2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 15th World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1995 or later) which was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on 22–27 July 2014.[1] A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. A total of 1546 athletes from 175 countries were participate.[1]
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| Host city |  Eugene, Oregon, USA |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 175 |
| Athletes participating | 1546 |
| Events | 44 |
| Dates | 22–27 July |
| Officially opened by | Barack Obama |
| Main venue | Hayward Field |
Several medalists from the 2012 championships were eligible to defend their titles, including Wilhem Belocian, Ashraf Amgad Elseify, Falk Wendrich, Jessica Judd, Ana Peleteiro and Sofi Flinck.
Men's results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Mikhail Akimenko Russia | 2.24 PB |
Dzmitry Nabokau Belarus | 2.24 PB |
Woo Sang-hyeok South Korea | 2.24 PB |
| Pole vault |
Axel Chapelle France | 5.55 WJL |
Daniil Kotov Russia | 5.50 PB |
Oleg Zernikel Germany | 5.50 PB |
| Long jump |
Wang Jianan China | 8.08 | Lin Qing China | 7.94 | Shotaro Shiroyama Japan | 7.83 |
| Triple jump |
Lázaro Martínez Cuba | 17.13 CR |
Max Heß Germany | 16.55 PB |
Mateus de Sá Brazil | 16.47 NJR |
| Shot put (6 kg) |
Konrad Bukowiecki Poland | 22.06 WJL |
Denzel Comenentia Netherlands | 20.17 PB |
Braheme Days, Jr. United States | 20.01 |
| Discus throw (1.750 kg) |
Martin Marković Croatia | 66.94 WJL |
Henning Prüfer Germany | 64.18 PB |
Sven Martin Skagestad Norway | 63.21 |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) |
Ashraf Amgad Elseify Qatar | 84.71 WJL |
Bence Pásztor Hungary | 79.99 | Ilya Terentyev Russia | 76.31 |
| Javelin throw |
Gatis Čakšs Latvia | 74.04 PB |
Matija Muhar Slovenia | 72.97 | Andrian Mardare Moldova | 72.81 |
| Decathlon (junior) |
Jiří Sýkora Czech Republic | 8135 CR |
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Tim Nowak Germany | 7980 NJR |
Women's results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Morgan Lake Great Britain | 1.93 | Michaela Hrubá Czech Republic | 1.91 NJR |
Irina Ilieva Russia | 1.88 |
| Pole vault |
Alayna Lutkovskaya Russia | 4.50 CR |
Desiree Freier United States | 4.45 AJR |
Eliza McCartney New Zealand | 4.45 NR |
| Long jump |
Akela Jones Barbados | 6.34 | Nadia Akpana Assa Norway | 6.31 | Maryse Luzolo Germany | 6.24 |
| Triple jump |
Rouguy Diallo France | 14.44 | Liadagmis Povea Cuba | 14.07 | Li Xiaohong China | 14.03 |
| Shot put |
Guo Tianqian China | 17.71 | Raven Saunders United States | 16.63 | Emel Dereli Turkey | 16.55 |
| Discus throw |
Izabela da Silva Brazil | 58.03 WJL |
Valarie Allman United States | 56.75 | Navjeet Kaur Dhillon India | 56.36 PB |
| Hammer throw |
Al'ona Shamotina Ukraine | 66.05 | Réka Gyurátz Hungary | 64.68 | Iliana Korosidou Greece | 63.67 |
| Javelin throw |
Ekaterina Starygina Russia | 56.85 SB |
Sofi Flinck Sweden | 56.70 | Sara Kolak Croatia | 55.74 |
| Heptathlon |
Morgan Lake Great Britain | 6148 PB |
Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba | 6006 | Nadine Visser Netherlands | 5948 |
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States* | 11 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 |  Kenya | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 |  Ethiopia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | China | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Cuba | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  Jamaica | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Barbados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Djibouti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (40 nations) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 1411 athletes from 153 countries participated in the event. Registered athletes from 
Afghanistan, 
Burkina Faso, the 
Central African Republic, 
Chad, 
Côte d'Ivoire, 
Guinea-Bissau, 
Iraq and 
Libya did not show.[2]
Algeria (11)
American Samoa (1)
Andorra (1)
Anguilla (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (3)
Argentina (6)
Armenia (3)
Aruba (1)- Australia (56)
Austria (10)
Azerbaijan (2)
Bahamas (22)- Bahrain (7)
Bangladesh (1)- Barbados (9)
- Belarus (12)
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Belgium (15)
Bermuda (1)
Bolivia (2)
Botswana (8)- Brazil (22)
British Virgin Islands (2)
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Canada (40)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chile (4)- China (25)
Chinese Taipei (10)
Colombia (11)
DR Congo (1)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (1)- Croatia (15)
- Cuba (18)
Cyprus (7)- Czech Republic (23)
Denmark (6)- Djibouti (2)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (2)- Ecuador (8)
Egypt (5)
El Salvador (1)
Eritrea (4)
Estonia (6)- Ethiopia (21)
Fiji (1)
Finland (14)- France (34)
French Polynesia (1)
Gabon (1)
Georgia (1)- Germany (56)
Ghana (3)
Gibraltar (1)- Great Britain (43)
- Greece (11)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (3)
Guyana (2)
Hong Kong (2)- Hungary (20)
Iceland (5)- India (7)
Indonesia (1)
Iran (1)
Ireland (9)
Israel (2)
Italy (48)- Jamaica (40)
- Japan (42)
Kazakhstan (4)- Kenya (26)
Kiribati (1)
Kuwait (1)
Kyrgyzstan (1)- Latvia (6)
Lesotho (1)
Liberia (1)
Lithuania (11)
Luxembourg (2)
Macau (1)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malaysia (3)
Maldives (1)
Malta (1)
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Mauritania (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (26)
F.S. Micronesia (1)- Moldova (3)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (2)
Morocco (6)
Mozambique (1)
Namibia (1)- Netherlands (18)
- New Zealand (3)
Nicaragua (1)- Nigeria (19)
- Norway (25)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Panama (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (1)- Peru (8)
Philippines (2)- Poland (36)
Portugal (10)
Puerto Rico (9)- Qatar (5)
Romania (18)- Russia (28)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
Samoa (1)
San Marino (1)
Saudi Arabia (3)
Senegal (1)
Serbia (1)
Seychelles (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Singapore (2)
Slovakia (8)- Slovenia (20)
South Africa (24)- South Korea (11)
- Spain (37)
Sri Lanka (2)
Suriname (1)
Swaziland (1)- Sweden (26)
Switzerland (17)
Thailand (9)
Tonga (1)- Trinidad and Tobago (19)
- Turkey (30)
Turkmenistan (1)
Turks and Caicos Islands (1)- Uganda (4)
- Ukraine (21)
United Arab Emirates (2)- United States (85)
Uruguay (2)
U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
Uzbekistan (3)
Vanuatu (1)
Venezuela (10)
Zambia (4)
Zimbabwe (3)
References
- "More Records set to be broken - World Junior Championships Entries confirm 186 countries". IAAF. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- IAAF World Junior Championships - Eugene (USA) - 22-27 July 2014 - RESULTS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 21 August 2015
External links
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