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Below is listed the ITTF World Youth Championships medalists in the boys' and girls' singles, also in the boys', girls' and mixed doubles events. The champion(s) of the tournament win a gold medal, the runners-up take the silver medal, and both losing semifinalists are awarded bronze medals. [1] [2]
| Year | Team | Singles | Doubles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' | Girls' | Boys' | Girls' | Boys' | Girls' | Mixed | |
| 2021 |  China | China | Xiang Peng | Kuai Man |  Maksim Grebnev Vladimir Sidorenko | Kuai Man Wu Yangchen |  Miyuu Kihara Hiroto Shinuzoka |
| 2022 | Lin Shidong | Miyuu Kihara | Lin Shidong Chen Yuanyu | Miyuu Kihara Miwa Harimoto | Lin Shidong Kuai Man | ||
| 2023 | Kuai Man | Lin Shidong Wen Ruibo | Kuai Man Xu Yi | ||||
| Year | Team | Singles | Doubles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' | Girls' | Boys' | Girls' | Boys' | Girls' | Mixed | |
| 2021 | Russia | Japan | Sora Matsushima | Miwa Harimoto |  Felix Lebrun Sora Matsushima |  Hana Goda Miwa Harimoto | Miwa Harimoto Sora Matsushima |
| 2022 | China | China | Flavien Coton | Yan Yutong |  Samuel Arpas  Balazs Lei | Xiang Junlin Yan Yutong |  Alan Kurmangaliyev Hana Goda |
| 2023 | Japan | Sun Yang | Yuna Ojio |  Kuo Guan-hong Hsu Hsien-chia | Mao Takamori Yuna Ojio | Tamito Watanabe Yuna Ojio | |
The tables below are World Youth Championships medalists of individual events (boys' and girls' singles, boys' and girls' doubles, and mixed doubles).
| Year | Host City | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vila Nova de Gaia | Kuai Man | Miyuu Kihara | Haruna Ojio |
| Wu Yangchen | ||||
| 2022 | Tunis | Miyuu Kihara | Miwa Harimoto | Kuai Man |
| Chen Yi | ||||
| 2023 | Nova Gorica | Kuai Man |  Elena Zaharia |  Annett Kaufmann |
| Xu Yi |
| Year | Host City | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vila Nova de Gaia | Miwa Harimoto | Hana Goda |  Suhana Saini |
 Ser Lin Qian | ||||
| 2022 | Tunis | Yan Yutong | Xiang Junlin | Rin Mende |
| Yuna Ojio | ||||
| 2023 | Nova Gorica | Yuna Ojio |  Yoo Ye-rin | Yan Yutong |
| Wu Jia-en |
The tables below are World Youth Championships medalists of team events.
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