# 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Grosseto, Italy on 12–18 July.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Ivory Williams United States | 10.29 SB | Abidemi Omole United States | 10.31 | Remaldo Rose Jamaica | 10.34 |
| 200 metres details | Andrew Howe Italy | 20.28 CR | Leigh Julius South Africa | 20.88 | Jamil James Trinidad and Tobago | 21.00 |
| 400 metres details | LaShawn Merritt United States | 45.25 WJL | Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Sudan | 45.97 | Obakeng Ngwigwa Botswana | 45.97 NJR |
| 800 metres details | Majed Saeed Sultan Qatar | 1:47.33 PB | Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya | 1:47.39 PB | Selahattin Çobanoglu Turkey | 1:47.71 NJR |
| 1500 metres details | Abdalaati Iguider Morocco | 3:35.53 CR | Benson Marrianyi Esho Kenya | 3:35.80 PB | Brimin Kipruto Kenya | 3:35.96 PB |
| 5000 metres details | Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya | 13:28.93 SB | Bado Worku Ethiopia | 13:30.45 PB | Tariku Bekele Ethiopia | 13:30.86 |
| 10,000 metres details | Boniface Kiprop Toroitich Uganda | 28:03.77 CR | Fabiano Joseph Naasi Tanzania | 28:04.45 SB | Ryuji Ono Japan | 28:30.45 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Aries Merritt United States | 13.56 | Dayron Robles Cuba | 13.77 | Kevin Craddock United States | 13.77 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Kerron Clement United States | 48.51 CR | Brandon Johnson United States | 48.62 PB | Ibrahim Al-Hamaidi Saudi Arabia | 48.94 AJR |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Ronald Kipchumba Rutto Kenya | 8:23.32 PB | Musa Amer Obaid Qatar | 8:23.38 AJR | Moustafa Ahmed Shebto Qatar | 8:26.04 PB |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Andrey Ruzavin Russia | 40:58.15 | Vladimir Kanaykin Russia | 40:58.48 SB | Kim Hyun-Sub South Korea | 40:59.24 SB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Trell Kimmons Abidemi Omole Ivory Williams LaShawn Merritt | 38.66 WJR | Jamaica Kawayne Fisher Kevin Stewart Andre Wellington Remaldo Rose | 39.27 SB | Japan Naohiro Shinada Hiroyuki Noda Yuichi Shokawa Naoki Tsukahara | 39.43 SB |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Brandon Johnson LaShawn Merritt Jason Craig Kerron Clement | 3:01.09 WJR | South Africa Wouter le Roux Chris Gebhardt Leigh Julius L.J. van Zyl | 3:04.50 AJR | Japan Kazunori Ota Hiroyuki Noda Teppei Suzuki Yudai Sasaki | 3:05.33 AJR |
| High jump details | Michael Mason Canada | 2.21 PB | Marius Hanniske Germany | 2.21 | Hu Tong China | 2.21 |
| Pole vault details | Dmitry Starodubtsev Russia | 5.50 PB | Germán Chiaraviglio Argentina | 5.45 | Liu Feiliang China | 5.40 |
| Long jump details | Andrew Howe Italy | 8.11 WJL | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 8.09 NJR | John Thornell Australia | 7.89 |
| Triple jump details | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 16.77 | Zhu Shujing China | 16.64 | Viktor Kuznyetsov Ukraine | 16.58 NJR |
| Shot put 6 kg details | Georgi Ivanov Bulgaria | 20.70 | Jakub Giża Poland | 20.05 PB | Aleksander Grekov Russia | 19.98 |
| Discus throw 1.75 kg details | Ehsan Haddadi Iran | 62.14 | Oleg Pirog Russia | 60.28 PB | Luka Rujevic Serbia and Montenegro | 59.82 |
| Hammer throw 6 kg details | Andrey Azarenkov Russia | 74.11 | Mohsen El Anany Egypt | 72.98 | Kamilius Bethke Germany | 71.91 |
| Javelin throw details | Aleksey Tovarnov Russia | 79.38 WJL | Lohan Rautenbach South Africa | 74.42 PB | Júlio César de Oliveira Brazil | 73.86 |
| Decathlon details | Andrei Krauchanka Belarus | 8126 CR | Aleksey Sysoyev Russia | 8047 NJR | Norman Müller Germany | 7942 |
| 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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Ashley Owens United States | 11.13 WJL | Jasmen Baldwin-Foss United States | 11.34 | Sally McLellan Australia | 11.40 PB |
| 200 metres details | Shalonda Solomon United States | 22.82 CR | Anneisha McLaughlin Jamaica | 23.21 SB | Nickesha Anderson Jamaica | 23.46 |
| 400 metres details | Natasha Hastings United States | 52.04 PB | Sonita Sutherland Jamaica | 52.41 | Ashlee Kidd United States | 52.45 |
| 800 metres details | Natallia Kareiva Belarus | 2:01.47 NJR | Simona Barcău Romania | 2:02.23 PB | Kay-Ann Thompson Jamaica | 2:02.67 NJR |
| 1500 metres details | Nelya Neporadna Ukraine | 4:15.90 | Anna Alminova Russia | 4:16.32 PB | Siham Hilali Morocco | 4:17.39 |
| 3000 metres details | Jebichi Yator Kenya | 8:59.80 PB | Safa Aissaoui Tunisia | 9:02.47 NJR | Siham Hilali Morocco | 9:03.16 PB |
| 5000 metres details | Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia | 15:21.52 CR | Catherine Chikwakwa Malawi | 15:36.22 NJR | Chiaki Iwamoto Japan | 15:39.59 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Ronetta Alexander United States | 13.28 | Sabrina Altermatt Switzerland | 13.39 NJR | Stephanie Lichtl Germany | 13.40 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Ekaterina Kostetskaya Russia | 55.55 WJL | Zuzana Hejnová Czech Republic | 57.44 NJR | Sherene Pinnock Jamaica | 57.54 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi Kenya | 9:47.26 CR | Ancuţa Bobocel Romania | 9:49.03 AJR | Cătălina Oprea Romania | 9:50.04 PB |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Irina Petrova Russia | 45:50.39 PB | Zhang Nan China | 45:58.54 SB | Vera Sokolova Russia | 46:53.02 SB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Ashley Owens Juanita Broaddus Jasmen Baldwin-Foss Shalonda Solomon | 43.49 WJL | Jamaica Nickesha Anderson Tracy-Ann Rowe Anneisha McLaughlin Schillonie Calvert | 43.63 SB | France Natacha Vouaux Lina Jacques-Sébastien Aurélie Kamga Nelly Banco | 43.68 NJR |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Alexandria Anderson Ashlee Kidd Stephanie Smith Natasha Hastings | 3:27.60 WJR | Russia Victoriya Talko Mariya Shapaeva Olga Soldatova Ekaterina Kostetskaya | 3:30.03 NJR | Jamaica Nyoka Cole Maris Wisdom Sherene Pinnock Sonita Sutherland | 3:30.37 SB |
| High jump details | Iryna Kovalenko Ukraine | 1.93 WJL | Svetlana Shkolina Russia | 1.91 PB | Sharon Day United States | 1.91 PB |
| Pole vault details | Elizaveta Ryzih Germany | 4.30 PB | Anna Schultze Germany | 4.25 PB | Zhao Yingying China | 4.25 |
| Long jump details | Denisa Ščerbová Czech Republic | 6.61 | Sophie Krauel Germany | 6.47 | Veronika Shutkova Belarus | 6.22 PB |
| Triple jump details | Anastasiya Taranova Russia | 13.94 WJL | Xie Limei China | 13.77 | Tatyana Yakovleva Russia | 13.67 |
| Shot put details | Michelle Carter United States | 17.55 PB | Anna Avdeyeva Russia | 17.13 PB | Christina Schwanitz Germany | 16.52 |
| Discus throw details | Ma Xuejun China | 57.85 SB | Darya Pishchalnikova Russia | 57.37 | Nadine Müller Germany | 57.13 |
| Hammer throw details | Mariya Smolyachkova Belarus | 66.81 CR | Yang Qiaoyu China | 61.67 | Laura Gibilisco Italy | 60.95 |
| Javelin throw details | Vivian Zimmer Germany | 58.50 CR | Annika Suthe Germany | 57.15 | Annabel Thomson Australia | 56.01 AJR |
| Heptathlon details | Justine Robbeson South Africa | 5868 WJL | Viktorija Zemaityte Lithuania | 5810 PB | Julia Mächtig Germany | 5679 PB |
| 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 (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 13 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA)* | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | China (CHN) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Iran (IRN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Malawi (MAW) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 31 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (39 entries) | Totals (39 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1261 athletes from 168 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Albania (2)
* Algeria (5)
* Andorra (2)
* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Argentina (3)
* Armenia (2)
* Aruba (1)
* Australia (42)
* Austria (3)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahamas (10)
* Bahrain (1)
* Barbados (1)
* Belarus (23)
* Belgium (10)
* Belize (1)
* Benin (1)
* Bermuda (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
* Botswana (4)
* Brazil (19)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Brunei (1)
* Bulgaria (9)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Burundi (5)
* Canada (21)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (5)
* China (31)
* Chinese Taipei (7)
* Colombia (4)
* Cook Islands (1)
* Croatia (14)
* Cuba (4)
* Cyprus (8)
* Czech Republic (15)
* Denmark (1)
* Djibouti (1)
* Dominica (1)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Ecuador (3)
* Egypt (3)
* El Salvador (1)
* Eritrea (1)
* Estonia (9)
* Ethiopia (9)
* Fiji (2)
* Finland (27)
* France (48)
* French Polynesia (1)
* Gabon (1)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (63)
* Ghana (1)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Great Britain (32)
* Greece (18)
* Grenada (1)
* Guam (1)
* Guatemala (1)
* Haiti (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (20)
* Iceland (2)
* India (7)
* Iran (4)
* Ireland (10)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (50)
* Jamaica (30)
* Japan (36)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (3)
* Kenya (20)
* Kiribati (1)
* Kuwait (1)
* Kyrgyzstan (2)
* Laos (1)
* Latvia (9)
* Lebanon (1)
* Lesotho (1)
* Lithuania (7)
* Macau (1)
* Macedonia (1)
* Madagascar (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Malaysia (1)
* Maldives (1)
* Malta (2)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (11)
* Micronesia (1)
* Monaco (1)
* Morocco (12)
* Myanmar (2)
* Namibia (3)
* Nauru (1)
* Nepal (1)
* Netherlands (10)
* Netherlands Antilles (1)
* New Zealand (10)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Niger (1)
* Nigeria (5)
* Norfolk Island (1)
* Norway (7)
* Oman (4)
* Pakistan (1)
* Palau (1)
* Palestine (1)
* Panama (1)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (4)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (31)
* Portugal (7)
* Puerto Rico (7)
* Qatar (6)
* Romania (21)
* Russia (60)
* Rwanda (2)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Samoa (1)
* San Marino (1)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Saudi Arabia (14)
* Senegal (6)
* Serbia and Montenegro (6)
* Seychelles (1)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovakia (5)
* Slovenia (6)
* Solomon Islands (1)
* South Africa (37)
* South Korea (8)
* Spain (22)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sudan (5)
* Swaziland (1)
* Sweden (17)
* Switzerland (13)
* Syria (1)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tanzania (1)
* Thailand (1)
* Togo (1)
* Tonga (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (11)
* Tunisia (4)
* Turkey (14)
* Turkmenistan (1)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
* Uganda (7)
* Ukraine (33)
* United States (78)
* Uruguay (2)
* Uzbekistan (10)
* Venezuela (7)
* Yemen (1)
* Zambia (1)
* Zimbabwe (1)