# World Athletics U20 Championships

The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the World Athletics, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the year of the competition.
The competition was launched as the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1986 and renamed to IAAF World U20 Championships in November 2015. The current name was adapted with the name change of the sports governing body in 2019.
Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby is the most successful athlete at the championships, having won one gold and four silver in individual and relay sprinting events between 2000 and 2004. Chris Nelloms, Davidson Ezinwa and Dexter Lee share the position of most successful male athlete, at four medals each.

## Championships

| Edition | Year | Events | Host City | Host Country | Date | Venue | Top of the medal table | Nations | Athletes | Men | Women |
| 1 | 1986 | 41 | Athens | Greece | 16–20 July | Athens Olympic Stadium | East Germany | 142 | 1135 | 752 | 383 |
| 2 | 1988 | 41 | Sudbury | Canada | 27–31 July | Laurentian University Stadium | East Germany | 123 | 1024 | 574 | 450 |
| 3 | 1990 | 41 | Plovdiv | Bulgaria | 8–12 August | Deveti Septemvri Stadium | Soviet Union | 87 | 987 | 606 | 381 |
| 4 | 1992 | 41 | Seoul | South Korea | 16–20 September | Seoul Olympic Stadium | China | 90 | 954 | 535 | 419 |
| 5 | 1994 | 42 | Lisbon | Portugal | 20–24 July | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | United States | 143 | 1139 | 674 | 465 |
| 6 | 1996 | 41 | Sydney | Australia | 20–25 August | Sydney International Athletic Centre | United States | 142 | 1049 | 640 | 409 |
| 7 | 1998 | 43 | Annecy | France | 28 July – 2 August | Parc des Sports | China | 169 | 1156 | 657 | 499 |
| 8 | 2000 | 43 | Santiago | Chile | 17–22 October | Estadio Nacional de Chile | Kenya | 151 | 1122 | 638 | 484 |
| 9 | 2002 | 43 | Kingston | Jamaica | 16–21 July | Independence Park | United States | 159 | 1069 | 630 | 439 |
| 10 | 2004 | 44 | Grosseto | Italy | 12–18 July | Stadio Olimpico Comunale | United States | 168 | 1261 | 680 | 581 |
| 11 | 2006 | 44 | Beijing | China | 15–20 August | Chaoyang Sport Centre | Kenya | 176 | 1350 | 742 | 608 |
| 12 | 2008 | 44 | Bydgoszcz | Poland | 8–13 July | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium | United States | 165 | 1408 | 757 | 651 |
| 13 | 2010 | 44 | Moncton | Canada | 19–25 July | Moncton Stadium | Kenya | 163 | 1313 | 746 | 567 |
| 14 | 2012 | 44 | Barcelona | Spain | 10–15 July | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | United States | 171 | 1566 | 856 | 710 |
| 15 | 2014 | 44 | Eugene | United States | 22–27 July | Hayward Field | United States | 175 | 1546 | 831 | 715 |
| 16 | 2016 | 44 | Bydgoszcz | Poland | 19–24 July | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium | United States | 140 | 1359 | | |
| 17 | 2018 | 44 | Tampere | Finland | 10–15 July | Tampere Stadium | Kenya | 158 | 1462 | | |
| 18 | 2021 | 45 | Nairobi | Kenya | 17–22 August | Moi International Sports Centre | Kenya | 116 | 958 | 523 | 435 |
| 19 | 2022 | 45 | Cali | Colombia | 2–7 August | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | United States | 145 | 1533 | 824 | 709 |
| 20 | 2024 | 45 | Lima | Peru | 26–31 August | Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA | United States | 134 | 1720 | | |
| 21 | 2026 | 45 | Eugene | United States | | Hayward Field | | | | | |
The 2016 Championships were due to be held in Kazan, Russia before the IAAF's suspension of the All-Russia Athletic Federation, which prohibits Russia from hosting international competitions. The championships were relocated as a result.

## All-time medal table

As of 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 123 | 88 | 68 | 279 |
| 2 | Kenya | 92 | 73 | 54 | 219 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 52 | 53 | 34 | 139 |
| 4 | China | 43 | 48 | 37 | 128 |
| 5 | Russia | 43 | 32 | 26 | 101 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 40 | 52 | 43 | 135 |
| 7 | Germany | 34 | 41 | 40 | 115 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 31 | 27 | 40 | 98 |
| 9 | Cuba | 29 | 33 | 24 | 86 |
| 10 | South Africa | 24 | 19 | 19 | 62 |
| 11 | East Germany | 22 | 10 | 18 | 50 |
| 12 | Romania | 20 | 19 | 15 | 54 |
| 13 | France | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
| 14 | Soviet Union | 18 | 16 | 22 | 56 |
| 15 | Australia | 15 | 31 | 33 | 79 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 14 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 17 | Finland | 13 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 19 | Sweden | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 20 | Poland | 11 | 21 | 21 | 53 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| 22 | Qatar | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 23 | Croatia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 24 | Belarus | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 27 | Japan | 7 | 16 | 33 | 56 |
| 28 | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 29 | Mexico | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | Italy | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
| 31 | Spain | 5 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 32 | Botswana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 33 | Estonia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 34 | Bahamas | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 35 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 37 | Hungary | 4 | 14 | 9 | 27 |
| 38 | Norway | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 39 | Uganda | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 40 | Serbia | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 41 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 42 | Unified Team | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 43 | Canada | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| 44 | Switzerland | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 45 | Greece | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 46 | Turkey | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 47 | Latvia | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 48 | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| 49 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 50 | Algeria | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 51 | India | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 52 | Slovenia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 53 | Bahrain | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 54 | Lithuania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 55 | Israel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| – | Authorised Neutral Athletes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 56 | Moldova | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 57 | Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 58 | Colombia | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 59 | Ecuador | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 60 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 61 | Argentina | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 62 | Namibia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 63 | Belgium | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 64 | Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 65 | Portugal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 67 | Sudan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 68 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 69 | Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 69 | Grenada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 71 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 71 | Chile | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 73 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 73 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 75 | Barbados | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 76 | Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 80 | Eritrea | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 80 | Tanzania | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 82 | Ireland | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 83 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 84 | Egypt | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 85 | Djibouti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 86 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 87 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 88 | Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 88 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | Guyana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | Malawi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (111 entries) | Totals (111 entries) | 861 | 876 | 866 | 2,603 |

## Championships records
### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age |
| 100 m | 9.91 A (+0.8 m/s) WU20R | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana | 2 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 19 years, 56 days |
| 200 m | 19.96 A (−1.0 m/s) | Blessing Afrifah | Israel | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 18 years, 282 days |
| 200 m | 19.96 A (−1.0 m/s) | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 19 years, 58 days |
| 400 m | 44.58 A | Anthony Pesela | Botswana | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 19 years, 73 days |
| 800 m | 1:43.76 A | Emmanuel Wanyonyi | Kenya | 22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 1500 m | 3:35.53 | Abdalaati Iguider | Morocco | 15 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 3000 m | 7:42.09 A | Tadese Worku | Ethiopia | 18 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 5000 m | 13:08.57 | Abreham Cherkos | Ethiopia | 13 July 2008 | 2008 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| 110 m hurdles (0.99 m) | 12.72 A (+1.0 m/s) WJR | Sasha Zhoya | France | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.51 | Kerron Clement | United States | 16 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:06.10 | Conseslus Kipruto | Kenya | 15 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| High jump | 2.37 m WJR | Dragutin Topić | Yugoslavia | 12 August 1990 | 1990 Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| High jump | 2.37 m WJR | Steve Smith | Great Britain | 20 September 1992 | 1992 Championships | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Pole vault | 5.82 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 14 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | |
| Long jump | 8.20 m (+1.4 m/s) | James Stallworth | United States | 9 August 1990 | 1990 Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| Triple jump | 17.27 m A (±0.0 m/s) | Jaydon Hibbert | Jamaica | 5 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 17 years, 200 days |
| Shot put (6 kg) | 22.20 m | Jacko Gill | New Zealand | 11 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| Shot put (6 kg) | 22.30 m X | Andrei Toader | Romania | 19 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| Shot put (6 kg) | 23.34 m X | Konrad Bukowiecki | Poland | 19 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 69.81 m A | Mykolas Alekna | Lithuania | 22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) | 85.57 m WJR | Ashraf Amgad Elseify | Qatar | 14 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| Javelin throw | 86.48 m WJR | Neeraj Chopra | India | 23 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| Decathlon | 8425 pts | Tomas Järvinen | Czech Republic | 29–30 August 2024 | 2024 Championships | Lima, Peru | 18 years, 314 days |
| 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.82 (−0.2 m/s) 7.66 m (+1.5 m/s) 13.54 m (6 kg) 2.12 m 48.88 13.78 (−0.2 m/s) (0.99 m) 49.18 m (1.750 kg) 4.60 m 55.79 m 4:29.78 |||||||
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 39:24.85 | Rayen Cherni | Tunisia | 30 August 2024 | 2024 Championships | Lima, Peru | 17 years, 303 days |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 38.51 A WU20R | Mihlali Xhotyeni Sinesipho Dambile Letlhogonolo Moleyane Benjamin Richardson | South Africa | 22 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.09 WJR | Brandon Johnson LaShawn Merritt Jason Craig Kerron Clement | United States | 18 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | |

#### Decathlon disciplines

| Event | Record | Score | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age |
| 100 m | 10.51 (−0.3 m/s) | 973 pts | Ashley Moloney | Australia | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 119 days |
| Long jump | 7.74 m (+1.2 m/s) | 995 pts | Cedric Dubler | Australia | 22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | 19 years, 190 days |
| Shot put (6 kg) | 16.51 m | 883 pts | Yordanis García | Cuba | 16 August 2006 | 2006 Championships | Beijing, China | 17 years, 268 days |
| High jump | 2.15 m | | Attila Zsivoczky | Hungary | 21 August 1996 | 1996 Championships | Sydney, Australia | 19 years, 114 days |
| 400 m | 46.86 | 965 pts | Ashley Moloney | Australia | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 119 days |
| 110 m hurdles (0.99 m) | 13.74 (−0.3 m/s) | 1008 pts | Ayden Owens | Puerto Rico | 11 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 44 days |
| Discus throw (1.750 kg) | 51.67 m | 905 pts | Santiago Ford | Cuba | 20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| Pole vault | 5.00 m | 910 pts | Ilya Shkurenyov | Russia | 21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada | 19 years, 191 days |
| Pole vault | 5.00 m | 910 pts | Mathias Ako | France | 23 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | |
| Javelin throw | 71.59 m | 914 pts | Niklas Kaul | Germany | 20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 18 years, 160 days |
| 1500 m | 4:21.35 | 802 pts | Kevin Mayer | France | 21 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Moncton, Canada | 18 years, 161 days |

#### Defunct events

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age |
| 10,000 m | 27:21.08 | Rhonex Kipruto | Kenya | 10 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 271 days |
| 20 kilometres road run | 59:27 | Metaferia Zeleke | Ethiopia | 31 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |
| 2,000 m steeplechase | 5:28.56 | Jon Azkueta | Spain | 20 July 1986 | 1986 Championships | Athens, Greece | |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age |
| 100 m | 10.95 A (−0.1 m/s) | Tina Clayton | Jamaica | 3 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 17 years, 351 days |
| 200 m | 21.84 A (+1.1 m/s) | Christine Mboma | Namibia | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 400 m | 50.50 | Ashley Spencer | United States | 13 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 800 m | 1:59.13 A | Roisin Willis | United States | 3 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 17 years, 362 days |
| 1500 m | 4:04.27 A | Birke Haylom | Ethiopia | 6 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 16 years, 212 days |
| 3000 m | 8:41.76 | Beyenu Degefa | Ethiopia | 20 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| 5000 m | 14:39.71 | Medina Eisa | Ethiopia | 27 August 2024 | 2024 Championships | Lima, Peru | 19 years, 237 days |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.77 A (+0.2 m/s) | Kerrica Hill | Jamaica | 6 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 17 years, 153 days |
| 400 m hurdles | 54.70 | Lashinda Demus | United States | 19 July 2002 | 2002 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:12.71 | Sembo Almayew | Ethiopia | 29 August 2024 | 2024 Championships | Lima, Peru | 19 years, 218 days |
| High jump | 2.00 m | Alina Astafei | Romania | 29 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |
| Pole vault | 4.55 m | Angelica Moser | Switzerland | 21 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| Long jump | 6.82 m (+1.7 m/s) | Fiona May | Great Britain | 30 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |
| Triple jump | 14.62 m (+1.0 m/s) WJR | Tereza Marinova | Bulgaria | 25 August 1996 | 1996 Championships | Sydney, Australia | |
| Shot put | 18.76 m | Cheng Xiaoyan | China | 21 July 1994 | 1994 Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Discus throw | 68.24 m | Ilke Wyludda | East Germany | 31 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |
| Hammer throw | 71.64 m A | Silja Kosonen | Finland | 21 August 2021 | 2021 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Javelin throw | 63.52 m A | Adriana Vilagoš | Serbia | 2 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 18 years, 212 days |
| Heptathlon | 6470 pts | Carolina Klüft | Sweden | 19–20 July 2002 | 2002 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 42:47.25 WJR | Anežka Drahotová | Czech Republic | 23 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 42.59 A WU20R | Serena Cole Tina Clayton Kerrica Hill Tia Clayton | Jamaica | 5 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 18 years, 40 days 17 years, 353 days 17 years, 352 days |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.60 WJR | Alexandria Anderson Ashlee Kidd Stephanie Smith Natasha Hastings | United States | 18 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | |

#### Heptathlon disciplines

| Event | Record | Score | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age |
| 100 m hurdles | 13.24 (+1.1 m/s) | 1089 pts | Nadine Visser | Netherlands | 22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | |
| High jump | 1.94 m | 1158 pts | Morgan Lake | Great Britain | 22 July 2014 | 2014 Championships | Eugene, United States | |
| Shot put | 14.38 m | 819 pts | Sarah Lagger | Austria | 12 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 18 years, 312 days |
| 200 m | 23.78 (−1.6 m/s) | 1002 pts | Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria | 29 July 1988 | 1988 Championships | Sudbury, Canada | |
| Long jump | 6.35 m (−0.4 m/s) | 959 pts | Tatyana Chernova | Russia | 16 August 2006 | 2006 Championships | Beijing, China | |
| Javelin throw | 54.16 m | 941 pts | Justine Robbeson | South Africa | 17 July 2004 | 2004 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 800 m | 2:09.37 | 974 pts | Agathe Guillemot | France | 13 July 2018 | 2018 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 19 years, 2 days |

#### Defunct event

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. |
| 10,000 m | 32:29.90 | Wang Junxia | China | 19 September 1992 | 1992 Championships | Seoul, South Korea | |

### Mixed

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref. |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.69 A | Charlie Batholomew Madison Whyte Will Sumner Kennedy Wade | United States | 2 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | |

## Disqualifications
### Doping

Several athletes have been stripped of medals due to doping.
| Athlete | Nation | Sex | Event | Result | Year |
| Juan Miguel López | Cuba | Men | Triple jump | Silver | 1986 |
| Vladyslav Piskunov | Ukraine | Men | Hammer throw | Gold | 1994 |
| Seema Antil | India | Women | Discus throw | Gold | 2000 |
| Katsiaryna Artsiukh | Belarus | Women | 400 metres hurdles | Gold | 2010 |
| Geisa Arcanjo | Brazil | Women | Shot put | Gold | 2010 |
| Konrad Bukowiecki | Poland | Men | Shot put | Gold | 2016 |
| Andrei Toader | Romania | Men | Shot put | Silver | 2016 |
| Adel Jaber Al-Asseri | Saudi Arabia | Men | 200 metres | | 2008 |

### Age falsification

Two athletes subsequently lost their medals as a result of fraudulently misstating their age on official documents: Bahrain's 2006 steeplechase silver medallist Tareq Mubarak Taher and Morocco's Ahmed Baday (1998 5000 metres bronze). In addition to this, later analysis of Moses Kiptanui's age when having won the 1990 1500m showed he was marginally over age (aged 19 years, 315 days) at the time of his victory, though this result has not been rescinded.

## Title defenses

Given the age limitations on the competition it is rare that athletes get the opportunity to defend previous individual titles. A total of 22 athletes have managed this feat, eight of them men and fourteen women. In addition to this Anita Weyermann won the 3000 m title after taking the 1500 m title two years earlier.
Men :
| Athlete | Nation | Event | Years |
| Wilfred Kirochi | Kenya | 1500 metres | 1986–88 |
| Dexter Lee | Jamaica | 100 metres | 2008–10 |
| Jonathan Ndiku | Kenya | 3000 metres steeplechase | 2008–10 |
| Jacko Gill | New Zealand | Shot put | 2010–12 |
| Ashraf Amgad Elseify | Qatar | Hammer throw | 2012–14 |
| Jaheel Hyde | Jamaica | 400 metres hurdles | 2014–16 |
| Lázaro Martínez | Cuba | Triple jump | 2014–16 |
| Erwan Konate | France | Long jump | 2021–22 |
| Letsile Tebogo | Botswana | 100 metres | 2021–22 |
Women :
| Athlete | Nation | Event | Years |
| Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria | Heptathlon | 1986–88 |
| Ilke Wyludda | East Germany | Discus throw | 1986–88 |
| Gillian Russell | Jamaica | 100 metres hurdles | 1990–92 |
| Irina Stankina | Russia | 5000 metres walk | 1994–96 |
| Osleidys Menéndez | Cuba | Javelin throw | 1996–98 |
| Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | High jump | 2000–02 |
| Ivana Brkljačić | Croatia | Hammer throw | 2000–02 |
| Carolina Klüft | Sweden | Heptathlon | 2000–02 |
| Ma Xuejun | China | Discus throw | 2002–04 |
| Bianca Perie | Romania | Hammer throw | 2006–08 |
| Mirela Lavric | Romania | 800 metres | 2008–10 |
| Mercy Cherono | Kenya | 3000 metres | 2008–10 |
| Dailenys Alcántara | Cuba | Triple jump | 2008–10 |
| Angelica Bengtsson | Sweden | Pole vault | 2010–12 |
| Adriana Vilagoš | Serbia | Javelin | 2021–22 |
| Miné De Klerk | South Africa | Shot put | 2021–22 |
| Tina Clayton | Jamaica | 100 metres | 2021–22 |
| Saga Vanninen | Finland | Heptathlon | 2021–22 |
| Kerrica Hill | Jamaica | 100 metres hurdles | 2022-24 |
| Sharifa Davronova | Uzbekistan | Triple jump | 2022-24 |

## Doubles

A total of fifteen athletes have won two individual titles at the same championships (nine men, six women). The majority of these are sprint or long-distance combinations, although Andrew Howe (200 m and long jump), Margus Hunt (discus throw and shot put) and Morgan Lake (high jump and heptathlon) managed to win novel doubles. Many others achieved a double between an individual victory and being a member of a winning relay team.
Men :
| Athlete | Nation | Events | Year |
| Peter Chumba | Kenya | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1986 |
| Ato Boldon | Trinidad and Tobago | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1992 |
| Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1992 |
| Daniel Komen | Kenya | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1994 |
| Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1996 |
| Assefa Mezgebu | Ethiopia | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres | 1996 |
| Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom | 100 metres, 200 metres | 1998 |
| Andrew Howe | Italy | 200 metres, long jump | 2004 |
| Margus Hunt | Estonia | Discus throw, shot put | 2006 |
| Bayanda Walaza | South Africa | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2024 |
Women :
| Athlete | Nation | Events | Year |
| Yin Lili | China | 3000 metres, 5000 metres | 1998 |
| Veronica Campbell | Jamaica | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2000 |
| Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 3000 metres, 5000 metres | 2002 |
| Tezdzhan Naimova | Bulgaria | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2006 |
| Anthonique Strachan | Bahamas | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2012 |
| Morgan Lake | Great Britain | High jump, heptathlon | 2014 |
| Briana Williams | Jamaica | 100 metres, 200 metres | 2018 |
| Maja Åskag | Sweden | Long jump, triple jump | 2021 |