2022 World Athletics U20 Championships

2022 World Athletics U20 Championships

Host city	Cali, Colombia
Nations	145
Athletes	1533
Events	45
Dates	1–6 August 2022
Main venue	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Website	worldathletics.org

The 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known colloquially by its former official title, the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2003), which was held from 1 to 6 August 2022 at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia. Cali previously hosted the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

Sports venues

Pascual Guerrero Stadium in 2013

The main venue for the competitions was the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium with capacity for 35,405 spectators, while the Pedro Grajales Athletics Stadium was used for training sessions.

Schedule

Q	Qualification	H	Heats	S	Semifinals	F	Final
M = morning session, A = afternoon session

All dates are COT (UTC−5)

Men

Date →	1 Aug		2 Aug			3 Aug		4 Aug		5 Aug		6 Aug
Event ↓	M	A	M	A		M	A	M	A	M	A	A
100 m	H			S	F
200 m						H	S		F
400 m			H				S		F
800 m								H			S	F
1500 m	H						F
3000 m						H					F
5000 m		F
3000 m SC						H						F
110 m hurdles		H		S			F
400 m hurdles						H			S		F
Decathlon	F
High jump			Q								F
Pole vault			Q						F
Long jump	Q			F
Triple jump								Q			F
Shot put		Q		F
Discus throw										Q		F
Hammer throw			Q						F
Javelin throw								Q			F
10,000 m walk										F
4 × 100 m relay									H		F
4 × 400 m relay										H		F

Women

Date →	1 Aug		2 Aug		3 Aug			4 Aug		5 Aug		6 Aug
Event ↓	M	A	M	A	M	A		M	A	M	A	A
100 m			H			S	F
200 m								H	S		F
400 m			H			S			F
800 m	H			S		F
1500 m								H				F
3000 m		F
5000 m												F
3000 m SC	H								F
100 m hurdles								H			S	F
400 m hurdles			H			S			F
Heptathlon					F
High jump									Q			F
Pole vault		Q						F
Long jump					Q						F
Triple jump										Q		F
Shot put	Q			F
Discus throw		Q				F
Hammer throw					Q						F
Javelin throw	Q			F
10,000 m walk										F
4 × 100 m relay									H		F
4 × 400 m relay										H		F

Mixed

Date →	1 Aug		2 Aug		3 Aug		4 Aug		5 Aug		6 Aug
Event ↓	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	A
4 × 400 m relay		H		F

Qualifying Standards

Qualification period lasted from 1 October 2021 to 18 July 2022.

Event	Men	Women
100 metres	10.60	11.90
200 metres	21.40	24.40
400 metres	47.60	55.20
800 metres	1:51.00	2:09.00
1500 metres	3:48.50	4:29.00
3000 metres	8:15.00	9:32.00
5000 metres	14:15.00	16:40.00
3000 metres steeplechase	9:08.00	10:36.00
110/100 metres hurdles	14.20	14.20
400 metres hurdles	53.20	1:01.00
10,000 metres race walk	43:50.00	50:40.00
High jump	2.15	1.81
Pole vault	5.05	4.05
Long jump	7.55	6.12
Triple jump	15.55	12.85
Shot put	18.20 (6 kg)	14.50 (4 kg)
Discus throw	56.50	48.50
Hammer throw	68.30 (6 kg)	57.50
Javelin throw	69.00	50.00
Decathlon/Heptathlon	7050 points	5300 points
4 × 100 metres relay	No standard	No standard
4 × 400 metres relay	No standard	No standard
4 × 400 metres relay mixed	No standard	No standard

Men's results

Track events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Letsile Tebogo Botswana	9.91 WU20R	Bouwahjgie Nkrumie Jamaica	10.02 NU20R	Benjamin Richardson South Africa	10.12
200 metres	Blessing Afrifah Israel	19.96 [.954] CR, AU20R	Letsile Tebogo Botswana	19.96 [.960] CR, AU20R	Calab Law Australia	20.48
400 metres	Lythe Pillay South Africa	45.28 PB	Steven McElroy United States	45.65 PB	Yusuf Ali Abbas Bahrain	45.80
800 metres	Ermias Girma Ethiopia	1:47.36	Heithem Chenitef Algeria	1:47.61 PB	Ethan Hussey Great Britain	1:47.65
1500 metres	Reynold Cheruiyot Kenya	3:35.83	Ermias Girma Ethiopia	3:37.24	Daniel Kimaiyo Kenya	3:37.43
3000 metres	Melkeneh Azize Ethiopia	7:44.06	Felix Korir Kenya	7:47.86 PB	Edwin Kisalsak Kenya	7:49.82 PB
5000 metres	Addisu Yihune Ethiopia	14:03.05	Merhawi Mebrahtu Eritrea	14:03.33	Habtom Samuel Eritrea	14:03.67
110 metres hurdles	Antoine Andrews Bahamas	13.23 WU20L	Malik Mixon United States	13.27 PB	Matthew Sophia Netherlands	13.34 NU20R
400 metres hurdles	İsmail Nezir Turkey	48.84 NU20R	Matic Ian Guček Slovenia	48.91 NU20R	Roshawn Clarke Jamaica	49.62
3000 metres steeplechase	Samuel Duguna Ethiopia	8:37.92	Samuel Firewu Ethiopia	8:39.11	Salaheddine Ben Yazide Morocco	8:40.62
4×100 metres relay	Japan Kowa Ikeshita Hiroto Fujiwara Shunki Tateno Hiroki Yanagita	39.35	Jamaica Bouwahjgie Nkrumie Bryan Levell Mark-Anthony Daley Adrian Kerr David Lynch*	39.35	United States Laurenz Colbert Michael Gizzi Brandon Miller Johnny Brackins David Foster* Charlie Bartholomew*	39.57 SB
4×400 metres relay	United States Steven McElroy Ashton Schwartzman Charlie Bartholomew Will Sumner Kody Blackwood* Grant Williams*	3:04.47 SB	Jamaica Shemar Palmer Shaemar Uter Jasauna Dennis Delano Kennedy Derrick Grant* Malachi Johnson*	3:05.72 SB	Canada Christopher Morales-Williams Ben Tilson Daniel Kidd Tyler Floyd Riley Flemington*	3:06.50 NU20R
10,000 m walk	Mazlum Demir Turkey	42:36.02	Ismail Benhammouda Algeria	42:42.49	Hayrettin Yıldız Turkey	43:07.95

Field events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump	Brandon Pottinger Jamaica	2.14 m =PB	Brian Raats South Africa	2.10 m	Not awarded
			Bozhidar Sarâboyukov Bulgaria
Pole vault	Anthony Ammirati France	5.75 m WU20L, PB	Juho Alasaari Finland	5.60 m =NU20R	Michał Gawenda Poland	5.45 m PB
Long jump	Erwan Konaté France	8.08 m WU20L	Alejandro Parada Cuba	7.91 m	Gabriel Luiz Boza Brazil	7.90 m =SB
Triple jump	Jaydon Hibbert Jamaica	17.27 m CR, PB	Selva Thirumaran India	16.15 m PB	Viktor Morozov Estonia	16.13 m PB
Shot put (6 kg)	Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan United States	20.73 m PB	Kobe Lawrence Jamaica	20.58 m PB	Tizian Lauria Germany	20.55 m
Discus throw (1.750 kg)	Marius Karges Germany	65.55 m	Miká Sosna Germany	63.88 m	Mykhailo Brudin Ukraine	63.30 m PB
Hammer throw (6 kg)	Ioannis Korakidis Greece	79.11 m WU20L	Max Lampinen Finland	76.33 m PB	Iosif Kesidis Cyprus	76.32 m PB
Javelin throw	Artur Felfner Ukraine	79.36 m	Max Dehning Germany	77.24 m	Keyshawn Strachan Bahamas	72.95 m

Combined events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Decathlon	Gabriel Emmanuel Netherlands	7860 pts WU20L	Jacob Thelander Sweden	7770 pts	Elliot Duvert Sweden	7622 pts PB

Women's results

Track events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Tina Clayton Jamaica	10.95 CR	Serena Cole Jamaica	11.14	Shawnti Jackson United States	11.15 PB
					N'Ketia Seedo Netherlands	11.15 NU20R
200 metres	Brianna Lyston Jamaica	22.65	Jayla Jamison United States	22.77 PB	Alana Reid Jamaica	22.95 PB
400 metres	Yemi Mary John Great Britain	51.50 PB	Damaris Mutunga Kenya	51.71 NU20R	Rupal India	51.85 PB
800 metres	Roisin Willis United States	1:59.13 CR	Audrey Werro Switzerland	1:59.53 NU20R	Juliette Whittaker United States	2:00.18
1500 metres	Birke Haylom Ethiopia	4:04.27 CR	Brenda Chebet Kenya	4:04.64 PB	Purity Chepkirui Kenya	4:07.64 PB
3000 metres	Betty Chelangat Kenya	9:01.03	Tsiyon Abebe Ethiopia	9:03.85	Nancy Cherop Kenya	9:05.98
5000 metres	Medina Eisa Ethiopia	15:29.71	Melknat Wudu Ethiopia	15:30.06	Prisca Chesang Uganda	15:31.17
100 metres hurdles	Kerrica Hill Jamaica	12.77 CR, WU18B	Alexis James Jamaica	12.87 PB	Anna Tóth Hungary	13.00 NU20R
400 metres hurdles	Akala Garrett United States	56.16 WU20L	Hanna Karlsson Sweden	56.71 PB	Michaela Rose United States	56.86 PB
3000 metres steeplechase	Faith Cherotich Kenya	9:16.14	Sembo Almayew Ethiopia	9:30.41	Meseret Yeshaneh Ethiopia	9:42.02
4×100 metres relay	Jamaica Serena Cole Tina Clayton Kerrica Hill Tia Clayton Alexis James*	42.59 WU20R	United States Jayla Jamison Autumn Wilson Iyana Gray Shawnti Jackson Lily Jones* Alyssa Colbert*	43.28 NU20R	Colombia María Alejandra Murillo Marlet Ospino Melany Bolaño Laura Martínez	44.59
4×400 metres relay	United States Makenze Kelley Shawnti Jackson Akala Garrett Roisin Willis Madison Whyte* Zaya Akins* Kennedy Wade*	3:28.06 SB	Jamaica Dejanea Oakley Abigail Campbell Oneika McAnnuff Alliah Baker Rickiana Russell* Oneika Brissett*	3:31.59 SB	Great Britain Yemi Mary John Jessica Astill Ophelia Pye Etty Sisson Poppy Malik*	3:31.86 SB
10,000 m walk	Karla Serrano Mexico	46:24.35 PB	Ai Ooyama Japan	46:24.44	Ayane Yanai Japan	46:43.07

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminary heats but not the final.

Field events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump	Karmen Bruus Estonia	1.95 m	Britt Weerman Netherlands	1.93 m NU20R	Angelina Topić Serbia	1.93 m
Pole vault	Hana Moll United States	4.35 m	Chiara Sistermann Germany	4.30 m =PB	Janne Sophie Ohrt Germany	4.30 m PB
Long jump	Plamena Mitkova Bulgaria	6.66 m PB	Natalia Linares Colombia	6.59 m	Marta Amani Italy	6.52 m PB
Triple jump	Sharifa Davronova Uzbekistan	14.04 m WU20L	Sohane Aucargos France	13.38 m	Tiana Boras Australia	13.30 m PB
Shot put	Miné de Klerk South Africa	17.17 m	Pınar Akyol Turkey	16.84 m	Zuzanna Maślana Poland	16.06 m PB
Discus throw	Emma Sralla Sweden	56.15 m	Despoina Filippidou Greece	54.48 m	Miné de Klerk South Africa	53.54 m NU20R
Hammer throw	Rachele Mori Italy	67.21 m	Paola Bueno Mexico	62.74 m	Raika Murakami Japan	61.45 m SB
Javelin throw	Adriana Vilagoš Serbia	63.52 m CR, AU20R	Valentina Barrios Colombia	57.84 m NU20R	Manuela Rotundo Uruguay	55.11 m

Combined events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Heptathlon	Saga Vanninen Finland	6084 pts	Serina Riedel Germany	5874 pts	Sandrina Sprengel Germany	5845 pts

Mixed results

Track

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay	United States Charlie Batholomew Madison Whyte Will Sumner Kennedy Wade Kaylyn Brown*	3:17.69 CR, WU20R	India Barath Sridhar Priya Mohan Kapil Rupal	3:17.76 AU20R	Jamaica Jasauna Dennis Abigail Campbell Malachi Johnson Alliah Baker	3:19.98

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminary heats but not the final.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	7	4	4	15
2	Jamaica	6	7	3	16
3	Ethiopia	6	5	1	12
4	Kenya	3	3	4	10
5	South Africa	2	1	2	5
6	Turkey	2	1	1	4
7	France	2	1	0	3
8	Germany	1	4	3	8
9	Sweden	1	2	1	4
10	Finland	1	2	0	3
11	Japan	1	1	2	4
	Netherlands	1	1	2	4
13	Botswana	1	1	0	2
	Bulgaria	1	1	0	2
	Greece	1	1	0	2
	Mexico	1	1	0	2
17	Great Britain	1	0	2	3
18	Bahamas	1	0	1	2
	Estonia	1	0	1	2
	Italy	1	0	1	2
	Serbia	1	0	1	2
	Ukraine	1	0	1	2
23	Israel	1	0	0	1
	Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1
25	Colombia*	0	2	1	3
	India	0	2	1	3
27	Algeria	0	2	0	2
28	Eritrea	0	1	1	2
29	Cuba	0	1	0	1
	Slovenia	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
32	Australia	0	0	2	2
	Poland	0	0	2	2
34	Bahrain	0	0	1	1
	Brazil	0	0	1	1
	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Cyprus	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Morocco	0	0	1	1
	Uganda	0	0	1	1
	Uruguay	0	0	1	1
Totals (41 entries)		45	46	45	136

Source: World Athletics U20 Championships Cali 22 Medal Table

Participation

The following is a list of participating nations with the number of qualified athletes in brackets. A country without any qualified athlete could enter either one male or one female. A total 145 National Associations and 1533 athletes were scheduled to compete.

• Anguilla (1)
• Algeria (12)
• Antigua and Barbuda (1)
• Argentina (4)
• Armenia (2)
• Aruba (1)
• American Samoa (1)
• Australia (55)
• Austria (7)
• Bahamas (11)
• Bangladesh (1)
• Barbados (2)
• Burundi (1)
• Belgium (14)
• Belize (1)
• Bolivia (1)
• Botswana (15)
• Brazil (37)
• Bahrain (10)
• Bulgaria (4)
• Burkina Faso (3)
• Canada (32)
• Cayman Islands (2)
• Republic of the Congo (1)
• Chad (1)
• Chile (3)
• Ivory Coast (2)
• Cameroon (3)
• Colombia (33)
• Costa Rica (3)
• Croatia (10)
• Cuba (7)
• Cyprus (7)
• Czech Republic (35)
• Denmark (5)
• Djibouti (2)
• Dominica (1)
• Dominican Republic (3)
• Ecuador (17)
• Egypt (9)
• Eritrea (6)
• El Salvador (1)
• Spain (40)
• Estonia (10)
• Ethiopia (19)
• Finland (26)
• France (42)
• Great Britain (43)
• Equatorial Guinea (1)
• Germany (87)
• Greece (24)
• Grenada (3)
• Guatemala (5)
• Guinea (1)
• Guam (1)
• Guyana (4)
• Hong Kong (1)
• Honduras (1)
• Hungary (21)
• Indonesia (1)
• India (37)
• Iran (5)
• Ireland (8)
• Iraq (4)
• Iceland (2)
• Israel (5)
• United States Virgin Islands (1)
• Italy (48)
• British Virgin Islands (2)
• Jamaica (43)
• Japan (34)
• Kazakhstan (4)
• Kenya (28)
• Kyrgyzstan (1)
• Saudi Arabia (6)
• Kuwait (5)
• Latvia (8)
• Lebanon (1)
• Lesotho (1)
• Liechtenstein (1)
• Liberia (1)
• Saint Lucia (1)
• Lithuania (7)
• Luxembourg (1)
• Madagascar (1)
• Morocco (8)
• Malaysia (4)
• Moldova (1)
• Maldives (1)
• Mexico (21)
• Malta (1)
• Monaco (1)
• Mozambique (1)
• Namibia (1)
• Nicaragua (2)
• Netherlands (21)
• Nepal (1)
• Nigeria (26)
• Norway (23)
• New Zealand (12)
• Oman (2)
• Panama (1)
• Paraguay (2)
• Peru (6)
• Palestine (1)
• Papua New Guinea (1)
• Poland (39)
• Portugal (10)
• Puerto Rico (9)
• Qatar (5)
• Romania (20)
• South Africa (48)
• Senegal (1)
• Seychelles (1)
• Singapore (1)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis (5)
• Sierra Leone (1)
• Slovenia (14)
• San Marino (1)
• Serbia (12)
• Sri Lanka (7)
• South Sudan (1)
• Sudan (1)
• Switzerland (38)
• Slovakia (13)
• Sweden (20)
• Syria (1)
• Thailand (9)
• Tajikistan (1)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
• Chinese Taipei (4)
• Trinidad and Tobago (14)
• Tunisia (7)
• Turkey (10)
• Uganda (11)
• Ukraine (15)
• Uruguay (2)
• United States (92)
• Uzbekistan (9)
• Venezuela (7)
• Vietnam (1)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
• Yemen (1)
• Zambia (4)
• Zimbabwe (3)

External links

• Official Site
• World Athletics U20 Championships Cali 22 Facts and Figures