2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics

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

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

was absent due to the 2008–2009 unrest

2008–2009 Zimbabwean political negotiations

The 2008–2009 Zimbabwean political negotiations between the opposition Movement for Democratic Change , its small splinter group, the Movement for Democratic Change - Mutambara , and the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front are intended to negotiate an end to the partisan...

Track

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...	Dexter Lee Dexter Lee Dexter Lee is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He became the first athlete to win back-to-back titles at World Junior Championships in Athletics.... Jamaica	10.40	Wilhelm van der Vyver Wilhelm van der Vyver Wilhelm van der Vyver is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-References:... South Africa	10.42	Terrell Wilks Terrell Wilks Terrell Wilks is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. He is currently in his junior year at the University of Florida.A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Wilks attended Hillhouse High School.... United States	10.45
	Yohan Blake Yohan Blake Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter and the current 100 metre World Champion. He holds the national junior record for the 100 metres, and tied Seun Ogunkoya as the youngest sprinter to have broken the 10-second barrier... , bronze medalist in 2006, finished fourth (10.51).
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...	Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the French 100 m and 200 m record holder with a time of 9.92 seconds and 19.80 seconds as well as being the first caucasian to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed event.At... France	20.83 PB	Nickel Ashmeade Nickel Ashmeade Nickel Ashmeade is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters.Ashmeade first enjoyed success in the sprints as a junior athlete: at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships he beat compatriot Dexter Lee to the 100 m title, was runner-up to Ramone... Jamaica	20.84	Robert Hering Robert Hering Robert Hering is a German sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.41 seconds, achieved at the 2009 German Athletics Championships in Ulm, where he won gold.-External links:* *... Germany	20.96
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...	Marcus Boyd Marcus Boyd Marcus D. Boyd is an American sprinter, who specialises in the 400 meters. He is currently in his junior year at Baylor University.-Personal best:-External links:*... United States	45.53 WJL	Kirani James Kirani James Kirani James is a Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. He is the reigning 400 metres world champion.Prodigious from a young age, he ran the fastest 400 m times ever by a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old...	45.70 NJ	O'Neal Wilder O'Neal Wilder Cranston O’Neal Wilder is an American sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He currently in his junior year at Mississippi State University.... United States	45.76
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...	Abubaker Kaki Abubaker Kaki Khamis Abubaker Kaki Khamis is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is a two-time World Indoor Champion over the distance and also won gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He represented Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:... Sudan	1:45.60	Geoffrey Kibet Kenya	1:46.23 PB	André Olivier South Africa	1:47.57
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...	Imad Touil Imad Touil Imad Touil is an Algerian middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Touil won a gold medal over 1500 metres.... Algeria	3:47.40	James Kiplagat Magut Kenya	3:47.51	Demma Daba Demma Daba Demma Daba is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres.Daba won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships... Ethiopia	3:47.65
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...	Abreham Cherkos Ethiopia	13:08.57 CR	Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio Kenya	13:11.57 PB	Dejen Gebremeskel Dejen Gebremeskel Dejen Gebremeskel is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best for the 5000 metres is 12:53.56 minutes... Ethiopia	13:11.97
10000 m 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Josphat Kipkoech Bett Kenya	27:30.85 CR	Titus Kipjumba Mbishei Kenya	27:31.65 PB	Ibrahim Jeilan Ibrahim Jeilan Ibrahim Jeilan Gashu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres on the track, as well as cross country running... Ethiopia	28:07.98
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)	Konstantin Shabanov Konstantin Shabanov -Achievements:-References:... Russia	13.27 WJL	Booker Nunley United States	13.45	Keiron Stewart Jamaica	13.51
400 m hurdles	Jeshua Anderson Jeshua Anderson Jeshua Anderson is an American sprinter, who specialises in the 400 meters and 400 m hurdles. He currently enters his senior year at Washington State University. He won the 400m and 400m hurdles during the 2011 Pac-10 championships in May 2011... United States	48.68 PB	Johnny Dutch Johnny Dutch Johnny Dominique Dutch is an American hurdling athlete.-Career:Dutch attended Clayton High School in North Carolina. In high school, he was a nine-time state champion in both hurdle events. At the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Dutch won gold in the 110 m hurdles and... United States	49.25	Amaurys R. Valle	49.56 NJ
3000 m SC Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...	Jonathan Muia Ndiku Kenya	8:17.28 PB	Benjamin Kiplagat Benjamin Kiplagat Benjamin Kiplagat ia a Ugandan long-distance runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:* 1500 m – 3:38.86 * 3000 m – 7:46.50... Uganda	8:19.24	Patrick Kipyegon Terer Kenya	8:25.14 PB
4 × 100 m 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	United States Dante Sales Antonio Sales Antonio Sales Antonio Sales is an American sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He currently in his junior year at the University of South Carolina.... Marquise Goodwin Marquise Goodwin Marquise Goodwin is a sprinter and jumper for the University of Texas track team and also competes in football as a wide receiver... Terrell Wilks Terrell Wilks Terrell Wilks is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. He is currently in his junior year at the University of Florida.A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Wilks attended Hillhouse High School....	38.98 WJL	Jamaica Oshane Bailey Oshane Bailey Oshane Andre Bailey is a Jamaican sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters. He is the 2010 Jamaica National Champion in the 100 m.... Dexter Lee Dexter Lee Dexter Lee is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He became the first athlete to win back-to-back titles at World Junior Championships in Athletics.... Nickel Ashmeade Nickel Ashmeade Nickel Ashmeade is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters.Ashmeade first enjoyed success in the sprints as a junior athlete: at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships he beat compatriot Dexter Lee to the 100 m title, was runner-up to Ramone... Yohan Blake Yohan Blake Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter and the current 100 metre World Champion. He holds the national junior record for the 100 metres, and tied Seun Ogunkoya as the youngest sprinter to have broken the 10-second barrier...	39.25 SB	South Africa Johannes Mosala Roscoe Engel Patrick Vosloo Wilhelm van der Vyver Wilhelm van der Vyver Wilhelm van der Vyver is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	39.70
4 × 400 m 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	United States Marcus Boyd Marcus Boyd Marcus D. Boyd is an American sprinter, who specialises in the 400 meters. He is currently in his junior year at Baylor University.-Personal best:-External links:*... Bryan Miller Bryan Miller (athlete) Bryan Miller is an American athlete who specialises in the 400m. He is a All American for Texas A&M University.-References:... O'Neal Wilder O'Neal Wilder Cranston O’Neal Wilder is an American sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He currently in his junior year at Mississippi State University.... Jeshua Anderson Jeshua Anderson Jeshua Anderson is an American sprinter, who specialises in the 400 meters and 400 m hurdles. He currently enters his senior year at Washington State University. He won the 400m and 400m hurdles during the 2011 Pac-10 championships in May 2011...	3:03.86 WJL	United Kingdom Louis Persent Robert Davis Nigel Levine Nigel Levine Nigel Levine is a British sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... Jordan McGrath	3:05.82 SB	Germany Niklas Zender Alexander Juretzko Marc-John Dombrowski Pascal Nabow	3:06.47 SB
10 km 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...	Stanislav Emelyanov Stanislav Emelyanov Stanislav Emelyanov is a Russian race walker and current European champion in 20 kilometres race walk.-Achievements:-References:... Russia	39:35.01 CR	Chen Ding People's Republic of China	39:47.20 AJ	Lluís Torlá Spain	40:29.57 PB

Field

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... (1.750 kg)	Gordon Wolf Germany	62.00 PB	Marin Premeru Marin Premeru Marin Premeru is a Croatian discus thrower and shot putter with a personal best of 62.10 in the discus and 19.80 in the shot put. Marin Premeru has the WYB in the shot with 22.79 m.Premeru is coached by Ivan Ivančić.... Croatia	61.85	Mykyta Nesterenko Mykyta Nesterenko Mykyta Nesterenko is a Ukrainian discus thrower.His personal best throw with the 2 kilogramm implement is 65.31 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Tallinn. With the junior discus he has a best of 70.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. This is the current junior world record... Ukraine	61.01
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... (6 kg)	Walter Henning United States	76.92 AJ	Conor McCullough Conor McCullough Conor McCullough is an American hammer thrower. He is a two-time medalist at the World Junior Championships... United States	75.88 PB	Aleh Dubitski Belarus	75.42
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...	Robert Szpak Robert Szpak Robert Szpak is a Polish athlete, who specialises in the javelin throw. He represented Poland at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland and took the gold medal in the javelin with a personal best throw of 78.01 metres. He achieved a new personal best of 78.33 m in June... Poland	78.01 WJL	Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman Egypt	76.20 NJ	Ansis Bruns Ansis Bruns Ansis Brūns is a Latvian javelin thrower.His current personal best throw is 79.35 metres, which was set in 2010.... Latvia	75.31 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.... (6 kg)	David Storl David Storl David Storl is a German athlete who specialises in the shot put. He was successful on the youth and junior athletics circuit, winning gold medals at the World Youth Championships and World Junior Championships... Germany	21.08 WJL	Aleksandr Bulanov Russia	20.14	Marin Premeru Marin Premeru Marin Premeru is a Croatian discus thrower and shot putter with a personal best of 62.10 in the discus and 19.80 in the shot put. Marin Premeru has the WYB in the shot with 22.79 m.Premeru is coached by Ivan Ivančić.... Croatia	19.93 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....	Bohdan Bondarenko Bohdan Bondarenko Bohdan Bondarenko is a Ukrainian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.27 metres indoors, and 2.26 metres outdoors.-Career:He was born in Kharkiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union. In 2005 he had a jump of 2.15 metres, achieved in September in Yalta, and in January 2006 in Kiev, he... Ukraine	2.26 WJL	Sylwester Bednarek Sylwester Bednarek Sylwester Bednarek is a Polish high jumper.He was born in Głowno. His best achievement so far is the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin... Poland	2.24 SB	Miguel Ángel Sancho Miguel Ángel Sancho Miguel Ángel Sancho Rubio is an Spanish high jumper.He was born in Valencia. He finished fourth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal... Spain	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...	Raphael Holzdeppe Raphael Holzdeppe Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe is a German pole vaulter.He finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the 2008 World Junior Championships. At the 2007 European Junior Championships he notably got no result, having no-heighted in the qualifying round.His personal best jump is 5.80... Germany	5.50	Paweł Wojciechowski Paweł Wojciechowski (pole vaulter) Paweł Wojciechowski is a polish pole vaulter. His biggest achievement to date is the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.... Poland	5.40 PB	Karsten Dilla 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...	Marquise Goodwin Marquise Goodwin Marquise Goodwin is a sprinter and jumper for the University of Texas track team and also competes in football as a wide receiver... United States	7.74 PB	Dzmitry Astrouski Belarus	7.64	Eusebio Cáceres Eusebio Cáceres Eusebio Cáceres is a Spanish track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump.He began competing in a wide variety of events at the start of his junior career, including the decathlon. He won the long jump bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics... Spain	7.59
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...	Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho is a French triple jumper. He is the third best ever triple jumper in all conditions with a mark of 17.98 metres from the Adidas Grand Prix in June 2010.... France	17.33	Osviel Hernández Cuba	16.90	Mohamed Yusuf Salman Bahrain	16.59
Decathlon Junior 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...	Jan Felix Knobel Germany	7896 WJL	Eduard Mikhan Eduard Mikhan Eduard Mikhan is a Belarusian decathlete.-Achievements:-References:... Belarus	7894 NJ	Mihail Dudaš Mihail Dudaš Mihail Dudaš is a Serbian decathlete and heptathlete. He holds national records in both events.Dudaš improved his personal best in decathlon to 8256 points at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.... Serbia	7663 NJ

Track

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...	Jeneba Tarmoh Jeneba Tarmoh Jeneba Tarmoh is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She was a All-American for Texas A&M University helping them with back to back to back wins in the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships 2009–2011 seasons... United States	11.37	Ashlee Nelson Ashlee Nelson Aslee Nelson is an professional English sprinter who specialises in 100m. She is the younger sister of English sprinter Alexander Nelson.Her personal best are 11.36 100m and 23.46 over 200m.... United Kingdom	11.49	Sheniqua Ferguson Sheniqua Ferguson Sheniqua Ferguson is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. She was born in Nassau.... The Bahamas	11.52
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...	Sheniqua Ferguson Sheniqua Ferguson Sheniqua Ferguson is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. She was born in Nassau.... The Bahamas	23.24	Meritzer Williams Meritzer Williams Meritzer Williams is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Charlestown.Her personal best times are 11.57 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Provo; and 22.96 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 2008 in... Saint Kitts and Nevis	23.40	Janelle Redhead Janelle Redhead Janelle Redhead in Gouyave, Saint John, is a Grenadian sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres.She won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships.... Grenada	23.52
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...	Folashade Abugan Folashade Abugan Folashade Abugan is a female Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds... Nigeria	51.84	Jessica Beard Jessica Beard Jessica Beard is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters. She won the gold medal with the relay team... United States	52.09	Susana A. Clement Cuba	52.36
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...	Elena Mirela Lavric Elena Mirela Lavric Elena Mirela Lavric is a Romanian athlete who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 2:00.06 minutes, achieved at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz.-Achievements:-References:... Romania	2:00.06 CR	Merve Aydin Merve Aydın Merve Aydın is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She won a silver medal in the 2008 Bydgoszcz at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships... Turkey	2:00.92 NJ	Machteld Anna Mulder Netherlands	2:02.05 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...	Stephanie Twell Stephanie Twell Stephanie April "Steph" Twell is a Scottish middle distance runner. She was the winner of the 1500 metres at the World Junior Championships in 2008, and is a three time winner of the European Cross Country Championships junior women's race as well as being part of four winning Great Britain... United Kingdom	4:15.09	Kalkidan Gezahegne Kalkidan Gezahegne Kalkidan Gezahegne is an Ethiopian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She was born in Addis Ababa. She won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won another junior silver at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, finishing... Ethiopia	4:16.58	Emma Pallant United Kingdom	4:17.06
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...	Mercy Cherono Mercy Cherono Mercy Cherono is a Kenyan middle distance runner. She is a two-time world junior champion in the 3000 metres and has also won gold medals at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games... Kenya	8:58.07 SB	Bizunesh Urgesa Bizunesh Urgesa Bizunesh Mohammed Urgesa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.She started out as a 800 and 1500 metres runner. She ran in the latter event at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics and won the bronze medal, setting a personal best of 4:19.34 minutes... Ethiopia	8:58.90	Frethiwat Goshu Ethiopia	9:03.76 PB
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...	Sule Utura Sule Utura Gedo Sule Utura is an Ethiopian middle distance and long distance runner. She won the 5000 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and was third place in the 3000 metres at the World Youth Championships in the previous year.She began competing at road running events: she ran the... Ethiopia	16:15.59	Genzebe Dibaba Genzebe Dibaba Genzebe Dibaba is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She is the sister of World Champion Tirunesh Dibaba and Olympic silver medallist Ejegayehu Dibaba, and the cousin of former Olympic champion Derartu Tulu.... Ethiopia	16:16.75	Nelly Chebet Kenya	16:17.96
100 m hurdles	Teona Rodgers United States	13.40	Shermaine Williams Jamaica	13.48	Belkis Milanés Cuba	13.49
400 m hurdles	Takecia Jameson United States	56.29 WJL	Janeil Bellille Trinidad and Tobago	56.84 NJ	Meghan Beesley United Kingdom	57.08 PB
3000 m SC Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...	Christine Kambua Muyanga Kenya	9:31.35 CR	Elizabeth Mueni Kenya	9:36.50 PB	Korahubish Itaa Ethiopia	9:37.81 NJ
4 × 100 m 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	United States Jeneba Tarmoh Jeneba Tarmoh Jeneba Tarmoh is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She was a All-American for Texas A&M University helping them with back to back to back wins in the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships 2009–2011 seasons... Shayla Mahan Gabrielle Glenn Tiffany Townsend	43.66 WJL	Jamaica Shawna Anderson Kaycea Jones Gayon Evans Jura Levy Jura Levy Jura Levy is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres-Personal bests:-External links:...	43.98 SB	Brazil Barbara de Oliveira Bárbara Leoncio Bárbara Leôncio Bárbara Leôncio is a young Brazilian athlete, world champion in the 200 meters at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In the same edition, Bárbara was placed fourth in the 100 meters... Luana Correa Rosângela Santos Rosângela Santos Rosângela Santos is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil....	44.61
4 × 400 m 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	United States Lanie Whittaker Jessica Beard Jessica Beard Jessica Beard is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters. She won the gold medal with the relay team... Erica Alexander Takecia Jameson	3:30.19	Ukraine Olha Zemlyak Yuliya Krasnoshchok Hanna Yaroshchuk Yuliya Baraley Yuliya Baraley Yuliya Baraley is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships, finished fifth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won two gold medals at the 2009 European Junior Championships...	3:34.20 NJ	Australia Brittney McGlone Trychelle Kingdom Olivia Tauro Angeline Blackburn	3:34.23 SB
10 km 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...	Tatyana Mineeva Russia	43:24.72 CR	Elmira Alembekova Russia	43:45.16 PB	Li Yanfei People's Republic of China	44:24.10 PB

Field

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...	Shangxue Xi People's Republic of China	54.96 SB	Julia Fischer Germany	54.69	Sandra Perkovic Sandra Perković Sandra Perković is a Croatian discus thrower. After a successful junior career, she won the discus throw gold medal at the 2010 European Championships, in her first year of senior competition... Croatia	54.24
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...	Bianca Perie Bianca Perie Bianca Perie is a female hammer thrower from Romania. Her personal best throw is 69.59 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Bucharest.As a junior she was dominant in her field... Romania	67.95 CR	Katerina Šafránková Czech Republic	63.13	Jenny Ozorai Hungary	60.80
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...	Vira Rebryk Vira Rebryk Vira Viktorivna Rebryk is a female javelin thrower from Ukraine. Her personal best throw is 63.01 metres, achieved at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz. This is the current junior world record.-Achievements:-References:*... Ukraine	63.01 WJ	Li Lingwei Li Lingwei Li Lingwei is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s who ranks among the greatest in the history of the women's game. A brilliant all-around player whose court coverage and net play were particularly impressive, she maintained an overall edge on her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner... People's Republic of China	59.25 PB	Tatjana Jelaca Tatjana Jelaca Tatjana Jelača is a Serbian javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships... Serbia	58.77 NR
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....	Natalia Ducó Natalia Duco Natalia Ducó Soler is a Chilean shot putter.Ducó finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships... Chile	17.23	Melissa Boekelman Melissa Boekelman Melissa Boekelman is a Dutch shot putter.-Achievements:-References:... Netherlands	16.60	Ma Qiao People's Republic of China	16.55 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....	Kimberly Jess Germany	1.86	Mirela Demireva Bulgaria	1.86 SB	Lesyani Mayor Lesyani Mayor Lesyani Mayor Gil is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. Her personal best for the event is 1.93 metres, set in 2011. She was a World Junior bronze medallist in 2008 and won a senior bronze at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics a year later... Cuba Hannelore Desmet Belgium	1.86 PB 1.86 PB
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...	Valeriya Volik Russia	4.40 CR	Ekaterina Kolesova Russia	4.40 CR	Ekaterini Stefanidi Greece	4.25 SB
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...	Ivana Španovic Ivana Španovic Ivana Španović is a Serbian long jumper.She finished seventh at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal the 2007 World Youth Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships... Serbia	6.61	Nastassia Mironchyk Nastassia Mironchyk Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova is a Belarusian long jumper. 2011 she became known for missing the World Championships gold medal because of her hair style. Her pony-tail left a mark in the sand well behind her bodies 6.90m mark.-Achievements:-References:... Belarus	6.46	Dailenys Alcántara Cuba	6.41 PB
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...	Dailenys Alcántara Cuba	14.25 WJL	Josleidy Ribalta Cuba	13.85	Paraskevi Papahristou Paraskevi Papahristou Paraskevi Papahristou is a Greek triple jumper.Papahristou won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She competed in the 2009 European Indoor Championships, and went through the qualification round with a jump of 14.47 metres. However, in the final she was injured and failed to... Greece	13.74
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:...	Carolin Schäfer Germany	5833 PB	Yana Maksimava Yana Maksimava Yana Maksimava is a Belarusian heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:... Belarus	5766	Grit Šadeiko Grit Šadeiko Grit Šadeiko is an Estonian heptathlete.Her younger sister Grete Šadeiko is also a heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:... Estonia	5765 PB

Medals table

Place				Total
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
7	2	0	0	2
9	1	4	1	6
10	1	2	5	8
11	1	2	2	5
11	1	2	2	5
13	1	2	0	3
14	1	0	2	3
15	1	0	1	2
16	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
20	0	4	1	5
21	0	1	2	3
21	0	1	2	3
23	0	1	1	2
23	0	1	1	2
25	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
32	0	0	3	3
33	0	0	2	2
34	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
Total	44	44	45	133

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