Host city | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
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Nations | 171 |
Athletes | 1566 |
Events | 44 |
Dates | 10–15 July |
Opened by | Juan Carlos I of Spain |
Main venue | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
The 2012 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.
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.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Andrei Churyla Belarus |
2.24 |
Falk Wendrich Germany |
2.24 PB |
Ryan Ingraham Bahamas |
2.24 |
Pole vault |
Thiago Braz da Silva Brazil |
5.55 NJ |
Ivan Horvat Croatia |
5.55 |
Shawnacy Barber Canada |
5.55 NJ |
Long jump |
Sergey Morgunov Russia |
8.09 |
Andreas Trajkovski Denmark |
7.82 NJ |
Jarrion Lawson United States |
7.64 |
Triple jump |
Pedro Pichardo Cuba |
16.79 WJL |
Artem Primak Russia |
16.60 |
Latario Collie-Minns Bahamas |
16.37 |
Shot put (6 kg) |
Jacko Gill New Zealand |
22.20 CR |
Krzysztof Brzozowski Poland |
21.78 NJ |
Damien Birkinhead Australia |
21.14 NJ |
Discus throw (1.750 kg) |
Fedrick Dacres Jamaica |
62.80 PB |
Wojciech Praczyk Poland |
62.75 |
Gerhard de Beer South Africa |
61.57 |
Hammer throw (6 kg) |
Ashraf Amgad Elseify Qatar |
85.57 WJ |
Bence Pásztor Hungary |
76.74 |
Suhrob Khodjaev Uzbekistan |
76.16 PB |
Javelin throw |
Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago |
78.64 |
Braian Toledo Argentina |
77.09 |
Morné Moolman South Africa |
76.29 PB |
Decathlon (junior) |
Gunnar Nixon United States |
8018 WJL |
Jake Stein Australia |
7951 AJ |
Tim Dekker Netherlands |
7815 PB |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 |
Elizabeth Parnov Australia |
4.30 |
Roberta Bruni Italy |
4.20 |
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 |
* Host nation ( Spain)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 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 |
New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
23 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
24 | China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
25 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
26 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
28 | 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 | |
37 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
38 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
39 | 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 (42 entries) | 43 | 46 | 43 | 132 |
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]