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.[1]
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| Host city |  Lille Métropole, France |
|---|---|
| Nations | 173 |
| Athletes | 1375 |
| Events | 40 |
| Dates | 6–10 July |
| Main venue | Stadium Lille-Métropole |
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.
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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.[2] The same top-three order occurred in the points table, which took into account placings in the top eight of each event.[3]
Medal summary edit
Boys edit
Girls edit
Medal table edit
* 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 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 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 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (35 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
- All Information taken from IAAF's website.
Participating nations edit
Algeria
American Samoa
Angola
Andorra
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Australia (29)[4]
Austria (12)[5]
Bahamas (15)[6]
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil (20)[7]
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Canada (42)[8]
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chad
Chile
China
Chinese Taipei
Colombia
Cook Islands
Ivory Coast
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark (12)[9]
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
El Salvador
Estonia (9)[10]
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France (host)
French Polynesia
Gambia
Georgia
Germany (27)[11]
Great Britain (24)[12]
Greece
Grenada
Gibraltar
Guatemala
Guinea
Guam
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India (19)[13]
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy (39)[14]
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Kiribati
Kuwait
Latvia (15)[15]
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Lithuania (8)[16]
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)[17]
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)[18]
Switzerland
Swaziland
Thailand
Tajikistan
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tunisia
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States (40)[19]
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
References edit
- ^ 1375 Young Athletes In The World Youth Championships 2011 Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. Lille Metropole 2011 (2011-07-04). Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- ^ Gilpin, Jodi-Ann (2011-07-12). 'Nothing stops him' - Fedrick' Dacres' Mom says his resilience paid off. Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- ^ placing table[permanent dead link]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- ^ Australia
- ^ Austria
- ^ Bahamas
- ^ Brazil
- ^ Athletics Canada names 2011 World Youth Team
- ^ Denmark
- ^ Estonia
- ^ Germany
- ^ "UK". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ India
- ^ Italy
- ^ "Latvia". Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ^ Lithuania
- ^ New Zealand
- ^ "Sweden". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ^ USA
- Session reports
- Martin, Dave (2011-07-06). Sprint hurdler Zbaren confirms world leader status - Lille 2011 - Day 1, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- Martin, Dave (2011-07-06). Historic firsts for Ethiopia and Jamaica, five world Youth leads the highlights in Lille – Day 1, Evening Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- Martin, Dave (2011-07-07). Gill looking to improve World best in Shot Put final – Lille 2011 - Day 2, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- Martin, Dave (2011-07-07). World Youth bests by Gill and Stein in – Lille 2011 – Day 2, Evening Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- Martin, Dave (2011-07-08). Tanui rises to No. 4 youth all-time in 2000m Steeplechase - Lille 2011 - Day 3, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- Martin, Dave (2011-07-08). Hall and Miller fulfill favourites’ roles with 400m triumphs - Lille 2011 - Day 3, Evening report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- Martin, Dave (2011-07-09). In dramatic finish, Parshin takes 10,000m Race Walk title - Lille 2011 - Day 4, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- Martin, Dave (2011-07-09). Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth best - Lille 2011 - Day 4, Evening report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.
- Martin, Dave (2011-07-10). Sitonik’s impressive 3000m caps the action as curtain draws on World Youth champs - Lille 2011 - Day 5 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.