2008 World Athletics U20 Championships

Host City Bydgoszcz
Country POL
Held 8 – 13 July 2008
Competitors 160
Countries 40

Known as World Junior Championships in Athletics.

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 13 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 15 3
10 km Walk Men — Medal 3 3
High Jump Men — Medal 2 2
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 2 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 13 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 14 3
10 km Walk Women — Medal 3 2
High Jump Women — Medal 4 4
Pole Vault Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 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 France FRA 2 0 0 2
= Romania ROU 2 0 0 2
8 Jamaica JAM 1 4 1 6
9 China CHN 1 2 2 5
= Great Britain GBR 1 2 2 5
11 Poland POL 1 2 0 3
12 Cuba CUB 1 1 5 7
13 Ukraine UKR 1 1 1 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 TTO 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 BRN 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

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Dexter Lee JAM Wilhelm Van der Vyver RSA Terrell Wilks USA
200 m, Men Christophe Lemaître FRA Nickel Ashmeade JAM Robert Hering GER
400 m, Men Marcus Boyd USA Kirani James GRN O'Neal Wilder USA
800 m, Men Abubaker Kaki Khamis SUD Geoffrey Kibet KEN André Olivier RSA
1,500 m, Men Imad Touil ALG James Magut KEN Demma Daba Bikila ETH
5,000 m, Men Abreham Cherkos ETH Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio KEN Dejen Gebremeskel ETH
10,000 m, Men Josphat Bett Kipkoech KEN Titus Kipjumba Mbishei KEN Ibrahim Jeilan Gashu ETH
110 m Hurdles, Men Konstantin Shabanov RUS Booker Nunley USA Keiron Stewart JAM
400 m Hurdles, Men Jeshua Anderson USA Johnny Dutch USA Amaurys Valle CUB
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Jonathan Ndiku KEN Benjamin Kiplagat UGA Patrick Terer KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men United States USA Jamaica JAM South Africa RSA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men United States USA Great Britain GBR Germany GER
10 km Walk, Men Stanislav Yemelyanov RUS Chen Ding CHN Lluís Torlá ESP
High Jump, Men Sylwester Bednarek POL Miguel Ángel Sancho ESP
Pole Vault, Men Raphael Holzdeppe GER Paweł Wojciechowski POL Karsten Dilla GER
Long Jump, Men Marquise Goodwin USA Dzmitry Astrousky BLR Eusebio Cáceres ESP
Triple Jump, Men Teddy Tamgho FRA Mohamed Youssef Al-Sahabi BRN
Shot Put, Men David Storl GER Aleksandr Bulanov RUS Marin Premeru CRO
Discus Throw, Men Gordon Wolf GER Marin Premeru CRO Mykyta Nesterenko UKR
Hammer Throw, Men Walter Henning USA Conor McCullough USA Aleh Dubitski BLR
Javelin Throw, Men Robert Szpak POL Ihab Abdelrahman EGY Ansis Brūns LAT
Decathlon, Men Jan Felix Knobel GER Eduard Mikhan BLR Mihail Dudaš SRB
100 m, Women Jeneba Tarmoh USA Ashlee Nelson GBR Sheniqua Ferguson BAH
200 m, Women Sheniqua Ferguson BAH Meritzer Williams SKN Janelle Redhead GRN
400 m, Women Shade Abugan NGR Jessica Beard USA Susana Clement CUB
800 m, Women Elena Mirela Lavric ROU Merve Aydın TUR Machteld Mulder NED
1,500 m, Women Stephanie Twell GBR Kalkidan Gezahegne Befkadu ETH Emma Pallant GBR
3,000 m, Women Mercy Cherono KEN Bizunesh Urgesa ETH Frethiwat Goshu ETH
5,000 m, Women Sule Utura ETH Genzebe Dibaba ETH Nelly Chebet Ngeiywo KEN
100 m Hurdles, Women Teona Rodgers USA Shermaine Williams JAM Belkis Milanés CUB
400 m Hurdles, Women Takecia Jameson USA Janeil Bellille TTO Meghan Beesley GBR
3,000 m Steeplechase, Women Christine Kambua Muyanga KEN Elizabeth Mueni KEN Korahubish Itaa Bedada ETH
4 x 100 m Relay, Women United States USA Jamaica JAM Brazil BRA
4 x 400 m Relay, Women United States USA Ukraine UKR Australia AUS
10 km Walk, Women Tatyana Mineyeva RUS Yelmira Alembekova RUS Li Yanfei CHN
High Jump, Women Kimberly Jeß GER Mirela Demireva BUL Hannelore Desmet
Lesyaní Mayor 		BEL
CUB
Pole Vault, Women Valeriya Volik RUS Yekaterina Kolesova RUS Ekaterini Stefanidi GRE
Long Jump, Women Ivana Španović SRB Anastasiya Mironchik-Ivanova BLR Dailenys Alcántara CUB
Triple Jump, Women Dailenys Alcántara CUB Josleidy Ribalta CUB Paraskevi Papakhristou GRE
Shot Put, Women Natalia Ducó CHI Melissa Boekelman NED Ma Qiao CHN
Discus Throw, Women Xi Shangxue CHN Julia Fischer GER Sandra Perković CRO
Hammer Throw, Women Bianca Perie-Ghelber ROU Kateřina Šafránková CZE Jenny Ozorai HUN
Javelin Throw, Women Vira Rebryk UKR Li Lingwei CHN Tatjana Jelača SRB
Heptathlon, Women Carolin Schäfer GER Yana Maksimova BLR Grit Šadeiko EST