2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics
# 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics

The 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics were the seventh edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held in Lille Métropole, France, with stadium-based events at Stadium Lille-Métropole in Villeneuve d'Ascq, on 6–10 July 2011. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2011 (born in 1994 or 1995). The event had record participation levels, with 1375 athletes (757 boys/618 girls) from 173 countries entering the tournament.

Over the five-day competition, forty track and field events were contested (20 for boys and 20 for girls). A total of five world youth best marks were set in Lille. New Zealand's Jacko Gill won the shot put by four metres, improving his own youth best to 24.35 m. Jake Stein collected a record 6491 points in the octathlon, while Leonard Kirwa Kosencha of Kenya ran a world youth best of 1:44.08 minutes for the 800 metres. The United States boys and Jamaican girls ran record times to win their respective medley relay events. Four further championship records were also broken at the competition.

The United States topped the medals table (six golds and 16 in total), closely followed by Kenya, which took five golds and 14 altogether from the middle- and long-distance races. Jamaica came third, winning most of its medals in the sprints and jumps, although Fedrick Dacres made history by taking the country's first ever gold in the discus throw. The same top-three order occurred in the points table, which took into account placings in the top eight of each event.

## Medal summary

### Boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres details | Odail Todd Jamaica | 10.51 PB | Kazuma Oseto Japan | 10.52 | Mickaël Zézé France | 10.57 |
| 200 metres details | Stephen Newbold Bahamas | 20.89 PB | Odail Todd Jamaica | 21.00 PB | Ronald Darby United States | 21.08 |
| 400 metres details | Arman Hall United States | 46.01 WYL | Alphas Kishoyian Kenya | 46.58 | Patryk Dobek Poland | 46.67 PB |
| 800 metres details | Leonard Kirwa Kosencha Kenya | 1:44.08 WYB | Mohammed Aman Ethiopia | 1:44.68 PB | Timothy Kitum Kenya | 1:44.98 PB |
| 1500 metres details | Teshome Dirirsa Ethiopia | 3:39.13 PB | Vincent Kiprotich Mutai Kenya | 3:39.17 PB | Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe Kenya | 3:39.54 |
| 3000 metres details | William Malel Sitonik Kenya | 7:40.10 CR | Patrick Mutunga Mwikya Kenya | 7:40.47 PB | Abrar Osman Eritrea | 7:40.89 PB |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Andries van der Merwe South Africa | 13.41 | Joshua Hawkins New Zealand | 13.44 PB | Wilhem Belocian France | 13.51 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Egor Kuznetsov Russia | 50.97 WYL | Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh Saudi Arabia | 51.14 PB | Takahiro Matsumoto Japan | 51.26 PB |
| 2000 metres steeplechase details | Conseslus Kipruto Kenya | 5:28.65 WYL | Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui Kenya | 5:30.49 | Zacharia Kiprotich Uganda | 5:37.98 PB |
| Medley relay details | United States Ronald Darby Aldrich Bailey Najee Glass Arman Hall | 1:49.47 WYB | Japan Kazuma Oseto Akiyuki Hashimoto Shotaro Aikyo Takuya Fukunaga | 1:50.69 PB | France Wilhem Belocian Mickaël Zézé Jordan Geenen Thomas Jordier | 1:51.81 PB |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Pavel Parshin Russia | 40:51.31 CR | Kenny Martín Pérez Colombia | 40:59.25 PB | Erwin González Mexico | 41:09.60 PB |
| High jump details | Gaël Lévecque France | 2.13 m PB | Usman Usmanov Russia | 2.13 m PB | Justin Fondren United States | 2.13 m |
| Pole vault details | Robert Renner Slovenia | 5.25 m PB | Melker Svärd-Jacobsson Sweden | 5.15 m | Jacob Blankenship United States | 5.05 m |
| Long jump details | Lin Qing China | 7.83 m PB | Johan Taléus Sweden | 7.44 m | Stefano Braga Italy | 7.42 m |
| Triple jump details | Latario Collie-Minns Bahamas | 16.06 m | Albert Janki South Africa | 15.95 m | Lathone Collie-Minns Bahamas | 15.51 m |
| Shot put details | Jacko Gill New Zealand | 24.35 m WYB | Tyler Schultz United States | 20.35 m PB | Braheme Days, Jr. United States | 20.14 m PB |
| Discus throw details | Fedrick Dacres Jamaica | 67.05 m WYL | Ethan Cochran United States | 61.37 m PB | Gerhard de Beer South Africa | 60.63 m PB |
| Hammer throw details | Bence Pásztor Hungary | 82.60 m CR | Özkan Baltaci Turkey | 78.63 m PB | Serhiy Reheda Ukraine | 74.06 m |
| Javelin throw details | Reinhard van Zyl South Africa | 82.96 m PB | Morné Moolman South Africa | 80.99 m | Zhang Guisheng China | 77.62 m |
| Octathlon details | Jake Stein Australia | 6491 WYB | Fredrick Ekholm Sweden | 6127 PB | Felipe dos Santos Brazil | 5966 PB |

### Girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres details | Jennifer Madu United States | 11.57 PB | Myasia Jacobs United States | 11.61 | Christania Williams Jamaica | 11.63 |
| 200 metres details | Desiree Henry Great Britain | 23.25 WYL | Christian Brennan Canada | 23.47 PB | Shericka Jackson Jamaica | 23.62 |
| 400 metres details | Shaunae Miller Bahamas | 51.84 PB | Christian Brennan Canada | 52.12 PB | Olivia James Jamaica | 52.14 PB |
| 800 metres details | Ajee' Wilson United States | 2:02.64 PB | Wang Chunyu China | 2:03.23 PB | Jessica Judd Great Britain | 2:03.43 |
| 1500 metres details | Faith Kipyegon Kenya | 4:09.48 CR | Senbere Teferi Ethiopia | 4:10.54 PB | Genet Tibieso Ethiopia | 4:11.56 PB |
| 3000 metres details | Gotytom Gebreslase Ethiopia | 8:56.36 WYL | Ziporah Wanjiru Kingori Kenya | 8:56.82 PB | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui Kenya | 8:58.63 PB |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Trinity Wilson United States | 13.11 WYL | Noemi Zbären Switzerland | 13.17 PB | Kendell Williams United States | 13.28 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Nnenya Hailey United States | 57.93 WYL | Sarah Carli Australia | 58.05 PB | Surian Hechavarría Cuba | 58.37 PB |
| 2000 metres steeplechase details | Norah Jeruto Tanui Kenya | 6:16.41 WYL | Fadwa Sidi Madane Morocco | 6:20.98 PB | Lilian Jepkorir Chemweno Kenya | 6:21.85 PB |
| Medley relay details | Jamaica Christania Williams Shericka Jackson Chris-Ann Gordon Olivia James | 2:03.42 WYB | United States Jennifer Madu Bealoved Brown Kendall Baisden Robin Reynolds | 2:03.92 SB | Canada Shamelle Pless Khamica Bingham Christian Brennan Sage Watson | 2:05.72 PB |
| 5000 metres walk details | Kate Veale Ireland | 21:45.59 WYL | Mao Yanxue China | 22:00.15 PB | Nadezhda Leontyeva Russia | 22:00.84 PB |
| High jump details | Ligia Grozav Romania | 1.87 m WYL | Iryna Herashchenko Ukraine | 1.87 m WYL | Chanice Porter Jamaica | 1.82 m |
| Pole vault details | Desiree Singh Germany | 4.25 m WYL | Liz Parnov Australia | 4.20 m SB | Lucy Bryan Great Britain | 4.10 m PB |
| Long jump details | Chanice Porter Jamaica | 6.22 m | Anastassia Angioi Italy | 6.17 m | Marina Buchelnikova Russia | 6.11 m |
| Triple jump details | Sokhna Galle France | 13.62 m | Li Jingyu China | 13.57 m PB | Ana Peleteiro Spain | 12.92 m |
| Shot put details | Guo Tianqian China | 15.24 m | Sophie McKinna Great Britain | 14.90 m | Katinka Urbaniak Germany | 14.71 m |
| Discus throw details | Rosalía Vázquez Cuba | 53.51 m | Yan Liang China | 52.89 m PB | Shelbi Vaughan United States | 52.58 m |
| Hammer throw details | Louisa James Great Britain | 57.13 m PB | Malwina Kopron Poland | 57.03 m PB | Roxana Perie Romania | 56.75 m PB |
| Javelin throw details | Christin Hussong Germany | 59.74 m WYL | Sofi Flinck Sweden | 54.62 m PB | Monique Cilione Australia | 52.77 m PB |
| Heptathlon details | Yusleidys Mendieta Cuba | 5697 WYL | Yorgelis Rodriguez Cuba | 5671 PB | Marjolein Lindemans Belgium | 5532 PB |

## Medal table

* Host nation (France)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | France (FRA)* | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (35 entries) | Totals (35 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |

* All Information taken from IAAF's website.

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* American Samoa
* Angola
* Andorra
* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Australia (29)
* Austria (12)
* Bahamas (15)
* Bahrain
* Barbados
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Benin
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Brazil (20)
* British Virgin Islands
* Bulgaria
* Burkina Faso
* Canada (42)
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Cayman Islands
* Chad
* Chile
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Colombia
* Cook Islands
* Ivory Coast
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Cuba
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark (12)
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* El Salvador
* Estonia (9)
* Ethiopia
* Fiji
* Finland
* France (host)
* French Polynesia
* Gambia
* Georgia
* Germany (27)
* Great Britain (24)
* Greece
* Grenada
* Gibraltar
* Guatemala
* Guinea
* Guam
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Hong Kong
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India (19)
* Indonesia
* Iraq
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy (39)
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kenya
* Kyrgyzstan
* Kiribati
* Kuwait
* Latvia (15)
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Lithuania (8)
* Luxembourg
* Macau
* Macedonia
* Maldives
* Madagascar
* Malaysia
* Mali
* Malta
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Montserrat
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nauru (1)
* Nicaragua
* Niger
* Nigeria
* New Zealand (10)
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Norway
* Oman
* Palestine
* Panama
* Papua New Guinea
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico
* Qatar
* Romania
* Russia
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* San Marino
* Saudi Arabia
* Serbia
* Seychelles
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Solomon Islands
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sri Lanka (7)
* Sudan
* Suriname
* Sweden (19)
* Switzerland
* Swaziland
* Thailand
* Tajikistan
* Tonga
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Ukraine
* United Arab Emirates
* United States (40)
* Uruguay
* Uzbekistan
* Vanuatu
* Venezuela
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
