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The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008. Previously Bydgoszcz hosted the 1999 World Youth Championships.
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Host city | ![]() |
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Nations | 165 |
Athletes | 1408 |
Events | 44 |
Dates | 8–13 July |
Main venue | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium |
The United States topped the medal table with 17 medals overall, including 11 golds, ahead of Germany and Kenya.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
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100 metres | Dexter Lee![]() | 10.40 | Wilhelm van der Vyver![]() | 10.42 | Terrell Wilks![]() | 10.45 | |
200 metres | Christophe Lemaitre![]() | 20.83 PB | Nickel Ashmeade![]() | 20.84 | Robert Hering![]() | 20.96 | |
400 metres | Marcus Boyd![]() | 45.53 WJL | Kirani James![]() | 45.70 NJ | O'Neal Wilder![]() | 45.76 | |
800 metres | Abubaker Kaki ![]() | 1:45.60 | Geoffrey Kibet ![]() | 1:46.23 PB | André Olivier ![]() | 1:47.57 | |
1500 metres | Imad Touil![]() | 3:47.40 | James Kiplagat Magut![]() | 3:47.51 | Demma Daba![]() | 3:47.65 | |
5000 metres | Abreham Cherkos![]() | 13:08.57 CR | Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio![]() | 13:11.57 PB | Dejen Gebremeskel![]() | 13:11.97 | |
10,000 metres | Josphat Kipkoech Bett![]() | 27:30.85 CR | Titus Kipjumba Mbishei![]() | 27:31.65 PB | Ibrahim Jeilan![]() | 28:07.98 | |
110 metres hurdles 99.0 cm | Konstantin Shabanov![]() | 13.27 WJL | Booker Nunley![]() | 13.45 | Keiron Stewart![]() | 13.51 | |
400 metres hurdles | Jeshua Anderson![]() | 48.68 PB | Johnny Dutch![]() | 49.25 | Amaurys R. Valle![]() | 49.56 NJ | |
3000 metres steeplechase | Jonathan Muia Ndiku![]() | 8:17.28 PB | Benjamin Kiplagat![]() | 8:19.24 | Patrick Kipyegon Terer![]() | 8:25.14 PB | |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() Dante Sales Antonio Sales Marquise Goodwin Terrell Wilks | 38.98 WJL | ![]() Oshane Bailey Dexter Lee Nickel Ashmeade Yohan Blake | 39.25 SB | ![]() Johannes Mosala Roscoe Engel Patrick Vosloo Wilhelm van der Vyver | 39.70 | |
4 × 400 metres relay | ![]() Marcus Boyd Bryan Miller O'Neal Wilder Jeshua Anderson | 3:03.86 WJL | ![]() Louis Persent Robert Davis Nigel Levine Jordan McGrath | 3:05.82 SB | ![]() Niklas Zender Alexander Juretzko Marc-John Dombrowski Pascal Nabow | 3:06.47 SB | |
10,000 metres walk | Stanislav Emelyanov![]() | 39:35.01 CR | Chen Ding![]() | 39:47.20 AJ | Lluís Torlá![]() | 40:29.57 PB | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
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High jump | Bohdan Bondarenko![]() | 2.26 WJL | Sylwester Bednarek![]() | 2.24 SB | Miguel Ángel Sancho![]() | 2.21 | |
Pole vault | Raphael Holzdeppe![]() | 5.50 | Paweł Wojciechowski![]() | 5.40 PB | Karsten Dilla![]() | 5.30 | |
Long jump | Marquise Goodwin![]() | 7.74 PB | Dzmitry Astrouski![]() | 7.64 | Eusebio Cáceres![]() | 7.59 | |
Triple jump | Teddy Tamgho![]() | 17.33 | Osviel Hernández![]() | 16.90 | Mohamed Yusuf Salman![]() | 16.59 | |
Shot put 6 kg | David Storl![]() | 21.08 WJL | Aleksandr Bulanov![]() | 20.14 | Marin Premeru![]() | 19.93 PB | |
Discus throw 1.75 kg | Gordon Wolf![]() | 62.00 PB | Marin Premeru![]() | 61.85 | Mykyta Nesterenko![]() | 61.01 | |
Hammer throw 6 kg | Walter Henning![]() | 76.92 AJ | Conor McCullough ![]() | 75.88 PB | Aleh Dubitski ![]() | 75.42 | |
Javelin throw | Robert Szpak![]() | 78.01 WJL | Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman![]() | 76.20 NJ | Ansis Bruns![]() | 75.31 PB | |
Decathlon Junior | Jan Felix Knobel![]() | 7896 WJL | Eduard Mikhan![]() | 7894 NJ | Mihail Dudaš![]() | 7663 NJ | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
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100 metres | Jeneba Tarmoh![]() | 11.37 | Ashleigh Nelson![]() | 11.49 | Sheniqua Ferguson![]() | 11.52 | |
200 metres | Sheniqua Ferguson![]() | 23.24 | Meritzer Williams![]() | 23.40 | Janelle Redhead![]() | 23.52 | |
400 metres | Folashade Abugan![]() | 51.84 | Jessica Beard![]() | 52.09 | Susana A. Clement![]() | 52.36 | |
800 metres | Elena Mirela Lavric![]() | 2:00.06 CR | Merve Aydin![]() | 2:00.92 NJ | Machteld Anna Mulder![]() | 2:02.05 PB | |
1500 metres | Stephanie Twell![]() | 4:15.09 | Kalkidan Gezahegne![]() | 4:16.58 | Emma Pallant![]() | 4:17.06 | |
3000 metres | Mercy Cherono![]() | 8:58.07 SB | Bizunesh Urgesa![]() | 8:58.90 | Frethiwat Goshu![]() | 9:03.76 PB | |
5000 metres | Sule Utura![]() | 16:15.59 | Genzebe Dibaba![]() | 16:16.75 | Nelly Chebet![]() | 16:17.96 | |
100 metres hurdles | Teona Rodgers![]() | 13.40 | Shermaine Williams![]() | 13.48 | Belkis Milanés![]() | 13.49 | |
400 metres hurdles | Takecia Jameson![]() | 56.29 WJL | Janeil Bellille![]() | 56.84 NJ | Meghan Beesley![]() | 57.08 PB | |
3000 metres steeplechase | Christine Kambua Muyanga![]() | 9:31.35 CR | Elizabeth Mueni![]() | 9:36.50 PB | Korahubish Itaa![]() | 9:37.81 NJ | |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() Jeneba Tarmoh Shayla Mahan Gabrielle Glenn Tiffany Townsend | 43.66 WJL | ![]() Shawna Anderson Kaycea Jones Gayon Evans Jura Levy | 43.98 SB | ![]() Barbara de Oliveira Bárbara Leôncio Luana Correa Rosângela Santos | 44.61 | |
4 × 400 metres relay | ![]() Lanie Whittaker Jessica Beard Erica Alexander Takecia Jameson | 3:30.19 | ![]() Olha Zemlyak Yuliya Krasnoshchok Hanna Yaroshchuk Yuliya Baraley | 3:34.20 NJ | ![]() Brittney McGlone Trychelle Kingdom Olivia Tauro Angeline Blackburn | 3:34.23 SB | |
10,000 metres walk | Tatyana Mineeva![]() | 43:24.72 CR | Elmira Alembekova![]() | 43:45.16 PB | Li Yanfei![]() | 44:24.10 PB | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
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High jump | Kimberly Jess![]() | 1.86 | Mirela Demireva![]() | 1.86 SB | Lesyani Mayor![]() Hannelore Desmet ![]() | 1.86 PB 1.86 PB | |
Pole vault | Valeriya Volik ![]() | 4.40 CR | Ekaterina Kolesova ![]() | 4.40 CR | Ekaterini Stefanidi ![]() | 4.25 SB | |
Long jump | Ivana Španović![]() | 6.61 | Nastassia Mironchyk![]() | 6.46 | Dailenys Alcántara![]() | 6.41 PB | |
Triple jump | Dailenys Alcántara![]() | 14.25 WJL | Josleidy Ribalta![]() | 13.85 | Paraskevi Papahristou![]() | 13.74 | |
Shot put | Natalia Ducó![]() | 17.23 | Melissa Boekelman![]() | 16.60 | Ma Qiao![]() | 16.55 SB | |
Discus throw | Shangxue Xi![]() | 54.96 SB | Julia Fischer![]() | 54.69 | Sandra Perković![]() | 54.24 | |
Hammer throw | Bianca Perie![]() | 67.95 CR | Katerina Šafránková![]() | 63.13 | Jenny Ozorai![]() | 60.80 | |
Javelin throw | Vira Rebryk![]() | 63.01 WJ | Li Lingwei![]() | 59.25 PB | Tatjana Jelaca![]() | 58.77 NR | |
Heptathlon | Carolin Schäfer![]() | 5833 PB | Yana Maksimava![]() | 5766 | Grit Šadeiko![]() | 5765 PB | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
* Host nation (Poland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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9 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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13 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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20 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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23 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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25 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
33 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
34 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Totals (40 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[1] 1408 athletes from 165 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[2]