27.19 | Daisuke Matsunaga | | 25 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | [20] |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.51 WU20R | Mihlali Xhotyeni Sinesipho Dambile Letlhogonolo Moleyane Benjamin Richardson | | 22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [21] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.09 WJR | Brandon Johnson LaShawn Merritt Jason Craig Kerron Clement | | 18 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | | |
Decathlon disciplines
Event | Record | Score | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
---|
100 m | 10.51 (−0.3 m/s) | 973 pts | Ashley Moloney | | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | | [22] |
Long jump | 7.74 m (+1.2 m/s) | 995 pts | Cedric Dubler | | 22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | | |
Shot put (6 kg) | 16.51 m | 883 pts | Yordanis García | | 16 August 2006 | 2006 Championships | Beijing, China | | [23] |
High jump | 2.10 m | 896 pts | Ashley Moloney | | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | | [24] |
400 m | 46.86 | 965 pts | Ashley Moloney | | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | | [25] |
110 m hurdles (0.99 m) | 13.74 (−0.3 m/s) | 1008 pts | Ayden Owens | | 11 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | | [26] |
Discus throw (1.750 kg) | 51.67 m | 905 pts | Santiago Ford | | 20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | | |
Pole vault | 5.00 m | 910 pts | Ilya Shkurenev | | 21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada | | |
Mathias Ako | | 23 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | | |
Javelin throw | 71.59 m | 914 pts | Niklas Kaul | | 20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | | [27] |
1500 m | 4:21.35 | 802 pts | Kevin Mayer | | 21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada | | | |
Defunct events
Women
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
---|
100 m | 10.95 (-0.1 m/s) | Tina Clayton | | 3 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | [30] |
200 m | 21.84 (+1.1 m/s) | Christine Mboma | | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [31] |
400 m | 50.50 | Ashley Spencer | | 13 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [32] |
800 m | 1:59.13 | Roisin Willis | | 3 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | [33] |
1500 m | 4:04.27 | Birke Haylom | | 6 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | [34] |
3000 m | 8:41.76 | Beyenu Degefa | | 20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | [35] |
5000 m | 15:08.06 | Genzebe Dibaba | | 21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada | [36] |
100 m hurdles | 12.77 (+0.2 m/s) | Kerrica Hill | | 6 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | [37] |
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 | [38] |
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 | [39] |
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 | Silja Kosonen | | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [40] |
Javelin throw | 63.52 m | Adriana Vilagoš | | 2 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | [41] |
Heptathlon | 6470 pts | Carolina Klüft | | 19–20 July 2002 | 2002 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | |
|
10000 m walk (track) | 42:47.25 WJR | Anežka Drahotová | | 23 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | [42] |
4 × 100 m relay | 42.59 WU20R | Serena Cole Tina Clayton Kerrica Hill Tia Clayton | | 5 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia |
| [43] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.60 WJR | Alexandria Anderson Ashlee Kidd Stephanie Smith Natasha Hastings | | 18 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | | |
Heptathlon disciplines
Defunct event
Mixed
Disqualifications
Doping
Several athletes have been stripped of medals due to doping.[47]
Athlete | Nation | Sex | Event | Result | Year |
---|
| | Men | | Silver | 1986 |
| | Men | | Gold | 1994 |
| | Women | | Gold | 2000 |
| | Women | | Gold | 2010 |
| | Women | | Gold | 2010 |
| | Men | | Gold | 2016 |
| | Silver |
| | Men | | | 2008 |
| | Men | | 11th | 2010 |
| | Women | | 6th | 2004 |
| | Women | | 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.[47]
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.[47] In addition to this Anita Weyermann won the 3000 m title after taking the 1500 m title two years earlier.
MenAthlete | Nation | Event | Years |
---|
| | 1500 metres | 1986–88 |
| | 100 metres | 2008–10 |
| | 3000 metres steeplechase | 2008–10 |
| | Shot put | 2010–12 |
| | Hammer throw | 2012–14 |
| | 400 metres hurdles | 2014–16 |
| | Triple jump | 2014–16 |
| | Long jump | 2021–22 |
| | 100 metres | 2021–22 | |
WomenAthlete | Nation | Event | Years |
---|
| | Heptathlon | 1986–88 |
| | Discus throw | 1986–88 |
| | 100 metres hurdles | 1990–92 |
| | 5000 metres walk | 1994–96 |
| | Javelin throw | 1996–98 |
| | High jump | 2000–02 |
| | Hammer throw | 2000–02 |
| | Heptathlon | 2000–02 |
| | Discus throw | 2002–04 |
| | Hammer throw | 2006–08 |
| | 800 metres | 2008–10 |
| | 3000 metres | 2008–10 |
| | Triple jump | 2008–10 |
| | Pole vault | 2010–12 |
| | Javelin | 2021–22 |
| | Shop put | 2021–22 |
| | 100 metres | 2021–22 |
| | Heptathlon | 2021–22 | |
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.[47] Many others achieved a double between an individual victory and being a member of a winning relay team.
MenAthlete | Nation | Events | Year |
---|
| | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1986 |
| | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1992 |
| | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1992 |
| | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1994 |
| | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1996 |
| | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1996 |
| | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1998 |
| | 200 metres, long jump | 2004 |
| | Discus throw, shot put | 2006 | |
WomenAthlete | Nation | Events | Year |
---|
| | 3000 metres, 5000 metres | 1998 |
| | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2000 |
| | 3000 metres, 5000 metres | 2002 |
| | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2006 |
| | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2012 |
| | High jump, heptathlon | 2014 |
| | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2018[48] |
| | Long jump, triple jump | 2021 | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: IAAF Competition Rules . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070318013306/http://www.iaaf.org/newsfiles/23484.pdf#page=94 . 18 March 2007 .
- Web site: Official bids received for hosting 2016 IAAF Events. 28 December 2015. IAAF.
- Web site: IAAF provisionally suspends Russian Member Federation ARAF. 13 November 2015. iaaf.org.
- Web site: 100m Final Results. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 18 August 2022.
- Web site: 200 Metres Men – Final – Results. World Athletics. 4 August 2022. 7 August 2022.
- Web site: 400 Metres Men – Final – Results. World Athletics. 21 August 2021. 21 August 2021.
- Web site: 800 Metres Men – Final – Results. World Athletics. 22 August 2021. 22 August 2021.
- Web site: 3000 Metres Men – Final Results. World Athletics. 18 August 2021. 18 August 2021.
- Web site: Men's 110m Hurdles Final Results. World Athletics. 21 August 2021. 22 August 2021.
- Web site: 3000 Metres Steeplechase Results. IAAF. 15 July 2012. 10 July 2018.
- Web site: Pole Vault Men – Final – Results. IAAF. 14 July 2018. 14 July 2018.
- Web site: Triple Jump Men – Final – Results. World Athletics. 5 August 2022. 7 August 2022.
- Web site: Shot Put (6kg) Men – Final Results. IAAF. 19 July 2016. 10 July 2018.
- Konrad Bukowiecki had originally finished first in 2016 but he later tested positive for a banned substance higenamine and his results from the championships were nullified.
- Web site: Shot Put Results. IAAF. 19 July 2016. 19 July 2016.
- Web site: Discus Throw (1.750kg) Men − Final − Results. World Athletics. 22 August 2021. 22 August 2021.
- Web site: Hammer Throw (6kg) Men – Final Results. IAAF. 14 July 2012. 10 July 2018.
- Web site: Javelin Throw Results. IAAF. 23 July 2016. 23 July 2016.
- Web site: Decathlon U20 Final Results. IAAF. 11 July 2018. 11 July 2018.
- Web site: 10000m Race Walk Results. IAAF. 25 July 2014. 26 July 2014.
- Web site: 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men − Final − Results. World Athletics. 22 August 2021. 22 August 2021.
- Web site: 100m Results. IAAF. 10 July 2018. 27 July 2018.
- Web site: Shot Put (6kg) Round Results. IAAF. 16 August 2006. 1 August 2018.
- Web site: High Jump Results. IAAF. 10 July 2018. 27 July 2018.
- Web site: 400m Results. IAAF. 10 July 2018. 27 July 2018.
- Web site: 110m Hurdles Results. IAAF. 11 July 2018. 27 July 2018.
- Web site: Decathlon Results. IAAF. 20 July 2016. 20 July 2016.
- Web site: 10,000 Metres Men – Final Results. IAAF. 10 July 2018. 10 July 2018.
- Web site: World U20 Championships Records. World Athletics. 15 July 2020.
- Web site: 100 Metres Women – Final – Results. World Athletics. 4 August 2022. 7 August 2022.
- Web site: 200 Metres Women − Final − Results. World Athletics. 21 August 2021. 21 August 2021.
- Web site: 400 Metres Results. IAAF. 13 July 2012. 12 July 2018.
- Web site: 800 Metres Women – Final – Results. World Athletics. 3 August 2022. 7 August 2022.
- Web site: 1500 Metres Women – Final – Results. World Athletics. 6 August 2022. 7 August 2022.
- Web site: 3000m Results. IAAF. 20 July 2016. 20 July 2016.
- Web site: 5000 Metres Results. IAAF. 21 July 2010. 2010-07-21.
- Web site: 100 Metres Hurdles Women – Final – Results. World Athletics. 6 August 2022. 7 August 2022.
- Web site: 3000m Steeplechase Results. IAAF. 13 July 2018. 15 July 2020.
- Web site: Pole Vault Results. IAAF. 21 July 2016. 21 July 2016.
- Web site: Hammer Throw Women − Final − Results. World Athletics. 21 August 2021. 21 August 2021.
- Web site: Javelin Throw Women – Final – Results. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 7 August 2022.
- Web site: 10000m Race Walk Results. IAAF. 23 July 2014. 24 July 2014.
- Web site: Women's 4×100m Final Results. World Athletics. 5 August 2022. 19 August 2022.
- Web site: Shot Put Results. IAAF. 12 July 2018. 31 July 2018.
- Web site: 800m Results. IAAF. 13 July 2018. 1 August 2018.
- Web site: 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed – Final – Results. World Athletics. 5 August 2022. 7 August 2022.
- https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/1b820a45-e3d7-40f4-9d5d-7a3abea7f433.pdf IAAF World Junior Championships Eugene 2014 Facts and Figures
- Web site: World U20 Championships Williams Duplantis Diaz . worldathletics.org . 19 April 2020.