# 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships

The 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known colloquially by its former official title, the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2003), which was held from 1 to 6 August 2022 at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia. Cali previously hosted the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

## Sports venues

The main venue for the competitions was the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium with capacity for 35,405 spectators, while the Pedro Grajales Athletics Stadium was used for training sessions.

## Schedule

| Q | Qualification | H | Heats | S | Semifinals | F | Final |
| M = morning session, A = afternoon session ||||||||
    All dates are COT (UTC−5)
Men :
| Date → | 1 Aug | 1 Aug | 2 Aug | 2 Aug | 2 Aug | 3 Aug | 3 Aug | 4 Aug | 4 Aug | 5 Aug | 5 Aug | 6 Aug |
| Event ↓ | M | A | M | A | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | A |
| 100 m | H | | | S | F | | | | | | | |
| 200 m | | | | | | H | S | | F | | | |
| 400 m | | | H | | | | S | | F | | | |
| 800 m | | | | | | | | H | | | S | F |
| 1500 m | H | | | | | | F | | | | | |
| 3000 m | | | | | | H | | | | | F | |
| 5000 m | | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3000 m SC | | | | | | H | | | | | | F |
| 110 m hurdles | | H | | S | S | | F | | | | | |
| 400 m hurdles | | | | | | H | | | S | | F | |
| Decathlon | F | F | F | F | F | | | | | | | |
| High jump | | | Q | | | | | | | | F | |
| Pole vault | | | Q | | | | | | F | | | |
| Long jump | Q | | | F | F | | | | | | | |
| Triple jump | | | | | | | | Q | | | F | |
| Shot put | | Q | | F | F | | | | | | | |
| Discus throw | | | | | | | | | | Q | | F |
| Hammer throw | | | Q | | | | | | F | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | | | | | | Q | | | F | |
| 10,000 m walk | | | | | | | | | | F | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | | | | | | | | | H | | F | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | | | | H | | F |
Women :
| Date → | 1 Aug | 1 Aug | 2 Aug | 2 Aug | 3 Aug | 3 Aug | 3 Aug | 4 Aug | 4 Aug | 5 Aug | 5 Aug | 6 Aug |
| Event ↓ | M | A | M | A | M | A | A | M | A | M | A | A |
| 100 m | | | H | | | S | F | | | | | |
| 200 m | | | | | | | | H | S | | F | |
| 400 m | | | H | | | S | S | | F | | | |
| 800 m | H | | | S | | F | F | | | | | |
| 1500 m | | | | | | | | H | | | | F |
| 3000 m | | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | | | | | | F |
| 3000 m SC | H | | | | | | | | F | | | |
| 100 m hurdles | | | | | | | | H | | | S | F |
| 400 m hurdles | | | H | | | S | S | | F | | | |
| Heptathlon | | | | | F | F | F | F | F | | | |
| High jump | | | | | | | | | Q | | | F |
| Pole vault | | Q | | | | | | F | | | | |
| Long jump | | | | | Q | | | | | | F | |
| Triple jump | | | | | | | | | | Q | | F |
| Shot put | Q | | | F | | | | | | | | |
| Discus throw | | Q | | | | F | F | | | | | |
| Hammer throw | | | | | Q | | | | | | F | |
| Javelin throw | Q | | | F | | | | | | | | |
| 10,000 m walk | | | | | | | | | | F | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | | | | | | | | | H | | F | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | | | | H | | F |
Mixed :
| Date → | 1 Aug | 1 Aug | 2 Aug | 2 Aug | 3 Aug | 3 Aug | 4 Aug | 4 Aug | 5 Aug | 5 Aug | 6 Aug |
| Event ↓ | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | A |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | H | | F | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying Standards

Qualification period lasted from 1 October 2021 to 18 July 2022.
| Event | Men | Women |
| 100 metres | 10.60 | 11.90 |
| 200 metres | 21.40 | 24.40 |
| 400 metres | 47.60 | 55.20 |
| 800 metres | 1:51.00 | 2:09.00 |
| 1500 metres | 3:48.50 | 4:29.00 |
| 3000 metres | 8:15.00 | 9:32.00 |
| 5000 metres | 14:15.00 | 16:40.00 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:08.00 | 10:36.00 |
| 110/100 metres hurdles | 14.20 | 14.20 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.20 | 1:01.00 |
| 10,000 metres race walk | 43:50.00 | 50:40.00 |
| High jump | 2.15 | 1.81 |
| Pole vault | 5.05 | 4.05 |
| Long jump | 7.55 | 6.12 |
| Triple jump | 15.55 | 12.85 |
| Shot put | 18.20 (6 kg) | 14.50 (4 kg) |
| Discus throw | 56.50 | 48.50 |
| Hammer throw | 68.30 (6 kg) | 57.50 |
| Javelin throw | 69.00 | 50.00 |
| Decathlon/Heptathlon | 7050 points | 5300 points |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | No standard | No standard |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | No standard | No standard |
| 4 × 400 metres relay mixed | No standard | No standard |

## Men's results
### Track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Letsile Tebogo Botswana | 9.91 WU20R | Bouwahjgie Nkrumie Jamaica | 10.02 NU20R | Benjamin Richardson South Africa | 10.12 |
| 200 metres details | Blessing Afrifah Israel | 19.96 [.954] CR, AU20R | Letsile Tebogo Botswana | 19.96 [.960] CR, AU20R | Calab Law Australia | 20.48 |
| 400 metres details | Lythe Pillay South Africa | 45.28 PB | Steven McElroy United States | 45.65 PB | Yusuf Ali Abbas Bahrain | 45.80 |
| 800 metres details | Ermias Girma Ethiopia | 1:47.36 | Heithem Chenitef Algeria | 1:47.61 PB | Ethan Hussey Great Britain | 1:47.65 |
| 1500 metres details | Reynold Cheruiyot Kenya | 3:35.83 | Ermias Girma Ethiopia | 3:37.24 | Daniel Kimaiyo Kenya | 3:37.43 |
| 3000 metres details | Melkeneh Azize Ethiopia | 7:44.06 | Felix Korir Kenya | 7:47.86 PB | Edwin Kisalsak Kenya | 7:49.82 PB |
| 5000 metres details | Addisu Yihune Ethiopia | 14:03.05 | Merhawi Mebrahtu Eritrea | 14:03.33 | Habtom Samuel Eritrea | 14:03.67 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Antoine Andrews Bahamas | 13.23 WU20L | Malik Mixon United States | 13.27 PB | Matthew Sophia [es] Netherlands | 13.34 NU20R |
| 400 metres hurdles details | İsmail Nezir Turkey | 48.84 NU20R | Matic Ian Guček Slovenia | 48.91 NU20R | Roshawn Clarke Jamaica | 49.62 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Samuel Duguna Ethiopia | 8:37.92 | Samuel Firewu Ethiopia | 8:39.11 | Salaheddine Ben Yazide Morocco | 8:40.62 |
| 4×100 metres relay details | Japan Kowa Ikeshita Hiroto Fujiwara Shunki Tateno Hiroki Yanagita | 39.35 | Jamaica Bouwahjgie Nkrumie Bryan Levell Mark-Anthony Daley Adrian Kerr David Lynch* | 39.35 | United States Laurenz Colbert Michael Gizzi Brandon Miller Johnny Brackins David Foster* Charlie Bartholomew* | 39.57 SB |
| 4×400 metres relay details | United States Steven McElroy Ashton Schwartzman Charlie Bartholomew Will Sumner Kody Blackwood* Grant Williams* | 3:04.47 SB | Jamaica Shemar Palmer Shaemar Uter Jasauna Dennis Delano Kennedy Derrick Grant* Malachi Johnson* | 3:05.72 SB | Canada Christopher Morales-Williams Ben Tilson Daniel Kidd Tyler Floyd Riley Flemington* | 3:06.50 NU20R |
| 10,000 m walk details | Mazlum Demir Turkey | 42:36.02 | Ismail Benhammouda Algeria | 42:42.49 | Hayrettin Yıldız Turkey | 43:07.95 |

### Field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Brandon Pottinger Jamaica | 2.14 m =PB | Brian Raats South Africa | 2.10 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| High jump details | Brandon Pottinger Jamaica | 2.14 m =PB | Bozhidar Sarâboyukov Bulgaria | 2.10 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Pole vault details | Anthony Ammirati France | 5.75 m WU20L, PB | Juho Alasaari [fi] Finland | 5.60 m =NU20R | Michał Gawenda [pl] Poland | 5.45 m PB |
| Long jump details | Erwan Konaté France | 8.08 m WU20L | Alejandro Parada Cuba | 7.91 m | Gabriel Luiz Boza [de] Brazil | 7.90 m =SB |
| Triple jump details | Jaydon Hibbert Jamaica | 17.27 m CR, PB | Selva Thirumaran India | 16.15 m PB | Viktor Morozov [de] Estonia | 16.13 m PB |
| Shot put (6 kg) details | Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan United States | 20.73 m PB | Kobe Lawrence Jamaica | 20.58 m PB | Tizian Lauria Germany | 20.55 m |
| Discus throw (1.750 kg) details | Marius Karges Germany | 65.55 m | Miká Sosna Germany | 63.88 m | Mykhailo Brudin Ukraine | 63.30 m PB |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) details | Ioannis Korakidis [uk] Greece | 79.11 m WU20L | Max Lampinen Finland | 76.33 m PB | Iosif Kesidis Cyprus | 76.32 m PB |
| Javelin throw details | Artur Felfner Ukraine | 79.36 m | Max Dehning Germany | 77.24 m | Keyshawn Strachan Bahamas | 72.95 m |

### Combined events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Decathlon details | Gabriel Emmanuel [uk] Netherlands | 7860 pts WU20L | Jacob Thelander Sweden | 7770 pts | Elliot Duvert Sweden | 7622 pts PB |

## Women's results
### Track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Tina Clayton Jamaica | 10.95 CR | Serena Cole Jamaica | 11.14 | Shawnti Jackson United States | 11.15 PB |
| 100 metres details | Tina Clayton Jamaica | 10.95 CR | Serena Cole Jamaica | 11.14 | N'Ketia Seedo Netherlands | 11.15 NU20R |
| 200 metres details | Brianna Lyston Jamaica | 22.65 | Jayla Jamison United States | 22.77 PB | Alana Reid Jamaica | 22.95 PB |
| 400 metres details | Yemi Mary John Great Britain | 51.50 PB | Damaris Mutunga Kenya | 51.71 NU20R | Rupal India | 51.85 PB |
| 800 metres details | Roisin Willis United States | 1:59.13 CR | Audrey Werro Switzerland | 1:59.53 NU20R | Juliette Whittaker United States | 2:00.18 |
| 1500 metres details | Birke Haylom Ethiopia | 4:04.27 CR | Brenda Chebet Kenya | 4:04.64 PB | Purity Chepkirui Kenya | 4:07.64 PB |
| 3000 metres details | Betty Chelangat Kenya | 9:01.03 | Tsiyon Abebe Ethiopia | 9:03.85 | Nancy Cherop Kenya | 9:05.98 |
| 5000 metres details | Medina Eisa Ethiopia | 15:29.71 | Melknat Wudu Ethiopia | 15:30.06 | Prisca Chesang Uganda | 15:31.17 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Kerrica Hill Jamaica | 12.77 CR, WU18B | Alexis James Jamaica | 12.87 PB | Anna Tóth Hungary | 13.00 NU20R |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Akala Garrett United States | 56.16 WU20L | Hanna Karlsson Sweden | 56.71 PB | Michaela Rose United States | 56.86 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Faith Cherotich Kenya | 9:16.14 | Sembo Almayew Ethiopia | 9:30.41 | Meseret Yeshaneh Ethiopia | 9:42.02 |
| 4×100 metres relay details | Jamaica Serena Cole Tina Clayton Kerrica Hill Tia Clayton Alexis James* | 42.59 WU20R | United States Jayla Jamison Autumn Wilson Iyana Gray Shawnti Jackson Lily Jones* Alyssa Colbert* | 43.28 NU20R | Colombia María Alejandra Murillo Marlet Ospino Melany Bolaño Laura Martínez | 44.59 |
| 4×400 metres relay details | United States Makenze Kelley Shawnti Jackson Akala Garrett Roisin Willis Madison Whyte* Zaya Akins* Kennedy Wade* | 3:28.06 SB | Jamaica Dejanea Oakley Abigail Campbell Oneika McAnnuff Alliah Baker Rickiana Russell* Oneika Brissett* | 3:31.59 SB | Great Britain Yemi Mary John Jessica Astill Ophelia Pye Etty Sisson Poppy Malik* | 3:31.86 SB |
| 10,000 m walk details | Karla Serrano Mexico | 46:24.35 PB | Ai Ooyama Japan | 46:24.44 | Ayane Yanai Japan | 46:43.07 |
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminary heats but not the final.

### Field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Karmen Bruus Estonia | 1.95 m | Britt Weerman Netherlands | 1.93 m NU20R | Angelina Topić Serbia | 1.93 m |
| Pole vault details | Hana Moll United States | 4.35 m | Chiara Sistermann Germany | 4.30 m =PB | Janne Sophie Ohrt Germany | 4.30 m PB |
| Long jump details | Plamena Mitkova Bulgaria | 6.66 m PB | Natalia Linares Colombia | 6.59 m | Marta Amani Italy | 6.52 m PB |
| Triple jump details | Sharifa Davronova Uzbekistan | 14.04 m WU20L | Sohane Aucargos France | 13.38 m | Tiana Boras Australia | 13.30 m PB |
| Shot put details | Miné de Klerk South Africa | 17.17 m | Pınar Akyol Turkey | 16.84 m | Zuzanna Maślana Poland | 16.06 m PB |
| Discus throw details | Emma Sralla Sweden | 56.15 m | Despoina Filippidou Greece | 54.48 m | Miné de Klerk South Africa | 53.54 m NU20R |
| Hammer throw details | Rachele Mori Italy | 67.21 m | Paola Bueno Mexico | 62.74 m | Raika Murakami Japan | 61.45 m SB |
| Javelin throw details | Adriana Vilagoš Serbia | 63.52 m CR, AU20R | Valentina Barrios Colombia | 57.84 m NU20R | Manuela Rotundo Uruguay | 55.11 m |

### Combined events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Heptathlon details | Saga Vanninen Finland | 6084 pts | Serina Riedel Germany | 5874 pts | Sandrina Sprengel Germany | 5845 pts |

## Mixed results
### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Charlie Batholomew Madison Whyte Will Sumner Kennedy Wade Kaylyn Brown* | 3:17.69 CR, WU20R | India Barath Sridhar Priya Mohan Kapil Rupal | 3:17.76 AU20R | Jamaica Jasauna Dennis Abigail Campbell Malachi Johnson Alliah Baker | 3:19.98 |
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminary heats but not the final.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Botswana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Colombia* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | India | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Algeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Eritrea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (41 entries) | Totals (41 entries) | 45 | 46 | 45 | 136 |

## Participation

The following is a list of participating nations with the number of qualified athletes in brackets. A country without any qualified athlete could enter either one male or one female. A total 145 National Associations and 1533 athletes were scheduled to compete.
* Anguilla (1)
* Algeria (12)
* Antigua and Barbuda (1)
* Argentina (4)
* Armenia (2)
* Aruba (1)
* American Samoa (1)
* Australia (55)
* Austria (7)
* Bahamas (11)
* Bangladesh (1)
* Barbados (2)
* Burundi (1)
* Belgium (14)
* Belize (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* Botswana (15)
* Brazil (37)
* Bahrain (10)
* Bulgaria (4)
* Burkina Faso (3)
* Canada (32)
* Cayman Islands (2)
* Republic of the Congo (1)
* Chad (1)
* Chile (3)
* Ivory Coast (2)
* Cameroon (3)
* Colombia (33)
* Costa Rica (3)
* Croatia (10)
* Cuba (7)
* Cyprus (7)
* Czech Republic (35)
* Denmark (5)
* Djibouti (2)
* Dominica (1)
* Dominican Republic (3)
* Ecuador (17)
* Egypt (9)
* Eritrea (6)
* El Salvador (1)
* Spain (40)
* Estonia (10)
* Ethiopia (19)
* Finland (26)
* France (42)
* Great Britain (43)
* Equatorial Guinea (1)
* Germany (87)
* Greece (24)
* Grenada (3)
* Guatemala (5)
* Guinea (1)
* Guam (1)
* Guyana (4)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Honduras (1)
* Hungary (21)
* Indonesia (1)
* India (37)
* Iran (5)
* Ireland (8)
* Iraq (4)
* Iceland (2)
* Israel (5)
* United States Virgin Islands (1)
* Italy (48)
* British Virgin Islands (2)
* Jamaica (43)
* Japan (34)
* Kazakhstan (4)
* Kenya (28)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Saudi Arabia (6)
* Kuwait (5)
* Latvia (8)
* Lebanon (1)
* Lesotho (1)
* Liechtenstein (1)
* Liberia (1)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Lithuania (7)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Madagascar (1)
* Morocco (8)
* Malaysia (4)
* Moldova (1)
* Maldives (1)
* Mexico (21)
* Malta (1)
* Monaco (1)
* Mozambique (1)
* Namibia (1)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Netherlands (21)
* Nepal (1)
* Nigeria (26)
* Norway (23)
* New Zealand (12)
* Oman (2)
* Panama (1)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (6)
* Palestine (1)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Poland (39)
* Portugal (10)
* Puerto Rico (9)
* Qatar (5)
* Romania (20)
* South Africa (48)
* Senegal (1)
* Seychelles (1)
* Singapore (1)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (5)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Slovenia (14)
* San Marino (1)
* Serbia (12)
* Sri Lanka (7)
* South Sudan (1)
* Sudan (1)
* Switzerland (38)
* Slovakia (13)
* Sweden (20)
* Syria (1)
* Thailand (9)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
* Chinese Taipei (4)
* Trinidad and Tobago (14)
* Tunisia (7)
* Turkey (10)
* Uganda (11)
* Ukraine (15)
* Uruguay (2)
* United States (92)
* Uzbekistan (9)
* Venezuela (7)
* Vietnam (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
* Yemen (1)
* Zambia (4)
* Zimbabwe (3)