Host city | Kingston, Jamaica |
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Nations | 159 |
Athletes | 1069 |
Events | 43 |
Dates | 16–21 July |
Main venue | National Stadium |
The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002.
* Host nation (Jamaica)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
2 | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
3 | Ethiopia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
4 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | China | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
7 | Jamaica* | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
8 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
11 | Qatar | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
12 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
14 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
17 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
19 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
24 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
25 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
32 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (37 entries) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 |
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, [1] 1069 athletes from 159 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. [2]
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