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Host city | ![]() |
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Nations | 159 |
Athletes | 1069 |
Events | 43 |
Dates | 16–21 July |
Main venue | National Stadium |
The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
Darrel Brown![]() |
10.09 CR | Marc Burns![]() |
10.18 PB | Willie Hordge![]() |
10.36 |
Brown's 10.09 then ranked fifth all-time among juniors. He eventually broke the WJR at the 2003 World Championships. | ||||||
200 metres |
Usain Bolt![]() |
20.61 | Brendan Christian![]() |
20.74 | Wes Felix![]() |
20.82 PB |
At only 15 years, 332 days, Bolt became the youngest ever junior world champion. He was surpassed by Jacko Gill in the 2010 World Junior Championships. | ||||||
400 metres |
Darold Williamson![]() |
45.37 | Jonathan Fortenberry![]() |
45.73 | Jermaine Gonzales![]() |
45.84 PB |
800 metres |
Alex Kipchirchir![]() |
1:46.59 | Salem Amer Al-Badri![]() |
1:46.63 NJR | David Fiegen![]() |
1:46.66 |
1500 metres |
Yassine Bensghir![]() |
3:40.72 PB | Abdulrahman Suleiman![]() |
3:41.72 | Samwel Mwera![]() |
3:41.75 |
5000 metres |
Hillary Chenonge![]() |
13:28.30 CR | Markos Geneti![]() |
13:28.83 SB | Gebregziabher Gebremariam![]() |
13:29.13 |
10,000 metres |
Gebregziabher Gebremariam![]() |
29:02.71 | Sileshi Sihine![]() |
29:03.74 | Solomon Bushendich![]() |
29:05.96 |
110 metres hurdles |
Antwon Hicks![]() |
13.42 | Shi Dongpeng![]() |
13.58 | Shamar Sands![]() |
13.67 |
400 metres hurdles |
L. J. van Zyl![]() |
48.89 CR | Kenneth Ferguson![]() |
49.38 PB | Bershawn Jackson![]() |
50.00 PB |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Michael Kipyego![]() |
8:29.54 | David Kirwa![]() |
8:31.44 | Abubaker Ali Kamal![]() |
8:33.67 NJR |
10,000 metres walk |
Vladimir Kanaykin![]() |
41:41.40 | Xu Xingde![]() |
41:44.00 | Lu Ronghua![]() |
41:46.07 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Ashton Collins Wes Felix Ivory Williams Willie Hordge |
38.92 WJR | ![]() Winston Hutton Orion Nicely Yhann Plummer Usain Bolt |
39.15 NJR | ![]() Chevon Simpson Marc Burns Kevon Holder Darrel Brown |
39.17 NJR |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Kenneth Ferguson Darold Williamson Ashton Collins Jonathan Fortenberry |
3:03.71 | ![]() Sekou Clarke Usain Bolt Jermaine Myers Jermaine Gonzales |
3:04.06 NJR | ![]() Yamauchi Fujio Daisuke Sakai Yuki Yamaguchi Yosuke Inoue |
3:05.80 AJR |
High jump |
Andra Manson![]() |
2.31 WJL | Zhu Wannan![]() |
2.23 PB | Germaine Mason![]() |
2.21 |
Pole vault |
Maksym Mazuryk![]() |
5.55 WLJ | Vladyslav Revenko![]() |
5.55 WLJ | Vincent Favretto![]() |
5.40 |
Long jump |
Ibrahim Abdulla Al-Waleed![]() |
7.99 PB | Fabrice Lapierre![]() |
7.74 PB | Trevell Quinley![]() |
7.71 PB |
Triple jump |
Arnie David Giralt![]() |
16.68 | Li Yanxi![]() |
16.66 PB | Aleksandr Sergeyev![]() |
16.55 |
Shot put 6 kg |
Edis Elkasevic![]() |
21.47 WLJ | Sean Shields![]() |
20.54 | Mika Vasara![]() |
20.50 |
Discus throw 1.75 kg |
Wu Tao![]() |
64.51 WLJ | Dmitriy Sivakov![]() |
62.00 | Michał Hodun![]() |
61.74 |
Hammer throw 6 kg |
Werner Smit![]() |
76.43 | Ali Al-Zinkawi![]() |
73.69 | Aliaksandr Kazulka![]() |
72.72 |
Javelin throw |
Igor Janik![]() |
74.16 | Vladislav Shkurlatov![]() |
74.09 PB | Jung Sang-Jin![]() |
73.99 PB |
Decathlon |
Leonid Andreev![]() |
7693 | Nadir El Fassi![]() |
7677 | Mikko Halvari![]() |
7587 |
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)
|
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
Lauryn Williams![]() |
11.33 PB | Simone Facey![]() |
11.43 PB | Marshevet Hooker![]() |
11.48 |
200 metres |
Vernicha James![]() |
22.93 PB | Anneisha McLaughlin![]() |
22.94 PB | Sanya Richards![]() |
23.09 |
400 metres |
Monique Henderson![]() |
51.10 SB | Sanya Richards![]() |
51.49 | Sheryl Morgan![]() |
52.61 |
800 metres |
Janeth Jepkosgei![]() |
2:00.80 WLJ | Lucia Klocová![]() |
2:01.73 | Juliana Paula de Azevedo![]() |
2:03.81 PB |
1500 metres |
Viola Kibiwot![]() |
4:12.57 PB | Berhane Herpassa![]() |
4:13.59 | Olesya Syreva![]() |
4:14.32 PB |
3000 metres |
Meseret Defar![]() |
9:12.61 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli![]() |
9:16.28 PB | Olesya Syreva![]() |
9:16.58 PB |
5000 metres |
Meseret Defar![]() |
15:54.94 | Tirunesh Dibaba![]() |
15:55.99 | Vivian Cheruiyot![]() |
15:56.04 |
100 metres hurdles |
Anay Tejeda![]() |
12.81 | Agnieszka Frankowska![]() |
13.16 | Tina Klein![]() |
13.23 |
400 metres hurdles |
Lashinda Demus![]() |
54.70 WJR | Melaine Walker![]() |
56.03 | Camille Robinson![]() |
56.14 PB |
10,000 metres walk |
Fumi Mitsumura![]() |
46:01.51 NJR | Liu Siqi![]() |
46:07.15 | Maryna Tsikhanava![]() |
46:14.67 SB |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Sherone Simpson Kerron Stewart Anneisha McLaughlin Simone Facey |
43.40 CR | ![]() Lauryn Williams Ashlee Williams Shalonda Solomon Marshevet Hooker |
43.66 | ![]() Jade Lucas-Read Jeanette Kwakye Amy Spencer Vernicha James |
44.22 PB |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Christina Hardeman Monique Henderson Tiffany Ross Lashinda Demus |
3:29.95 NJR | ![]() Kim Wall Amy Spencer Vernicha James Lisa Miller |
3:30.46 NJR | ![]() Yelena Mygunova Mariya Dryakhlova Yuliya Gushchina Tatyana Popova |
3:34.49 |
High jump |
Blanka Vlašić![]() |
1.96 WLJ | Anna Ksok![]() |
1.87 | Petrina Price![]() |
1.87 |
Pole vault |
Floé Kühnert![]() |
4.40 CR | Yuliya Golubchikova![]() |
4.30 | Nataliya Belinskaya![]() |
4.20 |
Long jump |
Adina Anton![]() |
6.46 PB | Wang Lina![]() |
6.36 | Esther Aghatise![]() |
6.34 |
Triple jump |
Mabel Gay![]() |
14.09 | Yarianna Martínez![]() |
13.74 | Keila da Silva Costa![]() |
13.70 |
Shot put |
Valerie Adams![]() |
17.73 AJR | Zhang Ying![]() |
16.76 | Laura Gerraughty![]() |
16.62 |
Discus throw |
Ma Xuejun![]() |
58.85 PB | Xu Shaoyang![]() |
57.87 | Seema Antil![]() |
55.83 |
Hammer throw |
Ivana Brkljačić![]() |
65.39 | Martina Danišová![]() |
63.91 | Yuliya Rozenfeld![]() |
60.83 PB |
Javelin throw |
Linda Brivule![]() |
55.35 PB | Ilze Gribule![]() |
54.16 SB | Urszula Jasińska![]() |
54.06 |
Heptathlon |
Carolina Klüft![]() |
6470 WJR | Olga Alekseyeva![]() |
5727 | Olga Levenkova![]() |
5712 |
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)
|
* Host nation (Jamaica)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
19 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (37 entries) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 |
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[1] 1069 athletes from 159 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[2]