The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008. Previously Bydgoszcz hosted the 1999 World Youth Championships.
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| Host city |  Bydgoszcz, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nations | 165 |
| Athletes | 1408 |
| Events | 44 |
| Dates | 8–13 July |
| Main venue | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium |
The United States topped the medal table with 17 medals overall, including 11 golds, ahead of Germany and Kenya.
Men's results edit
Track edit
Field edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Bohdan Bondarenko Ukraine |
2.26 WJL |
Sylwester Bednarek Poland |
2.24 SB |
Miguel Ángel Sancho Spain |
2.21 | |
| Pole vault |
Raphael Holzdeppe Germany |
5.50 | Paweł Wojciechowski Poland |
5.40 PB |
Karsten Dilla Germany |
5.30 | |
| Long jump |
Marquise Goodwin United States |
7.74 PB |
Dzmitry Astrouski Belarus |
7.64 | Eusebio Cáceres Spain |
7.59 | |
| Triple jump |
Teddy Tamgho France |
17.33 | Osviel Hernández Cuba |
16.90 | Mohamed Yusuf Salman Bahrain |
16.59 | |
| Shot put 6 kg |
David Storl Germany |
21.08 WJL |
Aleksandr Bulanov Russia |
20.14 | Marin Premeru Croatia |
19.93 PB | |
| Discus throw 1.75 kg |
Gordon Wolf Germany |
62.00 PB |
Marin Premeru Croatia |
61.85 | Mykyta Nesterenko Ukraine |
61.01 | |
| Hammer throw 6 kg |
Walter Henning United States |
76.92 AJ |
Conor McCullough United States |
75.88 PB |
Aleh Dubitski Belarus |
75.42 | |
| Javelin throw |
Robert Szpak Poland |
78.01 WJL |
Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman Egypt |
76.20 NJ |
Ansis Bruns Latvia |
75.31 PB | |
| Decathlon Junior |
Jan Felix Knobel Germany |
7896 WJL |
Eduard Mikhan Belarus |
7894 NJ |
Mihail Dudaš Serbia |
7663 NJ | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Women's results edit
Track edit
Field edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Kimberly Jess Germany |
1.86 | Mirela Demireva Bulgaria |
1.86 SB |
Lesyani Mayor Cuba Hannelore Desmet  Belgium |
1.86 PB 1.86 PB | |
| Pole vault |
Valeriya Volik Russia |
4.40 CR |
Ekaterina Kolesova Russia |
4.40 CR |
Ekaterini Stefanidi  Greece |
4.25 SB | |
| Long jump |
Ivana Španović Serbia |
6.61 | Nastassia Mironchyk Belarus |
6.46 | Dailenys Alcántara Cuba |
6.41 PB | |
| Triple jump |
Dailenys Alcántara Cuba |
14.25 WJL |
Josleidy Ribalta Cuba |
13.85 | Paraskevi Papahristou Greece |
13.74 | |
| Shot put |
Natalia Ducó Chile |
17.23 | Melissa Boekelman Netherlands |
16.60 | Ma Qiao China |
16.55 SB | |
| Discus throw |
Shangxue Xi China |
54.96 SB |
Julia Fischer Germany |
54.69 | Sandra Perković Croatia |
54.24 | |
| Hammer throw |
Bianca Perie Romania |
67.95 CR |
Katerina Šafránková Czech Republic |
63.13 | Jenny Ozorai Hungary |
60.80 | |
| Javelin throw |
Vira Rebryk Ukraine |
63.01 WJ |
Li Lingwei China |
59.25 PB |
Tatjana Jelaca Serbia |
58.77 NR | |
| Heptathlon |
Carolin Schäfer Germany |
5833 PB |
Yana Maksimava Belarus |
5766 | Grit Šadeiko Estonia |
5765 PB | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Medal table edit
* Host nation (Poland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Romania (ROM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 13 | Poland (POL)* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 23 |  Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (40 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 | |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[1] 1408 athletes from 165 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[2]
Afghanistan (2)
Algeria (11)
American Samoa (1)
Andorra (1)
Anguilla (1)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (1)
Australia (28)
Austria (8)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (12)
Bahrain (2)
Barbados (9)
Belarus (24)
Belgium (9)
Bermuda (2)
Bolivia (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Botswana (5)
Brazil (14)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Bulgaria (8)
Burkina Faso (1)
Cambodia (1)
Cameroon (1)
Canada (33)
Cape Verde (1)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chile (5)
China (14)
Chinese Taipei (14)
Colombia (8)
Comoros (2)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (8)
Cuba (12)
Cyprus (4)
Czech Republic (22)
Denmark (5)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (3)
Ecuador (1)
Egypt (6)
El Salvador (1)
Estonia (13)
Ethiopia (23)
Fiji (1)
Finland (25)
France (55)
French Polynesia (1)
Gambia (1)
Georgia (3)
Germany (65)
Ghana (1)
Gibraltar (1)
Great Britain (40)
Greece (12)
Grenada (3)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (2)
Guyana (1)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (22)
Iceland (3)
India (8)
Indonesia (1)
Ireland (21)
Israel (3)
Italy (34)
Jamaica (29)
Japan (27)
Jordan (1)
Kazakhstan (12)
Kenya (23)
Kiribati (1)
Kuwait (3)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Laos (1)
Latvia (11)
Lebanon (1)
Lesotho (2)
Lithuania (16)
Macau (1)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malaysia (1)
Maldives (1)
Mali (1)
Malta (3)
Mexico (12)
Moldova (4)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (1)
Montserrat (1)
Morocco (7)
Myanmar (1)
Nauru (1)
Nepal (1)
Netherlands (14)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (5)
Nicaragua (1)
Niger (1)
Nigeria (12)
Norfolk Island (1)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Norway (18)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Palau (1)
Palestine (1)
Panama (2)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (63)
Portugal (12)
Puerto Rico (7)
Qatar (2)
Romania (24)
Russia (51)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (4)
Saint Lucia (1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
Samoa (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Saudi Arabia (9)
Senegal (5)
Serbia (12)
Singapore (2)
Slovakia (7)
Slovenia (13)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Africa (25)
South Korea (10)
Spain (35)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sudan (6)
Suriname (1)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (37)
Switzerland (12)
Syria (1)
Tajikistan (2)
Tanzania (1)
Thailand (9)
Togo (1)
Tonga (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (17)
Tunisia (3)
Turkey (18)
Turkmenistan (2)
Uganda (6)
Ukraine (41)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United States (76)
Uruguay (1)
U.S. Virgin Islands (3)
Uzbekistan (6)
Vanuatu (1)
Venezuela (4)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (2)
References edit
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, p. 5, retrieved 13 June 2015
External links edit
- Official results (archive)
- Official website (in English)