2021 World Athletics U20 Championships

The 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known as the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2002), which was held from 18 to 22 August 2021 at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.[1]

2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Host cityNairobi, Kenya
Nations116 National Associations
Athletes958
Events45
Dates18–22 August 2021
Opened byUhuru Kenyatta
Main venueMoi International Sports Center, Kasarani

Schedule

QQualification HHeats SSemifinals FFinal
M = morning session, A = afternoon session
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[2]

Qualifying Standards

EventMenWomen
100 m10.5811.85
200 m21.3824.35
400 m47.3554.85
800 m1:50.802:08.70
1500 m3:48.004:28.00
3000 m8:14.009:25.00
5000 m14:12.0016:35.00
3000 m sc9:07.0010:35.00
100 mH14.15
110 mH14.15 00.991 m (3 ft 3 in)
400 mH53.1060.75
10,000 m RW43:40.0050:30.00
4x100 m RelayNo standardNo standard
4x400 m RelayNo standardNo standard
4x400 m Mixed RelayNo standardNo standard
Heptathlon5350 points
Decathlon7100 points
High Jump2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Pole Vault5.10 m (16 ft 8+34 in)4.07 m (13 ft 4 in)
Long Jump7.58 m (24 ft 10+14 in)6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
Triple Jump15.60 m (51 ft 2 in)12.90 m (42 ft 3+34 in)
Shot Put18.30 m (60 ft 14 in) (6 kg)14.60 m (47 ft 10+34 in) (4 kg)
Discus57.00 m (187 ft 0 in)49.00 m (160 ft 9 in)
Hammer68.50 m (224 ft 8+34 in) (6 kg)58.00 m (190 ft 3+14 in)
Javelin69.50 m (228 ft 0 in)50.50 m (165 ft 8 in)

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Men's results

Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
Letsile Tebogo
 Botswana
10.19 Benjamin Richardson
 South Africa
10.28 Shainer Rengifo
 Cuba
10.32
200 m
Udodi Onwuzurike
 Nigeria
20.21 NU20R Letsile Tebogo
 Botswana
20.38 Sinesipho Dambile
 South Africa
20.48 SB
400 m
Anthony Pesela
 Botswana
44.58 CR Luis Avilés
 Mexico
44.95 NU20R Antonie Nortje
 South Africa
45.32 PB
800 m
Emmanuel Wanyonyi
 Kenya
1:43.76 CR Mohamed Ali Gouaned
 Algeria
1:44.45 NU20R Noah Kibet
 Kenya
1:44.88 PB
1500 m
Vincent Keter
 Kenya
3:37.24 Wegene Addisu
 Ethiopia
3:37.86 Melkeneh Azize
 Ethiopia
3:40.22
3000 m
Tadese Worku
 Ethiopia
7:42.09 CR Ali Abdilmana
 Ethiopia
7:44.55 PB Habtom Samuel
 Eritrea
7:52.69 PB
5000 m
Benson Kiplangat
 Kenya
13:20.37 PB Tadese Worku
 Ethiopia
13:20.65 Levy Kibet
 Kenya
13:26.01 PB
110 m hurdles
(99.0 cm)
Sasha Zhoya
 France
12.72 WU20R Vashaun Vascianna
 Jamaica
13.25 PB Jakub Szymański
 Poland
13.43 PB
400 m hurdles
Berke Akçam
 Turkey
49.38 NU20R Denis Novoseltsev
 Authorised Neutral Athletes
49.62 PB Devontie Archer
 Jamaica
49.78 PB
Swedish Oskar Edlund originally arrived first, but was later disqualified for not clearing a hurdle properly.
3000 m steeplechase
Amos Serem
 Kenya
8:30.72 Tadese Takele
 Ethiopia
8:33.15 Simon Koech
 Kenya
8:34.79
4×100 m relay
 South Africa
Mihlali Xhotyeni
Sinesipho Dambile
Letlhogonolo Moleyane
Benjamin Richardson
*Henru Olivier
*Bradley Oliphant
38.51 WU20R  Jamaica
Alexavier Monfried
Bryan Levell
Andrew Gilipps
Sandrey Davison
38.61 AU20R  Poland
Dominik Łuczynski
Patryk Krupa
Jakub Pietrusa
Oliwer Wdowik
38.90 AU20R
4×400 m relay
 Botswana
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi
Anthony Pesela
Oreeditse Masede
Phenyo Bongani Majama
*Thusoyaone Gabanatlhong
3:05.22 WU20L  Jamaica
Malachi Johnson
Jeremy Bembridge
Tahj Hamm
Devontie Archer
*Antonio Hanson
3:05.76 SB  Kenya
Joshua Wanyonyi
Elkanah Kiprotich Chemelil
Kennedy Kimeu
Peter Kithome
3:05.94
10,000 m walk
Heristone Wanyonyi
 Kenya
42:10.84 PB Amit
 India
42:17.94 Paul McGrath
 Spain
42:26.11 PB
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Field

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
Yonathan Kapitolnik
 Israel
2.26 PB Massimiliano Luiu
 Italy
2.17 PB Mateusz Kołodziejski
 Poland
2.17
Pole vault
Matvei Volkov
 Belarus
5.45 Juho Alasaari
 Finland
5.35 Kyle Rademeyer
 South Africa
5.30
Long jump
Erwan Konaté
 France
8.12 WU20L Jhon Berrío
 Colombia
7.97 NU20R Kavian Kerr
 Jamaica
7.90 PB
Triple jump
Gabriel Wallmark
 Sweden
16.43 NU20R Jaydon Hibbert
 Jamaica
16.05 PB Simon Gore
 France
15.85 PB
Shot put (6 kg)
Juan Carley Vázquez
 Cuba
19.73 Yauheni Bryhi
 Belarus
19.70 PB Jephté Vogel
  Switzerland
19.16
Discus throw (1.750 kg)
Mykolas Alekna
 Lithuania
69.81 CR Ralford Mullings
 Jamaica
66.68 Raman Khartanovich
 Belarus
62.19
Hammer throw (6 kg)
Jan Doležálek
 Czech Republic
77.83 NU20R Orestis Dousakis
 Greece
77.78 Jean-Baptiste Bruxelle
 France
77.70
Javelin throw
Janne Läspä
 Finland
76.46 Artur Felfner
 Ukraine
76.32 Chinecherem Nnamdi
 Nigeria
74.48
Decathlon (junior)
František Doubek
 Czech Republic
8169 WU20L NU20R Jente Hauttekeete
 Belgium
8053 José San Pastor
 Spain
7430 NU20R
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Women's results

Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
Tina Clayton
 Jamaica
11.09 PB Beatrice Masilingi
 Namibia
11.39 Mélissa Gutschmidt
  Switzerland
11.51
200 m
Christine Mboma
 Namibia
21.84 WU20R Beatrice Masilingi
 Namibia
22.18 PB Favour Ofili
 Nigeria
22.23 NU20R
400 m
Imaobong Nse Uko
 Nigeria
51.55 PB Kornelia Lesiewicz
 Poland
51.97 PB Sylvia Chelangat
 Kenya
52.23 PB
800 m
Ayal Dagnachew
 Ethiopia
2:02.96 Valentina Rosamilia
  Switzerland
2:04.29 Elli Eftychia Deligianni
 Greece
2:04.66
1500 m
Purity Chepkirui
 Kenya
4:16.07 Diribe Welteji
 Ethiopia
4:16.39 Winnie Jemutai
 Kenya
4:18.99
3000 m
Teresia Muthoni Gateri
 Kenya
8:57.78 Zenah Jemutai Yego
 Kenya
8:59.59 Melknat Wudu
 Ethiopia
9:00.12 PB
5000 m
Mizan Alem
 Ethiopia
16:05.61 Melknat Wudu
 Ethiopia
16:13.16 Prisca Chesang
 Uganda
16:21.78
Wudu and Chesang were originally disqualified for stepping out of the track, but after a protest, they were reinstated.
100 m hurdles
Ackera Nugent
 Jamaica
12.95 Anna Maria Millend
 Estonia
13.45 Anna Tóth
 Hungary
13.58
400 m hurdles
Heidi Salminen
 Finland
56.94 PB Ludivine Aubert
 France
57.16 PB Savannah Sutherland
 Canada
57.27 PB
3000 m steeplechase
Jackline Chepkoech
 Kenya
9:27.40 PB Zerfe Wondemagegn
 Ethiopia
9:35.22 Faith Cherotich
 Kenya
9:44.76
4×100 m relay
 Jamaica
Serena Cole
Tina Clayton
Kerrica Hill
Tia Clayton
42.94 WU20R  Namibia
Ndawana Haitembu
Beatrice Masilingi
Nandi Tjanjeua Vass
Christine Mboma
43.76 NU20R  Nigeria
Praise Ofoku
Favour Ofili
Anita Taviore
Tima Seikeseye Godbless
43.90 SB
4×400 m relay
 Nigeria
Opeyemi Deborah Oke
Imaobong Nse Uko
Ella Onojuvwevwo
Favour Ofili
3:31.46 WU20L  Jamaica
Annalee Robinson
Aalliyah Francis
Alliah Baker
Daena Dyer
3:36.57 SB  Italy
Alessandra Iezzi
Federica Pansini
Angelica Ghergo
Alexandra Almici
3:37.18
10,000 m walk
Sofía Ramos Rodríguez
 Mexico
46:23.01 Maële Biré-Heslouis
 France
47:43.87 Eliška Martínková
 Czech Republic
47:46.28
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Field

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
Natalya Spiridonova
 Authorised Neutral Athletes
1.91 Marithé Engondo
  Switzerland
1.89 Styliana Ioannidou
 Cyprus
1.87
Pole vault
Mirè Reinstorf
 South Africa
4.15 AU20R Élise Russis
 France
4.15 Heather Abadie
 Canada
4.05
Long jump
Maja Åskag
 Sweden
6.60 PB Shaili Singh
 India
6.59 PB Mariia Horielova
 Ukraine
6.50 PB
Triple jump
Maja Åskag
 Sweden
13.75 Tessy Ebosele
 Spain
13.63 PB Darja Sopova
 Latvia
13.60
Shot put
Miné de Klerk
 South Africa
17.40 Pınar Akyol
 Turkey
16.72 Dane Roets
 South Africa
15.61
Discus throw
Violetta Ignatyeva
 Authorised Neutral Athletes
57.84 Miné de Klerk
 South Africa
53.50 AU20R Alina Nikitsenka
 Belarus
51.47
Hammer throw
Silja Kosonen
 Finland
71.64 CR Rose Loga
 France
67.11 Maryola Bukel
 Belarus
65.20
Javelin throw
Adriana Vilagoš
 Serbia
61.46 WU20L Elina Tzengko
 Greece
57.91 Yiselena Ballar Rojas
 Cuba
55.48
Heptathlon
Saga Vanninen
 Finland
5997 Pippi Lotta Enok
 Estonia
5746 PB Szabina Szűcs
 Hungary
5674 PB
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Mixed results

Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
4×400 m relay
 Nigeria
Johnson Nnamani
Imaobong Nse Uko
Opeyemi Deborah Oke
Bamidele Ajayi
*Ella Onojuvwevwo
3:19.70 CR  Poland
Kornelia Lesiewicz
Alicja Kaczmarek
Michał Wróbel
Patryk Grzegorzewicz
*Olga Rzeszewska
*Mateusz Matera
3:19.80 SB  India
Barath Sridhar
Priya Mohan
Summy
Kapil
*Abdul Razak Cherankulangara Rasheed
3:20.60 SB
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Records set

  • 4 world U20 records: (Sasha Zhoya (FRA) in the 110m hurdles - 12.93 semifinal and 12.72 final; Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 m relay – 42.94; South Africa in the men's 4 × 100 m relay – 38.51).
  • 15 championship records: (Anthony Pesela BOT in the men's 400m - 44.58; Emmanuel Wanyonyi KEN in the men's 800m – 1:43.76; Tadese Worku ETH in the men's 3000m - 7:42.09; Sasha Zhoya FRA in the 110m hurdles - 12.93 and 12.72; Mykolas Alekna LTU in the men's Discus Throw – 69.81; South Africa in the men's 4 × 100 m – 38.51; Christine Mboma NAM 22.41 semifinal, Beatrice Masiilingi NAM 22.19 semifinal and Mboma 21.84 final in the women's 200m; Silja Kosonen FIN in the women's hammer - 71.64m; Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 m – 42.94; Mixed 4 × 400 m (new event) India in heat 1 - 3:23.36, Nigeria in heat 2 - 3:21.66 and Nigeria in final - 3:19.70).
  • 11 area U20 records: (Mirè Reinstorf RSA in the women's pole vault – 4.15m; Mine De Klerk RSA in the women's discus – 53.50m; Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 m – 42.94; Sasha Zhoya FRA in the 110m hurdles - 12.93 semifinal and 12.72 final; men's 4 × 100 m Poland with 38.93 in the heat and 38.90 in the final, South Africa and Nigeria =AR both 39.33 in the heats, South Africa 38.51 and Jamaica 38.61 in the final)
  • 68 national U20 records.
  • 10 national senior records.
  • 259 personal bests.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Kenya)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya*81716
2 Finland4105
3 Nigeria4037
4 Ethiopia37212
5 Jamaica36211
6 South Africa3249
7 Botswana3104
8 Sweden3003
9 France2428
 Authorised Neutral Athletes[1]2103
10 Czech Republic2013
11 Namibia1304
12 Belarus1135
13 Mexico1102
 Turkey1102
15 Cuba1023
16 Israel1001
 Lithuania1001
 Serbia1001
19 Poland0235
20  Switzerland0224
21 Greece0213
 India0213
23 Estonia0202
24 Spain0123
25 Italy0112
 Ukraine0112
27 Algeria0101
 Belgium0101
 Colombia0101
30 Canada0022
 Hungary0022
32 Cyprus0011
 Eritrea0011
 Latvia0011
 Uganda0011
Totals (35 entries)454545135
Source: [4]
Notes

^[1] Not included in the official medal table.

Placing table

Kenya won the ranking in the placing table.[5]

RankCountry1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)45678Points
1  Kenya81710212128
2  Ethiopia37241010111
3  Jamaica36220141100
4  South Africa3241331292
5  France2423201283
6  Nigeria4034000373
7  Poland0233142168
8  Finland4102200259
9  Italy0112251351
10  Czech Republic2011401550
11  Spain0122230046
12  India0213111145
13  Greece0212130043
14  Belarus1130010036
15  Ukraine0111212033
16  Botswana3100000031
 Uganda0012122131
18  Namibia1300000029
19  Eritrea0011221128
20   Switzerland0220000026
 Turkey1100013226
22  Cuba1020011025
23  Sweden3000000024
24  Canada0020013021
 Hungary0020200121
26  Estonia0201000019
27  Colombia0100210018
28  Iran0002110017
29  Belgium0100110115
 Mexico1100000015
 Serbia1000110015
32  Cyprus0010110013
33  Lithuania1000010011
34  Israel1000001010
 Slovenia0001100110
36  Austria000110009
 Brazil000101019
 Latvia001001009
39  Croatia000010208
 Romania000000408
41  Algeria010000007
 Bahamas000100107
 Morocco000010117
44  Burundi000010015
 Denmark000010015
 Iceland000100005
 Oman000100005
 Qatar000100005
49  Ecuador000010004
 Zambia000010004
51  Argentina000001003
 Armenia000001003
 Slovakia000001003
54  Ivory Coast000000102
 Grenada000000102
 Hong Kong000000102
 Kosovo000000102
 Malta000000102
 Portugal000000102
 Sri Lanka000000102
61  Guatemala000000011
 Senegal000000011
 South Sudan000000011

Participation

The following is a list of participating nations with the number of qualified athletes in brackets. A country without any qualified athlete could enter either one male or one female.[3] A total 114 National Associations (plus the teams from Authorized Neutral Athletes and Athlete Refugee Team) and 897 athletes are scheduled to compete.[6]

References

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