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, France
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 Jamaica	10.51 PB	Kazuma Oseto Japan	10.52	Mickaël Zézé France	10.57
200 metres	Stephen Newbold Bahamas	20.89 PB	Odail Todd Jamaica	21.00 PB	Ronald Darby United States	21.08
400 metres	Arman Hall United States	46.01 WYL	Alphas Kishoyian Kenya	46.58	Patryk Dobek Poland	46.67 PB
800 metres	Leonard Kirwa Kosencha Kenya	1:44.08 WYB	Mohammed Aman Ethiopia	1:44.68 PB	Timothy Kitum Kenya	1:44.98 PB
1500 metres	Teshome Dirirsa Ethiopia	3:39.13 PB	Vincent Kiprotich Mutai Kenya	3:39.17 PB	Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe Kenya	3:39.54
3000 metres	William Malel Sitonik Kenya	7:40.10 CR	Patrick Mutunga Mwikya Kenya	7:40.47 PB	Abrar Osman Eritrea	7:40.89 PB
110 metres hurdles	Andries van der Merwe South Africa	13.41	Joshua Hawkins New Zealand	13.44 PB	Wilhem Belocian France	13.51 PB
400 metres hurdles	Egor Kuznetsov Russia	50.97 WYL	Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh Saudi Arabia	51.14 PB	Takahiro Matsumoto Japan	51.26 PB
2000 metres steeplechase	Conseslus Kipruto Kenya	5:28.65 WYL	Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui Kenya	5:30.49	Zacharia Kiprotich Uganda	5:37.98 PB
Medley relay	United States 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	France Wilhem Belocian Mickaël Zézé Jordan Geenen Thomas Jordier	1:51.81 PB
10,000 metres walk	Pavel Parshin Russia	40:51.31 CR	Kenny Martín Pérez Colombia	40:59.25 PB	Erwin González Mexico	41:09.60 PB
High jump	Gaël Lévecque France	2.13 m PB	Usman Usmanov Russia	2.13 m PB	Justin Fondren United States	2.13 m
Pole vault	Robert Renner Slovenia	5.25 m PB	Melker Svärd-Jacobsson Sweden	5.15 m	Jacob Blankenship United States	5.05 m
Long jump	Lin Qing China	7.83 m PB	Johan Taléus Sweden	7.44 m	Stefano Braga Italy	7.42 m
Triple jump	Latario Collie-Minns Bahamas	16.06 m	Albert Janki South Africa	15.95 m	Lathone Collie-Minns Bahamas	15.51 m
Shot put	Jacko Gill New Zealand	24.35 m WYB	Tyler Schultz United States	20.35 m PB	Braheme Days, Jr. United States	20.14 m PB
Discus throw	Fedrick Dacres Jamaica	67.05 m WYL	Ethan Cochran United States	61.37 m PB	Gerhard de Beer South Africa	60.63 m PB
Hammer throw	Bence Pásztor Hungary	82.60 m CR	Özkan Baltaci Turkey	78.63 m PB	Serhiy Reheda Ukraine	74.06 m
Javelin throw	Reinhard van Zyl South Africa	82.96 m PB	Morné Moolman South Africa	80.99 m	Zhang Guisheng China	77.62 m
Octathlon	Jake Stein Australia	6491 WYB	Fredrick Ekholm Sweden	6127 PB	Felipe dos Santos Brazil	5966 PB

Girls

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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	6	4	6	16
2	Kenya (KEN)	5	5	4	14
3	Jamaica (JAM)	4	1	4	9
4	Bahamas (BAH)	3	0	1	4
5	China (CHN)	2	4	1	7
6	Ethiopia (ETH)	2	2	1	5
	South Africa (RSA)	2	2	1	5
8	Great Britain (GBR)	2	1	2	5
	Russia (RUS)	2	1	2	5
10	Cuba (CUB)	2	1	1	4
11	France (FRA)*	2	0	3	5
12	Germany (GER)	2	0	1	3
13	Australia (AUS)	1	2	1	4
14	New Zealand (NZL)	1	1	0	2
15	Romania (ROU)	1	0	1	2
16	Hungary (HUN)	1	0	0	1
	Ireland (IRL)	1	0	0	1
	Slovenia (SLO)	1	0	0	1
19	Sweden (SWE)	0	4	0	4
20	Canada (CAN)	0	2	1	3
	Japan (JPN)	0	2	1	3
22	Italy (ITA)	0	1	1	2
	Poland (POL)	0	1	1	2
	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	1	2
25	Colombia (COL)	0	1	0	1
	Morocco (MAR)	0	1	0	1
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
	Turkey (TUR)	0	1	0	1
30	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	Eritrea (ERI)	0	0	1	1
	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
	Spain (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

• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Angola
• Andorra
• Anguilla
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Australia (29)
• Austria (12)
• Bahamas (15)
• Bahrain
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Brazil (20)
• British Virgin Islands
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Canada (42)
• Cameroon
• Cape Verde
• Cayman Islands
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Colombia
• Cook Islands
• Ivory Coast
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark (12)
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• El Salvador
• Estonia (9)
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Finland
• France (host)
• French Polynesia
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany (27)
• Great Britain (24)
• Greece
• Grenada
• Gibraltar
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guam
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India (19)
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy (39)
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kyrgyzstan
• Kiribati
• Kuwait
• Latvia (15)
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Lithuania (8)
• Luxembourg
• Macau
• Macedonia
• Maldives
• Madagascar
• Malaysia
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands (1)
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nauru (1)
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• New Zealand (10)
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Norway
• Oman
• Palestine
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• San Marino
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sri Lanka (7)
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Sweden (19)
• Switzerland
• Swaziland
• Thailand
• Tajikistan
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United States (40)
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

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