Athletics at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

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Athletics at the VI Commonwealth Youth Games
Tommy Robinson National Stadium.jpg
Dates20–23 July
Host city Nassau, Bahamas
Venue Thomas Robinson Stadium
LevelU18
Events29
Participation309 athletes


Athletics was one of the nine sports of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. The events were staged at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas between 20 and 23 July, shortly after the 2017 World U18 Championships in Athletics. [1]

Contents

Medal summary

Boys

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Adell Colthrust
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
10.55 Kevon Stone
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
10.59 Adrian Curry
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
10.61
200 metres Aaron Sexton
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
21.57 Danel Mahautière
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
21.61 Chad Miller
Flag of England.svg  England
21.65
400 metres Kennedy Luchembe
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
47.63 Vaughn Taylor
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
47.92 Ramone Lindo
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
48.01
800 metres Alex Botterill
Flag of England.svg  England
1:52.22 Jordan Doris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1:52.82 Joshua Allen
Flag of England.svg  England
1:53.09
1500 metres John Mwangi Waweru
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
3:48.86 Joshua Lay
Flag of England.svg  England
3:49.35 Luke Duffy
Flag of England.svg  England
3:49.70
3000 metres Edwin Kiplagat Bett
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
8:23.96 Joshua Desouza
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
8:35.15 Francis Damasi
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
8:37.51
110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) Samuel Bennett
Flag of England.svg  England
13.71 GR Jack Sumners
Flag of England.svg  England
13.85 Denvaughn Whymns
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
13.88
400 metres hurdles (84.0 cm) Alastair Chalmers
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
51.22 Seamus Derbyshire
Flag of England.svg  England
52.00 Boitumelo Mayo
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
52.20
High jump Sean Szalek
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2.11 Samual Hall
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2.09 Shaun Miller
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
2.01
Long jump Sheldon Noble
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
7.64 GR Benjamin Schmidtchen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
7.54 Denvaughn Whymns
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
7.15
Shot put (5 kg) Alexander Kolesnikoff
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
19.76 Nicholas Palmer
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
19.57 Cobe Graham
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
17.80
Discus throw (1.5 kg) Connor Bell
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
63.17 James Tomlinson
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
60.11 Djimon Gumbs
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
56.24
Javelin throw (500 g) Neil Janse Van Rensburg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
74.19 Tyriq Horsford
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
69.43 Oscar Sullivan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
66.23

Girls

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Julien Alfred
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia
11.56 Riley Day
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
11.59 Deondra Green
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
11.62
200 metres Riley Day
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
23.42 =GR Beyoncé Defreitas
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
23.88 Ella Connolly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
24.09
400 metres Bendere Oboya
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
52.69 Ella Connolly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
52.72 Amber Anning
Flag of England.svg  England
53.68
800 metres Carley Thomas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2:05.04 Anna Burt
Flag of England.svg  England
2:05.31 Aurora Rynda
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2:06.38
1500 metres Erin Wallace
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
4:16.61 GR Emmaculate Chepkirui
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
4:16.73 Katrina Robinson
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
4:17.19
3000 metres Emmaculate Chepkirui
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
9:25.20 Katrina Robinson
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
9:27.40 Brogan MacDougall
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
9:29.34
100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) Shanette Allison
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
13.26 Lateisha Willis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
13.55 Katarina Vlahovic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
13.58
400 metres hurdles Johnelle Thomas
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
59.40 GR Sharelle Samuel
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
59.59 Terice Steen
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1:00.68
High jump Sommer Lecky
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
1.83 GR Emily Whelan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1.79 Imogen Skelton
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1.76
Long jump Holly Mills
Flag of England.svg  England
6.19 GR Tatiana Aholou
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5.97 Lucy Hadaway
Flag of England.svg  England
5.67
Shot put (3 kg) Trinity Tutti
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
17.82 GR Sarah Omoregie
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
16.74 Styliana Kyriakidou
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
15.57
Discus throw Trinity Tutti
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
49.57 Tatiana Kaumoana
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
45.54 Dolly Gabri
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
44.70
Javelin throw (500 g) Josephine Lalam
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
51.89 Ellie Bowyer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
50.64 Emma Howe
Flag of England.svg  England
47.04

Mixed

EventGoldSilverBronze
Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [2]
Riley Day
Ella Connolly
Ben Schmidtchen
Jake Doran
43.19Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Kevon Stone
David Tomilson
Anna-Kay Allen
Shanette Allison
43.62Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Marissa White
Tylar Lightbourne
Kristin Major
Joel Johnson
43.83
Mixed 4 × 200 metres relay Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Doneisha Anderson
Kayvon Stubbs
Joel Johnson
Shaquiel Higgs
1:31.50Flag of England.svg  England
Vera Chinedu
Georgina Adam
Chad Miller
Samuel Bennett
1:31.77Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1:33.51
Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bendere Oboya
Sebastien Moir
Carley Thomas
Jordan Doris
3:25.08 AU18B Flag of England.svg  England
Emma Alderson
Amber Anning
Alex Botterill
Joshua Faulds
3:25.45Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Doneisha Anderson
Wendira Moss
Corey Sherrod
Tyrell Simms
3:34.06

Medal table

[3]

  *   Host nation (Bahamas)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)87217
2Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)36615
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3104
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)25512
5Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)2237
6Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland  (NIR)2002
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1326
8Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)1102
9Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)*1067
10Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ATG)1001
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey  (GUE)1001
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia  (LCA)1001
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)1001
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)1001
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)1001
16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  (WAL)0202
17Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands  (IVB)0112
18Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica  (DMA)0101
19Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)0011
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)0011
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0011
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)0011
Totals (22 entries)29292987


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