2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics
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| Host city |  Brixen, Italy |
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| Events | 40 | ||
| Dates | 8–12 July | ||
| Main venue | Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena | ||
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The 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the sixth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held at Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena in Brixen, Italy from 8–12 July 2009. Athletes had to be aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2009 (born in 1992 or 1993) to compete.[1]
15-year-old Jodie Williams took the 100 m sprint title in a youth world leading time of 11.39. This was also a personal best for Williams, who had not lost a 100 m final since 2007.[2] Also winning the girls' 200 m, Williams became the first youth athlete ever to do so. A similar feat was achieved by Kirani James of Grenada, who won the boys' 200 and 400 metres.[3]
In winning the long jump, Supanara Sukhasvasti became Thailand’s first ever finalist, medallist and champion in an athletics global event of any age category. He is a descendent of King Rama IV.[4] With the 100 m hurdles, 17-year-old Isabelle Pedersen became Norway’s first ever World Youth champion. Her time of 13.20 in the semi finals was a national record and third all-time Youth best.[5] Also 16-year-old Italian Alessia Trost became the host nation's first ever World Youth champion.[6]
Johan Rogestedt of Sweden became the first European ever to win the 800 metres, usually dominated by East African runners.[7] In high jump, Russian-born Dmitriy Kroyter became Israel's first ever world youth champion.
Medal summary
Boys
Girls
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Kenya (KEN) |
6 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) |
6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 |  China (CHN) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) |
2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Grenada (GRN) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 |  France (FRA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Thailand (THA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Italy (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Cuba (CUB) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Israel (ISR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  South Korea (KOR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Norway (NOR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Slovenia (SLO) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Syria (SYR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |  U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 |  Romania (ROU) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 |  Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  South Africa (RSA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Ireland (IRL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Latvia (LAT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Mexico (MEX) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Poland (POL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Qatar (QAT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Samoa (SAM) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Spain (ESP) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Tajikistan (TJK) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Turkey (TUR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 |  Eritrea (ERI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 |  Japan (JPN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 |  Serbia (SRB) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 |  Slovakia (SVK) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 |  Sudan (SUD) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 |  Uruguay (URU) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
All Information taken from IAAF's website.[8]
References
- ↑ IAAF, May 5, 2009: More than 170 nations to compete in Sϋdtirol – 2009 World Youth Champs. Accessed 2009-07-11. Archived 2009-09-08.
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- ↑ A Swede steals Kenya's thunder at the World Youth Championships
- ↑ 2009 World Youth medal table [1] . Accessed 2009-07-11. Archived 2009-09-08.
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