# 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships

The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2017 (born in 2000 or 2001).
South Africa topped the medals table with 11 medals, five of them gold, while host nation Kenya finished fourth with four gold and 15 medals in total.

## Boycott

The United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Italy decided not to take part in the championships for organizational, logistical, and health and safety reasons (concerning athletes still underage).

## Medal summary
### Boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Tshenolo Lemao South Africa | 10.57 | Retshidisitswe Mlenga South Africa | 10.61 | Tyreke Wilson Jamaica | 10.65 |
| 200 metres details | Retshidisitswe Mlenga South Africa | 21.03 | Tshenolo Lemao South Africa | 21.12 PB | Luis Brander Germany | 21.23 PB |
| 400 metres details | Antonio Watson Jamaica | 46.59 PB | Daniel Williams Guyana | 46.72 PB | Colby Jennings Turks and Caicos Islands | 46.77 NR |
| 800 metres details | Melese Nberet Ethiopia | 1:47.12 WU18L | Tolesa Bodena Ethiopia | 1:47.16 PB | Japhet Kibiwott Toroitich Kenya | 1:47.82 PB |
| 1500 metres details | George Manangoi Kenya | 3:47.53 | Abebe Dessassa Ethiopia | 3:48.65 PB | Belete Mekonen Ethiopia | 3:50.64 |
| 3000 metres details | Selemon Barega Ethiopia | 7:47.16 PB | Edward Zakayo Kenya | 7:49.17 PB | Stanley Mburu Kenya | 7:50.64 PB |
| 110 metres hurdles details | De'Jour Russell Jamaica | 13.04 CR | Lu Hao-hua Chinese Taipei | 13.41 | Thomas Wanaverbecq France | 13.55 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Sokwakhana Zazini South Africa | 49.27 | Moitalel Naadokila Kenya | 52.06 PB | Baptiste Christophe France | 52.21 PB |
| 2000 metres steeplechase details | Leonard Bett Kenya | 5:32.52 | Cleophas Meyan Kenya | 5:33.07 PB | Alemu Kitessa Ethiopia | 5:42.10 |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Zhang Yao China | 41:12.01 WU18L | Salavat Ilkaev Independent Athletes | 41:24.17 PB | Dominic Ndingiti Kenya | 41:25.78 PB |
| High jump details | Breyton Poole South Africa | 2.24 WU18L | Chima Ihenetu Germany | 2.14 PB | Vladyslav Lavskyy Ukraine | 2.11 PB |
| Pole vault details | Matthias Orban France | 5.00 | Christos Tamanis Cyprus | 4.85 PB | Illya Kravchenko Ukraine | 4.70 PB |
| Long jump details | Maikel Vidal Cuba | 7.88 WU18L | Lester Lescay Cuba | 7.79 PB | Andreas Samuel Bucsa Romania | 7.47 |
| Triple jump details | Jordan Díaz Cuba | 17.30 WU18B | Frixon Chila Ecuador | 15.92 PB | Arnovis Dalmero Colombia | 15.89 PB |
| Shot put details | Timo Northoff Germany | 20.72 WU18L | Mikhail Samuseu Belarus | 19.99 | Jonathan de Lacey Lacey South Africa | 19.93 PB |
| Discus throw details | Claudio Romero Chile | 64.33 WU18L | Oleksiy Kyrylin Ukraine | 63.98 PB | Morne Brandon South Africa | 58.34 |
| Hammer throw details | Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine | 82.31 | Damneet Singh India | 74.20 PB | Raphael Winkelvoss Germany | 71.78 |
| Javelin throw details | Liu Zhekai China | 77.54 PB | Johannes Schlebusch South Africa | 75.68 PB | Song Qingshu China | 73.64 |
| Decathlon details | Steven Fauvel-Clinch France | 7559 WU18L | Olegs Kozakovs Latvia | 7377 PB | Leo Neugebauer Germany | 7204 |

### Girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Mizgin Ay Turkey | 11.62 | Magdalena Stefanowicz Poland | 11.62 PB | Kevona Davis Jamaica | 11.67 |
| 200 metres details | Talea Prepens Germany | 23.51 PB | Jaël Bestué Spain | 23.61 PB | Mizgin Ay Turkey | 23.76 PB |
| 400 metres details | Barbora Malíková Czech Republic | 52.74 PB | Mary Moraa Kenya | 53.31 PB | Giovana Rosália dos Santos Brazil | 53.57 PB |
| 800 metres details | Jackline Wambui Kenya | 2:01.46 WU18L | Lydia Jeruto Lagat Kenya | 2:02.06 PB | Hirut Meshesha Ethiopia | 2:06.32 |
| 1500 metres details | Lemlem Hailu Ethiopia | 4:20.80 | Sindu Girma Ethiopia | 4:22.14 | Edina Jebitok Kenya | 4:23.16 |
| 3000 metres details | Abersh Minsewo Ethiopia | 9:24.62 | Emmaculate Chepkirui Kenya | 9:24.69 | Yitayish Mekonene Ethiopia | 9:28.46 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Britany Anderson Jamaica | 12.72 | Cyrena Samba-Mayela France | 12.80 | Daszay Freeman Jamaica | 13.09 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Zeney van der Walt South Africa | 58.23 | Sanique Walker Jamaica | 58.27 | Gisèle Wender Germany | 59.17 PB |
| 2000 metres steeplechase details | Caren Chebet Kenya | 6:24.80 WU18L | Mercy Chepkurui Kenya | 6:26.10 PB | Etalemahu Sintayehu Ethiopia | 6:35.79 |
| 5000 metres walk details | Glenda Morejón Ecuador | 22:32.30 | Meryem Bekmez Turkey | 22:32.79 | Elvira Khasanova Independent Athletes | 22:35.72 |
| High jump details | Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine | 1.92 CR | Martyna Lewandowska Poland | 1.82 | Lavinja Jürgens Germany | 1.79 SB |
| Pole vault details | Niu Chunge China | 4.20 PB | Leni Freyja Wildgrube Germany | 4.15 PB | Anna Airault France | 4.10 PB |
| Long jump details | Gong Luying China | 6.37 PB | Lea-Sophie Klik Germany | 6.30 | Diane Mouillac France | 6.28 PB |
| Triple jump details | Tan Qiujiao China | 13.64 WU18L | Aleksandra Nacheva Bulgaria | 13.54 PB | Zulia Hernández Cuba | 13.29 PB |
| Shot put details | Selina Dantzler Germany | 17.64 | Yu Tianxiao China | 17.62 PB | Yue Sun China | 17.59 PB |
| Discus throw details | Silinda Morales Cuba | 52.89 | Leia Braunagel Germany | 51.29 | Liu Quantong China | 50.10 |
| Hammer throw details | Amanda Almendáriz Cuba | 71.12 WU18L | Yaritza Martínez Cuba | 69.75 | Katsiaryna Valadkevich Belarus | 68.17 |
| Javelin throw details | Marisleisys Duarthe Cuba | 62.92 CR | Qing Cai China | 57.01 | Dai Qianqian China | 54.96 |
| Heptathlon details | María Vicente Spain | 5612 | Johanna Seibler Germany | 5602 | Urtė Bačianskaitė Lithuania | 5467 |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 x 400 metres relay details | Brazil Bruno Benedito da Silva Giovana Rosália dos Santos Jéssica Moreira Alison dos Santos | 3:21.71 | Jamaica Shaquena Foote Anthony Cox Sanique Walker Antonio Watson Joanne Reid* Tyrese Reid* | 3:22.23 | South Africa Gontse Morake Retshidisitswe Mlenga Zeney van der Walt Sokwakhana Zazini | 3:24.45 |
* Medalists who participated in heats only.

## Medal table

Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Kenya (KEN)* | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| – | Independent Athletes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |

### Notes

^[1] Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table.