2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
| Host City |
Nairobi |
| Country |
 KEN |
| Held |
18 – 22 August 2021 |
| Competitors |
169 |
| Countries |
36 |
Originally scheduled from 7 to 12 July 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Athletes from Russia have been allowed to compete as Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) shown here under the abbreviation NEU.
Events
Medal table
| Pos |
Country |
🥇 Gold |
🥈 Silver |
🥉 Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
Kenya |
KEN |
8 |
1 |
7 |
16 |
| 2 |
Finland |
 FIN |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| 3 |
Nigeria |
 NGR |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
| 4 |
Ethiopia |
 ETH |
3 |
7 |
2 |
12 |
| 5 |
Jamaica |
 JAM |
3 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
| 6 |
South Africa |
 RSA |
3 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
| 7 |
Botswana |
 BOT |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 8 |
Sweden |
 SWE |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 9 |
France |
 FRA |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
| 10 |
Neutral Participant |
 NEU |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 11 |
Czech Republic |
 CZE |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| 12 |
Namibia |
 NAM |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| 13 |
Belarus |
 BLR |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| 14 |
Mexico |
 MEX |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| = |
Turkey |
 TUR |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 16 |
Cuba |
 CUB |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| 17 |
Israel |
 ISR |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| = |
Lithuania |
 LTU |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| = |
Serbia |
 SRB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 20 |
Poland |
 POL |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| 21 |
Switzerland |
 SUI |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 22 |
Greece |
 GRE |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| = |
India |
 IND |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 24 |
Estonia |
 EST |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 25 |
Spain |
 ESP |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 26 |
Italy |
 ITA |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| = |
Ukraine |
 UKR |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 28 |
Algeria |
 ALG |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| = |
Belgium |
 BEL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| = |
Colombia |
 COL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 31 |
Canada |
 CAN |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| = |
Hungary |
 HUN |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 33 |
Cyprus |
 CYP |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Eritrea |
 ERI |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Latvia |
 LAT |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Uganda |
 UGA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Medal winners
| Event |
🥇 Gold |
|
🥈 Silver |
|
🥉 Bronze |
|
| 100 m, Men |
Letsile Tebogo
|
BOT
|
Benjamin Richardson
|
RSA
|
Shainer Rengifo
|
CUB
|
| 200 m, Men |
Udodi Onwuzurike
|
NGR
|
Letsile Tebogo
|
BOT
|
Sinesipho Dambile
|
RSA
|
| 400 m, Men |
Anthony Pesela
|
BOT
|
Luis Avilés
|
MEX
|
Antonie Nortje
|
RSA
|
| 800 m, Men |
Emmanuel Wanyonyi
|
KEN
|
Mohamed Ali Gouaned
|
ALG
|
Noah Kibet
|
KEN
|
| 1,500 m, Men |
Vincent Keter
|
KEN
|
Wegene Addisu
|
ETH
|
Melkeneh Azize
|
ETH
|
| 3,000 m, Men |
Tadese Worku
|
ETH
|
Ali Abdilmana
|
ETH
|
Habtom Samuel
|
ERI
|
| 5,000 m, Men |
Benson Kiplangat
|
KEN
|
Tadese Worku
|
ETH
|
Levy Kibet
|
KEN
|
| 110 m Hurdles, Men |
Sasha Zhoya
|
FRA
|
Vashaun Vascianna
|
JAM
|
Jakub Szymański
|
POL
|
| 400 m Hurdles, Men |
Berke Akçam
|
TUR
|
Denis Novoseltsev
|
NEU
|
Devontie Archer
|
JAM
|
| 3,000 m Steeplechase, Men |
Amos Serem
|
KEN
|
Tadese Takele
|
ETH
|
Simon Koech
|
KEN
|
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Men |
South Africa
|
RSA
|
Jamaica
|
JAM
|
Poland
|
POL
|
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Men |
Botswana
|
BOT
|
Jamaica
|
JAM
|
Kenya
|
KEN
|
| 10 km Walk, Men |
Heristone Wanyonyi
|
KEN
|
Amit
|
IND
|
Paul McGrath
|
ESP
|
| High Jump, Men |
Yonathan Kapitolnik
|
ISR
|
Massimiliano Luiu
|
ITA
|
Mateusz Kołodziejski
|
POL
|
| Pole Vault, Men |
Matvei Volkov
|
BLR
|
Juho Alasaari
|
FIN
|
Kyle Rademeyer
|
RSA
|
| Long Jump, Men |
Erwan Konaté
|
FRA
|
Jhon Berrío
|
COL
|
Kavian Kerr
|
JAM
|
| Triple Jump, Men |
Gabriel Wallmark
|
SWE
|
Jaydon Hibbert
|
JAM
|
Simon Gore
|
FRA
|
| Shot Put, Men |
Juan Vázquez
|
CUB
|
Yauheni Bryhi
|
BLR
|
Jephté Vogel
|
SUI
|
| Discus Throw, Men |
Mykolas Alekna
|
LTU
|
Ralford Mullings
|
JAM
|
Raman Khartanovich
|
BLR
|
| Hammer Throw, Men |
Jan Doležálek
|
CZE
|
Orestis Ntousakis
|
GRE
|
Jean-Baptiste Bruxelle
|
FRA
|
| Javelin Throw, Men |
Janne Läspä
|
FIN
|
Artur Felfner
|
UKR
|
Chinecherem Nnamdi
|
NGR
|
| Decathlon, Men |
František Doubek
|
CZE
|
Jente Hauttekeete
|
BEL
|
José San Pastor
|
ESP
|
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Mixed |
Nigeria
|
NGR
|
Poland
|
POL
|
India
|
IND
|
| 100 m, Women |
Tina Clayton
|
JAM
|
Beatrice Masilingi
|
NAM
|
Melissa Gutschmidt
|
SUI
|
| 200 m, Women |
Christine Mboma
|
NAM
|
Beatrice Masilingi
|
NAM
|
Favour Ofili
|
NGR
|
| 400 m, Women |
Imaobong Nse Uko
|
NGR
|
Kornelia Lesiewicz
|
POL
|
Sylvia Chelangat
|
KEN
|
| 800 m, Women |
Ayal Dagnachew
|
ETH
|
Valentina Rosamilia
|
SUI
|
Elli Deligianni
|
GRE
|
| 1,500 m, Women |
Purity Chepkirui
|
KEN
|
Diribe Welteji
|
ETH
|
Winnie Jemutai
|
KEN
|
| 3,000 m, Women |
Teresia Gateri
|
KEN
|
Zenah Yego
|
KEN
|
Melknat Wudu
|
ETH
|
| 5,000 m, Women |
Mizan Alem
|
ETH
|
Melknat Wudu
|
ETH
|
Prisca Chesang
|
UGA
|
| 100 m Hurdles, Women |
Ackera Nugent
|
JAM
|
Anna Maria Millend
|
EST
|
Anna Tóth
|
HUN
|
| 400 m Hurdles, Women |
Heidi Salminen
|
FIN
|
Ludivine Aubert
|
FRA
|
Savannah Sutherland
|
CAN
|
| 3,000 m Steeplechase, Women |
Jackline Chepkoech
|
KEN
|
Zerfe Wondemagegn
|
ETH
|
Faith Cherotich
|
KEN
|
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Women |
Jamaica
|
JAM
|
Namibia
|
NAM
|
Nigeria
|
NGR
|
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Women |
Nigeria
|
NGR
|
Jamaica
|
JAM
|
Italy
|
ITA
|
| 10 km Walk, Women |
Sofía Ramos
|
MEX
|
Maële Biré-Heslouis
|
FRA
|
Eliška Martínková
|
CZE
|
| High Jump, Women |
Nataliya Spiridonova
|
NEU
|
Marithé Engondo
|
SUI
|
Styliana Ioannidou
|
CYP
|
| Pole Vault, Women |
Miré Reinstorf
|
RSA
|
Élise Russis
|
FRA
|
Heather Abadie
|
CAN
|
| Long Jump, Women |
Maja Åskag
|
SWE
|
Shaili Singh
|
IND
|
Mariya Horielova
|
UKR
|
| Triple Jump, Women |
Maja Åskag
|
SWE
|
Tessy Ebosele
|
ESP
|
Darja Sopova
|
LAT
|
| Shot Put, Women |
Miné de Klerk
|
RSA
|
Pınar Akyol
|
TUR
|
Dane Roets
|
RSA
|
| Discus Throw, Women |
Violetta Ignatyeva
|
NEU
|
Miné de Klerk
|
RSA
|
Alina Nikitsenka
|
BLR
|
| Hammer Throw, Women |
Silja Kosonen
|
FIN
|
Rose Loga
|
FRA
|
Maryola Bukel
|
BLR
|
| Javelin Throw, Women |
Adriana Vilagoš
|
SRB
|
Elina Tzengko
|
GRE
|
Yiselena Ballar
|
CUB
|
| Heptathlon, Women |
Saga Vanninen
|
FIN
|
Pippi Enok
|
EST
|
Szabina Szűcs
|
HUN
|