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The IAAF U18 Championships in Athletics (until 2015 known as IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics)[1] was a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who were 17 or younger (youth = Under-18). The event was organized by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was held biennially from 1999 to 2017.
The name change and cancellation
In the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the 2016 Summer Olympics, the council decided to conclude the world championship for under-18 athletes after the 2017 event. The decision was made with the intention of improving under-18 competitions at continental level instead.[2] The competition was renamed to the IAAF World U18 Championships in November 2015, though ultimately only the 2017 competition used this title.
The competition was the under-18 counterpart to the World U20 Championships, which are for athletes who are 19 years of age or under in the year of competition.
Editions
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Top of the medal table |
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1st | 1999 | Bydgoszcz | ![]() |
16–18 July | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium | ![]() |
2nd | 2001 | Debrecen | ![]() |
12–15 July | Gyulai István Atlétikai Stadion | ![]() |
3rd | 2003 | Sherbrooke | ![]() |
9–13 July | Université de Sherbrooke Stadium | ![]() |
4th | 2005 | Marrakech | ![]() |
13–17 July | Stade Sidi-Youssef-Ben-Ali | ![]() |
5th | 2007 | Ostrava | ![]() |
11–15 July | Městský stadion | ![]() |
6th | 2009 | Brixen | ![]() |
8–12 July | Raiffeisen Arena di Bressanone | ![]() |
7th | 2011 | Lille | ![]() |
6–10 July | Stadium Lille Métropole | ![]() |
8th | 2013 | Donetsk | ![]() |
10–14 July | RSC Olimpiyskiy | ![]() |
9th | 2015 | Cali | ![]() |
15–19 July | Cali Olympic Stadium | ![]() |
10th | 2017 | Nairobi | ![]() |
12–16 July | Moi International Sports Centre | ![]() |
Championships records
Key: Defunct event
Boys
Event | Record (wind speed) | Name | Nation | Date | Games | Ref | Video | |||||||||||||||||||
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100 m | 10.28 (−0.4 m/s) | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | ![]() |
15 July 2015 | 2015 Cali | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
200 m | 20.34 (−0.4 m/s) | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | ![]() |
19 July 2015 | 2015 Cali | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
400 m | 45.24 | Kirani James | ![]() |
10 July 2009 | 2009 Brixen | [5][6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:44.08 | Leonard Kirwa Kosencha | ![]() |
9 July 2011 | 2011 Lille | [7][8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1500 m | 3:36.38 | Kumari Taki | ![]() |
17 July 2015 | 2015 Cali | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||
3000 m | 7:40.10 | William Malel Sitonik | ![]() |
10 July 2011 | 2011 Lille | [10][11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) | 13.04 A (+0.1 m/s) | De'Jour Russell | ![]() |
14 July 2017 | 2017 Nairobi | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) | 49.01 | William Wynne | ![]() |
15 July 2007 | 2007 Ostrava | |||||||||||||||||||||
2000 m steeplechase | 5:19.99 | Meresa Kahsay | ![]() |
12 July 2013 | 2013 Donetsk | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
High jump | 2.27 m | Huang Haiqiang | ![]() |
16 July 2005 | 2005 Marrakech | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pole Vault | 5.30 m | Armand Duplantis | ![]() |
19 July 2015 | 2015 Cali | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vladyslav Malykhin | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | 8.05 m (+0.5 m/s) | Maykel Massó | ![]() |
16 July 2015 | 2015 Cali | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 17.30 m A (+0.6 m/s) | Jordan A. Díaz | ![]() |
14 July 2017 | 2017 Nairobi | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shot put (5 kg) | 24.35 m | Jacko Gill | ![]() |
7 July 2011 | 2011 Lille | [17][18] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 70.67 m | Mykyta Nesterenko | ![]() |
13 July 2007 | 2007 Ostrava | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw (5 kg) | 84.91 m | Hlib Piskunov | ![]() |
17 July 2015 | 2015 Cali | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw (700 g) | 83.16 m | Morné Moolman | ![]() |
9 July 2011 | 2011 Lille | [20][21] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Octathlon | 6491 pts | Jake Stein | ![]() |
6–7 July 2011 | 2011 Lille | [22][23] | ||||||||||||||||||||
11.52 (−0.5 m/s) (100 m), 7.22 m (+1.2 m/s) (long jump), 17.22 m (shot put), 51.32 (400 m) / 14.25 (−1.0 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 1.98 m (high jump), 59.65 m (javelin), 2:52.93 (1000 m) |
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Decathlon | 8002 pts | Niklas Kaul | ![]() |
15–16 July 2015 | 2015 Cali | [24] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10000 m walk (track) | 40:51.31 | Pavel Parshin | ![]() |
9 July 2011 | 2011 Lille | [25] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sprint medley relay | 1:49.23 | Waseem Williams Michael O'Hara Okeen Williams Martin Manley |
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14 July 2013 | 2013 Donetsk | [26] |