2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics
The 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the sixth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held at Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena in Brixen, Italy from 8–12 July 2009. Athletes had to be aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2009 (born in 1992 or 1993) to compete.[1]
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| Host city |  Brixen, Italy |
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| Events | 40 |
| Dates | 8–12 July |
| Main venue | Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena |
15-year-old Jodie Williams took the 100 m sprint title in a youth world leading time of 11.39. This was also a personal best for Williams, who had not lost a 100 m final since 2007.[2] Also winning the girls' 200 m, Williams became the first youth athlete ever to do so. A similar feat was achieved by Kirani James of Grenada, who won the boys' 200 and 400 metres.[3]
In winning the long jump, Supanara Sukhasvasti became Thailand's first finalist, medallist and champion in an athletics global event of any age category. He is a descendant of King Rama IV.[4] With the 100 m hurdles, 17-year-old Isabelle Pedersen became Norway's first World Youth champion. Her time of 13.20 in the semi finals was a national record and third all-time Youth best.[5] 16-year-old Italian Alessia Trost also became the host nation's first World Youth champion.[6]
Johan Rogestedt of Sweden became the first European ever to win the 800 metres, usually dominated by East African runners.[7] In high jump, Russian-born Dmitriy Kroyter became Israel's first world youth champion.
Medal summary
Boys
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |
Prezel Hardy United States | 10.57 | Aaron Brown.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 10.74 | Giovanni Galbieri Italy | 10.79 |
| 200 m |
Kirani James Grenada | 21.05 PB | Alberto Gavalda Spain | 21.33 SB | Keenan Brock United States | 21.39 |
| 400 m |
Kirani James Grenada | 45.24 CR WL PB | Joshua Mance United States | 46.22 PB | Awad El Karim Makki Sudan | 47.15 SB |
| 800 m | Johan Rogestedt Sweden | 1:50.92 PB | Peter Langat Kiplangat Kenya | 1:50.97 | Nicholas Kiplangat Kipkoech Kenya | 1:51.01 |
| 1500 m | Gideon Kiage Mageka Kenya | 3:37.36 WL | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Kenya | 3:38.42 | Girma Bekele.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia | 3:39.88 PB |
| 3000 m | Isaiah Kiplangat Koech Kenya | 7:51.51 CR | David Kiprotich Bett Kenya | 7:52.13 PB | Goitom Kifle Eritrea | 8:05.83 PB |
| 2000 m st. | Hillary Kipsang Yego Kenya | 5:25.33 WL | Peter Kibet Lagat Kenya | 5:26.59 PB | Desta Alemu Ethiopia | 5:37.32 PB |
| 110 m H 91.4 cm | Dale Morgan United States | 13.28 WL | Jack Meredith Great Britain | 13.33 PB | Gregory MacNeil Canada | 13.51 |
| 400 m H 84.0 cm | Norge Sotomayor Cuba | 51.30 WL | Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai Kenya | 51.45 PB | Jose Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon Italy | 51.74 |
| 10,000 m track walk | Hagen Pohle Germany | 41:35.99 CR WL PB | Dementiy Cheparev Russia | 41:53.76 PB | Ihor Lyashchenko Ukraine | 42:01.90 PB |
| Medley relay | United States Colin Hepburn Keenan Brock Dedric Dukes Joshua Mance | 1:50.33 WYB |  BrazilJonathas da Silva Jean Roberto da Silva Jackson da Silva Leandro de Araújo | 1:52.66 SB |  JapanTakumi Kuki Ryota Yamagata Ko Kayada Shogo Momiki | 1:52.82 SB |
| High jump | Dmitriy Kroyter Israel | 2.20 | Janick Klausen Denmark | 2.20 PB | Django Lovett Canada Daniil Tsyplakov Russia | 2.17 PB 2.17 PB |
| Pole vault | Jin Min-sub South Korea | 5.15 PB | Carlo Paech Germany | 5.10 | Daniel Clemens Germany | 5.10 |
| Long jump | Supanara Sukhasvasti Thailand | 7.65 PB | Stefan Brits South Africa | 7.57 | Yannick Roggatz Germany | 7.53 PB |
| Triple jump | Benjamin Williams Great Britain | 15.91 PB | Supanara Sukhasvasti Thailand | 15.70 PB | Aleksandr Yurchenko Russia | 15.66 PB |
| Shot put 5 kg | Ryan Crouser United States | 21.56 CR | Krzysztof Brzozowski Poland | 20.89 PB | Frans Schutte South Africa | 20.37 PB |
| Discus 1.500 kg | Hamid Manssour Syria | 64.20 | Ryan Crouser United States | 61.64 | Traves Smikle Jamaica | 61.22 PB |
| Hammer 5 kg | Chen Hongqiu China | 74.93 WL PB | Suhrob Khodjaev Tajikistan | 73.29 PB | Tomas Kruzliak Slovakia | 72.17 |
| Javelin 700g | Shih-Feng Huang Chinese Taipei | 74.00 | Killian Durechou France | 73.54 | Braian Toledo Argentina | 73.44 PB |
| Octathlon | Kevin Mayer France | 6478 WL | Mohd Ahmed Al-Mannai Qatar | 6232 PB | Steffen Klink Germany | 6217 PB |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Girls
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Jodie Williams Great Britain | 11.39 WL PB | Allison Peter U.S. Virgin Islands | 11.47 PB | Ashton Purvis United States | 11.48 SB |
| 200 m | Jodie Williams Great Britain | 23.08 WL | Allison Peter U.S. Virgin Islands | 23.08 WL | Ashton Purvis United States | 23.15 PB |
| 400 m | Ebony Eutsey United States | 52.88 | Michelle Brown United States | 53.44 | Sandra Wagner Sweden | 53.52 PB |
| 800 m | Cherono Koech Kenya | 2:01.67 CR | Ciara Mageean Ireland | 2:03.07 PB | Rowena Cole Great Britain | 2:03.83 PB |
| 1500 m | Nelly Chebet Ngeiywo Kenya | 4:12.76 PB | Gete Dima Ethiopia | 4:15.16 | Amela Terzić Serbia | 4:16.71 PB |
| 3000 m | Purity Cherotich Rionoripo Kenya | 9:03.79 | Jackline Chepngeno Kenya | 9:05.93 PB | Genet Yalew Ethiopia | 9:08.95 PB |
| 2000 m st. | Korahubsh Itaa Ethiopia | 6:11.83 WYB | Lucia Kamene Muangi Kenya | 6:11.90 PB | Halima Hassen Ethiopia | 6:16.83 PB |
| 100 m H 76.2 cm | Isabelle Pedersen Norway | 13.23 | Kori Carter United States | 13.26 PB | Bridgette Owens United States | 13.39 PB |
| 400 m H | Vera Rudakova Russia | 57.83 WL | Danielle Dowie Jamaica | 58.62 | Déborah Rodríguez Uruguay | 59.71 PB |
| 5,000 m track walk | Elena Lashmanova Russia | 22:55.45 WL | Yanelli Caballero Mexico | 22:59.27 PB | Svetlana Vasilyeva Russia | 23:00.15 PB |
| Medley relay | United States Jordan Clark Ashton Purvis Briana Nelson Ebony Eutsey | 2:04.32 WL |  HungaryAnasztázia Nguyen Kriszta Komiszár Dorina Vincze Lilla Loránd | 2:09.22 PB |  RomaniaAna Maria Rosianu Ana Alungoaie Sanda Belgyan Adelina Pastor | 2:09.25 PB |
| High jump | Alessia Trost Italy | 1.87 | Mariya Kuchina Russia Amy Pejkovic .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 1.85 PB 1.85 PB |
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| Pole vault | Angelica Bengtsson Sweden | 4.32 WL | Michaela Meijer Sweden | 4.10 | Felicia Horvath Hungary Tatyana Stetsyuk Russia | 4.00 PB 4.00 PB |
| Long jump | Minjia Lu China | 6.22 | Alina Rotaru Romania | 6.09 | Jennifer Clayton United States | 6.05 |
| Triple jump | Yana Borodina Russia | 13.63 WL | Lina Deng China | 13.57 PB | Valeriya Kanatova Uzbekistan | 13.45 |
| Shot put | Lena Urbaniak Germany | 15.28 | Margaret Satupai Samoa | 14.96 SB | Yangzi Dong China | 14.65 PB |
| Discus | Li Shanshan China | 51.65 | Alex Collatz United States | 50.09 | Shanice Craft Germany | 49.15 |
| Hammer | Barbara Spiler Slovenia | 59.33 | Kivilcim Kaya Turkey | 57.91 SB | Bianca Lazar Fazecas Romania | 56.41 PB |
| Javelin | Anastasiya Svechnikova Uzbekistan | 53.25 SB | You Wu China | 52.04 PB | Laura Henkel Germany | 51.47 PB |
| Heptathlon | Katarina Thompson Great Britain | 5750 WL | Laura Ikauniece Latvia | 5647 PB | Kira Biesenbach Germany | 5423 PB |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Medals table
Kirani James of Grenada won a 200/400 m sprint double.
Angelica Bengtsson took the pole vault title for Sweden.
Jodie Williams won a 100/200 m sprint double for Great Britain.
Kévin Mayer of France won the decathlon.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Grenada (GRN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 24 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Samoa (SAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (46 nations) | 40 | 41 | 41 | 122 | |
All Information taken from IAAF's website.[8]
References
- IAAF, May 5, 2009: More than 170 nations to compete in Sϋdtirol – 2009 World Youth Champs. Accessed 2009-07-11. Archived 2009-09-08.
- "15-year-old Jodie Williams takes sprint titles". IAAF. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- Williams and James achieve unprecedented doubles as Kenya steals the show in middle distance
- "Descendant of the Royal family grabs Thailand's first ever World gold medal". IAAF. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- "World Youth gold is more than a dream come true for Pedersen". IAAF. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- "Golden jump for Italy's Alessia Trost". IAAF. 2009-07-10. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- A Swede steals Kenya's thunder at the World Youth Championships
- 2009 World Youth medal table . Accessed 2009-07-11. Archived 2009-09-08.
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