2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics

Host city

Cali, Colombia

Events

Dates

15–19 July

Main venue

< 2013 Donetsk	2017 Nairobi >

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 15–19 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).

Medal summary

The host stadium in Cali

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 Kiplimo 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 Gonzalez 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
Long jump	Maykel Demetrio Massó Cuba	8.05 CR	Darcy Roper Australia	8.01PB	Eberson Silva Brazil	7.76 PB
Triple jump	Cristian Atanay 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	Mykhailo Havryliuk Ukraine	78.93 PB	Ned Weatherly Australia	77.60
Javelin throw	Paul Jacobus Botha South Africa	78.49 PB	Niklas Kaul Germany	78.05	Vladislav Palyunin Uzbekistan	76.77
Pole vault	Armand Duplantis Sweden	5.30 CR	Vladyslav Malykhin Ukraine	5.30 CR	Emmanouil Karalis Greece	5.20
Decathlon	Niklas Kaul Germany	8002 CR	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 Vanessa 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
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 Rakocevic Montenegro	17.49
Discus throw	Alexandra Emilianov Moldova	52.78 PB	Kristina Rakocevic Montenegro	51.41	Samantha Peace Australia	50.59 PB
Hammer throw	Sofiya Palkina Russia	67.82	Deniz Yaylaci Turkey	67.01 PB	Shang Ningyu China	66.84 PB
Javelin throw	Hakura Kitaguchi Japan	60.35 PB	Stella Weinberg Norway	57.11 PB	Laine Donane Latvia	56.15
Pole vault	Elienor Werner Sweden	4.26 WYL	Phillipa Hajdasz Australia	4.05 PB	Not awarded
Pole vault	Elienor Werner Sweden	4.26 WYL	Chen Qiaoling China	4.05 PB	Not awarded
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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	8	5	6	19
2	Kenya	5	4	4	13
3	Japan	3	1	1	5
4	Ethiopia	2	3	3	8
5	South Africa	2	2	1	5
6	Sweden	2	1	1	4
7	Germany	2	1	0	3
7	Russia	2	1	0	3
9	Cuba	2	0	2	4
10	China	1	5	1	7
11	Ukraine	1	3	1	5
12	France	1	1	1	3
13	Bahrain	1	1	0	1
14	Czech Republic	1	0	1	2
14	Italy	1	0	1	2
16	Ecuador	1	0	0	1
	Jamaica	1	0	0	1
	Moldova	1	0	0	1
	Romania	1	0	0	1
	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
21	Australia	0	2	2	4
22	Canada	0	2	1	3
23	Brazil	0	1	2	3
24	Latvia	0	1	1	2
24	Montenegro	0	1	1	2
26	Austria	0	1	0	1
	Norway	0	1	0	1
	Poland	0	1	0	1
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	0	1
	Turkey	0	1	0	1
31	Great Britain	0	0	3	3
32	Estonia	0	0	1	1
	Greece	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1
	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
	Uzbekistan	0	0	1	1
37	Colombia	0	0	0	0
	Total	39	40	38	117

References

↑ 250 days to go – IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015. IAAF (7 November 2014). Retrieved 18 April 2015.
↑ Competition Sites – Estadio Pascual Guerrero. Cali2015.co. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

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