2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics
{{Short description|International athletics competition}}
{{Infobox games
| name = 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics
| logo = Barcelona 2012.jpg
| size =
| host_city = {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
| caption =
| nations = 171
| athletes = 1566
| events = 44
| dates = 10–15 July
| opened_by = Juan Carlos I of Spain
| stadium = Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
| previous = 2010 Moncton
| next = 2014 Eugene
}}
The 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 July 2012.{{cite news|title=More Records set to be broken – World Junior Championships Entries confirm 186 countries|url=http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=64602|publisher=IAAF|date=16 April 2012|access-date=16 April 2012}} A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.
Several medalists from the 2010 championships were eligible to defend their titles, including Jacko Gill, Jodie Williams, Shaunae Miller, and Angelica Bengtsson. Gill and Bengtsson were successful.
Men's results
= Track =
{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
|100 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres}} | Adam Gemili | 10.05 WJL CR | Aaron Ernest | 10.17 PB | Odean Skeen | 10.28 PB |
|200 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres}} | Delano Williams | 20.48 NJ | Aaron Ernest | 20.53 PB | Tyreek Hill | 20.54 |
400 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres}} | Luguelín Santos | 44.85
| Arman Hall | 45.39 PB | Steven Solomon | 45.52 |
|800 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres}} | Nigel Amos | 1:43.79 CR | Timothy Kitum | 1:44.56
| Edwin Kiplagat Melly | 1:44.79 PB |
1500 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres}} | Hamza Driouch | 3:39.04
| Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich | 3:40.39 PB | Abdelhadi Labâli | 3:40.60 |
5000 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres}} | Muktar Edris | 13:38.95
| Abrar Osman Adem | 13:40.52
| Wiliam Malel Sitonik | 13:40.52 |
10,000 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres}} | Yigrem Demelash | 28:16.07 PB | Philemon Kipchilis Cheboi | 28:23.98 PB | Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui | 28:30.47 |
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles}} | Yordan O'Farrill | 13.18 CR | Nicholas Hough | 13.27 AJ | Wilhem Belocian | 13.29 NJ |
400 m hurdles {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles}} | Eric Futch | 50.24 WJL | Takahiro Matsumoto | 50.41 PB | Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh | 50.47 PB |
3000 m steeplechase {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}} | Conseslus Kipruto | 8:06.10 CR | Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui | 8:19.94
| Hicham Sigueni | 8:30.14 |
4×100 m relay {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}} |{{flagu|United States}} | 38.67 WJL |valign=top|{{JAM}} | 38.97 NJ |valign=top|{{flagu|Japan}} | 39.02 |
4×400 m relay {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}} |{{flagu|United States}} | 3:03.99 WJL |valign=top|{{flagu|Poland}} | 3:05.05 NJ |valign=top|{{TRI}} | 3:06.32 |
10,000 m walk {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres walk}} | Éider Arévalo | 40:09.74 WJL | Aleksandr Ivanov | 40:12.90 PB | Su Guanyu | 40:16.87 PB |
= Field =
{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|labelwidth=140}} | |||
High jump {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump}} | Andrei Churyla | 2.24
| Falk Wendrich | 2.24 PB | Ryan Ingraham | 2.24 |
Pole vault {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault}} | Thiago Braz | 5.55 NJ | Ivan Horvat | 5.55
| Shawnacy Barber | 5.55 NJ |
|Long jump {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump}} | Sergey Morgunov | 8.09
| Andreas Trajkovski | 7.82 NJ | Jarrion Lawson | 7.64 |
Triple jump {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump}} | Pedro Pichardo | 16.79 WJL | Artem Primak | 16.60
| Latario Collie-Minns | 16.37 |
|Shot put (6 kg) {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put}} | Jacko Gill | 22.20 CR | Krzysztof Brzozowski | 21.78 NJ | Damien Birkinhead | 21.14 NJ |
Discus throw (1.750 kg) {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw}} | Fedrick Dacres | 62.80 PB | Wojciech Praczyk | 62.75
| Gerhard de Beer | 61.57 |
Hammer throw (6 kg) {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw}} | Ashraf Amgad Elseify | 85.57 WJ | Bence Pásztor | 76.74
| Suhrob Khodjaev | 76.16 PB |
Javelin throw {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw}} | Keshorn Walcott | 78.64
| Braian Toledo | 77.09
| Morné Moolman | 76.29 PB |
|Decathlon (junior) {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon}} | Gunnar Nixon | 8018 WJL | Jake Stein | 7951 AJ | Tim Dekker | 7815 PB |
Women's results
= Track =
{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | ||||
|100 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres}} | Anthonique Strachan | 11.20 WJL | Nimet Karakuş | 11.36
| Tamiris de Liz | 11.45 | |
|200 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres}} | Anthonique Strachan | 22.53 CR | Olivia Ekpone | 23.15 PB | Dezerea Bryant | 23.15 | |
|400 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres}} | Ashley Spencer | 50.50 CR | Kadecia Baird | 51.04 AJ | Erika Rucker | 51.10 PB | |
800 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres}} | Ajee' Wilson | 2:00.91 PB | Jessica Judd | 2:00.96 PB | Manal El Bahraoui | 2:03.09 | |
|1500 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres}} | Faith Kipyegon | 4:04.96 CR | Amela Terzić | 4:07.59 PB, NR | Senbere Teferi | 4:08.28 PB | |
|3000 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres}} | Mercy Chebwogen | 9:08.88 PB | Hiwot Gebrekidan | 9:09.27 PB | Emelia Gorecka | 9:09.43 PB | |
|5000 m {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres}} | Buze Diriba | 15:32.94
| Ruti Aga | 15:32.95 PB | Agnes Jebet Tirop | 15:36.74 PB | |
100 m hurdles {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles}} | Morgan Snow | 13.38
| Noemi Zbären | 13.42
| Ekaterina Bleskina | 13.43 | |
400 m hurdles {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles}} | Janieve Russell {{JAM}} | 56.62 WJL | Aurélie Chaboudez | 57.14 NJ | Kaila Barber | 57.63 |
|3000 m steeplechase {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase}} | Daisy Jepkemei | 9:47.22 WJL | Tejinesh Gebisa | 9:50.51 PB | Stella Jepkosgei Rutto | 9:50.58 PB | |
4×100 m relay {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}} |{{flagu|United States}} | 43.89 WJL |valign=top|{{flagu|Germany}} | 44.24 SB |valign=top|{{flagu|Brazil}} | 44.29 SB | |
4×400 m relay {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay}} |{{flagu|United States}} | 3:30.01 WJL |valign=top|{{JAM}} | 3:32.97 SB |valign=top|{{flagu|Russia}} | 3:36.42 | |
|10,000 m walk {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres walk}} | Ekaterina Medvedeva | 45:41.74
| Nadezhda Leontyeva | 45:43.64 PB | Sandra Arenas | 45:44.46 |
= Field =
{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
|High jump {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump}} | Alessia Trost | 1.91
| Lissa Labiche | 1.88 NJ | Mariya Kuchina | 1.88 |
Pole vault {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault}} | Angelica Bengtsson | 4.50 CR | Elizabeth Parnov | 4.30
| Roberta Bruni | 4.20 |
Long jump {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump}} | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | 6.81w
| Lena Malkus | 6.80w
| Jazmin Sawyers | 6.67 WJL |
Triple jump {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump}} | Ana Peleteiro | 14.17 WJL | Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė | 14.17 WJL, NR | Liuba Zaldívar | 13.90 |
|Shot put {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put}} | Shanice Craft | 17.15 WJL | Gao Yang | 16.57
| Bian Ka | 16.48 |
Discus throw {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw}} | Anna Rüh | 62.38
| Shanice Craft | 60.42
| Shelbi Vaughan | 60.07 |
Hammer throw {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw}} | Alexandra Tavernier | 70.62 CR | Alexia Sedykh | 67.34
| Alena Navahrodskaya | 67.13 PB |
Javelin throw {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw}} | Sofi Flinck | 61.40 WJL, NR | Liu Shiying | 59.20 PB | Marija Vučenović | 57.12 PB |
Heptathlon {{detailslink|2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon}} | Yorgelis Rodríguez | 5966
| Xénia Krizsán | 5957 PB | Tamara de Sousa | 5900 AJ |
Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host = ESP
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| event =
| team =
| gold_USA = 9 | silver_USA = 5 | bronze_USA = 6
| gold_KEN = 4 | silver_KEN = 4 | bronze_KEN = 5
| gold_ETH = 3 | silver_ETH = 3 | bronze_ETH = 1
| gold_CUB = 3 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 1
| gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 4 | bronze_GER = 0
| gold_RUS = 2 | silver_RUS = 3 | bronze_RUS = 3
| gold_JAM = 2 | silver_JAM = 2 | bronze_JAM = 1
| gold_GBR = 2 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 2
| gold_BAH = 2 | silver_BAH = 0 | bronze_BAH = 2
| gold_QAT = 2 | silver_QAT = 0 | bronze_QAT = 0
| gold_SWE = 2 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 0
| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 1
| gold_BRA = 1 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 3
| gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 1
| gold_COL = 1 | silver_COL = 0 | bronze_COL = 1
| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1
| gold_TRI = 1 | silver_TRI = 0 | bronze_TRI = 1
| gold_BOT = 1 | silver_BOT = 0 | bronze_BOT = 0
| gold_NZL = 1 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 0
| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0 | host_ESP = yes
| gold_TCA = 1 | silver_TCA = 0 | bronze_TCA = 0
| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 4 | bronze_AUS = 1
| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 3 | bronze_POL = 0
| gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 2 | bronze_CHN = 2
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 2 | bronze_HUN = 0
| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 1
| gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 1 | bronze_SRB = 1
| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 1 | bronze_ARG = 0
| gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 1 | bronze_CRO = 0
| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 0
| gold_ERI = 0 | silver_ERI = 1 | bronze_ERI = 0
| gold_GUY = 0 | silver_GUY = 1 | bronze_GUY = 0
| gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 1 | bronze_LTU = 0
| gold_SEY = 0 | silver_SEY = 1 | bronze_SEY = 0
| gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 0
| gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 0
| gold_MAR = 0 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 3
| gold_RSA = 0 | silver_RSA = 0 | bronze_RSA = 2
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
| gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 1
| gold_KSA = 0 | silver_KSA = 0 | bronze_KSA = 1
| gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 0 | bronze_UZB = 1
}}
Participation
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,{{ Citation | last = Peters | first = Lionel | last2 = Magnusson | first2 = Tomas | title = World Junior Championships WJC - 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15 | url = http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2012.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222165900/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2012.html | archive-date =22 February 2014 | url-status = dead | publisher = World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH") | access-date = 13 June 2015}} 1566 athletes from 171 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.{{ Citation | title = IAAF World Junior Championships - Eugene 2014 - Facts & Figures | url = http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitioninfo/1b820a45-e3d7-40f4-9d5d-7a3abea7f433.pdf | publisher = IAAF | page = 5 | access-date = 13 June 2015}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-junior-championships/2012/14th-iaaf-world-junior-championships-4872 Official results]
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