Athletics at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

Athletics at the VII Commonwealth Youth Games
Athletics at the VII Commonwealth Youth Games
Dates	7–10 August
Host city	Port of Spain
Venue	Hasely Crawford Stadium
Level	U18 (Athletics and para-athletics)
Events	34
	← 2017 Nassau 2025 →; 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

Last updated January 12, 2025

Athletics will be one of the 7 sports of the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. The events will be held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.^[1]

Athletics

Boys

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Teddy Wilson England	10.37	Ebuka Nwokeji England	10.43	Shaquane Gehvon Jamaica	10.43
200 metres	Samuel Ogazi Nigeria	21.22	Dean Patterson Scotland	21.45	Rusciano Thomas-Riley England	21.59
400 metres	Samuel Ogazi Nigeria	46.99	Malachi Austin Guyana	47.97	Alexander Beck England	48.20
800 metres	Kelvin Koech Kenya	1:50.14	Miles Waterworth England	1:52.21	Caleb McLeod Scotland	1:52.83
1500 metres	Jospat Sang Kenya	3:37.66	Andrew Alamisi Kenya	3:38.12	Jacob Sande Uganda	3:39.69
3000 metres	Jospat Sang Kenya	8:03.65	Andrew Alamisi Kenya	8:04.35	Victor Cherotich Uganda	8:19.31
110 metres hurdles	Shaquane Gordon Jamaica	13.16	Noah Hanson England	13.20	Daneil Wright Jamaica	13.45
400 metres hurdles	Daniel Wright Jamaica	51.51	Ayomal Kuda Liyanage Sri Lanka	51.61	Oliver Parker England	52.36
High jump	Ethan Glide England	2.06	Jaidi James Trinidad and Tobago	2.00	Nilupul Rathnaweera Sri Lanka	2.00
Long jump	Andrew Stone Cayman Islands	7.70	Temoso Masiken South Africa	7.51	Teon Haynes Barbados	7.32
Discus throw	George Wells Australia	56.75	Hencu Lamberts South Africa	53.00	Denzel Phillips Saint Lucia	47.77
Javelin throw ^[3]	Willem Jansen South Africa	79.85	Tom Rutter England	67.54	Arjun Arjun India	65.94
Shot put	Hencu Lamberts South Africa	20.17	Robert Deal III Bahamas	15.99	Denzel Phillips Saint Lucia	15.77

Girls

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Faith Okwose Nigeria	11.26	Justina Eyakpobeyan Nigeria	11.29	Saana Fredrick Trinidad and Tobago	11.48
200 metres	Faith Okwose Nigeria	23.36	Justina Eyakpobeyan Nigeria	23.47	La'nika Locker Antigua and Barbuda
400 metres	Tianna Soringer Guyana	53.55	Charlotte Henrich England	53.65	Narissa McPherson Guyana	54.82
800 metres	Phoebe Gill England	2:02.30 GR	Asha Kiran Barla India	2:04.99	Fleur Cooper Australia	2:05.86
1500 metres	Nancy Cherop Kenya	4:12.38 GR	Janet Chepkemoi Kenya	4:14.24	Lyla Belshaw England	4:16.37
3000 metres	Nancy Cherop Kenya	9:07.15	Financia Chekwemoi Uganda	9:25.67	Eliza Nicholson England	9:26.00
100 metres hurdles	Delta Amidzowski Australia	13.25	Thea Brown England	13.53	Tumi Hope South Africa	13.53
400 metres hurdles	Stephanie Okoro England	58.19	Mia Walker England	1:00.52	Tumi Hope Ramokgopa South Africa	1:00.63
High jump	Toby Stolberg Australia	1.78	Thea Brown England	1.78	Izobelle Louison-Roe Australia	1.75
Long jump	Delta Amidzowski Australia	6.34	Jeannie de Gannes Trinidad and Tobago	6.07	Grace Krause Australia	6.01
Discus throw	Alicia Khunou South Africa	49.53	Chelsey Wayne Australia	49.39	Rafaella Aristolelous Cyprus	42.74
Javelin throw	Ayesha Jones England	52.49	Harriet Wheeler England	51.50	Lo-an Anli South Africa	50.12
Shot put	Elicia Elie South Africa	17.97	Xylavene Beale Australia	16.31	Sasi Anupriya India	15.62

Mixed

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
4×100 metres relay	Nigeria	42.68	England	42.72	Trinidad and Tobago	42.77
4×400 metres relay	Guyana Malachi Austin Narissa McPherson Javon Roberts Tianna Springer	3:22.07 GR	England	3:22.29	Australia	3:26.23

Para-athletics

Boys

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres T38	Tomi Robert-Jones Wales	13.27	Ori Drabkin Australia	13.30	Jackson Love Australia	13.33
Long jump T38	Jackson Love Australia	4.86	Ori Drabkin Australia	4.62	William Bishop Wales	4:44
Discus F42-44/F61-64	Daniel Tumiso South Africa	26.34	Titus Maundu Kenya	20.00	Tyler Smith Grenada	18.85

Girls

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres T38	Maddie Down England	13.47	Indi Coper Australia	14.01	Akeesha Snowden Australia	14.53
Long jump T38	Maddie Down England	4.70	Niamh Mac Alasdair Australia	4.09	Reese Prior Australia	3.73
Discus F42-44/F61-64	Destiny Nkemakonam Agbo Nigeria	25.00	Bibi Jackson England	24.24	Martha Winnie Nengola Namibia	15.01

Medal table

* Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)

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References

↑ "Sports Minister insists athletics venue will be ready in time for Trinbago 2023". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
↑ "Commonwealth Games - Trinbago 2023 Web Result". Commonwealth Games - Trinbago 2023 Web Result. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
↑ "Commonwealth Games - Trinbago 2023 Web Result". Commonwealth Games - Trinbago 2023 Web Result. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

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[1] "Sports Minister insists athletics venue will be ready in time for Trinbago 2023". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

[2] "Commonwealth Games - Trinbago 2023 Web Result". Commonwealth Games - Trinbago 2023 Web Result. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[3] "Commonwealth Games - Trinbago 2023 Web Result". Commonwealth Games - Trinbago 2023 Web Result. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

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