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2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics

International athletics competition

International athletics competition

FieldValue
name2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics
logoBarcelona 2012.jpg
host_cityESP Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
nations171
athletes1566
events44
dates10–15 July
opened_byJuan Carlos I of Spain
stadiumEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
previous[2010 Moncton](2010-world-junior-championships-in-athletics)
next[2014 Eugene](2014-world-junior-championships-in-athletics)

The 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (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, Jodie Williams, Shaunae Miller, and Angelica Bengtsson. Gill and Bengtsson were successful.

Men's results

Track

10,000 m walk
Éider Arévalo
**40:09.74
**WJL**Aleksandr Ivanov
*Russia*40:12.90
**PB**Su Guanyu
*China*40:16.87
**PB**

Field

Decathlon (junior)
Gunnar Nixon
*United States*8018
**WJL**Jake Stein
*Australia*7951
** AJ**Tim Dekker
*Netherlands*7815
** PB**

Women's results

Track

10,000 m walk
Ekaterina Medvedeva
*Russia*45:41.74Nadezhda Leontyeva
*Russia*45:43.64
**PB**Sandra Arenas
**45:44.46

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.

  • ALB (1)
  • ALG (11)
  • ASA (1)
  • AND (2)
  • ANG (1)
  • AIA (1)
  • ATG (2)
  • ARG (9)
  • ARM (4)
  • Australia (51)
  • AUT (12)
  • AZE (1)
  • BAH (22)
  • BHR (5)
  • BAN (1)
  • BAR (8)
  • BLR (17)
  • BEL (10)
  • BIZ (1)
  • BEN (1)
  • BER (2)
  • BOL (4)
  • BIH (2)
  • BOT (4)
  • BRA (29)
  • IVB (2)
  • BUL (5)
  • BUR (1)
  • CMR (1)
  • Canada (46)
  • CPV (1)
  • CAY (1)
  • CHA (1)
  • CHI (13)
  • CHN (33)
  • TPE (9)
  • COL (10)
  • COM (1)
  • CGO (1)
  • DR Congo (1)
  • COK (1)
  • CRC (3)
  • CRO (10)
  • CUB (12)
  • CYP (5)
  • CZE (14)
  • DEN (8)
  • DJI (1)
  • DMA (2)
  • DOM (2)
  • ECU (2)
  • EGY (3)
  • ESA (1)
  • GEQ (1)
  • ERI (3)
  • EST (8)
  • ETH (19)
  • FIJ (2)
  • FIN (32)
  • France (31)
  • PYF (1)
  • GAB (2)
  • GEO (2)
  • Germany (61)
  • GHA (6)
  • GIB (1)
  • Great Britain (36)
  • GRE (12)
  • GRN (1)
  • GUM (1)
  • GUA (3)
  • GBS (1)
  • GUY (3)
  • HKG (2)
  • HUN (22)
  • ISL (4)
  • IND (17)
  • INA (2)
  • IRI (4)
  • IRQ (2)
  • IRL (15)
  • ISR (5)
  • Italy (52)
  • JAM (37)
  • JPN (40)
  • KAZ (10)
  • KEN (25)
  • KUW (3)
  • LAO (1)
  • LAT (7)
  • LIB (1)
  • LES (1)
  • LTU (10)
  • LUX (2)
  • MAC (1)
  • Macedonia (2)
  • MAD (1)
  • MLT (1)
  • MTN (1)
  • MRI (1)
  • MEX (16)
  • FSM (1)
  • MDA (2)
  • MGL (1)
  • MNE (1)
  • MAR (12)
  • MOZ (1)
  • NAM (2)
  • NRU (1)
  • NED (18)
  • New Zealand (13)
  • NCA (1)
  • NIG (1)
  • NGR (10)
  • NMI (1)
  • NOR (22)
  • OMA (1)
  • PAK (1)
  • PLE (1)
  • PAN (1)
  • PNG (1)
  • PAR (1)
  • PER (7)
  • POL (37)
  • POR (14)
  • PUR (8)
  • QAT (9)
  • ROU (23)
  • Russia (42)
  • RWA (1)
  • SKN (1)
  • LCA (2)
  • VIN (1)
  • SMR (2)
  • STP (1)
  • KSA (11)
  • SEN (1)
  • SRB (9)
  • SEY (1)
  • SIN (1)
  • SVK (9)
  • SLO (20)
  • SOL (1)
  • RSA (31)
  • KOR (13)
  • ESP (54)
  • SRI (6)
  • SUD (4)
  • SWE (22)
  • SUI (19)
  • SYR (1)
  • TJK (2)
  • THA (7)
  • TGA (1)
  • TRI (16)
  • TUN (8)
  • TUR (29)
  • TKM (1)
  • TCA (1)
  • UGA (5)
  • UKR (47)
  • United States (80)
  • URU (1)
  • ISV (1)
  • UZB (4)
  • VAN (1)
  • VEN (10)
  • VIE (1)
  • YEM (1)
  • ZAM (2)
  • ZIM (1)

References

References

  1. (16 April 2012). "More Records set to be broken – World Junior Championships Entries confirm 186 countries". [[IAAF]].
  2. Peters, Lionel. "World Junior Championships WJC - 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15". World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH").
  3. "IAAF World Junior Championships - Eugene 2014 - Facts & Figures". [[IAAF]].
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