2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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| Host city |  Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
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| Nations participating | 171 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1566 | ||
| Events | 44 | ||
| Dates | 10–15 July | ||
| Main venue | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | ||
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The 14th 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.[1] 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.
Contents
Men's results
Track
Field
Women's results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Alessia Trost Italy |
1.91 | Lissa Labiche Seychelles |
1.88 NJ |
Mariya Kuchina Russia |
1.88 |
| Pole vault |
Angelica Bengtsson Sweden |
4.50 CR |
Elizabeth Parnov Australia |
4.30 | Roberta Bruni Italy |
4.20 |
| Long jump |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson Great Britain |
6.81w | Lena Malkus Germany |
6.80w | Jazmin Sawyers Great Britain |
6.67 WJL |
| Triple jump |
Ana Peleteiro Spain |
14.17 WJL |
Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė Lithuania |
14.17 WJL, NR |
Liuba Zaldívar Cuba |
13.90 |
| Shot put |
Shanice Craft Germany |
17.15 WJL |
Gao Yang China |
16.57 | Bian Ka China |
16.48 |
| Discus throw |
Anna Rüh Germany |
62.38 | Shanice Craft Germany |
60.42 | Shelbi Vaughan United States |
60.07 |
| Hammer throw |
Alexandra Tavernier France |
70.62 CR |
Alexia Sedykh France |
67.34 | Alena Navahrodskaya Belarus |
67.13 PB |
| Javelin throw |
Sofi Flinck Sweden |
61.40 WJL, NR |
Liu Shiying China |
59.20 PB |
Marija Vučenović Serbia |
57.12 PB |
| Heptathlon |
Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba |
5966 | Xénia Krizsán Hungary |
5957 PB |
Tamara de Sousa Brazil |
5900 AJ |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 |  Kenya |
4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 |  Ethiopia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Cuba |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Germany |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Russia |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 |  Jamaica |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Bahamas |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10= |  Qatar |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10= | Sweden |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | France |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Brazil |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14= | Belarus |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14= |  Colombia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14= | Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14= |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18= |  Botswana |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18= |  Dominican Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18= |  New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18= | Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18= |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Australia |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 |  Poland |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | China |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Hungary |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27= |  Japan |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27= | Serbia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29= |  Argentina |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Croatia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Denmark |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Eritrea |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Guyana |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Lithuania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Seychelles |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Turkey |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 |  Morocco |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 39 |  South Africa |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40= |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40= |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40= |  Saudi Arabia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40= |  Uzbekistan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[2] 1566 athletes from 171 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[3]
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