The 2012 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 100 m Adam Gemili 10.05 WJL CR Aaron Ernest 10.17 PB Odean Skeen 10.28 PB200 m Delano Williams 20.48 NJ Aaron Ernest 20.53 PB Tyreek Hill 20.54400 m Luguelín Santos 44.85 Arman Hall 45.39 PB Steven Solomon Aldrich Bailey45.52 800 m Nigel Amos 1:43.79 CR Timothy Kitum 1:44.56 Edwin Kiplagat Melly 1:44.79 PB 1500 m Hamza Driouch 3:39.04 Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich 3:40.39 PB Abdelhadi Labâli 3:40.605000 m Muktar Edris 13:38.95 Abrar Osman Adem 13:40.52 Wiliam Malel Sitonik 13:40.5210,000 m Yigrem Demelash 28:16.07 PB Philemon Kipchilis Cheboi 28:23.98 PB Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui 28:30.47110 m hurdles(99.0 cm) Yordan O'Farrill 13.18 CR Nicholas Hough 13.27 AJ Wilhem Belocian 13.29 NJ400 m hurdles Eric Futch 50.24 WJL Takahiro Matsumoto 50.41 PB Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh 50.47 PB3000 m steeplechase Conseslus Kipruto 8:06.10 CR Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui 8:19.94 Hicham Sigueni 8:30.144×100 m relayTyreek HillAldrich BaileyArthur DelaneyAaron Ernest 38.67 WJLTykwendo TraceyOdean SkeenJevaughn MinzieJazeel Murphy38.97 NJKazuma OsetoAkiyuki HashimotoAska CambridgeKazuki Kanamori 39.02 4×400 m relayQuincy DowningAldrich BaileyChidi OkezieArman Hall 3:03.99 WJLKarol ZalewskiRafał SmoleńPiotr KuśnierzPatryk Dobek3:05.05 NJAsa GuevaraJereem RichardsBrandon BenjaminMachel Cedenio 3:06.32 10,000 m walk Éider Arévalo 40:09.74 WJL Aleksandr Ivanov 40:12.90 PB Su Guanyu 40:16.87 PB

Field High jump Andrei Churyla 2.24 Falk Wendrich 2.24 PB Ryan Ingraham 2.24 Pole vault Thiago Braz 5.55 NJ Ivan Horvat 5.55 Shawnacy Barber 5.55 NJLong jump Sergey Morgunov 8.09 Andreas Trajkovski 7.82 NJ Jarrion Lawson 7.64Triple jump Pedro Pichardo 16.79 WJL Artem Primak 16.60 Latario Collie-Minns 16.37 Shot put (6 kg) Jacko Gill 22.20 CR Krzysztof Brzozowski 21.78 NJ Damien Birkinhead 21.14 NJDiscus throw (1.750 kg) Fedrick Dacres 62.80 PB Wojciech Praczyk 62.75 Gerhard de Beer 61.57Hammer throw (6 kg) Ashraf Amgad Elseify 85.57 WJ Bence Pásztor 76.74 Suhrob Khodjaev 76.16 PB Javelin throw Keshorn Walcott 78.64 Braian Toledo 77.09 Morné Moolman 76.29 PB Decathlon (junior) Gunnar Nixon 8018 WJL Jake Stein 7951 AJ Tim Dekker 7815 PB

Women's results

Track 100 m Anthonique Strachan 11.20 WJL Nimet Karakuş 11.36 Tamiris de Liz 11.45200 m Anthonique Strachan 22.53 CR Olivia Ekpone 23.15 PB Dezerea Bryant 23.15400 m Ashley Spencer 50.50 CR Kadecia Baird 51.04 AJ Erika Rucker 51.10 PB800 m Ajee' Wilson 2:00.91 PB Jessica Judd 2:00.96 PB Manal El Bahraoui 2:03.091500 m Faith Kipyegon 4:04.96 CR Amela Terzić 4:07.59 PB, NR Senbere Teferi 4:08.28 PB3000 m Mercy Chebwogen 9:08.88 PB Hiwot Gebrekidan 9:09.27 PB Emelia Gorecka 9:09.43 PB5000 m Buze Diriba 15:32.94 Ruti Aga 15:32.95 PB Agnes Jebet Tirop 15:36.74 PB100 m hurdles Morgan Snow 13.38 Noemi Zbären 13.42 Ekaterina Bleskina 13.43400 m hurdles Janieve Russell 56.62 WJL Aurélie Chaboudez 57.14 NJ Kaila Barber 57.633000 m steeplechase Daisy Jepkemei 9:47.22 WJL Tejinesh Gebisa 9:50.51 PB Stella Jepkosgei Rutto 9:50.58 PB4×100 m relayMorgan SnowDezerea BryantJennifer MaduShayla Sanders 43.89 WJLAlexandra BurghardtIda MayerKatharina GrompeJessie Maduka44.24 SBCamila de SouzaTamiris de LizNathalia da RosaJéssica Carolina dos Reis 44.29 SB 4×400 m relayErika RuckerOlivia EkponeKendall BaisdenAshley Spencer 3:30.01 WJLSandrae FarquharsonOlivia JamesShericka JacksonJanieve Russell3:32.97 SBYana GlotovaAlina GalitskayaYuliya KoltachikhinaEkaterina Renzhina 3:36.4210,000 m walk Ekaterina Medvedeva 45:41.74 Nadezhda Leontyeva 45:43.64 PB Sandra Arenas 45:44.46

Field High jump Alessia Trost 1.91 Lissa Labiche 1.88 NJ Mariya Kuchina 1.88Pole vault Angelica Bengtsson 4.50 CR Elizabeth Parnov 4.30 Roberta Bruni 4.20Long jump Katarina Johnson-Thompson 6.81w Lena Malkus 6.80w Jazmin Sawyers 6.67 WJLTriple jump Ana Peleteiro 14.17 WJL Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė 14.17 WJL, NR Liuba Zaldívar 13.90Shot put Shanice Craft 17.15 WJL Gao Yang 16.57 Bian Ka 16.48Discus throw Anna Rüh 62.38 Shanice Craft 60.42 Shelbi Vaughan 60.07Hammer throw Alexandra Tavernier 70.62 CR Alexia Sedykh 67.34 Alena Navahrodskaya 67.13 PBJavelin throw Sofi Flinck 61.40 WJL, NR Liu Shiying 59.20 PB Marija Vučenović 57.12 PB Heptathlon Yorgelis Rodríguez 5966 Xénia Krizsán 5957 PB Tamara de Sousa 5900 AJ

Medal table

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.

References

External links Official results