2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics

The 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the 2003 version of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. It was held in Sherbrooke, Quebec

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from the 9th to the 13th of July.

Boys

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...	Yahya Al-Gahes Yahya Al-Gahes Yahya Al-Gahes is a Saudi Arabian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He won the 2003 World Youth Championships, finished fifth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the 2005 Asian Championships.... Saudi Arabia	10.69	Yahya Hassan I. Habeeb Saudi Arabia	10.73	Craig Pickering Craig Pickering Craig Keith Pickering is an English sprinter, currently based at the Marshall Milton Keynes Athletics Club; however, he also runs for the University of Bath and Newham and Essex Beagles. He is a former student of the Royal Latin School and got pointed in the sprinting direction by his PE teacher... United Kingdom	10.85
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...	Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay... Jamaica	20.40 CR	Michael Grant Michael Grant (American football) Michael Grant is an American football cornerback and safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008... United States	21.04	Jamahl Alert United Kingdom	21.35
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...	Ali Nagmeldin Abubakr Sudan	46.10 CR	Cedric Goodman United States	46.42	Željko Vincek Željko Vincek Željko Vincek is a Croatian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships, the gold medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships and the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games He also competed in the 2005 World Championships, the... Croatia	47.45
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...	Mohammed Al-Salhi Saudi Arabia	1:48.79 CR	Bernard Kiptanui Kenya	1:49.14	Abraham Kipngetich Kenya	1:49.17
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...	Benson Marrianyi Kenya	3:44.94 PB	Samson Kiplangat Kenya	3:45.13	Isaac Mboyaza South Africa	3:48.05 PB
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...	Augustine Choge Augustine Choge Augustine Kiprono Choge is a Kenyan middle distance and long distance runner.He won world youth and junior titles on the track in 2003 and 2004, eventually going on to set a world junior record for the 3000 metres in 2005... Kenya	7:52.53	Tariku Bekele Tariku Bekele Tariku Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres. He is the younger brother of Kenenisa Bekele. He is the fourth fastest Ethiopian ever over 5000 m and 3000 metres... Ethiopia	7:54.71 PB	Shimelis Girma Ethiopia	7:55.12 PB
2000 m steeplechase	Ronald Kipchumba Kenya	5:30.27 WYR	Justus Kipchirchir Kenya	5:31.24 PB	Chris Winter Canada	5:44.23 PB
110 m hurdles 91.4cm	Jason Richardson United States	13.29 WYL	Mubarak Al-Mabadi Saudi Arabia	13.41 PB	Alexander John Alexander John (athlete) Alexander John is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:... Germany	13.50 PB
400 m hurdles 84.0cm	Jason Richardson United States	49.91 WYL	Wouter le Roux South Africa	50.85 PB	Jamaal Charles Jamaal Charles Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft... United States	51.48 PB
10,000 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...	Aleksandr Prokhorov Russia	42:16.16 CR	Makoto Sawada Japan	42:17.62 PB	Vyacheslav Golovin Russia	42:37.15 SB
Medley relay Medley relay Medley relay may refer to:SwimmingMedley swimming, mixed distance relay eventsTrack and fieldDistance medley relaySprint medley relaySwedish medley relay...	United States Jay Cooper Michael Grant Michael Grant (American football) Michael Grant is an American football cornerback and safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008... Jamaal Charles Jamaal Charles Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft... Cedric Goodman	1:52.03 WYL	Poland Dariusz Kuć Dariusz Kuc Dariusz Kuć is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków.... Kamil Witkowski Rafał Błocian Ziemowit Ryś	1:53.08 SB	Japan Shinya Saburi Kenji Fujimitsu Kenji Fujimitsu Kenji Fujimitsu is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Naohiro Shinada Go Tanabe	1:53.11 SB
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....	Martin Gunther Martin Günther Martin Günther is a German high jumper.He won the 2003 World Youth Championships and finished eighth at the 2010 World Indoor Championships.His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Karlsruhe.... Germany	2.11	Oleksandr Nartov Oleksandr Nartov Oleksandr Nartov is a Ukrainian high jumper.He won the silver medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships and the 2005 World Youth Championships, the gold medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, the bronze medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and the silver medal at the 2009 European U23... Ukraine	2.11	Hikaru Tsuchiya Japan	2.11
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...	German Chiaraviglio Germán Chiaraviglio Germán Chiaraviglio is an Argentine pole vaulter.His personal best of 5.71 metres was achieved at the World Championships in Beijing on August 19, 2006, when he beat the old championship record of István Bagyula from 1988, and the Argentine senior record... Argentina	5.15	Dmitry Starodubtsev Dmitry Starodubtsev Dmitriy Andreevich Starodubtsev ; born 3 January 1986) is a Russian pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.75 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Kazan.-Achievements:-External links:... Russia	5.10 PB	Steven Lewis Steven Lewis Steven James Lewis is an English pole vaulter.Lewis was born in Stoke-on-Trent. His personal best jump outdoors is 5.71 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz, while indoors his best is 5.75 m, achieved in Manchester on 17 January 2009... United Kingdom	5.05 PB
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...	Naohiro Shinada Japan	7.61	Yves Renaux France	7.44	Ahmed Al-Sharfa Saudi Arabia	7.15
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...	Dennis Fernández Cuba	15.77	Mousa Abdou Alkam Qarqaran Saudi Arabia	15.60 PB	Mohamed Abbas Darwish United Arab Emirates	15.55
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.... 5 kg	Feng Liu People's Republic of China	21.45 WYR	Kyle Helf Canada	20.79 PB	Ameen Al-Aradi Saudi Arabia	19.69 PB
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... 1.500 kg	Ronnie Buckley Australia	64.34 CR	Jian Wu People's Republic of China	63.18 PB	Yao-Hui Wang Chinese Taipei	60.00
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... 5 kg	Mikhail Levin Russia	76.41	Kristóf Németh Kristóf Németh Kristóf Németh is a Hungarian hammer thrower.-Achievements:-References:... Hungary	75.59	Sándor Pálhegyi Hungary	75.47 PB
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... 700g	Julio Cesar de Oliveira Brazil	81.16 CR	John Robert Oosthuizen John Robert Oosthuizen Robert Oosthuizen is a South African javelin thrower. He is a second generation athlete following in his father [Johan Oosthuizen]'s footstep... South Africa	81.07 PB	Raldu Potgieter South Africa	75.56 PB
Octathlon Octathlon An octathlon is a multisport competition consisting of eight different sports or contests.-Track and field:An octathlon in athletics is an event which consists of eight track and field events. The most common version of the combined event is contested by boys at youth level, most notably at the...	Andrés Silva Andrés Silva Andrés Byron Silva Lemos is an Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels, but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.... Uruguay	6456 WYR	Andrei Krauchanka Andrei Krauchanka Andrei Krauchanka is a Belarusian decathlete.His personal best score is 8617 points, achieved in May 2007 in Götzis. He won gold medal in European Indoor Championships in Paris 2011 in the heptathlon with a new personal best 6286 points.-Achievements:-References:... Belarus	6366	Lukaš Patera Czech Republic	6316 PB

Girls

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...	Jessica Onyepunuka United States	11.31 CR	Krystin Lacy United States	11.50	Kelly-Ann Baptiste Kelly-Ann Baptiste Kelly-Ann Kaylene Baptiste is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.-Junior:... Trinidad and Tobago	11.58
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...	Anneisha McLaughlin Anneisha McLaughlin Anneisha McLaughlin is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Jamaica	23.26	Courtney Champion United States	23.56	Cleo Tyson United States	23.67
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...	Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A... United States	53.41	Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres... Russia	53.54 PB	Jaimee-Lee Hoebergen Australia	53.78 PB
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...	Mariya Shapaeva Russia	2:03.40 CR	Olga Cristea Olga Cristea Olga Cristea is a Moldovan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 2:00.12 minutes, achieved at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.... Moldova	2:04.30 PB	Larisa Arcip Romania	2:04.31 PB
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...	Alem Techale Ethiopia	4:17.41 PB	Jelena Ština Latvia	4:17.43	Joyce Jepkosgei Musungu Kenya	4:17.65 PB
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...	Siham Hilali Siham Hilali Siham Hilali is a female middle distance runner Morocco who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 2:06.17 min 1500 metres - 4:04.03 min *3000 metres - 9:03.16 min... Morocco	9:12.70 PB	Pasalia Kipkoech Chepkorir Kenya	9:13.77	Yuko Nohara Japan	9:14.82
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... 76.2cm	Sally McLellan Sally McLellan Sally Pearson is an Australian athlete. She is the current World Champion in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.28s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.64s.- Athletic career :Pearson was born in Sydney and moved to the Gold Coast... Australia	13.42	LaToya Greaves Jamaica	13.49	Domenique Manning United States	13.60
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...	Zuzana Hejnova Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:... Czech Republic	57.54 CR	Yekaterina Kostetskaya Yekaterina Kostetskaya Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Kostetskaya is a Russian track athlete. She came fifth in the 800 meters final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-References:* *... Russia	58.37	Mackenzie Hill United States	59.15
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...	Vera Sokolova Vera Sokolova Vera Sokolova is a Russian race walker.A gold medalist on the track at World Youth and European Junior level, she won her first major senior medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, taking the 20 km road walk bronze medal... Russia	22:50.23	Ann Loughnane Republic of Ireland	23:37.00 PB	Noriko Nishide Japan	23:50.69
Medley Relay Medley relay Medley relay may refer to:SwimmingMedley swimming, mixed distance relay eventsTrack and fieldDistance medley relaySprint medley relaySwedish medley relay...	United States Jessica Onyepunuka Alexandria Anderson Krystin Lacy Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A...	2:03.87 WYL	Jamaica Samantha Henry Sherline Duncan Sonita Sutherland Sonita Sutherland Sonita Sutherland is a Jamaican 400 metres runner.Her personal best is 51.13 seconds, achieved in April 2006.-Achievements:-External links:... Anneisha McLaughlin Anneisha McLaughlin Anneisha McLaughlin is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...	2:07.05 PB	Russia Yelena Kremneva Yelena Khvashchevskaya Anastasiya Shuvalova Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres...	2:07.52 PB
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....	Iryna Kovalenko Ukraine	1.92 CR	Annett Engel Germany	1.86 PB	Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Vladimirovna Shkolina is a Russian high jumper. Her personal best is 2.00 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Arnstadt-Early career:... Russia	1.86
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...	Lisa Ryzih Germany	4.05	Sviatlana Makarevich Belarus	4.00 PB	Charmaine Lucock Australia	4.00 PB
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...	Cristine Spataru Romania	6.41 CR	Denisa Ščerbová Denisa Šcerbová Denisa Rosolová, née Ščerbová is a Czech athlete. Her main event is the long jump, but she competes also in heptathlon. Her best are 6.68 m in the long jump and 5,828 points in the heptathlon... Czech Republic	6.40 PB	Hanna Demydova Ukraine	6.15
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...	Cristine Spataru Romania	13.86 CR	Elina Sorsa Finland	12.95	Aliki-Yvoni Askitopoulou Greece	12.93 PB
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....	Limin Jiang People's Republic of China	15.60 WYL	Magdalena Sobieszek Poland	15.42 PB	Marli Knoetze South Africa	15.10
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...	Lisandra Rodriguez Cuba	48.56	Julie Bennell Australia	48.32	Kristina Gehrig Germany	48.31
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...	Valentina Srša Croatia	61.18	Mariya Bespalova Russia	57.81	Johanna Hoppe Germany	56.46
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...	Juan Xue People's Republic of China	56.82 CR	Bo-Ra Shin South Korea	53.74 PB	Vivian Zimmer Germany	52.20
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:...	Marisa De Aniceto France	5458	Sarah Kern Germany	5445	Marina Ponyarova Russia	5338 PB

Medals table

Medal count
#	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	6	4	4	14
2	\| Russia	4	5	3	11
3	Kenya	3	4	2	9
4	\| People's Republic of China	3	1	0	4
5	\| Saudi Arabia	2	3	2	8
6	\| Germany	2	2	4	8
7	\| Jamaica	2	2	0	4
8	\| Australia	2	1	2	5
9	\| Romania	2	0	1	3
10	\| Cuba	2	0	0	2
11	\| Japan	1	1	4	6
12	\| Czech Republic	1	1	1	3
	Ethiopia	1	1	1	3
	Ukraine	1	1	1	3
15	\| France	1	1	0	2
16	\| Croatia	1	0	1	2
17	\| Argentina	1	0	0	1
	Brazil	1	0	0	1
	Morocco	1	0	0	1
	Sudan	1	0	0	1
	Uruguay	1	0	0	1
22	\| South Africa	0	2	3	5
23	\| Belarus	0	2	0	2
23	Poland	0	2	0	2
25	\| Canada	0	1	1	2
25	Hungary	0	1	1	2
27	\| Finland	0	1	0	1
	Republic of Ireland	0	1	0	1
	South Korea	0	1	0	1
	Latvia	0	1	0	1
	Moldova	0	1	0	1
32	\| United Kingdom	0	0	3	3
33	\| Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Greece	0	0	1	1
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	1	1
	United Arab Emirates	0	0	1	1

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