2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics

International athletics competition

2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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Host city	Grosseto, Italy
Nations	168
Athletes	1261
Events	44
Dates	12–18 July
Main venue	Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini
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The 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Grosseto, Italy on 12–18 July.

Results

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		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		Silver		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

Andrew Howe of Italy won a rare 200 m/long jump double.

* 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
	Canada (CAN)	1	0	0	1
	Iran (IRN)	1	0	0	1
	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
	Cuba (CUB)	0	1	0	1
	Egypt (EGY)	0	1	0	1
	Lithuania (LTU)	0	1	0	1
	Malawi (MAW)	0	1	0	1
	Poland (POL)	0	1	0	1
	Sudan (SUD)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
	Tanzania (TAN)	0	1	0	1
	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
	Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	1	1
	Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)	0	0	1	1
	South Korea (KOR)	0	0	1	1
	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	0	0	1	1
	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	1	1
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)

References

Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2004 Grosseto ITA Jul 12-18, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 2 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, p. 5, retrieved 13 June 2015

IAAF World Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-06.

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