The 2012
World Junior Championships in Athletics
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 ye ...
was an international
athletics competition for athletes qualifying as
juniors
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(born 1993 or later) which was held at the
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in
Barcelona,
Catalonia, Spain, on 10–15 July 2012.
A total of 44
athletics events were contested at the championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.
Several medalists from the
2010 championships were eligible to defend their titles, including
Jacko Gill
Jackson Gill (born 20 December 1994) is a New Zealand track and field athlete who competes in the shot put. Gill throws with his right hand, using the spin technique. In 2010, he won gold in the shot put at the World Junior Championships at ...
,
Jodie Williams
Jodie Alicia Williams (born 28 September 1993) is a British sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres, having begun her career concentrating on 100 and 200 metres. A prodigious junior, she is the 2009 World Youth Champion at 100 and 200 m, ...
,
Shaunae Miller, and
Angelica Bengtsson. Gill and Bengtsson were successful.
Men's results
Track
Field
Women's results
Track
Field
Medal table
Participation
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,
1566 athletes from 171 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
References
External links
Official results
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World Athletics U20 Championships
World Junior Championships
Athletics competitions in Catalonia
Sports competitions in Barcelona
2012 in Spanish sport
International sports competitions hosted by Catalonia
Athletics in Barcelona