| Host city | |
|---|---|
| Nations | 163 |
| Athletes | 1313 |
| Events | 44 |
| Dates | 19–25 July |
| Opened by | Michaëlle Jean |
| Main venue | Moncton Stadium |
The2010World Junior Championships in Athletics was an internationalathletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held atMoncton Stadium inMoncton,New Brunswick, Canada from 19 to 25 July 2010.[1] A total of 44athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. It was the second time that the event took place in Canada, after the1988 edition inSudbury. This became the last event announced byScott Davis.
Katsiaryna Artsiukh of Belarus, the winner of the women's 400 m hurdles title,[2] had a positive test forMetenolone (a banned steroid) on the day of her victory. She was banned from the sport for two years.[3]
Thecompetition opened the evening of 19 July and, following a ninety-minute light and music presentation, the championships were officially opened by thePrime Minister of CanadaStephen Harper andGary Lunn, theMinister for Sport. One event was held on the first day, the women's3000 metres, and the Prime Minister awardedMercy Cherono with the firstgold medal of the competition.[4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details | Mutaz Essa Barshim | 2.30 | David Smith | 2.24PB | Naoto Tobe | 2.21SB |
| Pole vault details | Anton Ivakin | 5.50WJL | Claudio Stecchi | 5.40PB | Andrew Sutcliffe | 5.35PB |
| Long jump details | Luvo Manyonga | 7.99 | Eusebio Cáceres | 7.90 | Taylor Stewart | 7.63 |
| Manyonga emulatedGodfrey Khotso Mokoena to become the second African ever to medal in the long jump at the championships.[12] Stewart won Canada's first medal with his final effort.[13] | ||||||
| Triple jump details | Aleksey Fyodorov | 16.68 | Ernesto Revé | 16.47 | Omar Craddock | 16.23 |
| Shot put (6 kg) details | Jacko Gill | 20.76WJL | Božidar Antunović | 20.20NJR | Ding Yongheng | 20.14PB |
| The 15-year-old Gill beat out Antunovic (age 18) and Ding (age 19), surpassingUsain Bolt as the youngest ever world junior champion.[14] | ||||||
| Discus throw (1.750 kg) details | Andrius Gudžius | 63.78 | Andrei Gag | 61.85PB | Julian Wruck | 61.09 |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) details | Conor McCullough | 80.79CR,NJR | Ákos Hudi | 78.37 | Alaa El-Din El-Ashry | 76.66PB |
| Javelin throw details | Till Wöschler | 82.52WJL | Genki Dean | 76.44PB | Dmitri Tarabin | 76.42 |
| Decathlon (junior) details | Kevin Mayer | 7928PB | Ilya Shkurenev | 7830PB | Marcus Nilsson | 7751PB |
| Kevin Mayer defended a first-day lead and won the title in the 1500 m final event, overtaking Russian Ilya Shkurenev.[15] | ||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m details | Jodie Williams | 11.40 | Takeia Pinckney | 11.49 | Jamile Samuel | 11.56 |
| Reigning youth champion Jodie Williams extended her undefeated streak to win her first junior title.[16] | ||||||
| 200 m details | Stormy Kendrick | 22.99PB | Jodie Williams | 23.19 | Jamile Samuel | 23.27 |
| Kendrick produced a lifetime best to finally bring an end to Jodie Williams' four-year-long, 151-race winning streak.[17] | ||||||
| 400 m details | Shaunae Miller | 52.52 | Margaret Etim | 53.05 | Bianca Răzor | 53.17 |
| Sixteen-year-old Miller overhauled the more favoured Etim, who held the world junior leading time.[18] | ||||||
| 800 m details | Elena Mirela Lavric | 2:01.85 | Cherono Koech | 2:02.29 | Annet Negesa | 2:02.51 |
| 1500 m details | Tizita Bogale | 4:08.06PB | Ciara Mageean | 4:09.51NJR | Nancy Chepkwemoi | 4:11.04PB |
| 3000 m details | Mercy Cherono | 8:55.07WJL | Emebet Anteneh | 8:55.24PB | Layes Abdullayeva | 8:55.33NJR |
| Cherono took her second consecutive World Junior title, becoming the first woman to repeat as World Junior champion in the 3000 m.[19] | ||||||
| 5000 m details | Genzebe Dibaba | 15:08.06CR | Mercy Cherono | 15:09.19 | Alice Aprot Nawowuna | 15:17.39PB |
| A fraught duel between Mercy Cherono and Genzebe Dibaba was decided when Cherono stumbled in the final stages, allowing the Ethiopian to win.[20] | ||||||
| 100 m hurdles details | Isabelle Pedersen | 13.30NJR | Jenna Pletsch | 13.35 | Miriam Hehl | 13.46 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Vera Rudakova | 57.16PB | Evonne Britton | 57.32PB | Shiori Miki | 57.35NJR |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Purity Cherotich Kirui | 9:36.34PB | Birtukan Adamu | 9:43.23PB | Lucia Kamene Muangi | 9:43.71PB |
| A pile up at the water jump enabled Kirui to construct her victory. German, Spanish, Italian and Mexican junior records were broken and home athleteGenevieve Lalonde set a NACAC junior record.[21] | ||||||
| 4×100 m relay details | Stormy Kendrick Takeia Pinckney Dezerea Bryant Ashley Collier | 43.44 WJL | Nadja Bahl Leena Günther Tatjana Pinto Stefanie Pähler | 43.74 NJR | Dafne Schippers Loreanne Kuhurima Eva Lubbers Jamile Samuel | 44.09 NJR |
| 4×400 m relay details | Diamond Dixon Stacey-Ann Smith Laura Roesler Regina George | 3:31.20 WJL | Nkiruka Florence Uwakwe Bukola Abogunloko Chizoba Okodogbe Margaret Etim | 3:31.84 SB | Jody Ann Muir Janieve Russell Natoya Goule Chris-Ann Gordon | 3:32.24 SB |
| 10,000 m walk details | Elena Lashmanova | 44:11.90WJL | Anna Lukyanova | 44:17.98PB | Kumiko Okada | 45:56.15 |
| Elena Lashmanova and Anna Lukyanova controlled the race for a Russian 1–2, leaving pre race favourite Kumiko Okada trailing for bronze.[22] | ||||||

* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 38 | 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 (43 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[24] 1313 athletes from 163 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[25]