2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 14th World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 July 2012.[1] A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.
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| Host city |  Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 171 |
| Athletes participating | 1566 |
| Events | 44 |
| Dates | 10–15 July |
| Officially opened by | Juan Carlos I of Spain |
| Main venue | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
Several medalists from the 2010 championships were eligible to defend their titles, including Jacko Gill, Jodie Williams, Shaunae Miller, and Angelica Bengtsson. Gill and Bengtsson were successful.
Men's results
Track
Field
Women's results
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |
Anthonique Strachan Bahamas | 11.20 WJL |
Nimet Karakuş Turkey | 11.36 | Tamiris de Liz Brazil | 11.45 |
| 200 m |
Anthonique Strachan Bahamas | 22.53 CR |
Olivia Ekpone United States | 23.15 PB |
Dezerea Bryant United States | 23.15 |
| 400 m |
Ashley Spencer United States | 50.50 CR |
Kadecia Baird Guyana | 51.04 AJ |
Erika Rucker United States | 51.10 PB |
| 800 m |
Ajee' Wilson United States | 2:00.91 PB |
Jessica Judd Great Britain | 2:00.96 PB |
Manal El Bahraoui Morocco | 2:03.09 |
| 1500 m |
Faith Kipyegon Kenya | 4:04.96 CR |
Amela Terzić Serbia | 4:07.59 PB, NR |
Senbere Teferi Ethiopia | 4:08.28 PB |
| 3000 m |
Mercy Chebwogen Kenya | 9:08.88 PB |
Hiwot Gebrekidan Ethiopia | 9:09.27 PB |
Emelia Gorecka Great Britain | 9:09.43 PB |
| 5000 m |
Buze Diriba Ethiopia | 15:32.94 | Ruti Aga Ethiopia | 15:32.95 PB |
Agnes Jebet Tirop Kenya | 15:36.74 PB |
| 100 m hurdles |
Morgan Snow United States | 13.38 | Noemi Zbären Switzerland | 13.42 | Ekaterina Bleskina Russia | 13.43 |
| 400 m hurdles |
Janieve Russell Jamaica | 56.62 WJL |
Aurelie Chaboudez France | 57.14 NJ |
Kaila Barber United States | 57.63 |
| 3000 m steeplechase |
Daisy Jepkemei Kenya | 9:47.22 WJL |
Tejinesh Gebisa Ethiopia | 9:50.51 PB |
Stella Jepkosgei Rutto Kenya | 9:50.58 PB |
| 4×100 m relay |
United States Morgan Snow Dezerea Bryant Jennifer Madu Shayla Sanders | 43.89 WJL |
 GermanyAlexandra Burghardt Ida Mayer Katharina Grompe Jessie Maduka | 44.24 SB |
Brazil Camila de Souza Tamiris de Liz Nathalia da Rosa Jessica Dos Reis | 44.29 SB |
| 4×400 m relay |
United States Erika Rucker Olivia Ekpone Kendall Baisden Ashley Spencer | 3:30.01 WJL |
Jamaica Sandrae Farquharson Olivia James Shericka Jackson Janieve Russell | 3:32.97 SB |
Russia Yana Glotova Alina Galitskaya Yuliya Koltachikhina Ekaterina Renzhina | 3:36.42 |
| 10,000 m walk |
Ekaterina Medvedeva Russia | 45:41.74 | Nadezhda Leontyeva Russia | 45:43.64 PB |
Sandra Arenas Colombia | 45:44.46 |
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Alessia Trost Italy | 1.91 | Lissa Labiche Seychelles | 1.88 NJ |
Mariya Kuchina Russia | 1.88 |
| Pole vault |
Angelica Bengtsson Sweden | 4.50 CR |
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| Long jump |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson Great Britain | 6.81w | Lena Malkus Germany | 6.80w | Jazmin Sawyers Great Britain | 6.67 WJL |
| Triple jump |
Ana Peleteiro Spain | 14.17 WJL |
Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė Lithuania | 14.17 WJL, NR |
Liuba Zaldívar Cuba | 13.90 |
| Shot put |
Shanice Craft Germany | 17.15 WJL |
Gao Yang China | 16.57 | Bian Ka China | 16.48 |
| Discus throw |
Anna Rüh Germany | 62.38 | Shanice Craft Germany | 60.42 | Shelbi Vaughan United States | 60.07 |
| Hammer throw |
Alexandra Tavernier France | 70.62 CR |
Alexia Sedykh France | 67.34 | Alena Navahrodskaya Belarus | 67.13 PB |
| Javelin throw |
Sofi Flinck Sweden | 61.40 WJL, NR |
Liu Shiying China | 59.20 PB |
Marija Vučenović Serbia | 57.12 PB |
| Heptathlon |
Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba | 5966 | Xénia Krizsán Hungary | 5957 PB |
Tamara de Sousa Brazil | 5900 AJ |
Medal table
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 39 |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (43 nations) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[2] 1566 athletes from 171 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[3]
Albania (1)
Algeria (11)
American Samoa (1)
Andorra (2)
Angola (1)
Anguilla (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (2)- Argentina (9)
Armenia (4)- Australia (51)
Austria (12)
Azerbaijan (1)- Bahamas (22)
Bahrain (5)
Bangladesh (1)
Barbados (8)- Belarus (17)
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Belgium (10)
Belize (1)
Benin (1)
Bermuda (2)
Bolivia (4)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)- Botswana (4)
- Brazil (29)
British Virgin Islands (2)
Bulgaria (5)
Burkina Faso (1)
Cameroon (1)- Canada (46)
Cape Verde (1)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chad (1)
Chile (13)- China (33)
Chinese Taipei (9)- Colombia (10)
Comoros (1)
Congo (1)
DR Congo (1)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (3)- Croatia (10)
- Cuba (12)
Cyprus (5)
Czech Republic (14)- Denmark (8)
Djibouti (1)
Dominica (2)- Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (3)
El Salvador (1)
Equatorial Guinea (1)- Eritrea (3)
Estonia (8)- Ethiopia (19)
Fiji (2)
Finland (32)- France (31)
French Polynesia (1)
Gabon (2)
Georgia (2)- Germany (61)
Ghana (6)
Gibraltar (1)- Great Britain (36)
Greece (12)
Grenada (1)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (3)
Guinea-Bissau (1)- Guyana (3)
Hong Kong (2)- Hungary (22)
Iceland (4)
India (17)
Indonesia (2)
Iran (4)
Iraq (2)
Ireland (15)
Israel (5)- Italy (52)
- Jamaica (37)
- Japan (40)
Kazakhstan (10)- Kenya (25)
Kuwait (3)
Laos (1)
Latvia (7)
Lebanon (1)
Lesotho (1)- Lithuania (10)
Luxembourg (2)
Macau (1)
Macedonia (2)
Madagascar (1)
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Mauritania (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (16)
F.S. Micronesia (1)
Moldova (2)
Mongolia (1)
Montenegro (1)- Morocco (12)
Mozambique (1)
Namibia (2)
Nauru (1)- Netherlands (18)
- New Zealand (13)
Nicaragua (1)
Niger (1)
Nigeria (10)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Norway (22)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Palestine (1)
Panama (1)
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Paraguay (1)
Peru (7)- Poland (37)
Portugal (14)
Puerto Rico (8)- Qatar (9)
Romania (23)- Russia (42)
Rwanda (1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
Saint Lucia (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
San Marino (2)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)- Saudi Arabia (11)
Senegal (1)- Serbia (9)
- Seychelles (1)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (9)
Slovenia (20)
Solomon Islands (1)- South Africa (31)
South Korea (13)- Spain (54)
Sri Lanka (6)
Sudan (4)- Sweden (22)
- Switzerland (19)
Syria (1)
Tajikistan (2)
Thailand (7)
Tonga (1)- Trinidad and Tobago (16)
Tunisia (8)- Turkey (29)
Turkmenistan (1)- Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
Uganda (5)
Ukraine (47)- United States (80)
Uruguay (1)
U.S. Virgin Islands (1)- Uzbekistan (4)
Vanuatu (1)
Venezuela (10)
Vietnam (1)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (2)
Zimbabwe (1)
References
- "More Records set to be broken - World Junior Championships Entries confirm 186 countries". IAAF. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, p. 5, retrieved 13 June 2015
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