1999 World Youth Championships In Athletics
The 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the first edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics.
It was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland from July 16 to July 18, 1999.
| 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics | |
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| Dates | 16–18 July |
| Host city |  Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Venue | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium |
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| Level | Youth (under 18) |
| Events | 39 |
Results
Boys
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Mark Lewis-Francis Great Britain | 10.40 | Bryan Sears United States | 10.42 | Omar Brown Jamaica | 10.43 |
| 200 m | Timothy Benjamin Great Britain | 20.72 | Omar Brown Jamaica | 21.09 | Bryan Sears United States | 21.16 |
| 400 m | William Mandla Nkosi South Africa | 46.94 | Glaudel Garzón Cuba | 47.00 | Mark van Soest South Africa | 47.19 |
| 800 m | Nicholas Wachira Kenya | 1:50.70 | Berhanu Alemu Ethiopia | 1:50.79 | Mohammad M. Al Azemi Kuwait | 1:51.24 |
| 1500 m | Cornelius Chirchir Kenya | 3:44.02 | Michael Too Kenya | 3:44.70 | Osman Yusif Saudi Arabia | 3:45.53 |
| 3000 m | Pius Muli Kenya | 8:08.16 | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 8:09.89 | Anouar Assila Morocco | 8:13.54 |
| 2000 m St. | Stephen Cherono Kenya | 5:31.89 | Luleseged Wale Ethiopia | 5:32.61 | Philip Simbolei Kenya | 5:41.77 |
| 110 m H 91.4 cm | Ladji Doucouré France | 13.26 | Nassim Brahimi Qatar | 13.36 | Paul Whitty Canada | 13.59 |
| 400 m H 84.0 cm | Marthinus Kritzinger South Africa | 49.86 | Sergio Hierrezuelo Cuba | 49.95 | Vincent Mumo Kiilu Kenya | 51.50 |
| 10,000 m track walk | Yevgeniy Demkov Russia | 42:26.07 | Aleksandr Strokov Russia | 42:36.52 | Takayuki Tanii Japan | 42:40.86 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Winston Smith Michael Frater Davaon Spence Omar Brown | 40.03 | Japan Yosuke Tahara Kazuya Kitamura Yoshitaka Kaneko Yusuke Omae | 40.14 |  GermanyJohannes Fischer Christoph Lehner Norman Grittke Andre Streese | 41.13 |
| Medley relay | United States Jonathan Lott Bryan Sears Travon Walton Ivory McCann | 1:51.29 | South Africa William Mandla Nkosi Warren October Marthinus Kritzinger Mark van Soest | 1:52.49 | Japan Toshio Imura Takeshi Yoneda Masakatsu Tanaka Tsutomu Takahashi | 1:54.10 |
| High jump | Jacques Freitag South Africa | 2.16 | Cui Kai China | 2.13 | Andrei Chubsa Belarus | 2.13 |
| Pole vault | Sébastien Homo France | 5.20 | Oleksandr Korchmyd Ukraine | 5.10 | Rico Tepper Germany | 5.00 |
| Long jump | Shang Yapeng China | 7.80 | Yoelmis Pacheco Cuba | 7.62 | Nicolaas Grimbeeck South Africa | 7.59 |
| Triple jump | Ibrahim Mahmedin Qatar | 15.96 | Yoandri Betanzos Cuba | 15.83 | Viktor Yastrebov Ukraine | 15.74 |
| Shot put 5 kg | Robert Häggblom Finland | 19.76 | Dmitriy Gorshkov Russia | 19.69 | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi Qatar | 19.44 |
| Discus 1.500 kg | Ming-Huang Chang Chinese Taipei | 64.14 | Zhang Huabing China | 58.36 | Raine Munukka Finland | 56.52 |
| Hammer 5 kg | Krisztián Pars Hungary | 74.76 | Oleksandr Lutsenko Ukraine | 73.68 | Aleksei Yeliseyev Russia | 73.68 |
| Javelin 700g | Joachim Kiteau France | 79.65 | Saku Kuusisto Finland | 78.73 | Alexandr Ivanov Russia | 78.65 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Girls
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Veronica Campbell Jamaica | 11.49 | Lisa Sharpe Jamaica | 11.52 | Adriana Lamalle France | 11.66 |
| 200 m | LaShauntea Moore United States | 23.38 | Melaine Walker Jamaica | 23.72 | Ana López Cuba | 23.97 |
| 400 m | Monique Henderson United States | 52.28 | Helen Okpanachi Nigeria | 52.38 | Norma González Colombia | 52.39 |
| 800 m | Georgina Clarke Australia | 2:05.90 | Tetyana Petlyuk Ukraine | 2:06.97 | Mihaela Olaru Romania | 2:08.20 |
| 1500 m | Zanelle Grobler South Africa | 4:23.06 | Chibiwott Kibet Kenya | 4:24.43 | Elaine Du Plessis South Africa | 4:24.59 |
| 3000 m | Alice Timbilil Kenya | 9:01.99 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 9:02.08 | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 9:04.42 |
| 100 m H 76.2 cm | Adrianna Lamalle France | 13.08 | Maren Freisen Germany | 13.42 | Anay Tejeda Cuba | 13.45 |
| 400 m H | Jana Pittman Australia | 57.87 | Ya Wu Jie China | 58.32 | Patricia Hall Jamaica | 58.67 |
| 5000 m track walk | Tatiana Kozlova Russia | 22:31.93 | Maryna Tsikhanava Belarus | 22:37.54 | Ekaterina Dergounova Russia | 22:54.59 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Nadine Palmer Melaine Walker Veronica Campbell Lisa Sharpe | 44.30 | United States Ginnie Powell Ashley Mitchell Raasin McIntosh Stephanie Durst | 45.40 | Poland Dorota Wojtczak Dorota Dydo Małgorzata Flejszar Anita Hennig | 45.49 |
| Medley Relay | United States Stephanie Durst LaShauntea Moore Christy Fairley Monique Henderson | 2:07.71 | Poland Małgorzata Flejszar Dorota Wojtczak Hanna Wardowska Magdalena Uzarska | 2:09.19 | Ukraine Ganna Bordyugova Viktoriya Lofitska Maryna Maydanova Tetyana Petlyuk | 2:11.13 |
| High jump | Anna Chicherova Russia | 1.89 | Renáta Medgyesová Slovakia | 1.83 | Gaelle Niare France | 1.79 |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.10 | Floe Kuhnert Germany | 4.05 | Vanessa Boslak France | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Zhou Yangxia China | 6.29 | Jenniina Halkoaho Finland | 6.24 | Alina Militaru Romania | 6.22 |
| Triple jump | Mabel Gay Cuba | 13.82 | Anastasiya Ilyina Russia | 13.59 | Yusmay Bicet Cuba | 13.58 |
| Shot put | Hong Mei China | 15.57 | Natallia Kharaneka Belarus | 15.57 | Chiara Rosa Italy | 14.64 |
| Discus | Hong Mei China | 52.18 | Julia Bremser Germany | 51.83 | Deborah Lovely Australia | 49.14 |
| Hammer | Kamila Skolimowska Poland | 63.94 | Yunaika Crawford Cuba | 57.56 | Ivana Brkljacic Croatia | 55.69 |
| Javelin | Olivia Norris Germany | 52.03 | Xénia Frajka Hungary | 49.76 | Halina Kakhava Belarus | 49.62 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Medal table
* Host nation (Poland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | France | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Cuba | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Poland* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 | |
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