Världsungdomsspelen

For the multi-sport event, see 1998 World Youth Games.

The Världsungdomsspelen (translation: World Youth Games), also known as the Gothenburg Youth Games, is an annual youth outdoor track and field competition open to the public, with age category competitions between the ages of twelve and nineteen, as well as senior level events. First organised in 1996, it is held over three days each July at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg. It is a mass participation event, typically attracting around 3500 mostly Swedish athletes, and its popularity has led to the introduction of qualifying standards for the throwing events.^[1] The event attracts participation from beyond Sweden, with twenty nations represented at the 2019 event.^[2]

Världsungdomsspelen
Youth athletes preparing to compete at the 2015 meet
Date	July
Location	Gothenburg, Sweden
Event type	Track and field
Official site	www.vuspel.se

Many Swedish international track and field athletes have participated in the senior competition, with meet record breakers including Olympic champions Carolina Klüft, Stefan Holm and Gerd Kanter, as well as European medallists Susanna Kallur and Emma Green. Several athletes who set age category records as teenagers at the Världsungdomsspelen have gone on to international success, such as Olympic champion Armand Duplantis, European champion Henrik Ingebrigtsen, European medallist Aníta Hinriksdóttir and world medalist Iréne Ekelund.^[3] The competition allows young people and international class athletes to compete in the same space.^[4]

Meeting records

Senior men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref
100 m	10.27	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	Gambia	2006
200 m	20.65	Johan Wissman	Sweden	2005
400 m	46.26	Johan Wissman	Sweden	2012
800 m	1:45.20	Khadevis Robinson	United States	2002
1500 m	3.46.09	Henrik Ingebrigtsen Eric Senorski	Norway  Sweden	2009 2011
3000 m	8:14.04	Mustafa Mohamed	Sweden	99
5000 m	14:24.84	Jörgen Johansson	Sweden	2008
110 m hurdles	13.49	Robert Kronberg	Sweden	2003
400 m hurdles	49.45	Karsten Warholm	Norway	2015
3000 m steeplechase	8:53.50	Robin Lindgren	Sweden	2012
High jump	2.28 m	Linus Thörnblad	Sweden	2008
Pole vault	5.60 m	Patrik Kristiansson	Sweden	2000
Long jump	8.25 m	Morten Jensen	Denmark	2005
Triple jump	16.73 m	Peder Pawel Nielsen	Denmark	2012
Shot put	19.65 m	Kim Christensen	Denmark	2011
Discus throw	63.97 m	Sven Martin Skagestad	Norway	2017
Hammer throw	70.89 m	Bengt Johansson	Sweden	2006
Javelin throw	76.92 m	Huang Shih-feng	Chinese Taipei	2016

Senior women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref
100 m	11.46	Helene Rønningen	Norway	2018
200 m	23.64	Elisabeth Slettum	Norway	2015
400 m	53.21	Ellinor Stuhrman	Sweden	2003
800 m	2:02.74	Lovisa Lindh	Sweden	2014
1500 m	4:20.96	Ida Nilsson	Sweden	2005
3000 m	9:21.78	Maria Larsen	Denmark	2015
100 m hurdles	13.53	Agathe Holtan Wathne	Norway	2017
400 m hurdles	56.07	Amalie Iuel	Norway	2018
2000 m steeplechase	6:32.49	Sandra Eriksson	Finland	2008
3000 m steeplechase	10:10.20	Klara Bodinson	Sweden	2013
High jump	1.92 m	Emma Green	Sweden	2005
Pole vault	4.71 m	Michaela Meijer	Sweden	2017
Long jump	6.82 m	Erica Johansson	Sweden	1999
Triple jump	13.85 m	Camilla Johansson	Sweden	1999
Shot put	16.05 m	Helena Engman	Sweden	2004
Discus throw	60.68 m	Anna Söderberg	Sweden	2005
Hammer throw	66.64 m	Tracey Andersson	Sweden	2015
Javelin throw	56.04	Christina Scherwin	Denmark	2000

References

1. Gothenburg Youth Games 28-30/6 2019, Ullevi Arena in Göteborg, Sweden. Vuspel. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
2. Succé för Ayla från Kista – fyra medaljer i Världsungdomsspelen (in Swedish). Mitti. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
3. Rekord Världsungdomsspelen. Vuspel (2018-09-06). Retrieved 2019-08-20.
4. World Youth Games. Goteborg. Retrieved 2019-08-20.

Records

• Rekord Världsungdomsspelen. Vuspel (2018-09-06). Retrieved 2019-08-20.

External links

• Official website