2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
International athletics competition
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Nations | 165 |
Athletes | 1408 |
Events | 44 |
Dates | 8–13 July |
Main venue | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium |
The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008. Previously Bydgoszcz hosted the 1999 World Youth Championships.
The United States topped the medal table with 17 medals overall, including 11 golds, ahead of Germany and Kenya.
Men's results
Track
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
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100 metres details | Dexter Lee![]() | 10.40 | Wilhelm van der Vyver![]() | 10.42 | Terrell Wilks![]() | 10.45 | |
200 metres details | Christophe Lemaitre![]() | 20.83 PB | Nickel Ashmeade![]() | 20.84 | Robert Hering![]() | 20.96 | |
400 metres details | Marcus Boyd![]() | 45.53 WJL | Kirani James![]() | 45.70 NJ | O'Neal Wilder![]() | 45.76 | |
800 metres details | Abubaker Kaki ![]() | 1:45.60 | Geoffrey Kibet ![]() | 1:46.23 PB | André Olivier ![]() | 1:47.57 | |
1500 metres details | Imad Touil![]() | 3:47.40 | James Kiplagat Magut![]() | 3:47.51 | Demma Daba![]() | 3:47.65 | |
5000 metres details | Abreham Cherkos![]() | 13:08.57 CR | Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio![]() | 13:11.57 PB | Dejen Gebremeskel![]() | 13:11.97 | |
10,000 metres details | Josphat Kipkoech Bett![]() | 27:30.85 CR | Titus Kipjumba Mbishei![]() | 27:31.65 PB | Ibrahim Jeilan![]() | 28:07.98 | |
110 metres hurdles 99.0 cm details | Konstantin Shabanov![]() | 13.27 WJL | Booker Nunley![]() | 13.45 | Keiron Stewart![]() | 13.51 | |
400 metres hurdles details | Jeshua Anderson![]() | 48.68 PB | Johnny Dutch![]() | 49.25 | Amaurys R. Valle![]() | 49.56 NJ | |
3000 metres steeplechase details | Jonathan Muia Ndiku![]() | 8:17.28 PB | Benjamin Kiplagat![]() | 8:19.24 | Patrick Kipyegon Terer![]() | 8:25.14 PB | |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Dante Sales Antonio Sales Marquise Goodwin Terrell Wilks | 38.98 WJL | ![]() Oshane Bailey Dexter Lee Nickel Ashmeade Yohan Blake | 39.25 SB | ![]() Johannes Mosala Roscoe Engel Patrick Vosloo Wilhelm van der Vyver | 39.70 | |
4 × 400 metres relay details | ![]() Marcus Boyd Bryan Miller O'Neal Wilder Jeshua Anderson | 3:03.86 WJL | ![]() Louis Persent Robert Davis Nigel Levine Jordan McGrath | 3:05.82 SB | ![]() Niklas Zender Alexander Juretzko Marc-John Dombrowski Pascal Nabow | 3:06.47 SB | |
10,000 metres walk details | Stanislav Emelyanov![]() | 39:35.01 CR | Chen Ding![]() | 39:47.20 AJ | Lluís Torlá![]() | 40:29.57 PB | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
Field
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
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High jump details | Bohdan Bondarenko![]() | 2.26 WJL | Sylwester Bednarek![]() | 2.24 SB | Miguel Ángel Sancho![]() | 2.21 | |
Pole vault details | Raphael Holzdeppe![]() | 5.50 | Paweł Wojciechowski![]() | 5.40 PB | Karsten Dilla![]() | 5.30 | |
Long jump details | Marquise Goodwin![]() | 7.74 PB | Dzmitry Astrouski![]() | 7.64 | Eusebio Cáceres![]() | 7.59 | |
Triple jump details | Teddy Tamgho![]() | 17.33 | Osviel Hernández![]() | 16.90 | Mohamed Yusuf Salman![]() | 16.59 | |
Shot put 6 kg details | David Storl![]() | 21.08 WJL | Aleksandr Bulanov![]() | 20.14 | Marin Premeru![]() | 19.93 PB | |
Discus throw 1.75 kg details | Gordon Wolf![]() | 62.00 PB | Marin Premeru![]() | 61.85 | Mykyta Nesterenko![]() | 61.01 | |
Hammer throw 6 kg details | Walter Henning![]() | 76.92 AJ | Conor McCullough ![]() | 75.88 PB | Aleh Dubitski ![]() | 75.42 | |
Javelin throw details | Robert Szpak![]() | 78.01 WJL | Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman![]() | 76.20 NJ | Ansis Bruns![]() | 75.31 PB | |
Decathlon Junior details | Jan Felix Knobel![]() | 7896 WJL | Eduard Mikhan![]() | 7894 NJ | Mihail Dudaš![]() | 7663 NJ | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
Women's results
Track
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
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100 metres details | Jeneba Tarmoh![]() | 11.37 | Ashleigh Nelson![]() | 11.49 | Sheniqua Ferguson![]() | 11.52 | |
200 metres details | Sheniqua Ferguson![]() | 23.24 | Meritzer Williams![]() | 23.40 | Janelle Redhead![]() | 23.52 | |
400 metres details | Folashade Abugan![]() | 51.84 | Jessica Beard![]() | 52.09 | Susana A. Clement![]() | 52.36 | |
800 metres details | Elena Mirela Lavric![]() | 2:00.06 CR | Merve Aydin![]() | 2:00.92 NJ | Machteld Anna Mulder![]() | 2:02.05 PB | |
1500 metres details | Stephanie Twell![]() | 4:15.09 | Kalkidan Gezahegne![]() | 4:16.58 | Emma Pallant![]() | 4:17.06 | |
3000 metres details | Mercy Cherono![]() | 8:58.07 SB | Bizunesh Urgesa![]() | 8:58.90 | Frethiwat Goshu![]() | 9:03.76 PB | |
5000 metres details | Sule Utura![]() | 16:15.59 | Genzebe Dibaba![]() | 16:16.75 | Nelly Chebet![]() | 16:17.96 | |
100 metres hurdles details | Teona Rodgers![]() | 13.40 | Shermaine Williams![]() | 13.48 | Belkis Milanés![]() | 13.49 | |
400 metres hurdles details | Takecia Jameson![]() | 56.29 WJL | Janeil Bellille![]() | 56.84 NJ | Meghan Beesley![]() | 57.08 PB | |
3000 metres steeplechase details | Christine Kambua Muyanga![]() | 9:31.35 CR | Elizabeth Mueni![]() | 9:36.50 PB | Korahubish Itaa![]() | 9:37.81 NJ | |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Jeneba Tarmoh Shayla Mahan Gabrielle Glenn Tiffany Townsend | 43.66 WJL | ![]() Shawna Anderson Kaycea Jones Gayon Evans Jura Levy | 43.98 SB | ![]() Barbara de Oliveira Bárbara Leôncio Luana Correa Rosângela Santos | 44.61 | |
4 × 400 metres relay details | ![]() Lanie Whittaker Jessica Beard Erica Alexander Takecia Jameson | 3:30.19 | ![]() Olha Zemlyak Yuliya Krasnoshchok Hanna Yaroshchuk Yuliya Baraley | 3:34.20 NJ | ![]() Brittney McGlone Trychelle Kingdom Olivia Tauro Angeline Blackburn | 3:34.23 SB | |
10,000 metres walk details | Tatyana Mineeva![]() | 43:24.72 CR | Elmira Alembekova![]() | 43:45.16 PB | Li Yanfei![]() | 44:24.10 PB | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
Field
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
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High jump details | Kimberly Jess![]() | 1.86 | Mirela Demireva![]() | 1.86 SB | Lesyani Mayor![]() Hannelore Desmet ![]() | 1.86 PB 1.86 PB | |
Pole vault details | Valeriya Volik ![]() | 4.40 CR | Ekaterina Kolesova ![]() | 4.40 CR | Ekaterini Stefanidi ![]() | 4.25 SB | |
Long jump details | Ivana Španović![]() | 6.61 | Nastassia Mironchyk![]() | 6.46 | Dailenys Alcántara![]() | 6.41 PB | |
Triple jump details | Dailenys Alcántara![]() | 14.25 WJL | Josleidy Ribalta![]() | 13.85 | Paraskevi Papahristou![]() | 13.74 | |
Shot put details | Natalia Ducó![]() | 17.23 | Melissa Boekelman![]() | 16.60 | Ma Qiao![]() | 16.55 SB | |
Discus throw details | Shangxue Xi![]() | 54.96 SB | Julia Fischer![]() | 54.69 | Sandra Perković![]() | 54.24 | |
Hammer throw details | Bianca Perie![]() | 67.95 CR | Katerina Šafránková![]() | 63.13 | Jenny Ozorai![]() | 60.80 | |
Javelin throw details | Vira Rebryk![]() | 63.01 WJ | Li Lingwei![]() | 59.25 PB | Tatjana Jelaca![]() | 58.77 NR | |
Heptathlon details | Carolin Schäfer![]() | 5833 PB | Yana Maksimava![]() | 5766 | Grit Šadeiko![]() | 5765 PB | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
Medal table
* Host nation (Poland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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9 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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13 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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20 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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23 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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25 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
33 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
34 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Totals (40 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[1] 1408 athletes from 165 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[2]
Afghanistan (2)
Algeria (11)
American Samoa (1)
Andorra (1)
Anguilla (1)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (1)
Australia (28)
Austria (8)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (12)
Bahrain (2)
Barbados (9)
Belarus (24)
Belgium (9)
Bermuda (2)
Bolivia (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Botswana (5)
Brazil (14)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Bulgaria (8)
Burkina Faso (1)
Cambodia (1)
Cameroon (1)
Canada (33)
Cape Verde (1)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chile (5)
China (14)
Chinese Taipei (14)
Colombia (8)
Comoros (2)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (8)
Cuba (12)
Cyprus (4)
Czech Republic (22)
Denmark (5)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (3)
Ecuador (1)
Egypt (6)
El Salvador (1)
Estonia (13)
Ethiopia (23)
Fiji (1)
Finland (25)
France (55)
French Polynesia (1)
Gambia (1)
Georgia (3)
Germany (65)
Ghana (1)
Gibraltar (1)
Great Britain (40)
Greece (12)
Grenada (3)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (2)
Guyana (1)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (22)
Iceland (3)
India (8)
Indonesia (1)
Ireland (21)
Israel (3)
Italy (34)
Jamaica (29)
Japan (27)
Jordan (1)
Kazakhstan (12)
Kenya (23)
Kiribati (1)
Kuwait (3)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Laos (1)
Latvia (11)
Lebanon (1)
Lesotho (2)
Lithuania (16)
Macau (1)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malaysia (1)
Maldives (1)
Mali (1)
Malta (3)
Mexico (12)
Moldova (4)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (1)
Montserrat (1)
Morocco (7)
Myanmar (1)
Nauru (1)
Nepal (1)
Netherlands (14)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (5)
Nicaragua (1)
Niger (1)
Nigeria (12)
Norfolk Island (1)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Norway (18)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Palau (1)
Palestine (1)
Panama (2)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (63)
Portugal (12)
Puerto Rico (7)
Qatar (2)
Romania (24)
Russia (51)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (4)
Saint Lucia (1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
Samoa (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Saudi Arabia (9)
Senegal (5)
Serbia (12)
Singapore (2)
Slovakia (7)
Slovenia (13)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Africa (25)
South Korea (10)
Spain (35)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sudan (6)
Suriname (1)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (37)
Switzerland (12)
Syria (1)
Tajikistan (2)
Tanzania (1)
Thailand (9)
Togo (1)
Tonga (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (17)
Tunisia (3)
Turkey (18)
Turkmenistan (2)
Uganda (6)
Ukraine (41)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United States (76)
Uruguay (1)
U.S. Virgin Islands (3)
Uzbekistan (6)
Vanuatu (1)
Venezuela (4)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (2)
References
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, p. 5, retrieved 13 June 2015
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