2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics

The 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics were the seventh edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held in Lille Métropole, France, with stadium-based events at Stadium Lille-Métropole in Villeneuve d'Ascq, on 6–10 July 2011. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2011 (born in 1994 or 1995). The event had record participation levels, with 1375 athletes (757 boys/618 girls) from 173 countries entering the tournament.

2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics

Host city	Lille Métropole, Frankreich
Nations	173
Athletes	1375
Events	40
Dates	6–10 July
Main venue	Stadium Lille-Métropole

Over the five-day competition, forty track and field events were contested (20 for boys and 20 for girls). A total of five world youth best marks were set in Lille. New Zealand's Jacko Gill won the shot put by four metres, improving his own youth best to 24.35 m. Jake Stein collected a record 6491 points in the octathlon, while Leonard Kirwa Kosencha of Kenya ran a world youth best of 1:44.08 minutes for the 800 metres. The United States boys and Jamaican girls ran record times to win their respective medley relay events. Four further championship records were also broken at the competition.

Host stadium in Lille

The United States topped the medals table (six golds and 16 in total), closely followed by Kenya, which took five golds and 14 altogether from the middle- and long-distance races. Jamaica came third, winning most of its medals in the sprints and jumps, although Fedrick Dacres made history by taking the country's first ever gold in the discus throw. The same top-three order occurred in the points table, which took into account placings in the top eight of each event.

Medal summary

Boys

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Odail Todd Jamaika	10.51 PB	Kazuma Oseto Japan	10.52	Mickaël Zézé Frankreich	10.57
200 metres	Stephen Newbold Bahamas	20.89 PB	Odail Todd Jamaika	21.00 PB	Ronald Darby Vereinigte Staaten	21.08
400 metres	Arman Hall Vereinigte Staaten	46.01 WYL	Alphas Kishoyian Kenia	46.58	Patryk Dobek Polen	46.67 PB
800 metres	Leonard Kirwa Kosencha Kenia	1:44.08 WYB	Mohammed Aman Äthiopien	1:44.68 PB	Timothy Kitum Kenia	1:44.98 PB
1500 metres	Teshome Dirirsa Äthiopien	3:39.13 PB	Vincent Kiprotich Mutai Kenia	3:39.17 PB	Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe Kenia	3:39.54
3000 metres	William Malel Sitonik Kenia	7:40.10 CR	Patrick Mutunga Mwikya Kenia	7:40.47 PB	Abrar Osman Eritrea	7:40.89 PB
110 metres hurdles	Andries van der Merwe Südafrika	13.41	Joshua Hawkins Neuseeland	13.44 PB	Wilhem Belocian Frankreich	13.51 PB
400 metres hurdles	Egor Kuznetsov Russland	50.97 WYL	Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh Saudi-Arabien	51.14 PB	Takahiro Matsumoto Japan	51.26 PB
2000 metres steeplechase	Conseslus Kipruto Kenia	5:28.65 WYL	Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui Kenia	5:30.49	Zacharia Kiprotich Uganda	5:37.98 PB
Medley relay	Vereinigte Staaten Ronald Darby Aldrich Bailey Najee Glass Arman Hall	1:49.47 WYB	Japan Kazuma Oseto Akiyuki Hashimoto Shotaro Aikyo Takuya Fukunaga	1:50.69 PB	Frankreich Wilhem Belocian Mickaël Zézé Jordan Geenen Thomas Jordier	1:51.81 PB
10,000 metres walk	Pavel Parshin Russland	40:51.31 CR	Kenny Martín Pérez Kolumbien	40:59.25 PB	Erwin González Mexiko	41:09.60 PB
High jump	Gaël Lévecque Frankreich	2.13 m PB	Usman Usmanov Russland	2.13 m PB	Justin Fondren Vereinigte Staaten	2.13 m
Pole vault	Robert Renner Slowenien	5.25 m PB	Melker Svärd-Jacobsson Schweden	5.15 m	Jacob Blankenship Vereinigte Staaten	5.05 m
Long jump	Lin Qing China	7.83 m PB	Johan Taléus Schweden	7.44 m	Stefano Braga Italien	7.42 m
Triple jump	Latario Collie-Minns Bahamas	16.06 m	Albert Janki Südafrika	15.95 m	Lathone Collie-Minns Bahamas	15.51 m
Shot put	Jacko Gill Neuseeland	24.35 m WYB	Tyler Schultz Vereinigte Staaten	20.35 m PB	Braheme Days, Jr. Vereinigte Staaten	20.14 m PB
Discus throw	Fedrick Dacres Jamaika	67.05 m WYL	Ethan Cochran Vereinigte Staaten	61.37 m PB	Gerhard de Beer Südafrika	60.63 m PB
Hammer throw	Bence Pásztor Ungarn	82.60 m CR	Özkan Baltaci Türkei	78.63 m PB	Serhiy Reheda Ukraine	74.06 m
Javelin throw	Reinhard van Zyl Südafrika	82.96 m PB	Morné Moolman Südafrika	80.99 m	Zhang Guisheng China	77.62 m
Octathlon	Jake Stein Australien	6491 WYB	Fredrick Ekholm Schweden	6127 PB	Felipe dos Santos Brasilien	5966 PB

Girls

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Jennifer Madu Vereinigte Staaten	11.57 PB	Myasia Jacobs Vereinigte Staaten	11.61	Christania Williams Jamaika	11.63
200 metres	Desiree Henry Great Britain	23.25 WYL	Christian Brennan Kanada	23.47 PB	Shericka Jackson Jamaika	23.62
400 metres	Shaunae Miller Bahamas	51.84 PB	Christian Brennan Kanada	52.12 PB	Olivia James Jamaika	52.14 PB
800 metres	Ajee' Wilson Vereinigte Staaten	2:02.64 PB	Wang Chunyu China	2:03.23 PB	Jessica Judd Great Britain	2:03.43
1500 metres	Faith Kipyegon Kenia	4:09.48 CR	Senbere Teferi Äthiopien	4:10.54 PB	Genet Tibieso Äthiopien	4:11.56 PB
3000 metres	Gotytom Gebreslase Äthiopien	8:56.36 WYL	Ziporah Wanjiru Kingori Kenia	8:56.82 PB	Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui Kenia	8:58.63 PB
100 metres hurdles	Trinity Wilson Vereinigte Staaten	13.11 WYL	Noemi Zbären Schweiz	13.17 PB	Kendell Williams Vereinigte Staaten	13.28 PB
400 metres hurdles	Nnenya Hailey Vereinigte Staaten	57.93 WYL	Sarah Carli Australien	58.05 PB	Surian Hechavarría Cuba	58.37 PB
2000 metres steeplechase	Norah Jeruto Tanui Kenia	6:16.41 WYL	Fadwa Sidi Madane Marokko	6:20.98 PB	Lilian Jepkorir Chemweno Kenia	6:21.85 PB
Medley relay	Jamaika Christania Williams Shericka Jackson Chris-Ann Gordon Olivia James	2:03.42 WYB	Vereinigte Staaten Jennifer Madu Bealoved Brown Kendall Baisden Robin Reynolds	2:03.92 SB	Kanada Shamelle Pless Khamica Bingham Christian Brennan Sage Watson	2:05.72 PB
5000 metres walk	Kate Veale Irland	21:45.59 WYL	Mao Yanxue China	22:00.15 PB	Nadezhda Leontyeva Russland	22:00.84 PB
High jump	Ligia Grozav Rumänien	1.87 m WYL	Iryna Herashchenko Ukraine	1.87 m WYL	Chanice Porter Jamaika	1.82 m
Pole vault	Desiree Singh Deutschland	4.25 m WYL	Liz Parnov Australien	4.20 m SB	Lucy Bryan Great Britain	4.10 m PB
Long jump	Chanice Porter Jamaika	6.22 m	Anastassia Angioi Italien	6.17 m	Marina Buchelnikova Russland	6.11 m
Triple jump	Sokhna Galle Frankreich	13.62 m	Li Jingyu China	13.57 m PB	Ana Peleteiro Spanien	12.92 m
Shot put	Guo Tianqian China	15.24 m	Sophie McKinna Great Britain	14.90 m	Katinka Urbaniak Deutschland	14.71 m
Discus throw	Rosalía Vázquez Cuba	53.51 m	Yan Liang China	52.89 m PB	Shelbi Vaughan Vereinigte Staaten	52.58 m
Hammer throw	Louisa James Great Britain	57.13 m PB	Malwina Kopron Polen	57.03 m PB	Roxana Perie Rumänien	56.75 m PB
Javelin throw	Christin Hussong Deutschland	59.74 m WYL	Sofi Flinck Schweden	54.62 m PB	Monique Cilione Australien	52.77 m PB
Heptathlon	Yusleidys Mendieta Cuba	5697 WYL	Yorgelis Rodriguez Cuba	5671 PB	Marjolein Lindemans Belgien	5532 PB

Medal table

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Vereinigte Staaten (USA)	6	4	6	16
2	Kenia (KEN)	5	5	4	14
3	Jamaika (JAM)	4	1	4	9
4	Bahamas (BAH)	3	0	1	4
5	China (CHN)	2	4	1	7
6	Äthiopien (ETH)	2	2	1	5
	Südafrika (RSA)	2	2	1	5
8	Great Britain (GBR)	2	1	2	5
	Russland (RUS)	2	1	2	5
10	Cuba (CUB)	2	1	1	4
11	Frankreich (FRA)*	2	0	3	5
12	Deutschland (GER)	2	0	1	3
13	Australien (AUS)	1	2	1	4
14	Neuseeland (NZL)	1	1	0	2
15	Rumänien (ROU)	1	0	1	2
16	Ungarn (HUN)	1	0	0	1
	Irland (IRL)	1	0	0	1
	Slowenien (SLO)	1	0	0	1
19	Schweden (SWE)	0	4	0	4
20	Kanada (CAN)	0	2	1	3
	Japan (JPN)	0	2	1	3
22	Italien (ITA)	0	1	1	2
	Polen (POL)	0	1	1	2
	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	1	2
25	Kolumbien (COL)	0	1	0	1
	Marokko (MAR)	0	1	0	1
	Saudi-Arabien (KSA)	0	1	0	1
	Schweiz (SUI)	0	1	0	1
	Türkei (TUR)	0	1	0	1
30	Belgien (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Brasilien (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	Eritrea (ERI)	0	0	1	1
	Mexiko (MEX)	0	0	1	1
	Spanien (ESP)	0	0	1	1
	Uganda (UGA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (35 entries)		40	40	40	120

• All Information taken from IAAF's website.

Participating nations

• Algerien
• Amerikanisch-Samoa
• Angola
• Andorra
• Anguilla
• Antigua und Barbuda
• Argentinien
• Armenien
• Aserbaidschan
• Australien (29)
• Österreich (12)
• Bahamas (15)
• Bahrain
• Barbados
• Weißrussland
• Belgien
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Bolivien
• Bosnien und Herzegowina
• Botswana
• Brasilien (20)
• Britische Jungferninseln
• Bulgarien
• Burkina Faso
• Kanada (42)
• Kamerun
• Kap Verde
• Cayman-Inseln
• Tschad
• Chile
• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Kolumbien
• Cook Inseln
• Ivory Coast
• Costa Rica
• Kroatien
• Cuba
• Zypern
• Tschechische Republik
• Dänemark (12)
• Dominica
• Dominikanische Republik
• Ecuador
• Ägypten
• Äquatorial-Guinea
• Eritrea
• El Salvador
• Estland (9)
• Äthiopien
• Fidschi
• Finnland
• Frankreich (host)
• Französisch-Polynesien
• Gambia
• Georgien
• Deutschland (27)
• Great Britain (24)
• Griechenland
• Grenada
• Gibraltar
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guam
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hongkong
• Ungarn
• Island
• Indien (19)
• Indonesien
• Iraq
• Irland
• Israel
• Italien (39)
• Jamaika
• Japan
• Jordanien
• Kasachstan
• Kenia
• Kirgisistan
• Kiribati
• Kuwait
• Lettland (15)
• Laos
• Libanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Litauen (8)
• Luxemburg
• Macau
• Mazedonien
• Malediven
• Madagaskar
• Malaysia
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshallinseln (1)
• Mauretanien
• Mauritius
• Mexiko
• Moldawien
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Marokko
• Mosambik
• Namibia
• Nauru (1)
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Neuseeland (10)
• Nördliche Marianen
• Norwegen
• Oman
• Palestine
• Panama
• Papua-Neuguinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippinen
• Polen
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Katar
• Rumänien
• Russland
• St. Kitts und Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
• San Marino
• Saudi-Arabien
• Serbien
• Seychellen
• Singapur
• Slowakei
• Slowenien
• Salomonen
• Südafrika
• Südkorea
• Spanien
• Sri Lanka (7)
• Sudan
• Surinam
• Schweden (19)
• Schweiz
• Swasiland
• Thailand
• Tadschikistan
• Tonga
• Trinidad und Tobago
• Türkei
• Turkmenistan
• Tunesien
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
• Vereinigte Staaten (40)
• Uruguay
• Usbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Sambia
• Simbabwe

References

Session reports

• Martin, Dave (2011-07-06). Sprint hurdler Zbaren confirms world leader status - Lille 2011 - Day 1, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
• Martin, Dave (2011-07-06). Historic firsts for Ethiopia and Jamaica, five world Youth leads the highlights in Lille – Day 1, Evening Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
• Martin, Dave (2011-07-07). Gill looking to improve World best in Shot Put final – Lille 2011 - Day 2, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
• Martin, Dave (2011-07-07). World Youth bests by Gill and Stein in – Lille 2011 – Day 2, Evening Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
• Martin, Dave (2011-07-08). Tanui rises to No. 4 youth all-time in 2000m Steeplechase - Lille 2011 - Day 3, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
• Martin, Dave (2011-07-08). Hall and Miller fulfill favourites’ roles with 400m triumphs - Lille 2011 - Day 3, Evening report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
• Martin, Dave (2011-07-09). In dramatic finish, Parshin takes 10,000m Race Walk title - Lille 2011 - Day 4, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
• Martin, Dave (2011-07-09). Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth best - Lille 2011 - Day 4, Evening report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
• Martin, Dave (2011-07-10). Sitonik’s impressive 3000m caps the action as curtain draws on World Youth champs - Lille 2011 - Day 5 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.

External links

• Official results
• Official competition website
• Official 2011 World Youth Championships website at IAAF