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

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

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

Championships records

Key:   Defunct event

Boys

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

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

  • 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

References

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