2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics
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The 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the ninth edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 15 and 19 July at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali, Colombia.[1][2] Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2015 (born in 1998 or 1999).
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| Host city |  Cali, Colombia |
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| Events | 40 |
| Dates | 15–19 July |
| Main venue | Estadio Pascual Guerrero |
Medal summary
Boys
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Japan | 10.28 CR |
Derick Silva Brazil | 10.49 | Rechmial Miller Great Britain | 10.59 |
| 200 metres |
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Japan | 20.34 CR |
Kyle Appel South Africa | 20.57 PB |
Josephus Lyles United States | 20.74 PB |
| 400 metres |
Christopher Taylor Jamaica | 45.27 WYL |
Josephus Lyles United States | 45.46 PB |
Keshun Reed United States | 45.96 |
| 800 metres |
Willy Tarbei Kenya | 1:45.58 | Kipyegon Bett Kenya | 1:45.86 | Luis Fernando Pires Brazil | 1:48.61 PB |
| 1500 metres |
Kumari Taki Kenya | 3:36.38 CR |
Mulugeta Assefa Ethiopia | 3:41.10 PB |
Lawi Kosgei Kenya | 3:41.43 |
| 3000 metres |
Richard Yator Kimunyan Kenya | 7:54.45 | Davis Kiplangat Kenya | 7:54.52 | Tefera Mosisa Ethiopia | 7:55.04 PB |
| 110 metres hurdles |
Mattéo Ngo France | 13.53 PB |
Joseph Daniels Canada | 13.54 | Isaiah Lucas United States | 13.54 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Norman Grimes United States | 49.11 WYL |
Ryusei Fujii Japan | 50.33 PB |
Masaki Toyoda Japan | 50.53 PB |
| 2000 metres steeplechase |
Vincent Kipyegon Ruto Kenya | 5:27.58 | Wogene Sebisibe Ethiopia | 5:29.41 PB |
Geofrey Rotich Kenya | 5:30.16 PB |
| 10,000 metres walk |
Sergey Shirobokov Russia | 42.24.41 | Zhang Jun China | 42.33.68 PB |
Federico González Mexico | 42.54.55 |
| High jump |
Stefano Sottile Italy | 2.20 WYL |
Dmytro Nikitin Ukraine | 2.18 PB |
Darius Carbin United States | 2.16 PB |
| Pole vault |
Armand Duplantis Sweden | 5.30 CR |
Vladyslav Malykhin Ukraine | 5.30 CR |
Emmanouil Karalis Greece | 5.20 |
| Long jump |
Maykel Massó Cuba | 8.05 CR |
Darcy Roper Australia | 8.01PB | Eberson Silva Brazil | 7.76 PB |
| Triple jump |
Cristian Nápoles Cuba | 16.13 | Du Mingze China | 16.02 PB |
Julio César Carbonell Cuba | 15.70 |
| Shot put |
Adrian Piperi United States | 22.00 WYL |
Szymon Mazur Poland | 21.77 PB |
Wictor Petersson Sweden | 21.56 PB |
| Discus throw |
Werner Visser South Africa | 64.24 | Wang Yuhan China | 60.33 PB |
George Evans Great Britain | 60.22 |
| Hammer throw |
Hlib Piskunov Ukraine | 84.91 CR |
Mykhaylo Havryliuk Ukraine | 78.93 PB |
Ned Weatherly Australia | 77.60 |
| Javelin throw |
Paul Botha South Africa | 78.49 PB |
Niklas Kaul Germany | 78.05 | Vladislav Palyunin Uzbekistan | 76.77 |
| Decathlon |
Niklas Kaul Germany | 8002 WYB |
Ludovic Besson France | 7678 PB |
Hans-Christian Hausenberg Estonia | 7657 |
Girls
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
Candace Hill United States | 11.08 CR |
Khalifa St.Fort Trinidad and Tobago | 11.19 PB |
Jayla Kirkland United States | 11.41 PB |
| 200 metres |
Candace Hill United States | 22.43 WYB |
Lauren Rain Williams United States | 22.90 PB |
Nicola De Bruyn South Africa | 23.38 PB |
| 400 metres |
Salwa Eid Naser Bahrain | 51.50 WYL |
Lynna Irby United States | 51.79 PB |
Catherine Reid Great Britain | 52.25 PB |
| 800 metres |
Samantha Watson United States | 2:03.54 PB |
Gadese Ejara Ethiopia | 2:03.67 PB |
Marta Zenoni Italy | 2:04.15 |
| 1500 metres |
Bedatu Hirpa Ethiopia | 4:12.92 WYL |
Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa Bahrain | 4:13.35 PB |
Joyline Cherotich Kenya | 4:15.20 PB |
| 3000 metres |
Shuru Bulo Ethiopia | 9:01.12 WYL |
Emily Chebet Kipchumba Kenya | 9:02.92 PB |
Sheila Chelangat Kenya | 9:04.54 PB |
| 100 metres hurdles |
Maribel Caicedo Ecuador | 13.04 PB |
Brittley Humphrey United States | 13.22 PB |
Sarah Koutouan France | 13.29 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Sydney McLaughlin United States | 55.94 CR |
Xahria Santiago Canada | 56.79 PB |
Brandeé Johnson United States | 57.47 PB |
| 2000 metres steeplechase |
Celliphine Chepteek Chespol Kenya | 6:17.15 PB |
Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei Kenya | 6:19.61 | Agrie Belachew Ethiopia | 6:34.68 |
| 5000 metres walk |
Ma Zhenxia China | 22:41.08 SB |
Olga Eliseeva Russia | 22:45.09 | Ayalnesh Dejene Ethiopia | 22:48.25 PB |
| High jump |
Michaela Hrubá Czech Republic | 1.90 | Ieva Turke Latvia | 1.82 PB |
Lada Pejchalová Czech Republic | 1.82 |
| Pole vault |
Elienor Werner Sweden | 4.26 WYL |
Phillipa Hajdasz Australia | 4.05 PB |
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| Chen Qiaoling China | ||||||
| Long jump |
Tara Davis United States | 6.41 PB |
Kaiza Karlén Sweden | 6.24 PB |
Maja Bedrac Slovenia | 6.22 |
| Triple jump |
Georgiana Iuliana Anitei Romania | 13.49 WYL |
Zeng Rui China | 13.04 PB |
Yanna Anay Armenteros Cuba | 13.04 |
| Shot put |
Julia Ritter Germany | 18.53 PB |
Sophia Rivera United States | 17.93 | Kristina Rakočević  Montenegro | 17.49 |
| Discus throw |
Alexandra Emilianov  Moldova | 52.78 PB |
Kristina Rakočević Montenegro | 51.41 | Samantha Peace Australia | 50.59 PB |
| Hammer throw |
Sofiya Palkina Russia | 67.82 | Deniz Yaylacı Turkey | 67.01 PB |
Shang Ningyu China | 66.84 PB |
| Javelin throw |
Haruka Kitaguchi Japan | 60.35 PB |
Stella Weinberg Norway | 57.11 PB |
Laine Donane Latvia | 56.15 |
| Heptathlon |
Géraldine Ruckstuhl Switzerland | 6037 CR |
Sarah Lagger Austria | 5992 | Alina Shukh Ukraine | 5896 |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay |
United States Keshun Reed Lynna Irby Norman Grimes Samantha Watson | 3:19.54 | South Africa André Nicholas Marich Renate Van Tonder Taylon Bieldt Kyle Appel | 3:23.60 | Canada Nathan Friginette Ashlan Best Dean Ellenwood Kyra Constantine | 3:23.60 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 37 | Colombia (COL)* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 39 | 40 | 38 | 117 | |