1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1996 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Sydney

Sydney

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Australia

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Men

100 m 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds... Nigeria	10.21	Seun Ogunkoya Seun Ogunkoya Seun Ogunkoya is a Nigerian sprinter and two-time African Championships gold medalist over 100 metres.-Career peak:He was born in Akure and is a cousin of Falilat Ogunkoya. He improved his personal bests from 10.43 seconds in 1995 to 10.15 seconds in April 1996 in Makurdi, at the 10th National... Nigeria	10.25	Francesco Scuderi Francesco Scuderi Francesco Scuderi is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro, Maurizio Checcucci and Andrea Colombo... Italy	10.43
200 m 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds... Nigeria	20.47	Riaan Dempers South Africa	20.96	Bryan Harrison United States	21.10
400 m 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Obea Moore Obea Moore Obea Moore was an outstanding American youth and high school track and field athlete, known primarily for running the 400 metres... United States	45.27	Jerome Davis United States	45.86	Shane Niemi Shane Niemi Shane Niemi is a Canadian sprints athlete.-Achievements:He holds the current BC high school track and field 400m record of 46.8 in 1996 while he was attending Westsyde.-Personal bests:... Canada	45.94
800 m 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Joseph Mutua Joseph Mutua Joseph Mutua is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time is 1:43.33 minutes, achieved in August 2002 in Zürich. He holds the African indoor record in 800 m with 1:44.71 minutes, achieved in January 2004 in Stuttgart.He twice competed at the Summer Olympics... Kenya	1:48.21	Tom Lerwill United Kingdom	1:48.40	Grant Cremer Australia	1:48.46
1500 m 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Shadrack Langat Kenya	3:38.96	Mohamed Yagoub Babiker Sudan	3:39.17	Miloud Abaoub Miloud Abaoub Miloud Abaoub is a retired Algerian middle distance runner.At the 1998 World Cross Country Championships he finished 26th in the short race. This earned him a fourth place in the team competition with the Algerian team... Algeria	3:39.37
5000 m 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Assefa Mezgebu Assefa Mezgebu Assefa Mezgebu is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics... Ethiopia	13:35.30 CR	David Chelule David Chelule David Chelule is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the half marathon, having run the 5000 and 10,000 metres earlier in his career.... Kenya	13:36.27	Aaron Gabonewe South Africa	13:46.19
10 000 m	Assefa Mezgebu Assefa Mezgebu Assefa Mezgebu is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics... Ethiopia	28:27.78	David Chelule David Chelule David Chelule is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the half marathon, having run the 5000 and 10,000 metres earlier in his career.... Kenya	28:29.14	Tetsuhiro Furuta Japan	28:31.61
110 m H 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Yoel Hernández Cuba	13.83	Tomasz Scigaczewski Tomasz Scigaczewski Tomasz Ścigaczewski is a Polish hurdler.His personal best time for the 110 m hurdles is 13.29 seconds, achieved in June 1999 in Oslo. This ranks him second among Polish 110 m hurdlers, only behind Artur Kohutek.... Poland	13.88	Jovesa Naivalu Jovesa Naivalu Jovesa Seuseu "Joe" Naivalu is a Fiji-American athlete. In the sport of athletics, Naivalu is the Fiji national record holder in both the 110 metres hurdles and the 400 metres hurdles. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1996 World Junior Championships in... Fiji	13.91
400 m H 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Mubarak Al-Nubi Mubarak Al-Nubi Mubarak Faraj Al-Nubi is a retired Qatari athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:In addition he has medals from the Asian Championships, the Gulf Cooperation Council Championships, the West Asian Games and the Pan Arab Championships.-External links:... Qatar	49.07 CR	Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:... South Africa	49.15	Angelo Taylor Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.... United States	50.18
3000 m St.	Julius Chelule Kenya	8:33.09	Kipkurui Misoi Kipkurui Misoi Kipkurui Misoi is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.- Achievements :-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:39.17 min 3000 metres - 7:40.93 min... Kenya	8:33.31	Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine Ali Ezzine is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia.... Morocco	8:35.60
10000 m track walk Race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...	Francisco Javier Fernández Francisco Javier Fernández Francisco Javier Fernández Peláez is a Spanish race walker. He specializes in the 20 km race walk.... Spain	40:38.25	David Márquez David Márquez David Márquez Laguna is a retired male race walker from Spain.-Achievements:-External links:*... Spain	41:03.73	Nathan Deakes Nathan Deakes Nathan Deakes is an Australian race walker. Deakes trains with the Australian Institute of Sport.... Australia	41:11.44
4 X 100 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...	United States	39.36	France	39.47	Australia	39.62
4 X 400 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...	United States	3:03.65	Japan	3:06.01	United Kingdom	3:06.76
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Mark Boswell Mark Boswell Mark Boswell and grew up in Brampton, Ontario is a Canadian high jumper, who won a total number of six national titles in the men's high jump event.... Canada	2.24	Ben Challenger Ben Challenger Benjamin Arthur "Ben" Challenger is an English high jumper. His personal best jump of 2.30 metres was achieved when he won the 1999 Summer Universiade... United Kingdom Svatoslav Ton Svatoslav Ton Svatoslav Ton is a Czech high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Prague.-Achievements:-External links:... Czech Republic	2.21
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Paul Burgess Paul Burgess (athlete) Paul Burgess is an Australian pole vaulter who become only the thirteenth pole vaulter in the world to reach 6 metres.-Biography:... Australia	5.35	Patrik Kristiansson Patrik Kristiansson Arne Patrik Klüft is a Swedish pole vault athlete.He made his breakthrough in 1998 when he set a new Swedish record with 5.77 metres. In 2001 he jumped 5.83 and the following year 5.85... Sweden	5.30	Danny Ecker Danny Ecker Danny Ecker is a German athlete competing in the pole vault.- Biography :His current personal best is 5.93 metres, but through his indoor best performance of 6.00 metres he has a place in the so-called 6 metres club. 5.93 ranks him fourth among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei... Germany	5.30
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Olexiy Lukashevych Olexiy Lukashevych Olexiy Lukashevych is a Ukrainian long jumper, best known for winning the 2002 European Championships. His personal best is 8.27 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Tartu.-Achievements:-References:... Ukraine	7.91	Raúl Fernández Spain	7.75	Nathan Morgan Nathan Morgan Nathan Morgan is an English long jumper with a personal best of 8.26 metres. He is the former British record holder, but is currently third on the British all time long jump list, just three centimetres behind Chris Tomlinson and 4 cm below the record-holder, Greg Rutherford.At the 2002... United Kingdom	7.74
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	René Hernández Cuba	16.50	Michael Calvo Michael Calvo Michael Calvo Villamil is a Cuban triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.30 metres, achieved in February 1997 in Havana. The result places him tenth on the all-time Cuban performers list, behind Yoelbi Quesada, Lázaro Betancourt, Aliecer Urrutia, Yoandri Betanzos, Alexander Martínez, Jorge... Cuba	16.17	Ionut Punga Ionut Punga Ionut Punga is a retired Romanian triple jumper. Originally a hurdler, he holds the European age record for the age of 15 with 14.73 over 110 metres hurdles . He later switched to triple jump and won the 1998 World Junior Championships with a jump of 16.94 metres, only 10 centimetres behind the... Romania	16.15
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian.Bartels also won bronze at the 2005... Germany	18.71	Justin Anlezark Justin Anlezark Justin Anlezark is a male shot putter from Australia. His personal best throw is 20.96 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Brisbane.... Australia	18.21	Clay Cross Clay Cross (athlete) Clay Cross is an Australian shot putter. He won the Australian championships in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2005.His personal best is 19.42 metres, achieved in June 2004... Australia	17.69
Discus Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Casey Malone Casey Malone Casey Malone is an American discus thrower. His personal best is 68.49 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Fort Collins, Colorado.-Achievements:-External links:... United States	56.22	Roland Varga Roland Varga Roland Varga is a Hungarian discus thrower, he is Croatian since 2009.His personal best throw is 67.38 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Veszprém. His National Record of Croatia is 67.20 m .... Hungary	55.20	Frank Casañas Frank Casañas Yennifer Frank Casañas Hernández is a Spanish discus thrower. He competed for Cuba until May 2008. In the 2008 Olympic Games he competed for Spain, reaching the fifth position in the final.... Cuba	54.86
Javelin Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Sergey Voynov Sergey Voynov Sergey Sergeyevich Voynov is an Uzbek athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 84.80 metres, achieved in 2000.-Achievements:2002 Asian Championships - silver medal1999 Central Asian Games - gold medal... Uzbekistan	79.78	Harri Haatainen Harri Haatainen Harri Juhani Haatainen is a Finnish javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.63 metres, achieved in August 2001 in Gateshead.-Achievements:-References:*... Finland	76.12	Steven Madeo Australia	73.88
Hammer Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Maciej Palyszko Poland	71.24	Vadim Devyatovskiy Vadim Devyatovskiy Vadim Anatolyevich Devyatovsky is a Belarusian hammer thrower.He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in 2005 he won the World Championships silver medal. In July the same year he threw 84.90 metres, which currently is his personal best. He originally won a silver medal at the 2008... Belarus	70.88	Roman Konevtsov Russia	70.32
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Attila Zsivóczky Attila Zsivóczky Attila Zsivóczky is a Hungarian track and field athlete, competing in decathlon. He has previously specialized in high jump, where he took a fourth place at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics... Hungary	7582	Dean Macey Dean Macey Dean Macey is an English athlete from Canvey Island. He is best known for competing in the decathlon, which he did from 1995 to 2008, winning World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals, as well as twice finishing fourth in the Olympic Games... United Kingdom	7480	Chiel Warners Chiel Warners Chiel Mathijs Warners is a former Dutch decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:... Netherlands	7368

Women

100 m 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Nora Ivanova Bulgaria	11.32	Andrea Anderson Andrea Anderson Andrea Anderson is an American track and field athlete best remembered for winning a gold medal on the 4 x 400 meters relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She ran in the preliminaries and semi-finals... United States	11.43	Esther Möller Germany	11.46
200 m 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Sylviane Félix Sylviane Felix Sylviane Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... France	23.16	Lauren Hewitt Lauren Hewitt Lauren Katherine Hewitt is a track and field sprinter from Australia. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, and won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:* * *... Australia	23.32	Nora Ivanova Bulgaria	23.59
400 m 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Andreea Barlacu Romania	52.32	Suziann Reid United States	53.17	Rosemary Hayward Australia	53.28
800 m 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Claudia Gesell Claudia Gesell Claudia Gesell is a German middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Germany	2:02.67	Kathleen Friedrich Germany	2:02.70	Jebet Langat Kenya	2:03.21
1500 m 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Kutre Dulecha Kutre Dulecha Kutre Dulecha is a middle distance runner from Ethiopia. She mainly competes in 1500 metres, where she set a world junior record in 1997. She became world indoor champion in 2004, Ethiopia's first ever women's 1500 m medalist at the championships... Ethiopia	4:08.65	Jackline Maranga Jackline Maranga Jackline Maranga is a retired Kenyan middle distance runner. She won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15, and also won silver medals in the two following Championships, being the only athlete to do so.She is perhaps best known for winning the 1500 metres gold at the... Kenya	4:08.98	Shura Hutesa Ethiopia	4:09.49
3000 m 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...	Anita Weyermann Anita Weyermann Anita Weyermann is a former middle distance runner from Switzerland.She won the 1998 Eurocross meeting. In the 1999 season she began with a win at the Belfast International Cross Country and went on to take the gold at the European Cross Country Championships.Weyermann retired from professional... Switzerland	8:50.73	Edna Kiplagat Edna Kiplagat Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She is the 2011 IAAF World Champion in the marathon. she established herself as an elite marathon runner with wins at the Los Angeles and New York City Marathons in 2010... Kenya	8:53.06	Etaferahu Tarekegne Ethiopia	8:53.77
5000 m 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Ayelech Worku Ayelech Worku Ayelech Worku is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning two World Championships bronze medals on the 5000 metres... Ethiopia	15:40.03	Olivera Jevtić Olivera Jevtic Olivera Jevtić is a Serbian long-distance runner. She is based in her native city of Užice, Serbia. Jevtić's coach is Slavko Kuzmanović, and she competes for the running club "Mladost"...	15:40.59	Cristina Iloc Romania	15:41.44
100 m H 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Joyce Bates United States	13.27	Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event... Nigeria	13.30	Tan Yali People's Republic of China	13.37
400 m H 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona.- Achievements :- External links :... Germany	56.65	Vicki Jamison United Kingdom	57.57	Tanya Jarrett Jamaica	57.91
5000 m track walk Race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...	Irina Stankina Irina Stankina Irina Stankina is a Russian race walker. The 1994 World Junior champion and record holder, in 1995 she won the 10 km race at the World Championships as the youngest ever . She later walked the 20 km distance in 1:25:29 hours, the fourth best time ever.-Achievements:-External links:... Russia	21:31.85	Olga Panfyorova Olga Panfyorova Olga Panfyorova is a female race walker from Russia. She set the world's best year performance in the women's 10 km walk in 1998, clocking 42:01.00 in Izhevsk, Russia.-Achievements:-References:... Russia	21:52.27	Claudia Iovan Romania	21:57.11
4 X 100 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...	United States	43.79	Jamaica	44.26	Germany	44.57
4 X 400 m Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...	Germany	3:31.12	Romania	3:32.16	Australia	3:32.47
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Yuliya Lyakhova Yuliya Lyakhova Yuliya Lyakhova is a retired Russian high jumper.Her personal best jump is 1.99 metres, achieved in September 1997 at the IAAF Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka.-Achievements:-External links:... Russia	1.93	Dóra Györffy Dóra Gyorffy Dóra Győrffy is a Hungarian high jumper. She became Hungarian champion every year since 1996, except 2003, and NCAA champion for Harvard in 2001. Her personal best jump is 2.00 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Nyíregyháza. This is the Hungarian record.-Achievements:-References:*... Hungary	1.91	Svetlana Lapina Svetlana Lapina Svetlana Lapina is a Russian high jumper.Her personal best jump was 1.99 metres, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, where she won a surprising bronze medal.-Achievements:-External links:... Russia	1.91
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Guan Yingnan Guan Yingnan Guan Yingnan is a retired Chinese long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.95 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Chengdu.-Achievements:-References:... People's Republic of China	6.53	Cristina Nicolau Cristina Nicolau Cristina Nicolau is a Romanian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.70 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Gothenburg. This places her third in the all-time Romanian performers list, only behind Rodica Mateescu and Adelina Gavrilă.... Romania	6.47	Johanna Halkoaho Johanna Halkoaho Johanna Miia Maria Halkoaho is a Finnish 100m hurdler and long jumper. She is 165 cm tall, and weighs 55 kg , and trains with Suodenniemen Urheilijat. Her highest honours include two medals at the 1996 World Junior Championships, a bronze in long jump and a silver in heptathlon... Finland	6.38
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Tereza Marinova Tereza Marinova Tereza Moncheva Marinova is a Bulgarian athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump. In her younger days she became both European and World Junior champion, and she still holds the world junior record at triple jump. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal with a personal best... Bulgaria	14.62 CR	Cristina Nicolau Cristina Nicolau Cristina Nicolau is a Romanian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.70 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Gothenburg. This places her third in the all-time Romanian performers list, only behind Rodica Mateescu and Adelina Gavrilă.... Romania	13.64	Adelina Gavrila Adelina Gavrila Adelina Gavrilă is a Romanian triple jumper.She was a bronze medalist at the 1996 World Junior Championships. In 1998 she broke the 14-metre barrier for the first time, with 14.53 metres... Romania	13.50
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Song Feina People's Republic of China	16.58	Nadine Beckel Nadine Beckel Nadine Beckel is a shot putter from Germany.She won the silver medal at the 1996 World Junior Championships, finished ninth at the 2002 European Championships and eighth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships... Germany	16.39	Yelena Ivanenko Belarus	16.22
Discus Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Ma Shuli Ma Shuli Ma Shuli is a Chinese discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 62.50 metres, achieved in April 2005 in Zhongshan. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.-Achievements:-References:... People's Republic of China	56.32	Seilala Sua Seilala Sua Seilala Maria Sua is a female discus thrower from the United States. Her personal best throw is 65.90 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Sacramento.... United States	56.32	Zhang Yaqing People's Republic of China	55.70
Javelin Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times.... Cuba	60.96	Nikolett Szabó Nikolett Szabó Nikolett Szabó is a female javelin thrower from Hungary. Her personal best throw is 64.62 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Patra.-Achievements:-References:... Hungary	58.34	Bina Ramesh France	57.70
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Yelizaveta Shalygina Russia	5711	Johanna Halkoaho Johanna Halkoaho Johanna Miia Maria Halkoaho is a Finnish 100m hurdler and long jumper. She is 165 cm tall, and weighs 55 kg , and trains with Suodenniemen Urheilijat. Her highest honours include two medals at the 1996 World Junior Championships, a bronze in long jump and a silver in heptathlon... Finland	5656	Hana Doleželová People's Republic of China	5504

Medals table

Medal count
#	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	\| United States	6	4	2	12
2	\| Germany	4	2	3	9
3	\| Ethiopia	4	0	2	6
4	\| Kenya	3	5	1	9
5	\| Russia	3	1	2	6
6	\| Cuba	3	1	1	5
7	\| People's Republic of China	3	0	3	6
8	\| Nigeria	2	2	0	4
9	\| Bulgaria	2	0	1	3
10	\| Romania	1	3	4	8
11	\| Hungary	1	3	0	4
12	\| Australia	1	2	7	10
13	\| Spain	1	2	0	3
14	\| France	1	1	1	3
15	\| Poland	1	1	0	2
16	\| Canada	1	0	1	2
17	Qatar	1	0	0	1
	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
	Ukraine	1	0	0	1
	Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1
21	\| United Kingdom	0	4	2	6
22	Finland	0	2	1	3
22	South Africa	0	2	1	3
24	Belarus	0	1	1	2
	Jamaica	0	1	1	2
	Japan	0	1	1	2
27	Czech Republic	0	1	0	1
	Sudan	0	1	0	1
	Sweden	0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
31	Algeria	0	0	1	1
	Fiji	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
	Morocco	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1

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