2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics
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| Host city |  Brixen, Italy |
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| Events | 40 |
| Dates | 8–12 July |
| Main venue | Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena |
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]
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]
In winning the long jump, Supanara Sukhasvasti became Thailand's first finalist, medallist and champion in an athletics global event of any age category. He is a descendant of King Rama IV.[4] 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.[5] 16-year-old Italian Alessia Trost also became the host nation's first World Youth champion.[6]
Johan Rogestedt of Sweden became the first European ever to win the 800 metres, usually dominated by East African runners.[7] In high jump, Russian-born Dmitriy Kroyter became Israel's first world youth champion.
Medal summary
Boys
Girls
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.[8]
References
- ^ IAAF, May 5, 2009: More than 170 nations to compete in Sϋdtirol – 2009 World Youth Champs. Accessed 2009-07-11. Archived 2009-09-08.
- ^ "15-year-old Jodie Williams takes sprint titles". IAAF. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ Williams and James achieve unprecedented doubles as Kenya steals the show in middle distance
- ^ "Descendant of the Royal family grabs Thailand's first ever World gold medal". IAAF. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "World Youth gold is more than a dream come true for Pedersen". IAAF. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "Golden jump for Italy's Alessia Trost". IAAF. 2009-07-10. Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ A Swede steals Kenya's thunder at the World Youth Championships
- ^ 2009 World Youth medal table [1] . Accessed 2009-07-11. Archived 2009-09-08.
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