Youngest
Champions and Medallists
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Youngest Champions: |
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Men |
16 yrs 215 days |
Jonah Birir |
KEN |
800m |
1988 |
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Women |
14 yrs 232 days |
Tulia Robinson |
JAM |
4x100m Relay |
1994 |
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Youngest Medallists: |
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Men |
15 yrs 169 days |
Ismael Kirui |
KEN |
10,000m-silver |
1990 |
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Women |
14 yrs 182 days |
Sally Barsosio |
KEN |
10,000m-bronze |
1992 |
World Junior Records set at IAAF World
Junior Championships
Athens 1986: |
Men |
Javelin Throw |
78.84 |
Vladimir Sasimovich |
URS/BLR |
18-Jul |
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4x400m Relay |
03:01.9 |
(Clifton Campbell, Chip Rish,
Percy Waddle, William Reed) |
USA
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20-Jul |
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Sudbury 1988: |
Men |
Pole Vault |
5.65 |
István Bagyula |
HUN |
28-Jul |
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Women |
High Jump |
1.98 |
Alina Astafei |
ROM |
29-Jul |
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High Jump |
2.00 |
Alina Astafei |
ROM |
29-Jul |
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4x100m Relay |
43.48 |
(Grit Breuer, Katrin Krabbe,
Diana Dietz, Katrin Henke) |
GDR |
31-Jul |
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4x400m Relay |
03:28.4 |
(Manuela Derr, Stefanie Fabert, Anke Wöhlk, Grit Breuer) |
GDR |
31-Jul |
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Plovdiv 1990: |
Men |
High Jump |
2.37 |
Dragutin Topic |
YUG |
12-Aug |
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Seoul 1992: |
Men |
High Jump |
2.37 |
Steve Smith |
GBR |
20-Sep |
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Lisbon 1994: |
None |
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Sydney 1996: |
Women |
Triple Jump |
14.62 |
Tereza Marinova |
BUL |
25-Aug |
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Annecy 1998; Santiago 2000 |
None |
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