2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Host city | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
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Nations | 163 |
Athletes | 1313 |
Events | 44 |
Dates | 19–25 July |
Opened by | Michaëlle Jean |
Main venue | Moncton Stadium |
The 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19 to 25 July 2010.[1] A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. It was the second time that the event took place in Canada, after the 1988 edition in Sudbury. This became the last event announced by Scott Davis.
Katsiaryna Artsiukh of Belarus, the winner of the women's 400 m hurdles title,[2] had a positive test for Metenolone (a banned steroid) on the day of her victory. She was banned from the sport for two years.[3]
Opening ceremony
[edit]The competition opened the evening of 19 July and, following a ninety-minute light and music presentation, the championships were officially opened by the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper and Gary Lunn, the Minister for Sport. One event was held on the first day, the women's 3000 metres, and the Prime Minister awarded Mercy Cherono with the first gold medal of the competition.[4]
Men's results
[edit]Track
[edit]Field
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High jump |
Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar |
2.30 | David Smith United States |
2.24 PB | Naoto Tobe Japan |
2.21 SB |
Pole vault |
Anton Ivakin Russia |
5.50 WJL | Claudio Stecchi Italy |
5.40 PB | Andrew Sutcliffe Great Britain |
5.35 PB |
Long jump |
Luvo Manyonga South Africa |
7.99 | Eusebio Cáceres Spain |
7.90 | Taylor Stewart Canada |
7.63 |
Manyonga emulated Godfrey Khotso Mokoena to become the second African ever to medal in the long jump at the championships.[12] Stewart won Canada's first medal with his final effort.[13] | ||||||
Triple jump |
Aleksey Fyodorov Russia |
16.68 | Ernesto Revé Cuba |
16.47 | Omar Craddock United States |
16.23 |
Shot put (6 kg) |
Jacko Gill New Zealand |
20.76 WJL | Božidar Antunović Serbia |
20.20 NJR | Ding Yongheng China |
20.14 PB |
The 15-year-old Gill beat out Antunovic (age 18) and Ding (age 19), surpassing Usain Bolt as the youngest ever world junior champion.[14] | ||||||
Discus throw (1.750 kg) |
Andrius Gudžius Lithuania |
63.78 | Andrei Gag Romania |
61.85 PB | Julian Wruck Australia |
61.09 |
Hammer throw (6 kg) |
Conor McCullough United States |
80.79 CR, NJR | Ákos Hudi Hungary |
78.37 | Alaa El-Din El-Ashry Egypt |
76.66 PB |
Javelin throw |
Till Wöschler Germany |
82.52 WJL | Genki Dean Japan |
76.44 PB | Dmitri Tarabin Russia |
76.42 |
Decathlon (junior) |
Kevin Mayer France |
7928 PB | Ilya Shkurenev Russia |
7830 PB | Marcus Nilsson Sweden |
7751 PB |
Kevin Mayer defended a first-day lead and won the title in the 1500 m final event, overtaking Russian Ilya Shkurenev.[15] |
Women's results
[edit]Track
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m |
Jodie Williams Great Britain |
11.40 | Takeia Pinckney United States |
11.49 | Jamile Samuel Netherlands |
11.56 |
Reigning youth champion Jodie Williams extended her undefeated streak to win her first junior title.[16] | ||||||
200 m |
Stormy Kendrick United States |
22.99 PB | Jodie Williams Great Britain |
23.19 | Jamile Samuel Netherlands |
23.27 |
Kendrick produced a lifetime best to finally bring an end to Jodie Williams' four-year-long, 151-race winning streak.[17] | ||||||
400 m |
Shaunae Miller Bahamas |
52.52 | Margaret Etim Nigeria |
53.05 | Bianca Răzor Romania |
53.17 |
Sixteen-year-old Miller overhauled the more favoured Etim, who held the world junior leading time.[18] | ||||||
800 m |
Elena Mirela Lavric Romania |
2:01.85 | Cherono Koech Kenya |
2:02.29 | Annet Negesa Uganda |
2:02.51 |
1500 m |
Tizita Bogale Ethiopia |
4:08.06 PB | Ciara Mageean Ireland |
4:09.51 NJR | Nancy Chepkwemoi Kenya |
4:11.04 PB |
3000 m |
Mercy Cherono Kenya |
8:55.07 WJL | Emebet Anteneh Ethiopia |
8:55.24 PB | Layes Abdullayeva Azerbaijan |
8:55.33 NJR |
Cherono took her second consecutive World Junior title, becoming the first woman to repeat as World Junior champion in the 3000 m.[19] | ||||||
5000 m |
Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia |
15:08.06 CR | Mercy Cherono Kenya |
15:09.19 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna Kenya |
15:17.39 PB |
A fraught duel between Mercy Cherono and Genzebe Dibaba was decided when Cherono stumbled in the final stages, allowing the Ethiopian to win.[20] | ||||||
100 m hurdles |
Isabelle Pedersen Norway |
13.30 NJR | Jenna Pletsch Germany |
13.35 | Miriam Hehl Germany |
13.46 |
400 m hurdles |
Vera Rudakova Russia |
57.16 PB | Evonne Britton United States |
57.32 PB | Shiori Miki Japan |
57.35 NJR |
3000 m steeplechase |
Purity Cherotich Kirui Kenya |
9:36.34 PB | Birtukan Adamu Ethiopia |
9:43.23 PB | Lucia Kamene Muangi Kenya |
9:43.71 PB |
A pile up at the water jump enabled Kirui to construct her victory. German, Spanish, Italian and Mexican junior records were broken and home athlete Genevieve Lalonde set a NACAC junior record.[21] | ||||||
4×100 m relay |
United States Stormy Kendrick Takeia Pinckney Dezerea Bryant Ashley Collier |
43.44 WJL |
Germany Nadja Bahl Leena Günther Tatjana Pinto Stefanie Pähler |
43.74 NJR |
Netherlands Dafne Schippers Loreanne Kuhurima Eva Lubbers Jamile Samuel |
44.09 NJR |
4×400 m relay |
United States Diamond Dixon Stacey-Ann Smith Laura Roesler Regina George |
3:31.20 WJL |
Nigeria Nkiruka Florence Uwakwe Bukola Abogunloko Chizoba Okodogbe Margaret Etim |
3:31.84 SB |
Jamaica Jody Ann Muir Janieve Russell Natoya Goule Chris-Ann Gordon |
3:32.24 SB |
10,000 m walk |
Elena Lashmanova Russia |
44:11.90 WJL | Anna Lukyanova Russia |
44:17.98 PB | Kumiko Okada Japan |
45:56.15 |
Elena Lashmanova and Anna Lukyanova controlled the race for a Russian 1–2, leaving pre race favourite Kumiko Okada trailing for bronze.[22] |
Field
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenya (KEN) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
2 | United States (USA) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
3 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
4 | Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
7 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
9 | China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
10 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
11 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
13 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
16 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
20 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Montenegro (MNE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | Nigeria (NGA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
26 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
27 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
28 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
35 | Canada (CAN)* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
38 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (43 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |
- All Information taken from IAAF's website.
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[24] 1313 athletes from 163 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[25]
- Albania (1)
- Algeria (13)
- Anguilla (2)
- Argentina (4)
- Armenia (1)
- Aruba (1)
- Australia (35)
- Austria (5)
- Azerbaijan (2)
- Bahamas (22)
- Bahrain (8)
- Barbados (4)
- Belarus (12)
- Belgium (15)
- Benin (1)
- Bermuda (1)
- Botswana (4)
- Brazil (20)
- British Virgin Islands (2)
- Bulgaria (5)
- Burkina Faso (1)
- Burundi (1)
- Cameroon (1)
- Canada (57)
- Cayman Islands (1)
- Central African Republic (1)
- Chile (3)
- China (21)
- Chinese Taipei (13)
- Colombia (4)
- Comoros (1)
- DR Congo (1)
- Cook Islands (1)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Côte d'Ivoire (1)
- Croatia (6)
- Cuba (10)
- Cyprus (10)
- Czech Republic (14)
- Denmark (2)
- Dominica (1)
- Dominican Republic (4)
- Ecuador (4)
- Egypt (8)
- El Salvador (1)
- Estonia (9)
- Ethiopia (19)
- Fiji (1)
- Finland (18)
- France (43)
- French Polynesia (1)
- Gabon (1)
- Gambia (1)
- Germany (64)
- Ghana (1)
- Gibraltar (1)
- Great Britain (43)
- Greece (8)
- Grenada (2)
- Guam (1)
- Guatemala (1)
- Guinea (1)
- Guinea-Bissau (1)
- Guyana (1)
- Haiti (1)
- Hong Kong (2)
- Hungary (16)
- Iceland (3)
- India (10)
- Indonesia (2)
- Iran (3)
- Iraq (2)
- Ireland (9)
- Israel (4)
- Italy (41)
- Jamaica (33)
- Japan (36)
- Jordan (1)
- Kazakhstan (6)
- Kenya (24)
- Kiribati (1)
- Kuwait (3)
- Laos (1)
- Latvia (8)
- Lebanon (1)
- Lesotho (1)
- Lithuania (4)
- Luxembourg (2)
- Macau (1)
- Macedonia (1)
- Malawi (1)
- Malaysia (1)
- Maldives (1)
- Malta (1)
- Marshall Islands (1)
- Mauritius (1)
- Mexico (16)
- Micronesia (1)
- Moldova (2)
- Mongolia (1)
- Montenegro (2)
- Montserrat (1)
- Morocco (8)
- Namibia (1)
- Nauru (1)
- Netherlands (15)
- Netherlands Antilles (2)
- New Zealand (22)
- Niger (1)
- Nigeria (14)
- Norway (13)
- Palau (1)
- Panama (1)
- Papua New Guinea (1)
- Paraguay (1)
- Peru (3)
- Poland (38)
- Portugal (8)
- Puerto Rico (5)
- Qatar (6)
- Romania (22)
- Russia (38)
- Rwanda (1)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
- Saint Lucia (1)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
- Samoa (1)
- San Marino (1)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
- Saudi Arabia (9)
- Senegal (1)
- Serbia (8)
- Seychelles (1)
- Singapore (1)
- Slovakia (2)
- Slovenia (11)
- Solomon Islands (1)
- South Africa (22)
- South Korea (12)
- Spain (35)
- Sri Lanka (1)
- Sudan (2)
- Suriname (1)
- Sweden (26)
- Switzerland (9)
- Syria (1)
- Tajikistan (2)
- Tanzania (1)
- Thailand (6)
- Trinidad and Tobago (19)
- Tunisia (3)
- Turkey (14)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
- Uganda (5)
- Ukraine (23)
- United States (81)
- Uruguay (1)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (3)
- Uzbekistan (3)
- Vanuatu (1)
- Venezuela (4)
- Zambia (1)
- Zimbabwe (5)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Council Selects Four New Venues for Future Events – IAAF Council Meeting, Day Two". IAAF. 2006-03-29. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ^ Women's 400m Hurdles Final. IAAF (2010-07-24). Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^ 2010-11-10 Athletes Currently Suspended. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^ Martin, David (2010-07-19). World Junior Championships open in Moncton as Mercy Cherono defends 3000m title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-20.
- ^ Men's 100m final. IAAF (2010-07-22). Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
- ^ Men's 200m Final. IAAF (2010-07-24). Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- ^ Gains, Paul (2010-07-22). 'I think I jumped the gun,' Lee suffers shock DQ in 200 heats. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
- ^ Reid, Paul (2010-07-23). Kirani James – champion but not a happy one!. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- ^ Andrews Earns Bronze Medal at 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships. Letsrun.com (2010-07-25). Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
- ^ Beard, Matthew & De Casparis, Lena (2009-06-04). House of the rising runners: Top Kenyan athletes train from a semi in Teddington Archived July 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. London Evening Standard. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
- ^ Morse, Parker (2010-07-21). Men's 10,000m Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
- ^ Raynor, Kayon (2010-07-23). Manyonga follows in Mokoena's footsteps. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- ^ "Canada breaks through at world junior track championships". The Globe and Mail. 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ "Kiwi wins gold at world junior athletics championships". Fairfax New Zealand Limited. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ Decathlon – Day Two. IAAF (2010-07-22). Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
- ^ Arcoleo, Laura (2010-07-22). Women's 100m final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
- ^ Reid, Paul (2010-07-23). Williams adds 200 silver to 100 gold. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- ^ Reid, Paul (2010-07-23). Miller upsets favourites to take 400 gold. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- ^ "2010 World Junior Championships – Women's 3000m Final". IAAF. 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ Morse, Parker (2010-07-22). Women's 5000m final Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
- ^ Morse, Parker (2010-07-23). Thrilling Steeplechase final sees records fall aplenty. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- ^ Martin, David (2010-07-21). Moncton 2010 – Russians blitz of one-two in Race Walk final – Day Three Morning WRAP. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
- ^ "2010 World Junior Championships – Women's High Jump Final". IAAF. 2010-07-25. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2010 Moncton CAN Jul 19-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 9 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, p. 5, retrieved 13 June 2015
- Daily session reports
- Martin, David (2010-07-20). Moncton 2010 – Lee progresses easily to next round in the heat and humidity – Day one Morning WRAP. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- Martin, David (2010-07-20). Moncton 2010 – Masai scorches to 10,000m victory as Arcanjo wins Shot Put – Day One Evening WRAP. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- Martin, David (2010-07-21). Moncton 2010 – Russians blitz of one-two in Race Walk final – Day Three Morning WRAP. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- Martin, David (2010-07-21). Lee and Williams celebrate 100m victories – Day Three Evening session Wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- Martin, David (2010-07-22). Lee disqualified for false start as torrential rain delays field events in Moncton – Day Four Morning Wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- Martin, David (2010-07-22). Moncton 2010 – Kenya's Ndiku thwarts rivals with gun-to-tape 1500 win – Day Four Evening Wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- Martin, David (2010-07-23). Filipchuk wins but Cai denies another Russian one-two in race walk – Day five morning wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- Martin, David (2010-07-24). Stormy Kendrik finishes like a thunderbolt to win USA’s first championships gold – Day Five Evening Wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- Martin, David (2010-07-24). Artsiukh’s blazing turn of speed in final 100 secures 400m Hurdles success – Day six Wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- Martin, David (2010-07-25). Bogale wins 1500m but Ireland’s Mageean takes historical silver – Final Day Wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
External links
[edit]- 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics
- World Athletics U20 Championships
- 2010 in athletics (track and field)
- International track and field competitions hosted by Canada
- Sport in Moncton
- 2010 in Canadian sports
- 2010 in New Brunswick
- July 2010 sports events in Canada
- Sports competitions in New Brunswick