# 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics

The 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the eighth edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 10 and 14 July at the RSC Olimpiyskiy stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine.
A record 1532 athletes (840 boys and 713 girls) from 165 nations entered themselves for the competition. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2013 (born in 1996 or 1997).

## Medal summary
### Boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Mo Youxue China | 10.35 WYL | Ojie Edoburun Great Britain | 10.35 PB | Reynier Mena Cuba | 10.37 PB |
| 200 metres details | Michael O'Hara Jamaica | 20.63 WYL | Vitor Hugo dos Santos Brazil | 20.67 PB | Reynier Mena Cuba | 20.79 |
| 400 metres details | Martin Manley Jamaica | 45.89 WYL | Ryan Clark United States | 46.46 | Alexander Lerionka Sampao Kenya | 46.78 PB |
| 800 metres details | Alfred Kipketer Kenya | 1:48.01 PB | Konstantin Tolokonnikov Russia | 1:48.29 PB | Kyle Langford Great Britain | 1:48.32 PB |
| 1500 metres details | Robert Kiptoo Biwott Kenya | 3:36.77 CR | Tesfu Tewelde Eritrea | 3:42.14 PB | Titus Kipruto Kibiego Kenya | 3:42.97 |
| 3000 metres details | Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia | 7:53.56 PB | Vedic Kipkoech Kenya | 7:55.60 | Alexander Mutiso Munyao Kenya | 7:56.86 PB |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Jaheel Hyde Jamaica | 13.13 CR | Marlon Humphrey United States | 13.24 PB | Lu Yang China | 13.33 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Marvin Williams Jamaica | 50.39 WYL | Wang Yang China | 50.78 | Kenneth Selmon United States | 51.30 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase details | Meresa Kahsay Ethiopia | 5:19.99 WYB | Nicholas Kiptanui Bett Kenya | 5:20.92 PB | Justus Kipkorir Lagat Kenya | 5:30.00 PB |
| Medley relay details | Waseem Williams Michael O'Hara Okeen Williams Martin Manley Jamaica | 1:49.23 WYB | Jaalen Jones Noah Lyles Taylor McLaughlin Ryan Clark United States | 1:50.14 SB | Daiki Oda Shunto Nagata Kakeru Yamaki Kaisei Yui Japan | 1:50.52 PB |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Toshikazu Yamanishi Japan | 41:53.80 PB | Maksim Krasnov Russia | 42:03.10 PB | Diego García Spain | 42:03.32 PB |
| High jump details | Woo Sang-Hyuk South Korea | 2.20 PB | Bai Jiaxu China | 2.18 PB | Christoff Bryan Jamaica | 2.16 |
| Pole vault details | Harry Coppell Great Britain | 5.25 PB | Huang Bokai China | 5.20 PB | Lev Skorish Israel | 5.10 PB |
| Long jump details | Anatoliy Ryapolov Russia | 7.79 | Fang Yaoqing China | 7.53 | Isaiah Moore United States | 7.53 PB |
| Triple jump details | Lázaro Martínez Cuba | 16.63 =CR | Fang Yaoqing China | 16.48 PB | Dimitri Antonov Germany | 16.02 PB |
| Shot put details | Patrick Müller Germany | 22.02 PB | Henning Prüfer Germany | 21.94 PB | Mohamed Magdi Hamza Egypt | 20.58 |
| Discus throw details | Matthew Denny Australia | 67.54 WYL | Henning Prüfer Germany | 65.62 | Cheng Yulong China | 62.80 PB |
| Hammer throw details | Matija Greguric Croatia | 79.38 PB | Pavel Paliakou Belarus | 79.02 PB | Matthew Denny Australia | 78.67 |
| Javelin throw details | Matija Muhar Slovenia | 78.84 PB | Norbert Rivasz-Tóth Hungary | 78.27 | Pablo Bugallo Spain | 76.63 |
| Octathlon details | Karsten Warholm Norway | 6451 PB | Feliks Shestopalov Russia | 6260 PB | Jan Doležal Czech Republic | 6222 PB |

### Girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Ky Westbrook United States | 11.33 PB | Ariana Washington United States | 11.40 | Ángela Tenorio Ecuador | 11.41 |
| 200 metres details | Irene Ekelund Sweden | 22.92 CR | Ángela Tenorio Ecuador | 23.13 PB | Ariana Washington United States | 23.20 |
| 400 metres details | Sabrina Bakare Great Britain | 52.77 PB | Olivia Baker United States | 53.38 | Tiffany James Jamaica | 53.56 |
| 800 metres details | Aníta Hinriksdóttir Iceland | 2:01.13 CR | Dureti Edao Ethiopia | 2:03.25 PB | Raevyn Rogers United States | 2:03.32 PB |
| 1500 metres details | Tigist Gashaw Ethiopia | 4:14.25 | Dawit Seyaum Ethiopia | 4:15.51 | Alexa Efraimson United States | 4:16.07 |
| 3000 metres details | Lilian Kasait Rengeruk Kenya | 8:58.74 WYL | Berhan Demiesa Ethiopia | 9:00.06 PB | Silenat Yismaw Ethiopia | 9:01.63 PB |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Yanique Thompson Jamaica | 12.94 WYB | Dior Hall United States | 13.01 PB | Mikiah Brisco United States | 13.29 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Helene Swanepoel South Africa | 58.08 WYL | Tia-Adana Belle Barbados | 58.42 PB | Lisa-Marie Jacoby Germany | 58.75 PB |
| 2000 metres steeplechase details | Rosefline Chepngetich Kenya | 6:14.60 | Daisy Jepkemei Kenya | 6:15.12 PB | Weynshet Ansa Ethiopia | 6:30.05 |
| Medley relay details | Dior Hall Ky Westbrook Raevyn Rogers Olivia Baker United States | 2:05.15 WYL | Taylor Hill Nelda Huggins Jonel Lacey Tarika Moses British Virgin Islands | 2:07.40 PB | Mizuki Nakamura Nana Fujimori Seika Aoyama Nanako Matsumoto Japan | 2:07.61 PB |
| 5000 metres walk details | Olga Shargina Russia | 22:13.91 WYL | Momoko Mizota Japan | 22:42.77 PB | Noemi Stella Italy | 22:48.95 |
| High jump details | Eleanor Patterson Australia | 1.88 PB | Erika Furlani Italy | 1.82 PB | Rhizlane Siba Morocco Julia du Plessis South Africa | 1.79 |
| Pole vault details | Robeilys Peinado Venezuela | 4.25 | Alayna Lutkovskaya Russia | 4.15 | Krista Obižajeva Latvia | 4.05 |
| Long jump details | Florentina Marincu Romania | 6.42 | Keturah Orji United States | 6.39 PB | Natalia Chacińska Poland | 6.22 PB |
| Triple jump details | Florentina Marincu Romania | 13.75 WYL | Wang Rong China | 13.69 | Keturah Orji United States | 13.69 PB |
| Shot put details | Emel Dereli Turkey | 20.14 CR | Alena Bugakova Russia | 18.60 | Ashlie Blake United States | 17.57 |
| Discus throw details | Xie Yuchen China | 56.34 CR | Claudine Vita Germany | 52.59 PB | Liang Xinyun China | 51.50 PB |
| Hammer throw details | Réka Gyurátz Hungary | 73.20 CR | Helga Völgyi Hungary | 71.95 | Valeriia Semenkova Ukraine | 68.62 PB |
| Javelin throw details | Mackenzie Little Australia | 61.47 CR | Yulenmis Aguilar Cuba | 59.94 PB | Anete Kocina Latvia | 54.26 |
| Heptathlon details | Celina Leffler Germany | 5747 WYB | Emma Stenlöf Sweden | 5590 PB | Louisa Grauvogel Germany | 5581 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Ukraine)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Ukraine (UKR)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | Totals (37 entries) | 40 | 40 | 42 | 122 |