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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.[1] A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.
Host city | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
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Nations | 171 |
Athletes | 1566 |
Events | 44 |
Dates | 10–15 July |
Opened by | Juan Carlos I of Spain |
Main venue | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
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.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
Adam Gemili Great Britain | 10.05 WJL CR |
Aaron Ernest United States | 10.17 PB |
Odean Skeen Jamaica | 10.28 PB |
200 m |
Delano Williams Turks and Caicos Islands | 20.48 NJ |
Aaron Ernest United States | 20.53 PB |
Tyreek Hill United States | 20.54 |
400 m |
Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic | 44.85 | Arman Hall United States | 45.39 PB |
Steven Solomon Australia Aldrich Bailey United States | 45.52 |
800 m |
Nigel Amos Botswana | 1:43.79 CR |
Timothy Kitum Kenya | 1:44.56 | Edwin Kiplagat Melly Kenya | 1:44.79 PB |
1500 m |
Hamza Driouch Qatar | 3:39.04 | Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich Kenya | 3:40.39 PB |
Abdelhadi Labâli Morocco | 3:40.60 |
5000 m |
Muktar Edris Ethiopia | 13:38.95 | Abrar Osman Adem Eritrea | 13:40.52 | Wiliam Malel Sitonik Kenya | 13:40.52 |
10,000 m |
Yigrem Demelash Ethiopia | 28:16.07 PB |
Philemon Kipchilis Cheboi Kenya | 28:23.98 PB |
Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui Kenya | 28:30.47 |
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) |
Yordan O'Farrill Cuba | 13.18 CR |
Nicholas Hough Australia | 13.27 AJ |
Wilhem Belocian France | 13.29 NJ |
400 m hurdles |
Eric Futch United States | 50.24 WJL |
Takahiro Matsumoto Japan | 50.41 PB |
Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh Saudi Arabia | 50.47 PB |
3000 m steeplechase |
Conseslus Kipruto Kenya | 8:06.10 CR |
Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui Kenya | 8:19.94 | Hicham Sigueni Morocco | 8:30.14 |
4×100 m relay |
United States Tyreek Hill Aldrich Bailey Arthur Delaney Aaron Ernest | 38.67 WJL |
Jamaica Tykwendo Tracey Odean Skeen Jevaughn Minzie Jazeel Murphy | 38.97 NJ |
Japan Kazuma Oseto Akiyuki Hashimoto Aska Cambridge Kazuki Kanamori | 39.02 |
4×400 m relay |
United States Quincy Downing Aldrich Bailey Chidi Okezie Arman Hall | 3:03.99 WJL |
Poland Karol Zalewski Rafał Smoleń Piotr Kuśnierz Patryk Dobek | 3:05.05 NJ |
Trinidad and Tobago Asa Guevara Jereem Richards Brandon Benjamin Machel Cedenio | 3:06.32 |
10,000 m walk |
Éider Arévalo Colombia | 40:09.74 WJL |
Aleksandr Ivanov Russia | 40:12.90 PB |
Su Guanyu China | 40:16.87 PB |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Andrei Churyla Belarus | 2.24 | Falk Wendrich Germany | 2.24 PB |
Ryan Ingraham Bahamas | 2.24 |
Pole vault |
Thiago Braz Brazil | 5.55 NJ |
Ivan Horvat Croatia | 5.55 | Shawnacy Barber Canada | 5.55 NJ |
Long jump |
Sergey Morgunov Russia | 8.09 | Andreas Trajkovski Denmark | 7.82 NJ |
Jarrion Lawson United States | 7.64 |
Triple jump |
Pedro Pichardo Cuba | 16.79 WJL |
Artem Primak Russia | 16.60 | Latario Collie-Minns Bahamas | 16.37 |
Shot put (6 kg) |
Jacko Gill New Zealand | 22.20 CR |
Krzysztof Brzozowski Poland | 21.78 NJ |
Damien Birkinhead Australia | 21.14 NJ |
Discus throw (1.750 kg) |
Fedrick Dacres Jamaica | 62.80 PB |
Wojciech Praczyk Poland | 62.75 | Gerhard de Beer South Africa | 61.57 |
Hammer throw (6 kg) |
Ashraf Amgad Elseify Qatar | 85.57 WJ |
Bence Pásztor Hungary | 76.74 | Suhrob Khodjaev Uzbekistan | 76.16 PB |
Javelin throw |
Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago | 78.64 | Braian Toledo Argentina | 77.09 | Morné Moolman South Africa | 76.29 PB |
Decathlon (junior) |
Gunnar Nixon United States | 8018 WJL |
Jake Stein Australia | 7951 AJ |
Tim Dekker Netherlands | 7815 PB |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
Anthonique Strachan Bahamas | 11.20 WJL |
Nimet Karakuş Turkey | 11.36 | Tamiris de Liz Brazil | 11.45 |
200 m |
Anthonique Strachan Bahamas | 22.53 CR |
Olivia Ekpone United States | 23.15 PB |
Dezerea Bryant United States | 23.15 |
400 m |
Ashley Spencer United States | 50.50 CR |
Kadecia Baird Guyana | 51.04 AJ |
Erika Rucker United States | 51.10 PB |
800 m |
Ajee' Wilson United States | 2:00.91 PB |
Jessica Judd Great Britain | 2:00.96 PB |
Manal El Bahraoui Morocco | 2:03.09 |
1500 m |
Faith Kipyegon Kenya | 4:04.96 CR |
Amela Terzić Serbia | 4:07.59 PB, NR |
Senbere Teferi Ethiopia | 4:08.28 PB |
3000 m |
Mercy Chebwogen Kenya | 9:08.88 PB |
Hiwot Gebrekidan Ethiopia | 9:09.27 PB |
Emelia Gorecka Great Britain | 9:09.43 PB |
5000 m |
Buze Diriba Ethiopia | 15:32.94 | Ruti Aga Ethiopia | 15:32.95 PB |
Agnes Jebet Tirop Kenya | 15:36.74 PB |
100 m hurdles |
Morgan Snow United States | 13.38 | Noemi Zbären Switzerland | 13.42 | Ekaterina Bleskina Russia | 13.43 |
400 m hurdles |
Janieve Russell Jamaica | 56.62 WJL |
Aurélie Chaboudez France | 57.14 NJ |
Kaila Barber United States | 57.63 |
3000 m steeplechase |
Daisy Jepkemei Kenya | 9:47.22 WJL |
Tejinesh Gebisa Ethiopia | 9:50.51 PB |
Stella Jepkosgei Rutto Kenya | 9:50.58 PB |
4×100 m relay |
United States Morgan Snow Dezerea Bryant Jennifer Madu Shayla Sanders | 43.89 WJL |
Germany Alexandra Burghardt Ida Mayer Katharina Grompe Jessie Maduka | 44.24 SB |
Brazil Camila de Souza Tamiris de Liz Nathalia da Rosa Jéssica Carolina dos Reis | 44.29 SB |
4×400 m relay |
United States Erika Rucker Olivia Ekpone Kendall Baisden Ashley Spencer | 3:30.01 WJL |
Jamaica Sandrae Farquharson Olivia James Shericka Jackson Janieve Russell | 3:32.97 SB |
Russia Yana Glotova Alina Galitskaya Yuliya Koltachikhina Ekaterina Renzhina | 3:36.42 |
10,000 m walk |
Ekaterina Medvedeva Russia | 45:41.74 | Nadezhda Leontyeva Russia | 45:43.64 PB |
Sandra Arenas Colombia | 45:44.46 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Alessia Trost Italy | 1.91 | Lissa Labiche Seychelles | 1.88 NJ |
Mariya Kuchina Russia | 1.88 |
Pole vault |
Angelica Bengtsson Sweden | 4.50 CR |
Elizabeth Parnov Australia | 4.30 | Roberta Bruni Italy | 4.20 |
Long jump |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson Great Britain | 6.81w | Lena Malkus Germany | 6.80w | Jazmin Sawyers Great Britain | 6.67 WJL |
Triple jump |
Ana Peleteiro Spain | 14.17 WJL |
Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė Lithuania | 14.17 WJL, NR |
Liuba Zaldívar Cuba | 13.90 |
Shot put |
Shanice Craft Germany | 17.15 WJL |
Gao Yang China | 16.57 | Bian Ka China | 16.48 |
Discus throw |
Anna Rüh Germany | 62.38 | Shanice Craft Germany | 60.42 | Shelbi Vaughan United States | 60.07 |
Hammer throw |
Alexandra Tavernier France | 70.62 CR |
Alexia Sedykh France | 67.34 | Alena Navahrodskaya Belarus | 67.13 PB |
Javelin throw |
Sofi Flinck Sweden | 61.40 WJL, NR |
Liu Shiying China | 59.20 PB |
Marija Vučenović Serbia | 57.12 PB |
Heptathlon |
Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba | 5966 | Xénia Krizsán Hungary | 5957 PB |
Tamara de Sousa Brazil | 5900 AJ |
* Host nation (Spain)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
2 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
6 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
9 | Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
13 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
14 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
18 | Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
23 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
24 | China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
25 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
26 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
28 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
37 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
38 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
39 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (42 entries) | 43 | 46 | 43 | 132 |
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[2] 1566 athletes from 171 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[3]
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