# 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002.

## Men's results

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Darrel Brown Trinidad and Tobago | 10.09 CR | Marc Burns Trinidad and Tobago | 10.18 PB | Willie Hordge United States | 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 details | Usain Bolt Jamaica | 20.61 | Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda | 20.74 | Wes Felix United States | 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 details | Darold Williamson United States | 45.37 | Jonathan Fortenberry United States | 45.73 | Jermaine Gonzales Jamaica | 45.84 PB |
| 800 metres details | Alex Kipchirchir Kenya | 1:46.59 | Salem Amer Al-Badri Qatar | 1:46.63 NJR | David Fiegen Luxembourg | 1:46.66 |
| 1500 metres details | Yassine Bensghir Morocco | 3:40.72 PB | Abdulrahman Suleiman Qatar | 3:41.72 | Samwel Mwera Tanzania | 3:41.75 |
| 5000 metres details | Hillary Chenonge Kenya | 13:28.30 CR | Markos Geneti Ethiopia | 13:28.83 SB | Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia | 13:29.13 |
| 10,000 metres details | Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia | 29:02.71 | Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia | 29:03.74 | Solomon Bushendich Kenya | 29:05.96 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Antwon Hicks United States | 13.42 | Shi Dongpeng China | 13.58 | Shamar Sands Bahamas | 13.67 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | L. J. van Zyl South Africa | 48.89 CR | Kenneth Ferguson United States | 49.38 PB | Bershawn Jackson United States | 50.00 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Michael Kipyego Kenya | 8:29.54 | David Kirwa Kenya | 8:31.44 | Abubaker Ali Kamal Qatar | 8:33.67 NJR |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Vladimir Kanaykin Russia | 41:41.40 | Xu Xingde China | 41:44.00 | Lu Ronghua China | 41:46.07 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Ashton Collins Wes Felix Ivory Williams Willie Hordge | 38.92 WJR | Jamaica Winston Hutton Orion Nicely Yhann Plummer Usain Bolt | 39.15 NJR | Trinidad and Tobago Chevon Simpson Marc Burns Kevon Holder Darrel Brown | 39.17 NJR |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Kenneth Ferguson Darold Williamson Ashton Collins Jonathan Fortenberry | 3:03.71 | Jamaica Sekou Clarke Usain Bolt Jermaine Myers Jermaine Gonzales | 3:04.06 NJR | Japan Yamauchi Fujio Daisuke Sakai Yuki Yamaguchi Yosuke Inoue | 3:05.80 AJR |
| High jump details | Andra Manson United States | 2.31 WJL | Zhu Wannan China | 2.23 PB | Germaine Mason Jamaica | 2.21 |
| Pole vault details | Maksym Mazuryk Ukraine | 5.55 WLJ | Vladyslav Revenko Ukraine | 5.55 WLJ | Vincent Favretto France | 5.40 |
| Long jump details | Ibrahim Abdulla Al-Waleed Qatar | 7.99 PB | Fabrice Lapierre Australia | 7.74 PB | Trevell Quinley United States | 7.71 PB |
| Triple jump details | Arnie David Giralt Cuba | 16.68 | Li Yanxi China | 16.66 PB | Aleksandr Sergeyev Russia | 16.55 |
| Shot put 6 kg details | Edis Elkasevic Croatia | 21.47 WLJ | Sean Shields United States | 20.54 | Mika Vasara Finland | 20.50 |
| Discus throw 1.75 kg details | Wu Tao China | 64.51 WLJ | Dmitriy Sivakov Belarus | 62.00 | Michał Hodun Poland | 61.74 |
| Hammer throw 6 kg details | Werner Smit South Africa | 76.43 | Ali Al-Zinkawi Kuwait | 73.69 | Aliaksandr Kazulka Belarus | 72.72 |
| Javelin throw details | Igor Janik Poland | 74.16 | Vladislav Shkurlatov Russia | 74.09 PB | Jung Sang-Jin South Korea | 73.99 PB |
| Decathlon details | Leonid Andreev Uzbekistan | 7693 | Nadir El Fassi France | 7677 | Mikko Halvari Finland | 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) |||||| |

## Women's results

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Lauryn Williams United States | 11.33 PB | Simone Facey Jamaica | 11.43 PB | Marshevet Hooker United States | 11.48 |
| 200 metres details | Vernicha James Great Britain | 22.93 PB | Anneisha McLaughlin Jamaica | 22.94 PB | Sanya Richards United States | 23.09 |
| 400 metres details | Monique Henderson United States | 51.10 SB | Sanya Richards United States | 51.49 | Sheryl Morgan Jamaica | 52.61 |
| 800 metres details | Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya | 2:00.80 WLJ | Lucia Klocová Slovakia | 2:01.73 | Juliana Paula de Azevedo Brazil | 2:03.81 PB |
| 1500 metres details | Viola Kibiwot Kenya | 4:12.57 PB | Berhane Herpassa Ethiopia | 4:13.59 | Olesya Syreva Russia | 4:14.32 PB |
| 3000 metres details | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 9:12.61 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco | 9:16.28 PB | Olesya Syreva Russia | 9:16.58 PB |
| 5000 metres details | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 15:54.94 | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 15:55.99 | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 15:56.04 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Anay Tejeda Cuba | 12.81 | Agnieszka Frankowska Poland | 13.16 | Tina Klein Germany | 13.23 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Lashinda Demus United States | 54.70 WJR | Melaine Walker Jamaica | 56.03 | Camille Robinson Jamaica | 56.14 PB |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Fumi Mitsumura Japan | 46:01.51 NJR | Liu Siqi China | 46:07.15 | Maryna Tsikhanava Belarus | 46:14.67 SB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Jamaica Sherone Simpson Kerron Stewart Anneisha McLaughlin Simone Facey | 43.40 CR | United States Lauryn Williams Ashlee Williams Shalonda Solomon Marshevet Hooker | 43.66 | Great Britain Jade Lucas-Read Jeanette Kwakye Amy Spencer Vernicha James | 44.22 PB |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Christina Hardeman Monique Henderson Tiffany Ross Lashinda Demus | 3:29.95 NJR | Great Britain Kim Wall Amy Spencer Vernicha James Lisa Miller | 3:30.46 NJR | Russia Yelena Mygunova Mariya Dryakhlova Yuliya Gushchina Tatyana Popova | 3:34.49 |
| High jump details | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | 1.96 WLJ | Anna Ksok Poland | 1.87 | Petrina Price Australia | 1.87 |
| Pole vault details | Floé Kühnert Germany | 4.40 CR | Yuliya Golubchikova Russia | 4.30 | Nataliya Belinskaya Russia | 4.20 |
| Long jump details | Adina Anton Romania | 6.46 PB | Wang Lina China | 6.36 | Esther Aghatise Nigeria | 6.34 |
| Triple jump details | Mabel Gay Cuba | 14.09 | Yarianna Martínez Cuba | 13.74 | Keila da Silva Costa Brazil | 13.70 |
| Shot put details | Valerie Adams New Zealand | 17.73 AJR | Zhang Ying China | 16.76 | Laura Gerraughty United States | 16.62 |
| Discus throw details | Ma Xuejun China | 58.85 PB | Xu Shaoyang China | 57.87 | Seema Antil India | 55.83 |
| Hammer throw details | Ivana Brkljačić Croatia | 65.39 | Martina Danišová Slovakia | 63.91 | Yuliya Rozenfeld Russia | 60.83 PB |
| Javelin throw details | Linda Brivule Latvia | 55.35 PB | Ilze Gribule Latvia | 54.16 SB | Urszula Jasińska Poland | 54.06 |
| Heptathlon details | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 6470 WJR | Olga Alekseyeva Kazakhstan | 5727 | Olga Levenkova Russia | 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) |||||| |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | China | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Jamaica* | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Qatar | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | Totals (37 entries) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1069 athletes from 159 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Algeria (9)
* Andorra (1)
* Anguilla (1)
* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Argentina (3)
* Armenia (2)
* Aruba (1)
* Australia (45)
* Austria (3)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahamas (6)
* Bahrain (1)
* Barbados (3)
* Belarus (13)
* Belgium (7)
* Belize (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
* Botswana (5)
* Brazil (27)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Bulgaria (6)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Burundi (3)
* Cameroon (2)
* Canada (23)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Chile (9)
* China (22)
* Chinese Taipei (5)
* Colombia (3)
* Cook Islands (1)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Côte d'Ivoire (1)
* Croatia (10)
* Cuba (13)
* Cyprus (5)
* Czech Republic (14)
* Denmark (2)
* Djibouti (2)
* Dominica (1)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Ecuador (3)
* Egypt (6)
* El Salvador (1)
* Equatorial Guinea (1)
* Eritrea (2)
* Estonia (11)
* Ethiopia (7)
* Fiji (2)
* Finland (16)
* France (41)
* Gabon (1)
* Gambia (2)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (65)
* Ghana (1)
* Gibraltar (2)
* Great Britain (28)
* Greece (16)
* Grenada (1)
* Guam (1)
* Guatemala (1)
* Guyana (1)
* Haiti (1)
* Honduras (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (20)
* Iceland (2)
* India (6)
* Ireland (10)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (18)
* Jamaica (41)
* Japan (31)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (4)
* Kenya (18)
* Kiribati (1)
* Kuwait (3)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Latvia (3)
* Lebanon (1)
* Lesotho (1)
* Lithuania (3)
* Luxembourg (2)
* Macedonia (1)
* Madagascar (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Maldives (1)
* Mali (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (11)
* Micronesia (1)
* Moldova (2)
* Morocco (11)
* Mozambique (1)
* Myanmar (1)
* Namibia (1)
* Netherlands (14)
* Netherlands Antilles (1)
* New Zealand (9)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Nigeria (6)
* Norway (5)
* Oman (1)
* Pakistan (1)
* Palestine (1)
* Panama (2)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (1)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (29)
* Portugal (7)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Qatar (10)
* Romania (13)
* Russia (41)
* Rwanda (2)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (4)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Samoa (1)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Saudi Arabia (9)
* Senegal (6)
* Seychelles (1)
* Singapore (4)
* Slovakia (8)
* Slovenia (4)
* Solomon Islands (1)
* South Africa (19)
* South Korea (10)
* Spain (26)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sudan (4)
* Swaziland (1)
* Sweden (13)
* Switzerland (8)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tanzania (2)
* Thailand (1)
* Togo (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (8)
* Tunisia (3)
* Turkey (4)
* Turkmenistan (2)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
* Ukraine (10)
* United States (64)
* Uruguay (1)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
* Uzbekistan (6)
* Venezuela (5)
* Yemen (1)
* Yugoslavia (5)
* Zambia (2)
* Zimbabwe (2)