The 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics were the seventh edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held in Lille Métropole, France, with stadium-based events at Stadium Lille Métropole in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, on 6–10 July 2011. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2011 (born in 1994 or 1995). The event had record participation levels, with 1375 athletes (757 boys/618 girls) from 173 countries entering the tournament.1375 Young Athletes In The World Youth Championships 2011 . Lille Metropole 2011 (2011-07-04). Retrieved on 2011-08-01.

Over the five-day competition, forty track and field events were contested (20 for boys and 20 for girls). A total of five world youth best marks were set in Lille. New Zealand's Jacko Gill won the shot put by four metres, improving his own youth best to 24.35 m. Jake Stein collected a record 6491 points in the octathlon, while Leonard Kirwa Kosencha of Kenya ran a world youth best of 1:44.08 minutes for the 800 metres. The United States boys and Jamaican girls ran record times to win their respective medley relay events. Four further championship records were also broken at the competition.

The United States topped the medals table (six golds and 16 in total), closely followed by Kenya, which took five golds and 14 altogether from the middle- and long-distance races. Jamaica came third, winning most of its medals in the sprints and jumps, although Fedrick Dacres made history by taking the country's first ever gold in the discus throw.Gilpin, Jodi-Ann (2011-07-12). 'Nothing stops him' - Fedrick' Dacres' Mom says his resilience paid off. Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved on 2011-08-01. The same top-three order occurred in the points table, which took into account placings in the top eight of each event.placing table. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.

Medal summary Boys 100 metresOdail Todd 10.51PBKazuma Oseto 10.52Mickaël Zézé 10.57 200 metresStephen Newbold 20.89PBOdail Todd 21.00PBRonald Darby 21.08 400 metresArman Hall 46.01WYLAlphas Kishoyian 46.58Patryk Dobek 46.67PB 800 metresLeonard Kirwa Kosencha 1:44.08WYBMohammed Aman 1:44.68PBTimothy Kitum 1:44.98PB 1500 metresTeshome Dirirsa 3:39.13PBVincent Kiprotich Mutai 3:39.17 PBJonathan Kiplimo Sawe 3:39.54 3000 metresWilliam Malel Sitonik 7:40.10 CRPatrick Mutunga Mwikya 7:40.47PBAbrar Osman 7:40.89 PB 110 metres hurdlesAndries van der Merwe 13.41Joshua Hawkins 13.44PBWilhem Belocian 13.51PB 400 metres hurdlesEgor Kuznetsov 50.97WYL Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh 51.14 PBTakahiro Matsumoto 51.26 PB 2000 metres steeplechaseConseslus Kipruto 5:28.65WYLGilbert Kiplangat Kirui 5:30.49Zacharia Kiprotich 5:37.98PB Medley relay Ronald DarbyAldrich BaileyNajee GlassArman Hall 1:49.47 WYB Kazuma OsetoAkiyuki HashimotoShotaro AikyoTakuya Fukunaga 1:50.69 PB Wilhem BelocianMickaël ZézéJordan GeenenThomas Jordier 1:51.81 PB 10,000 metres walkPavel Parshin 40:51.31CRKenny Martín Pérez 40:59.25PBErwin González 41:09.60PB High jumpGaël Lévecque 2.13 mPBUsman Usmanov 2.13 mPBJustin Fondren 2.13 m Pole vaultRobert Renner 5.25 mPBMelker Svärd-Jacobsson 5.15 mJacob Blankenship 5.05 m Long jumpLin Qing 7.83 mPBJohan Taléus 7.44 mStefano Braga 7.42 m Triple jumpLatario Collie-Minns 16.06 mAlbert Janki 15.95 mLathone Collie-Minns 15.51 m Shot putJacko Gill 24.35 mWYBTyler Schultz 20.35 mPBBraheme Days, Jr. 20.14 mPB Discus throwFedrick Dacres 67.05 mWYLEthan Cochran 61.37 mPBGerhard de Beer 60.63 mPB Hammer throwBence Pásztor 82.60 mCRÖzkan Baltaci 78.63 mPBSerhiy Reheda 74.06 m Javelin throwReinhard van Zyl 82.96 mPBMorné Moolman 80.99 mZhang Guisheng 77.62 m OctathlonJake Stein 6491WYBFredrick Ekholm 6127PBFelipe dos Santos 5966PB

Girls 100 metresJennifer Madu 11.57PBMyasia Jacobs 11.61Christania Williams 11.63 200 metresDesiree Henry 23.25 WYLChristian Brennan 23.47PB Shericka Jackson 23.62 400 metresShaunae Miller 51.84PBChristian Brennan 52.12PBOlivia James 52.14PB 800 metresAjee' Wilson 2:02.64 PBWang Chunyu 2:03.23 PBJessica Judd 2:03.43 1500 metresFaith Kipyegon 4:09.48 CRSenbere Teferi 4:10.54PBGenet Tibieso 4:11.56 PB 3000 metresGotytom Gebreslase 8:56.36WYLZiporah Wanjiru Kingori 8:56.82PBCaroline Chepkoech Kipkirui 8:58.63PB 100 metres hurdlesTrinity Wilson 13.11WYLNoemi Zbären 13.17PBKendell Williams 13.28PB 400 metres hurdlesNnenya Hailey 57.93 WYLSarah Carli 58.05PBSurian Hechavarría 58.37PB 2000 metres steeplechaseNorah Jeruto Tanui 6:16.41 WYLFadwa Sidi Madane 6:20.98 PBLilian Jepkorir Chemweno 6:21.85 PB Medley relay Christania WilliamsShericka JacksonChris-Ann GordonOlivia James 2:03.42 WYB Jennifer MaduBealoved BrownKendall BaisdenRobin Reynolds 2:03.92 SB Shamelle PlessKhamica BinghamChristian BrennanSage Watson 2:05.72 PB 5000 metres walkKate Veale 21:45.59WYLMao Yanxue 22:00.15PBNadezhda Leontyeva 22:00.84PB High jumpLigia Grozav 1.87 mWYLIryna Herashchenko 1.87 mWYLChanice Porter 1.82 m Pole vaultDesiree Singh 4.25 mWYLLiz Parnov 4.20 mSBLucy Bryan 4.10 mPB Long jumpChanice Porter 6.22 mAnastassia Angioi 6.17 mMarina Buchelnikova 6.11 m Triple jumpSokhna Galle 13.62 mLi Jingyu 13.57 mPBAna Peleteiro 12.92 m Shot putGuo Tianqian 15.24 mSophie McKinna 14.90 mKatinka Urbaniak 14.71 m Discus throwRosalía Vázquez 53.51 mYan Liang 52.89 mPBShelbi Vaughan 52.58 m Hammer throwLouisa James 57.13 mPBMalwina Kopron 57.03 mPBRoxana Perie 56.75 mPB Javelin throwChristin Hussong 59.74 mWYLSofi Flinck 54.62 mPBMonique Cilione 52.77 mPB HeptathlonYusleidys Mendieta 5697 WYLYorgelis Rodriguez 5671 PBMarjolein Lindemans 5532PB

Medal table

All Information taken from IAAF's website.

Participating nations

(29) (12)Austria (15)Bahamas

(20)Brazil

(42)Athletics Canada names 2011 World Youth Team

(12)Denmark

(9)Estonia

(host)

(27)Germany (24)

(19)India

(39)Italy

(15)

(8)Lithuania

(1)

(1)

(10)New Zealand

(7)

(19)

(40)USA

References

Session reports Martin, Dave (2011-07-06). Sprint hurdler Zbaren confirms world leader status - Lille 2011 - Day 1, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01. Martin, Dave (2011-07-06). Historic firsts for Ethiopia and Jamaica, five world Youth leads the highlights in Lille – Day 1, Evening Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01. Martin, Dave (2011-07-07). Gill looking to improve World best in Shot Put final – Lille 2011 - Day 2, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01. Martin, Dave (2011-07-07). World Youth bests by Gill and Stein in – Lille 2011 – Day 2, Evening Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01. Martin, Dave (2011-07-08). Tanui rises to No. 4 youth all-time in 2000m Steeplechase - Lille 2011 - Day 3, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01. Martin, Dave (2011-07-08). Hall and Miller fulfill favourites’ roles with 400m triumphs - Lille 2011 - Day 3, Evening report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01. Martin, Dave (2011-07-09). In dramatic finish, Parshin takes 10,000m Race Walk title - Lille 2011 - Day 4, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01. Martin, Dave (2011-07-09). Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth best - Lille 2011 - Day 4, Evening report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01. Martin, Dave (2011-07-10). Sitonik’s impressive 3000m caps the action as curtain draws on World Youth champs - Lille 2011 - Day 5 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.

External links Official results Official competition website Official 2011 World Youth Championships website at IAAF