World Athletics U20 Championships

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The final of the 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Championships in Poland.

The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the World Athletics, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the year of the competition. [1] [2]

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The competition was launched as the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1986 and renamed to IAAF World U20 Championships in November 2015. The current name was adapted with the name change of the sports governing body in 2019.

Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby is the most successful athlete at the championships, having won one gold and four silver in individual and relay sprinting events between 2000 and 2004. Chris Nelloms, Davidson Ezinwa and Dexter Lee share the position of most successful male athlete, at four medals each. [3]

Championships

EditionYearEventsHost CityHost CountryDateVenueTop of the medal tableNationsAthletesMenWomen
1 1986 41 Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 16–20 July Athens Olympic Stadium Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1421135752383
2 1988 41 Sudbury Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 27–31 July Laurentian University Stadium Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1231024574450
3 1990 41 Plovdiv Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 8–12 August Deveti Septemvri Stadium Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 87987606381
4 1992 41 Seoul Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 16–20 September Seoul Olympic Stadium Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 90954535419
5 1994 42 Lisbon Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 20–24 July Estádio Universitário de Lisboa Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1431139674465
6 1996 41 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20–25 August Sydney International Athletic Centre Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1421049640409
7 1998 43 Annecy Flag of France.svg  France 28 July – 2 August Parc des Sports Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1691156657499
8 2000 43 Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 17–22 October Estadio Nacional de Chile Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1511122638484
9 2002 43 Kingston Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 16–21 July Independence Park Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1591069630439
10 2004 44 Grosseto Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 12–18 July Stadio Olimpico Comunale Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1681261680581
11 2006 44 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15–20 August Chaoyang Sport Centre Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1761350742608
12 2008 44 Bydgoszcz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8–13 July Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1651408757651
13 2010 44 Moncton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19–25 July Moncton Stadium Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1631313746567
14 2012 44 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10–15 July Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1711566856710
15 2014 44 Eugene Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 22–27 July Hayward Field Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1751546831715
16 2016 44 Bydgoszcz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 19–24 July Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1401359
17 2018 44 Tampere Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10–15 July Tampere Stadium Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1581462
18 2021 45 Nairobi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 17–22 August Moi International Sports Centre Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 116958523435
19 2022 45 Cali Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2–7 August Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1451533824709
20 2024 45 Lima Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 26–31 August Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1341720
21202645 Eugene Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hayward Field

The 2016 Championships were due to be held in Kazan, Russia before the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation, which prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions. The championships were relocated as a result. [2] [4]

All-time medal table

As of 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1238868279
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 927354219
3Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 525334139
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 434837128
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 433226101
6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 405243135
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 344140115
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 31274098
9Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 29332486
10Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 24191962
11Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 22101850
12Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 20191554
13Flag of France.svg  France 18181854
14Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 18162256
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15313379
16Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14131037
17Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13131743
18Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 136726
19Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1212832
20Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11212153
21Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 10101333
22Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 95519
23Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 93416
24Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 8121434
25Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 86317
26Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 82717
27Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7163356
28Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 761528
29Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 75113
30Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 681327
31Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 515929
32Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 53210
33Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 52411
34Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 50611
35Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 50510
36Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5016
37Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 414927
38Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 46313
39Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 441018
40Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 43411
41Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 421016
42Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg Unified Team 42511
43Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 381223
44Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 38617
45Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 37717
46Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 34512
47Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3429
48Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 331622
49Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3339
50Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2518
51Flag of India.svg  India 24511
52Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2417
53Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 23813
54Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2316
55Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2103
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes 2103
56Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2024
57Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2002
58Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1449
59Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1438
60Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1337
61Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1315
62Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1304
63Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1258
64Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1247
65Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1236
66Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1225
67Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1214
68Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1203
69Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1124
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1124
71Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 1113
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1113
73Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1102
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1102
75Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1023
76Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1012
77Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1001
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1001
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 1001
80Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 0426
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0426
82Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0415
83Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0325
84Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0314
85Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0202
86Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0156
87Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0123
88Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0112
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 0112
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0112
91Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 0101
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0101
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0101
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 0101
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 0101
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 0101
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0101
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 0101
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0101
100Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0022
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0022
102Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0011
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 0011
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0011
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0011
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0011
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 0011
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0011
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 0011
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 0011
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0011
Totals (111 entries)8618768662,603
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Championships records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
100 m 9.91 A (+0.8 m/s) WU20R Letsile Tebogo Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana2 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia19 years, 56 days [5]
200 m 19.96 A (−1.0 m/s) Blessing Afrifah Flag of Israel.svg Israel4 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia18 years, 282 days [6]
Letsile Tebogo Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana19 years, 58 days
400 m 44.58 A Anthony Pesela Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana21 August 2021 2021 Championships Nairobi, Kenya19 years, 73 days [7]
800 m 1:43.76 A Emmanuel Wanyonyi Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya22 August 2021 2021 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [8]
1500 m 3:35.53 Abdalaati Iguider Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco15 July 2004 2004 Championships Grosseto, Italy
3000 m 7:42.09 A Tadese Worku Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia18 August 2021 2021 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [9]
5000 m 13:08.57 Abreham Cherkos Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopia13 July 2008 2008 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland
110 m hurdles (0.99 m)12.72 A (+1.0 m/s) WJR Sasha Zhoya Flag of France.svg France21 August 2021 2021 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [10]
400 m hurdles 48.51 Kerron Clement Flag of the United States.svg United States16 July 2004 2004 Championships Grosseto, Italy
3000 m steeplechase 8:06.10 Conseslus Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya15 July 2012 2012 Championships Barcelona, Spain [11]
High jump 2.37 m WJR Dragutin Topić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia12 August 1990 1990 Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Steve Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain20 September 1992 1992 Championships Seoul, South Korea
Pole vault 5.82 m Armand Duplantis Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden14 July 2018 2018 Championships Tampere, Finland [12]
Long jump 8.20 m (+1.4 m/s) James Stallworth Flag of the United States.svg United States9 August 1990 1990 Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Triple jump 17.27 m A (±0.0 m/s) Jaydon Hibbert Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica5 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia17 years, 200 days [13]
Shot put (6 kg)22.20 m Jacko Gill Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand11 July 2012 2012 Championships Barcelona, Spain
22.30 m X Andrei Toader Flag of Romania.svg Romania19 July 2016 2016 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland [14]
23.34 m X [15] Konrad Bukowiecki Flag of Poland.svg Poland19 July 2016 2016 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland [16]
Discus throw (1.75 kg)69.81 m A Mykolas Alekna Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania22 August 2021 2021 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [17]
Hammer throw (6 kg)85.57 m WJR Ashraf Amgad Elseify Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar14 July 2012 2012 Championships Barcelona, Spain [18]
Javelin throw 86.48 m WJR Neeraj Chopra Flag of India.svg India23 July 2016 2016 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland [19]
Decathlon 8425 pts Tomas Järvinen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic29–30 August 2024 2024 Championships Lima, Peru18 years, 314 days [20]
100 m (wind)Long jump (wind)Shot putHigh jump400 m110 m h (wind)DiscusPole vaultJavelin1500 m
10.82 (−0.2 m/s)7.66 m (+1.5 m/s)13.54 m
(6 kg)
2.12 m48.8813.78 (−0.2 m/s)
(0.99 m)
49.18 m
(1.750 kg)
4.60 m55.79 m4:29.78
10,000 m walk (track)39:24.85 Rayen Cherni Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia30 August 2024 2024 Championships Lima, Peru17 years, 303 days [21]
4 × 100 m relay 38.51 A WU20R Mihlali Xhotyeni
Sinesipho Dambile
Letlhogonolo Moleyane
Benjamin Richardson
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa22 August 2021 2021 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [22]
4 × 400 m relay 3:01.09 WJR Brandon Johnson
LaShawn Merritt
Jason Craig
Kerron Clement
Flag of the United States.svg United States18 July 2004 2004 Championships Grosseto, Italy

Decathlon disciplines

EventRecordScoreAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
100 m 10.51 (−0.3 m/s)973 pts Ashley Moloney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia10 July 2018 2018 Championships Tampere, Finland18 years, 119 days [23]
Long jump 7.74 m (+1.2 m/s)995 pts Cedric Dubler Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia22 July 2014 2014 Championships Eugene, United States19 years, 190 days
Shot put
(6 kg)
16.51 m883 pts Yordanis García Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba16 August 2006 2006 Championships Beijing, China17 years, 268 days [24]
High jump 2.15 m Attila Zsivoczky Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary21 August 1996 1996 Championships Sydney, Australia19 years, 114 days
400 m 46.86965 pts Ashley Moloney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia10 July 2018 2018 Championships Tampere, Finland18 years, 119 days [25]
110 m hurdles
(0.99 m)
13.74 (−0.3 m/s)1008 pts Ayden Owens Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico11 July 2018 2018 Championships Tampere, Finland18 years, 44 days [26]
Discus throw
(1.750 kg)
51.67 m905 pts Santiago Ford Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba20 July 2016 2016 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland
Pole vault 5.00 m910 pts Ilya Shkurenyov Flag of Russia.svg Russia21 July 2010 2010 Championships Moncton, Canada19 years, 191 days
Mathias Ako Flag of France.svg France23 July 2014 2014 Championships Eugene, United States
Javelin throw 71.59 m914 pts Niklas Kaul Flag of Germany.svg Germany20 July 2016 2016 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland18 years, 160 days [27]
1500 m 4:21.35802 pts Kevin Mayer Flag of France.svg France21 July 2010 2010 Championships Moncton, Canada18 years, 161 days

Defunct events

EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
10,000 m 27:21.08 Rhonex Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya10 July 2018 2018 Championships Tampere, Finland18 years, 271 days [28]
20 kilometres road run 59:27 Metaferia Zeleke Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg Ethiopia31 July 1988 1988 Championships Sudbury, Canada [29]
2,000 m steeplechase 5:28.56 Jon Azkueta Flag of Spain.svg Spain20 July 1986 1986 Championships Athens, Greece [29]

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
100 m 10.95 A (−0.1 m/s) Tina Clayton Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica3 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia17 years, 351 days [30]
200 m 21.84 A (+1.1 m/s) Christine Mboma Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia21 August 2021 2021 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [31]
400 m 50.50 Ashley Spencer Flag of the United States.svg United States13 July 2012 2012 Championships Barcelona, Spain [32]
800 m 1:59.13 A Roisin Willis Flag of the United States.svg United States3 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia17 years, 362 days [33]
1500 m 4:04.27 A Birke Haylom Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia6 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia16 years, 212 days [34]
3000 m 8:41.76 Beyenu Degefa Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia20 July 2016 2016 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland [35]
5000 m 14:39.71 Medina Eisa Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia27 August 2024 2024 Championships Lima, Peru19 years, 237 days [36]
100 m hurdles 12.77 A (+0.2 m/s) Kerrica Hill Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica6 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia17 years, 153 days [37]
400 m hurdles 54.70 Lashinda Demus Flag of the United States.svg United States19 July 2002 2002 Championships Kingston, Jamaica
3000 m steeplechase 9:12.71 Sembo Almayew Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia29 August 2024 2024 Championships Lima, Peru19 years, 218 days [38]
High jump 2.00 m Alina Astafei Flag of Romania.svg Romania29 July 1988 1988 Championships Sudbury, Canada
Pole vault 4.55 m Angelica Moser Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland21 July 2016 2016 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland [39]
Long jump 6.82 m (+1.7 m/s) Fiona May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain30 July 1988 1988 Championships Sudbury, Canada
Triple jump 14.62 m (+1.0 m/s) WJR Tereza Marinova Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria25 August 1996 1996 Championships Sydney, Australia
Shot put 18.76 m Cheng Xiaoyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China21 July 1994 1994 Championships Lisbon, Portugal
Discus throw 68.24 m Ilke Wyludda Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany31 July 1988 1988 Championships Sudbury, Canada
Hammer throw 71.64 m A Silja Kosonen Flag of Finland.svg Finland21 August 2021 2021 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [40]
Javelin throw 63.52 m A Adriana Vilagoš Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia2 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia18 years, 212 days [41]
Heptathlon 6470 pts Carolina Klüft Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden19–20 July 2002 2002 Championships Kingston, Jamaica
100m H (wind)High jumpShot put200m (wind)Long jump (wind)Javelin800m
13.53 (+1.2 m/s)1.92 m12.18 m23.81 (+0.2 m/s)6.19 m (+0.0 m/s)46.83 m2:13.55
10,000 m walk (track)42:47.25 WJR Anežka Drahotová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic23 July 2014 2014 Championships Eugene, United States [42]
4 × 100 m relay 42.59 A WU20R Serena Cole
Tina Clayton
Kerrica Hill
Tia Clayton
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica5 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia18 years, 40 days
17 years, 353 days

17 years, 352 days
[43]
4 × 400 m relay 3:27.60 WJR Alexandria Anderson
Ashlee Kidd
Stephanie Smith
Natasha Hastings
Flag of the United States.svg United States18 July 2004 2004 Championships Grosseto, Italy

Heptathlon disciplines

EventRecordScoreAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
100 m hurdles 13.24 (+1.1 m/s)1089 pts Nadine Visser Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands22 July 2014 2014 Championships Eugene, United States
High jump 1.94 m1158 pts Morgan Lake Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain22 July 2014 2014 Championships Eugene, United States
Shot put 14.38 m819 pts Sarah Lagger Flag of Austria.svg Austria12 July 2018 2018 Championships Tampere, Finland18 years, 312 days [44]
200 m 23.78 (−1.6 m/s)1002 pts Svetla Dimitrova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria29 July 1988 1988 Championships Sudbury, Canada
Long jump 6.35 m (−0.4 m/s)959 pts Tatyana Chernova Flag of Russia.svg Russia16 August 2006 2006 Championships Beijing, China
Javelin throw 54.16 m941 pts Justine Robbeson Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa17 July 2004 2004 Championships Grosseto, Italy
800 m 2:09.37974 pts Agathe Guillemot Flag of France.svg France13 July 2018 2018 Championships Tampere, Finland19 years, 2 days [45]

Defunct event

EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceRef.
10,000 m 32:29.90 Wang Junxia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China19 September 1992 1992 Championships Seoul, South Korea [29]

Mixed

EventRecordAthleteNationDateMeetPlaceAgeRef.
4 × 400 m relay 3:17.69 A Charlie Batholomew
Madison Whyte
Will Sumner
Kennedy Wade
Flag of the United States.svg United States2 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia [46]

Disqualifications

Doping

Several athletes have been stripped of medals due to doping. [3]

AthleteNationSexEventResultYear
Juan Miguel López Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Men Triple jump Silver1986
Vladyslav Piskunov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Men Hammer throw Gold1994
Seema Antil Flag of India.svg  India Women Discus throw Gold2000
Katsiaryna Artsiukh Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Women 400 metres hurdles Gold2010
Geisa Arcanjo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Women Shot put Gold2010
Konrad Bukowiecki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Men Shot put Gold2016
Andrei Toader Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Silver
Adel Jaber Al-Asseri Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Men 200 metres 2008

Age falsification

Two athletes subsequently lost their medals as a result of fraudulently misstating their age on official documents: Bahrain's 2006 steeplechase silver medallist Tareq Mubarak Taher and Morocco's Ahmed Baday (1998 5000 metres bronze). In addition to this, later analysis of Moses Kiptanui's age when having won the 1990 1500m showed he was marginally over age (aged 19 years, 315 days) at the time of his victory, though this result has not been rescinded. [3]

Title defenses

Given the age limitations on the competition it is rare that athletes get the opportunity to defend previous individual titles. A total of 22 athletes have managed this feat, eight of them men and fourteen women. [3] In addition to this Anita Weyermann won the 3000 m title after taking the 1500 m title two years earlier.

Men
AthleteNationEventYears
Wilfred Kirochi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1500 metres1986–88
Dexter Lee Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 100 metres2008–10
Jonathan Ndiku Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3000 metres steeplechase2008–10
Jacko Gill Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Shot put2010–12
Ashraf Amgad Elseify Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Hammer throw2012–14
Jaheel Hyde Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 400 metres hurdles2014–16
Lázaro Martínez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Triple jump2014–16
Erwan Konate Flag of France.svg  France Long jump2021–22
Letsile Tebogo Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 100 metres2021–22
Women
AthleteNationEventYears
Svetla Dimitrova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Heptathlon1986–88
Ilke Wyludda Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Discus throw1986–88
Gillian Russell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 100 metres hurdles1990–92
Irina Stankina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5000 metres walk1994–96
Osleidys Menéndez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Javelin throw1996–98
Blanka Vlašić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia High jump2000–02
Ivana Brkljačić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Hammer throw2000–02
Carolina Klüft Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Heptathlon2000–02
Ma Xuejun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Discus throw2002–04
Bianca Perie Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Hammer throw2006–08
Mirela Lavric Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 800 metres2008–10
Mercy Cherono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3000 metres2008–10
Dailenys Alcántara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Triple jump2008–10
Angelica Bengtsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Pole vault2010–12
Adriana Vilagoš Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Javelin2021–22
Miné De Klerk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Shot put2021–22
Tina Clayton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 100 metres2021–22
Saga Vanninen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Heptathlon2021–22
Kerrica Hill Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 100 metres hurdles2022-24

Doubles

A total of fifteen athletes have won two individual titles at the same championships (nine men, six women). The majority of these are sprint or long-distance combinations, although Andrew Howe (200 m and long jump), Margus Hunt (discus throw and shot put) and Morgan Lake (high jump and heptathlon) managed to win novel doubles. [3] Many others achieved a double between an individual victory and being a member of a winning relay team.

Men
AthleteNationEventsYear
Peter Chumba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5000 metres, 10,000 metres1986
Ato Boldon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 100 metres, 200 metres1992
Haile Gebrselassie Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 5000 metres, 10,000 metres1992
Daniel Komen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5000 metres, 10,000 metres1994
Francis Obikwelu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 100 metres, 200 metres1996
Assefa Mezgebu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 5000 metres, 10,000 metres1996
Christian Malcolm Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 100 metres, 200 metres1998
Andrew Howe Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 200 metres, long jump2004
Margus Hunt Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Discus throw, shot put2006
Bayanda Walaza Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 100 metres, 200 metres2024
Women
AthleteNationEventsYear
Yin Lili Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3000 metres, 5000 metres1998
Veronica Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 100 metres, 200 metres2000
Meseret Defar Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 3000 metres, 5000 metres2002
Tezdzhan Naimova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 100 metres, 200 metres2006
Anthonique Strachan Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 100 metres, 200 metres2012
Morgan Lake Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain High jump, heptathlon2014
Briana Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 100 metres, 200 metres2018 [47]
Maja Åskag Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Long jump, triple jump2021

See also

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