2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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File:2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics logo.png | |
Host city | ![]() |
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Nations participating | 165 |
Athletes participating | 1408 |
Events | 44 |
Dates | 8–13 July |
Main venue | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium |
The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008. Previously Bydgoszcz hosted the 1999 World Youth Championships.
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, the host venue of the Championships.
The United States topped the medal table with 17 medals overall, including 11 golds, ahead of Germany and Kenya.
Men's results
Track
Field
Women's results
Track
Field
Medal table
* Host nation (Poland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
23 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
33 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
34 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (40 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[1] 1408 athletes from 165 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[2]
Afghanistan (2)
Algeria (11)
American Samoa (1)
Andorra (1)
Anguilla (1)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (1)
Australia (28)
Austria (8)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (12)
Bahrain (2)
Barbados (9)
Belarus (24)
Belgium (9)
Bermuda (2)
Bolivia (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Botswana (5)
Brazil (14)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Bulgaria (8)
Burkina Faso (1)
Cambodia (1)
Cameroon (1)
Canada (33)
Cape Verde (1)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chile (5)
China (14)
Chinese Taipei (14)
Colombia (8)
Comoros (2)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (8)
Cuba (12)
Cyprus (4)
Czech Republic (22)
Denmark (5)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (3)
Ecuador (1)
Egypt (6)
El Salvador (1)
Estonia (13)
Ethiopia (23)
Fiji (1)
Finland (25)
France (55)
French Polynesia (1)
Gambia (1)
Georgia (3)
Germany (65)
Ghana (1)
Gibraltar (1)
Great Britain (40)
Greece (12)
Grenada (3)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (2)
Guyana (1)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (22)
Iceland (3)
India (8)
Indonesia (1)
Ireland (21)
Israel (3)
Italy (34)
Jamaica (29)
Japan (27)
Jordan (1)
Kazakhstan (12)
Kenya (23)
Kiribati (1)
Kuwait (3)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Laos (1)
Latvia (11)
Lebanon (1)
Lesotho (2)
Lithuania (16)
Macau (1)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malaysia (1)
Maldives (1)
Mali (1)
Malta (3)
Mexico (12)
Moldova (4)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (1)
Montserrat (1)
Morocco (7)
Myanmar (1)
Nauru (1)
Nepal (1)
Netherlands (14)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (5)
Nicaragua (1)
Niger (1)
Nigeria (12)
Norfolk Island (1)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Norway (18)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Palau (1)
Palestine (1)
Panama (2)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (63)
Portugal (12)
Puerto Rico (7)
Qatar (2)
Romania (24)
Russia (51)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (4)
Saint Lucia (1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
Samoa (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Saudi Arabia (9)
Senegal (5)
Serbia (12)
Singapore (2)
Slovakia (7)
Slovenia (13)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Africa (25)
South Korea (10)
Spain (35)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sudan (6)
Suriname (1)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (37)
Switzerland (12)
Syria (1)
Tajikistan (2)
Tanzania (1)
Thailand (9)
Togo (1)
Tonga (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (17)
Tunisia (3)
Turkey (18)
Turkmenistan (2)
Uganda (6)
Ukraine (41)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United States (76)
Uruguay (1)
U.S. Virgin Islands (3)
Uzbekistan (6)
Vanuatu (1)
Venezuela (4)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (2)
References
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, p. 5, retrieved 13 June 2015
External links
- Official results (archive)
- Official website (in English)
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- History of Bydgoszcz