2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 14th World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1993 or later) which was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 July 2012. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.

Several medalists from the 2010 championships were eligible to defend their titles, including Jacko Gill, Jodie Williams, Shaunae Miller, and Angelica Bengtsson. Gill and Bengtsson were successful.

Men's results

Track

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m	Adam Gemili Great Britain	10.05 WJL CR	Aaron Ernest United States	10.17 PB	Odane Skeen Jamaica	10.28 PB
200 m	Delano Williams Turks and Caicos Islands	20.48 NJ	Aaron Ernest United States	20.53 PB	Tyreek Hill United States	20.54
400 m	Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic	44.85	Arman Hall United States	45.39 PB	Steven Solomon Australia Aldrich Bailey United States	45.52
800 m	Nigel Amos Botswana	1:43.79 CR	Timothy Kitum Kenya	1:44.56	Edwin Kiplagat Melly Kenya	1:44.79 PB
1500 m	Hamza Driouch Qatar	3:39.04	Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich Kenya	3:40.39 PB	Abdelhadi Labâli Morocco	3:40.60
5000 m	Muktar Edris Ethiopia	13:38.95	Abrar Osman Adem Eritrea	13:40.52	Wiliam Malel Sitonik Kenya	13:40.52
10,000 m	Yigrem Demelash Ethiopia	28:16.07 PB	Philemon Kipchilis Cheboi Kenya	28:23.98 PB	Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui Kenya	28:30.47
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)	Yordan Luis O'Farrill Cuba	13.18 CR	Nicholas Hough Australia	13.27 AJ	Wilhem Belocian France	13.29 NJ
400 m hurdles	Eric Futch United States	50.24 WJL	Takahiro Matsumoto Japan	50.41 PB	Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh Saudi Arabia	50.47 PB
3000 m steeplechase	Conseslus Kipruto Kenya	8:06.10 CR	Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui Kenya	8:19.94	Hicham Sigueni Morocco	8:30.14
4×100 m relay	United States Tyreek Hill Aldrich Bailey Arthur Delaney Aaron Ernest	38.67 WJL	Jamaica Tykwendo Tracey Odane Skeen Jevaughn Minzie Jazeel Murphy	38.97 NJ	Japan Kazuma Oseto Akiyuki Hashimoto Aska Cambridge Kazuki Kanamori	39.02
4×400 m relay	United States Quincy Downing Aldrich Bailey Chidi Okezie Arman Hall	3:03.99 WJL	Poland Karol Zalewski Rafał Smoleń Piotr Kuśnierz Patryk Dobek	3:05.05 NJ	Trinidad and Tobago Asa Guevara Jereem Richards Brandon Benjamin Machel Cedenio	3:06.32
10,000 m walk	Eider Arévalo Colombia	40:09.74 WJL	Aleksandr Ivanov Russia	40:12.90 PB	Su Guanyu China	40:16.87 PB

Field

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump	Andrei Churyla Belarus	2.24	Falk Wendrich Germany	2.24 PB	Ryan Ingraham Bahamas	2.24
Pole vault	Thiago Braz da Silva Brazil	5.55 NJ	Ivan Horvat Croatia	5.55	Shawnacy Barber Canada	5.55 NJ
Long jump	Sergey Morgunov Russia	8.09	Andreas Trajkovski Denmark	7.82 NJ	Jarrion Lawson United States	7.64
Triple jump	Pedro Pichardo Cuba	16.79 WJL	Artem Primak Russia	16.60	Latario Collie-Minns Bahamas	16.37
Shot put (6 kg)	Jacko Gill New Zealand	22.20 CR	Krzysztof Brzozowski Poland	21.78 NJ	Damien Birkinhead Australia	21.14 NJ
Discus throw (1.750 kg)	Fedrick Dacres Jamaica	62.80 PB	Wojciech Praczyk Poland	62.75	Gerhard de Beer South Africa	61.57
Hammer throw (6 kg)	Ashraf Amgad Elseify Qatar	85.57 WJ	Bence Pásztor Hungary	76.74	Suhrob Khodjaev Uzbekistan	76.16 PB
Javelin throw	Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago	78.64	Braian Toledo Argentina	77.09	Morné Moolman South Africa	76.29 PB
Decathlon (junior)	Gunnar Nixon United States	8018 WJL	Jake Stein Australia	7951 AJ	Tim Dekker Netherlands	7815 PB

Women's results

Track

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m	Anthonique Strachan Bahamas	11.20 WJL	Nimet Karakuş Turkey	11.36	Tamiris de Liz Brazil	11.45
200 m	Anthonique Strachan Bahamas	22.53 CR	Olivia Ekpone United States	23.15 PB	Dezerea Bryant United States	23.15
400 m	Ashley Spencer United States	50.50 CR	Kadecia Baird Guyana	51.04 AJ	Erika Rucker United States	51.10 PB
800 m	Ajee' Wilson United States	2:00.91 PB	Jessica Judd Great Britain	2:00.96 PB	Manal El Bahraoui Morocco	2:03.09
1500 m	Faith Kipyegon Kenya	4:04.96 CR	Amela Terzić Serbia	4:07.59 PB, NR	Senbere Teferi Ethiopia	4:08.28 PB
3000 m	Mercy Chebwogen Kenya	9:08.88 PB	Hiwot Gebrekidan Ethiopia	9:09.27 PB	Emelia Gorecka Great Britain	9:09.43 PB
5000 m	Buze Diriba Ethiopia	15:32.94	Ruti Aga Ethiopia	15:32.95 PB	Agnes Jebet Tirop Kenya	15:36.74 PB
100 m hurdles	Morgan Snow United States	13.38	Noemi Zbären Switzerland	13.42	Ekaterina Bleskina Russia	13.43
400 m hurdles	Janieve Russell Jamaica	56.62 WJL	Aurelie Chaboudez France	57.14 NJ	Kaila Barber United States	57.63
3000 m steeplechase	Daisy Jepkemei Kenya	9:47.22 WJL	Tejinesh Gebisa Ethiopia	9:50.51 PB	Stella Jepkosgei Rutto Kenya	9:50.58 PB
4×100 m relay	United States Morgan Snow Dezerea Bryant Jennifer Madu Shayla Sanders	43.89 WJL	Germany Alexandra Burghardt Ida Mayer Katharina Grompe Jessie Maduka	44.24 SB	Brazil Camila de Souza Tamiris de Liz Nathalia da Rosa Jessica Dos Reis	44.29 SB
4×400 m relay	United States Erika Rucker Olivia Ekpone Kendall Baisden Ashley Spencer	3:30.01 WJL	Jamaica Sandrae Farquharson Olivia James Shericka Jackson Janieve Russell	3:32.97 SB	Russia Yana Glotova Alina Galitskaya Yuliya Koltachikhina Ekaterina Renzhina	3:36.42
10,000 m walk	Ekaterina Medvedeva Russia	45:41.74	Nadezhda Leontyeva Russia	45:43.64 PB	Sandra Arenas Colombia	45:44.46

Field

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump	Alessia Trost Italy	1.91	Lissa Labiche Seychelles	1.88 NJ	Mariya Kuchina Russia	1.88
Pole vault	Angelica Bengtsson Sweden	4.50 CR	Elizabeth Parnov Australia	4.30	Roberta Bruni Italy	4.20
Long jump	Katarina Johnson-Thompson Great Britain	6.81w	Lena Malkus Germany	6.80w	Jazmin Sawyers Great Britain	6.67 WJL
Triple jump	Ana Peleteiro Spain	14.17 WJL	Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė Lithuania	14.17 WJL, NR	Liuba Zaldívar Cuba	13.90
Shot put	Shanice Craft Germany	17.15 WJL	Gao Yang China	16.57	Bian Ka China	16.48
Discus throw	Anna Rüh Germany	62.38	Shanice Craft Germany	60.42	Shelbi Vaughan United States	60.07
Hammer throw	Alexandra Tavernier France	70.62 CR	Alexia Sedykh France	67.34	Alena Navahrodskaya Belarus	67.13 PB
Javelin throw	Sofi Flinck Sweden	61.40 WJL, NR	Liu Shiying China	59.20 PB	Marija Vučenović Serbia	57.12 PB
Heptathlon	Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba	5966	Xénia Krizsán Hungary	5957 PB	Tamara de Sousa Brazil	5900 AJ

Medal table

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	9	4	7	20
2	Kenya	4	4	5	13
3	Ethiopia	3	3	1	7
4	Cuba	3	0	1	4
5	Germany	2	4	0	6
6	Russia	2	3	3	8
7	Jamaica	2	2	1	5
8	Great Britain	2	1	2	5
9	Bahamas	2	0	2	4
10=	Qatar	2	0	0	2
10=	Sweden	2	0	0	2
12	France	1	2	1	4
13	Brazil	1	0	3	4
14=	Belarus	1	0	1	2
14=	Colombia	1	0	1	2
14=	Italy	1	0	1	2
14=	Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	1	2
18=	Botswana	1	0	0	1
18=	Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1
18=	New Zealand	1	0	0	1
18=	Spain	1	0	0	1
18=	Turks and Caicos Islands	1	0	0	1
23	Australia	0	3	2	5
24	Poland	0	3	0	3
25	China	0	2	2	4
26	Hungary	0	2	0	2
27=	Japan	0	1	1	2
27=	Serbia	0	1	1	2
29=	Argentina	0	1	0	1
29=	Croatia	0	1	0	1
29=	Denmark	0	1	0	1
29=	Eritrea	0	1	0	1
29=	Guyana	0	1	0	1
29=	Lithuania	0	1	0	1
29=	Seychelles	0	1	0	1
29=	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
29=	Turkey	0	1	0	1
38	Morocco	0	0	3	3
39	South Africa	0	0	2	2
40=	Canada	0	0	1	1
40=	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
40=	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1
40=	Uzbekistan	0	0	1	1
Total		44	44	45	133

Participation

According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1566 athletes from 171 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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External links

• Official results