2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics
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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 Bressanone, 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]
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.[4] 16-year-old Italian Alessia Trost also became the host nation's first World Youth champion.[5]
Johan Rogestedt of Sweden became the first European ever to win the 800 metres, usually dominated by East African runners.[6] In high jump, Russian-born Dmitriy Kroyter became Israel's first world youth champion.
Medal summary
Boys
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  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 | Lu Minjia China | 6.22 | Alina Rotaru Romania | 6.09 | Jennifer Clayton United States | 6.05 |
| Triple jump | Yana Borodina Russia | 13.63 WL | Deng Lina China | 13.57 PB | Valeriya Kanatova Uzbekistan | 13.45 |
| Shot put | Lena Urbaniak Germany | 15.28 | Margaret Satupai Samoa | 14.96 SB | Dong Yangzi 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 | Wu You 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
| 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 entries) | 40 | 41 | 41 | 122 | |
All Information taken from IAAF's website.[7]
Mascot
The mascot is a crow named Hugo, who is also the mascot of Brixia Meeting.[8]