2017 IAAF World U18 Championships#Girls

{{Infobox games

| name = 2017 World U18 Championships in Athletics

| logo = Nairobi2017logo.png

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| host_city = {{flagicon|KEN}} Nairobi, Kenya

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| nations =

| athletes =

| events = 40

| dates = 12–16 July

| stadium = Moi International Sports Centre

| previous = 2015 Cali

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The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes.{{cite news|url=http://www.trackarena.com/33919/world-youth-championships-cancelled-starting-from-2018-latest-iaaf-council-in-rio-decided|title=World Youth Championships cancelled starting from 2018, latest IAAF Council in Rio decided|date=August 21, 2016|work=Track Arena}} The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u18-championships/news/world-u18-championships-nairobi-2017-website|title=IAAF: World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 website|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2017-07-12}} Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2017 (born in 2000 or 2001).

South Africa topped the medals table with 11 medals, five of them gold, while host nation Kenya finished fourth with four gold and 15 medals in total.

Boycott

The United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Italy decided not to take part in the championships for organizational, logistical, and health and safety reasons (concerning athletes still underage).{{cite web|url=http://www.sportfair.it/2017/04/atletica-mondiali-u18-forfait-dellitalia-a-nairobi-2017/525017/|title=Non ci sarà una rappresentativa italiana ai Mondiali U18 di Nairobi 2017|publisher=sportfair.it|language=it|access-date=13 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/article/2001244181/is-nairobi-2017-snub-case-of-double-standards-by-teams|title=Is Nairobi 2017 snub case of double standards by teams?|publisher=standardmedia.co.ke|language=en|access-date=13 July 2017}}

Medal summary

=Boys=

100 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 100 metres}}

|Tshenolo Lemao
{{RSA}}

10.57

|Retshidisitswe Mlenga
{{RSA}}

10.61

|Tyreke Wilson
{{JAM}}

10.65

200 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres}}

|Retshidisitswe Mlenga
{{RSA}}

21.03

|Tshenolo Lemao
{{RSA}}

21.12
PB

|Luis Brander
{{GER}}

21.23
PB

400 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres}}

|Antonio Watson
{{JAM}}

46.59
PB

|Daniel Williams
{{GUY}}

46.72
PB

|Colby Jennings
{{TCA}}

46.77
NR

800 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres}}

| Melese Nberet
{{ETH}}

1:47.12
WU18L

| Tolesa Bodena
{{ETH}}

1:47.16
PB

| Japhet Kibiwott Toroitich
{{KEN}}

1:47.82
PB

1500 metres
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|George Manangoi
{{KEN}}

3:47.53

|Abebe Dessassa
{{ETH}}

3:48.65
PB

|Belete Mekonen
{{ETH}}

3:50.64

3000 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 3000 metres}}

|Selemon Barega
{{ETH}}

7:47.16
PB

|Edward Zakayo
{{KEN}}

7:49.17
PB

|Stanley Mburu
{{KEN}}

7:50.64
PB

110 metres hurdles
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 110 metres hurdles}}

|De'Jour Russell
{{JAM}}

13.04
CR

|Lu Hao-hua
{{TPE}}

13.41

|Thomas Wanaverbecq
{{FRA}}

13.55

400 metres hurdles
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres hurdles}}

|Sokwakhana Zazini
{{RSA}}

49.27

|Moitalel Naadokila
{{KEN}}

52.06
PB

|Baptiste Christophe
{{FRA}}

52.21
PB

2000 metres steeplechase
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 2000 metres steeplechase}}

|Leonard Bett
{{KEN}}

5:32.52

|Cleophas Meyan
{{KEN}}

5:33.07
PB

|Alemu Kitessa
{{ETH}}

5:42.10

10,000 metres walk
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 10,000 metres walk}}

|Zhang Yao
{{CHN}}

41:12.01
WU18L

|Salavat Ilkaev
Independent Athletes

41:24.17
PB

|Dominic Ndingiti
{{KEN}}

41:25.78
PB

High jump
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|Breyton Poole
{{RSA}}

2.24
WU18L

|Chima Ihenetu
{{GER}}

2.14
PB

|Vladyslav Lavskyy
{{UKR}}

2.11
PB

Pole vault
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|Matthias Orban
{{FRA}}

5.00

|Christos Tamanis
{{CYP}}

4.85
PB

|Illya Kravchenko
{{UKR}}

4.70
PB

Long jump
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' long jump}}

|Maikel Vidal
{{CUB}}

7.88
WU18L

|Lester Lescay
{{CUB}}

7.79
PB

|Andreas Samuel Bucsa
{{ROU}}

7.47

Triple jump
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' triple jump}}

|Jordan Díaz
{{CUB}}

17.30
WU18B

|Frixon Chila
{{ECU}}

15.92
PB

|Arnovis Dalmero
{{COL}}

15.89
PB

Shot put
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|Timo Northoff
{{GER}}

20.72
WU18L

|Mikhail Samuseu
{{BLR}}

19.99

|Jonathan de Lacey Lacey
{{RSA}}

19.93
PB

Discus throw
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' discus throw}}

|Claudio Romero
{{CHI}}

64.33
WU18L

|Oleksiy Kyrylin
{{UKR}}

63.98
PB

|Morne Brandon
{{RSA}}

58.34

Hammer throw
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' hammer throw}}

|Mykhaylo Kokhan
{{UKR}}

82.31

|Damneet Singh
{{IND}}

74.20
PB

|Raphael Winkelvoss
{{GER}}

71.78

Javelin throw
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' javelin throw}}

|Liu Zhekai
{{CHN}}

77.54
PB

|Johannes Schlebusch
{{RSA}}

75.68
PB

|Song Qingshu
{{CHN}}

73.64

Decathlon
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' decathlon}}

| Steven Fauvel-Clinch
{{FRA}}

7559
WU18L

| Olegs Kozakovs
{{LAT}}

7377
PB

| Leo Neugebauer
{{GER}}

7204

=Girls=

100 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres}}

|Mizgin Ay
{{TUR}}

11.62

|Magdalena Stefanowicz
{{POL}}

11.62
PB

|Kevona Davis
{{JAM}}

11.67

200 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 200 metres}}

|Talea Prepens
{{GER}}

23.51
PB

|Jaël Bestué
{{ESP}}

23.61
PB

|Mizgin Ay
{{TUR}}

23.76
PB

400 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres}}

|Barbora Malíková
{{CZE}}

52.74
PB

|Mary Moraa
{{KEN}}

53.31
PB

|Giovana Rosália dos Santos
{{BRA}}

53.57
PB

800 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 800 metres}}

|Jackline Wambui
{{KEN}}

2:01.46
WU18L

|Lydia Jeruto Lagat
{{KEN}}

2:02.06
PB

|Hirut Meshesha
{{ETH}}

2:06.32

1500 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 1500 metres}}

|Lemlem Hailu
{{ETH}}

4:20.80

|Sindu Girma
{{ETH}}

4:22.14

|Edina Jebitok
{{KEN}}

4:23.16

3000 metres
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 3000 metres}}

| Abersh Minsewo
{{ETH}}

9:24.62

|Emmaculate Chepkirui
{{KEN}}

9:24.69

|Yitayish Mekonene
{{ETH}}

9:28.46

100 metres hurdles
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 100 metres hurdles}}

| Britany Anderson
{{JAM}}

12.72

| Cyrena Samba-Mayela
{{FRA}}

12.80

| Daszay Freeman
{{JAM}}

13.09

400 metres hurdles
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres hurdles}}

| Zeney van der Walt
{{RSA}}

58.23

| Sanique Walker
{{JAM}}

58.27

| Gisèle Wender
{{GER}}

59.17
PB

2000 metres steeplechase
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 2000 metres steeplechase}}

| Caren Chebet
{{KEN}}

6:24.80
WU18L

|Mercy Chepkurui
{{KEN}}

6:26.10
PB

|Etalemahu Sintayehu
{{ETH}}

6:35.79

5000 metres walk
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 5000 metres walk}}

|Glenda Morejón
{{ECU}}

22:32.30

|Meryem Bekmez
{{TUR}}

22:32.79

|Elvira Khasanova
Independent Athletes

22:35.72

High jump
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' high jump}}

|Yaroslava Mahuchikh
{{UKR}}

1.92
CR

|Martyna Lewandowska
{{POL}}

1.82

|Lavinja Jürgens
{{GER}}

1.79
SB

Pole vault
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' pole vault}}

| Niu Chunge
{{CHN}}

4.20
PB

| Leni Freyja Wildgrube
{{GER}}

4.15
PB

| Anna Airault
{{FRA}}

4.10
PB

Long jump
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' long jump}}

| Gong Luying
{{CHN}}

6.37
PB

| Lea-Sophie Klik
{{GER}}

6.30

| Diane Mouillac
{{FRA}}

6.28
PB

Triple jump
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' triple jump}}

| Tan Qiujiao
{{CHN}}

13.64
WU18L

| Aleksandra Nacheva
{{BUL}}

13.54
PB

| Zulia Hernández
{{CUB}}

13.29
PB

Shot put
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' shot put}}

|Selina Dantzler
{{GER}}

17.64

|Yu Tianxiao
{{CHN}}

17.62
PB

|Yue Sun
{{CHN}}

17.59
PB

Discus throw
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' discus throw}}

|Silinda Morales
{{CUB}}

52.89

|Leia Braunagel
{{GER}}

51.29

|Liu Quantong
{{CHN}}

50.10

Hammer throw
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' hammer throw}}

|Amanda Almendáriz
{{CUB}}

71.12
WU18L

|Yaritza Martínez
{{CUB}}

69.75

|Katsiaryna Valadkevich
{{BLR}}

68.17

Javelin throw
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' javelin throw}}

|Marisleisys Duarthe
{{CUB}}

62.92
CR

|Qing Cai
{{CHN}}

57.01

|Dai Qianqian
{{CHN}}

54.96

Heptathlon
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' heptathlon}}

|María Vicente
{{ESP}}

5612

|Johanna Seibler
{{GER}}

5602

|Urtė Bačianskaitė
{{LTU}}

5467

= Mixed =

4 x 400 metres relay
{{detailslink|2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay}}

|valign="top"| {{BRA}}
Bruno Benedito da Silva
Giovana Rosália dos Santos
Jéssica Moreira
Alison dos Santos

3:21.71

|{{JAM}}
Shaquena Foote
Anthony Cox
Sanique Walker
Antonio Watson
Joanne Reid*
Tyrese Reid*

3:22.23

|valign="top"| {{RSA}}
Gontse Morake
Retshidisitswe Mlenga
Zeney van der Walt
Sokwakhana Zazini

3:24.45

* Medalists who participated in heats only.

Medal table

{{Medals table

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| gold_RSA = 5 | silver_RSA = 3 | bronze_RSA = 3

| gold_CHN = 5 | silver_CHN = 2 | bronze_CHN = 4

| gold_CUB = 5 | silver_CUB = 2 | bronze_CUB = 1

| gold_KEN = 4 | silver_KEN = 7 | bronze_KEN = 4 | host_KEN = yes

| gold_ETH = 4 | silver_ETH = 3 | bronze_ETH = 5

| gold_GER = 3 | silver_GER = 5 | bronze_GER = 5

| gold_JAM = 3 | silver_JAM = 2 | bronze_JAM = 3

| gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 4

| gold_UKR = 2 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 2

| gold_TUR = 1 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 1

| gold_ECU = 1 | silver_ECU = 1 | bronze_ECU = 0

| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 0

| gold_BRA = 1 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1

| gold_CHI = 1 | silver_CHI = 0 | bronze_CHI = 0

| gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 0

| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 2 | bronze_POL = 0

| gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 1

| gold_AAA = 0 | silver_AAA = 1 | bronze_AAA = 1 |name_AAA = Independent Athletes | skip_AAA = yes |note_AAA = {{ref|a|[1]}}

| gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 0

| gold_TPE = 0 | silver_TPE = 1 | bronze_TPE = 0

| gold_GUY = 0 | silver_GUY = 1 | bronze_GUY = 0

| gold_IND = 0 | silver_IND = 1 | bronze_IND = 0

| gold_LAT = 0 | silver_LAT = 1 | bronze_LAT = 0

| gold_CYP = 0 | silver_CYP = 1 | bronze_CYP = 0

| gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 0 | bronze_COL = 1

| gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 0 | bronze_LTU = 1

| gold_ROU = 0 | silver_ROU = 0 | bronze_ROU = 1

| gold_TCA = 0 | silver_TCA = 0 | bronze_TCA = 1

}}

;Notes

{{note|a|[1]}} Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/Competitions/world-athletics-u18-championships/iaaf-world-u18-championships-nairobi-2017-7093743/medaltable|title=IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 Medal Table |website=World Athletics}}

References

External links

[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-youth-championships Official 2017 World U18 Championships website] at IAAF
[http://www.wu18nairobi2017.com/ Official website]

Category:IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics

World Youth Championships in Athletics

Category:Athletics in Kenya