The 2014

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was an international

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competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1995 or later) which was held at the

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, USA, on 22–27 July 2014. A total of 44

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were contested at the championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. A total of 1546 athletes from 175 countries were participate. Several medalists from the 2012 championships were eligible to defend their titles, including

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, Falk Wendrich,

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and Sofi Flinck.

Men's results

Track

Field

Women's results

Track

Field

Medal table

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 1411 athletes from 153 countries participated in the event. Registered athletes from , , the , , , , and did not show.

References

External links

Official results
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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 ...

Sports in Eugene, Oregon International track and field competitions hosted by the United States

Sports competitions in Oregon Track and field in Oregon