The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics were 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.
The United States topped the medal table with 17 medals overall, including 11 golds, ahead of Germany and Kenya.
Men's results Track Dexter Lee 10.40 Wilhelm van der Vyver 10.42 Terrell Wilks10.45 Christophe Lemaitre 20.83PB Nickel Ashmeade 20.84 Robert Hering 20.96 Marcus Boyd 45.53WJLKirani James 45.70 NJ O'Neal Wilder 45.76 Abubaker Kaki 1:45.60 Geoffrey Kibet 1:46.23PB André Olivier 1:47.57 Imad Touil 3:47.40 James Kiplagat Magut 3:47.51Demma Daba 3:47.65 Abreham Cherkos 13:08.57 CR Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio 13:11.57 PB Dejen Gebremeskel 13:11.97 Josphat Kipkoech Bett27:30.85 CR Titus Kipjumba Mbishei27:31.65 PB Ibrahim Jeilan 28:07.98 110 metres hurdles 99.0 cmKonstantin Shabanov 13.27WJL Booker Nunley 13.45 Keiron Stewart 13.51 Jeshua Anderson 48.68 PB Johnny Dutch 49.25 Amaurys R. Valle 49.56 NJ Jonathan Muia Ndiku 8:17.28 PB Benjamin Kiplagat 8:19.24 Patrick Kipyegon Terer 8:25.14 PB Dante SalesAntonio SalesMarquise GoodwinTerrell Wilks 38.98WJL Oshane BaileyDexter LeeNickel AshmeadeYohan Blake 39.25SB Johannes MosalaRoscoe EngelPatrick VoslooWilhelm van der Vyver 39.70 Marcus BoydBryan MillerO'Neal WilderJeshua Anderson 3:03.86WJL Louis PersentRobert DavisNigel LevineJordan McGrath 3:05.82 SBNiklas ZenderAlexander Juretzko Marc-John DombrowskiPascal Nabow 3:06.47SB Stanislav Emelyanov 39:35.01CR Chen Ding 39:47.20AJ Lluís Torlá 40:29.57PB
Field Bohdan Bondarenko 2.26WJL Sylwester Bednarek 2.24SB Miguel Ángel Sancho 2.21 Raphael Holzdeppe 5.50 Paweł Wojciechowski 5.40PB Karsten Dilla 5.30 Marquise Goodwin7.74 PB Dzmitry Astrouski7.64 Eusebio Cáceres7.59 Teddy Tamgho 17.33 Osviel Hernández 16.90Mohamed Yusuf Salman 16.59 Shot put 6 kg David Storl21.08 WJL Aleksandr Bulanov20.14 Marin Premeru19.93PB Discus throw 1.75 kg Gordon Wolf 62.00 PB Marin Premeru 61.85 Mykyta Nesterenko 61.01 Hammer throw 6 kgWalter Henning 76.92AJ Conor McCullough 75.88PBAleh Dubitski 75.42 Robert Szpak 78.01 WJLIhab Al Sayed Abdelrahman 76.20NJ Ansis Bruns 75.31PB Decathlon Junior Jan Felix Knobel 7896WJL Eduard Mikhan 7894NJ Mihail Dudaš 7663NJ
Women's results Track Jeneba Tarmoh 11.37 Ashleigh Nelson 11.49 Sheniqua Ferguson11.52 Sheniqua Ferguson23.24 Meritzer Williams 23.40Janelle Redhead 23.52 Folashade Abugan 51.84 Jessica Beard 52.09 Susana A. Clement 52.36 Elena Mirela Lavric 2:00.06 CR Merve Aydin 2:00.92NJ Machteld Anna Mulder 2:02.05 PB Stephanie Twell 4:15.09 Kalkidan Gezahegne 4:16.58Emma Pallant 4:17.06 Mercy Cherono 8:58.07 SB Bizunesh Urgesa 8:58.90 Frethiwat Goshu 9:03.76PB Sule Utura 16:15.59Genzebe Dibaba 16:16.75 Nelly Chebet16:17.96 Teona Rodgers13.40 Shermaine Williams 13.48 Belkis Milanés 13.49 Takecia Jameson 56.29WJL Janeil Bellille 56.84NJ Meghan Beesley 57.08PB Christine Kambua Muyanga 9:31.35CR Elizabeth Mueni 9:36.50 PB Korahubish Itaa 9:37.81NJ Jeneba TarmohShayla MahanGabrielle GlennTiffany Townsend43.66 WJL Shawna AndersonKaycea JonesGayon EvansJura Levy43.98 SBBarbara de OliveiraBárbara LeôncioLuana CorreaRosângela Santos 44.61 Lanie WhittakerJessica BeardErica AlexanderTakecia Jameson3:30.19 Olha ZemlyakYuliya KrasnoshchokHanna YaroshchukYuliya Baraley 3:34.20NJ Brittney McGloneTrychelle KingdomOlivia TauroAngeline Blackburn 3:34.23SB Tatyana Mineeva43:24.72CR Elmira Alembekova 43:45.16PB Li Yanfei 44:24.10PB
Field Kimberly Jess 1.86 Mirela Demireva 1.86SB Lesyani MayorHannelore Desmet 1.86 PB1.86 PB Valeriya Volik 4.40CR Ekaterina Kolesova 4.40CR Ekaterini Stefanidi 4.25SB Ivana Španović 6.61 Nastassia Mironchyk 6.46 Dailenys Alcántara 6.41PB Dailenys Alcántara 14.25 WJL Josleidy Ribalta 13.85 Paraskevi Papahristou 13.74 Natalia Ducó 17.23 Melissa Boekelman16.60 Ma Qiao 16.55SB Shangxue Xi 54.96 SBJulia Fischer 54.69 Sandra Perković 54.24 Bianca Perie 67.95CR Katerina Šafránková 63.13 Jenny Ozorai 60.80 Vira Rebryk63.01WJ Li Lingwei 59.25PB Tatjana Jelaca 58.77 NR Carolin Schäfer 5833PB Yana Maksimava 5766 Grit Šadeiko 5765PB
Medal table
Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1408 athletes from 165 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
References
External links Official results (archive)