2018_World_U20_Championships_in_Athletics
2018 IAAF World U20 Championships
International athletics competition
The 2018 World U20 Championships in Athletics, also known as the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 1999) which was held at Tampere Stadium in Tampere, Finland on 10–15 July 2018.[1] The championships were originally awarded to Tampere by the IAAF in March, 2016.[2]
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| Host city |  Tampere, Finland |
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| Nations | 156 + 2 teams |
| Athletes | 1462 |
| Events | 44 |
| Dates | 10–15 July |
| Opened by | Sauli Niinistö |
| Main venue | Ratina Stadium |
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| Q | Qualification | H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
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More information Event, Men ...
| Event | Men | Women |
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| 100 m | 10.55 | 11.80 |
| 200 m | 21.35 | 24.20 |
| 400 m | 47.70 | 55.00 |
| 800 m | 1:50.00 | 2:08.70 |
| 1500 m | 3:48.00 | 4:27.00 |
| 5000 m | 5000 m 14:15.00 8:15.00 (3000 m) | 5000 m 16:40.00 9:35.00 (3000 m) |
| 10,000 m | 31:00.00 10,000 m | – |
| 3000 m sc | 9:10.00 | 10:43.00 |
| 100 mH | – | 14.10 |
| 110 mH | 14.20 0.995 m | – |
| 400 mH | 53.00 | 60.75 |
| 10,000 m RW | 44:00.00 | 51:00.00 |
| 4x100 m Relay | No standard | No standard |
| 4x400 m Relay | No standard | No standard |
| Heptathlon | – | 5300 points |
| Decathlon | 7200 points | – |
| High Jump | 2.16 m | 1.82 m |
| Pole Vault | 5.10 m | 4.05 m |
| Long Jump | 7.55 m | 6.15 m |
| Triple Jump | 15.60 m | 12.85 m |
| Shot Put | 18.25 m (6 kg) | 14.50 m |
| Discus | 56.00 m | 48.00 m |
| Hammer | 68.00 m (6 kg) | 57.00 m |
| Javelin | 68.70 m | 50.00 m |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump details |
Adónios Mérlos [fr] PB GreeceRoberto Vílches  Mexico | 2.23m | Not Awarded | JuVaughn Blake PB United StatesBreyton Poole  South Africa | 2.23m | |
| Pole vault details |
Armand Duplantis Sweden | 5.82m CR | Zachery Bradford United States | 5.55m PB | Masaki Ejima Japan | 5.55m |
| Long jump details |
Yuki Hashioka Japan | 8.03m | Maikel Vidal Cuba | 7.99m | Wayne Pinnock Jamaica | 7.90m |
| Triple jump details |
Jordan Díaz Cuba | 17.15m CR | Martin Lamou [fr] France | 16.44m | Jonathan Seremes [es] France | 16.18m PB |
| Shot put (6 kg) details |
Kyle Blignaut South Africa | 22.07m WJL | Adrian Piperi United States | 22.06m AJR | Odisséas Mouzenídis [fr] Greece | 21.07m NJR |
| Discus throw (1.750 kg) details |
Kai Chang Jamaica | 62.36m PB | Yauheni Bahutski Belarus | 61.75m | Claudio Romero Chile | 60.81m SB |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) details |
Jake Norris Great Britain | 80.65m NJR | Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine | 79.68m PB | Mykhaylo Havryliuk [es] Ukraine | 77.71m PB |
| Javelin throw details |
Nash Lowis Australia | 75.31m PB | Tzuriel Pedigo United States | 73.76m PB | Maurice Voigt Germany | 73.44m PB |
| Decathlon (junior) details |
Ashley Moloney Australia | 8190 pts CR, AJR, WJL |
Gary Haasbroek Australia | 7798 pts PB | Simon Ehammer Switzerland | 7642 pts PB |
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The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Kenya won the ranking in the medal table.
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Kenya | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 |  Ethiopia | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 |  Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Uganda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 28 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 32 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 38 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 |  Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (43 entries) | 45 | 43 | 45 | 133 | |
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USA won the ranking in the placing table.[7]
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| Rank | Country |  |  |  | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 155 |
| 2 | Kenya | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 112 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 101 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 80 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 80 | |
| 7 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 75 |
| 8 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71 |
| 9 | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 11 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 12 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 38 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 15 | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| 16 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | |
| 19 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | |
| 21 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| 23 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 24 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 25 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 26 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| 29 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 32 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 35 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 36 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 37 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 38 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 43 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
 Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
 Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 48 |  Armenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
 Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 51 |  Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 53 |  Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 54 |  Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 61 |  Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Barbados | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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The following is a list of participating nations with the number of qualified athletes in brackets. A country without any qualified athlete could enter either one male or one female.[4] A total 156 countries (plus the teams from Authorized Neutral Athletes and Athlete Refugee team) and 1462 athletes were scheduled to compete.[citation needed]
Algeria (11)
Authorised Neutral Athletes (9)
Andorra (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Argentina (4)
Armenia (2)
ART (2)
Aruba (1)
Australia (54)
Austria (10)
Bahamas (12)
Bahrain (3)
Bangladesh (1)
Barbados (6)
Belarus (12)
Belgium (14)
Bermuda (1)
Bhutan (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4)
Bolivia (1)
Botswana (13)
Brazil (20)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Bulgaria (9)
Burkina Faso (1)
Burundi (1)
Cameroon (1)
Canada[8] (32)
Cayman Islands (3)
Chad (1)
Chile (4)
China[9] (35)
Ivory Coast (1)
Colombia (8)
Republic of the Congo (1)
Costa Rica (2)
Croatia (5)
Cuba[10] (13)
Cyprus (4)
Czech Republic (24)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
Denmark (11)
Djibouti (1)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (7)
Ecuador (9)
Egypt (2)
Eritrea (4)
El Salvador (1)
Estonia (3)
Ethiopia (29)
Finland[11] (32) Host
France (44)
French Polynesia (1)
Gambia (1)
Georgia (5)
Germany (67)
Ghana (1)
Gibraltar (1)
Great Britain[12] (40)
Greece (19)
Grenada (1)
Guatemala (4)
Guam (1)
Guyana (2)
Haiti (1)
Hong Kong (1)
Honduras (1)
Hungary (27)
Iceland (3)
India (31)
Indonesia (2)
Iran (4)
Iraq (3)
Ireland (19)
Israel (4)
Italy (55)
Jamaica (42)
Jordan (1)
Japan (47)
Kazakhstan (2)
Kenya (27)
Kosovo (1)
Kuwait (1)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (6)
Lesotho (1)
Libya (1)
Lithuania (7)
Luxembourg (2)
Macau (1)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malta (1)
Maldives (1)
Mexico (6)
Moldova (2)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (1)
Morocco (10)
Namibia (1)
Nauru (1)
Netherlands (14)
Nicaragua (1)
New Zealand (11)
Nigeria (3)
Norway (10)
Oman (1)
Panama (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (6)
Philippines (1)
Poland (37)
Portugal (14)
Puerto Rico (5)
Qatar (8)
Romania (17)
Saint Lucia (1)
San Marino (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Saudi Arabia (5)
Senegal (1)
Serbia (6)
Seychelles (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (9)
Slovenia (11)
South Africa (19)
South Korea (7)
South Sudan (1)
Spain (46)
Sri Lanka[13] (11)
Sudan (1)
Eswatini (1)
Sweden (17)
Switzerland (21)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Tajikistan (1)
Tonga (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (14)
Tunisia (5)
Turkey (32)
Turkmenistan (1)
Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
Tuvalu (1)
Uganda (11)
Ukraine (34)
United States[14] (79)
Uruguay (2)
Uzbekistan (2)
Vanuatu (1)
Venezuela (5)
Vietnam (2)
United States Virgin Islands (1)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (3)
Zimbabwe (6)
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