Athletics at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
Athletics was one of the nine sports of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. Held between 7 and 9 September, the events were staged at the Apia Park Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa.[1]
| Athletics at the V Commonwealth Youth Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–9 September |
| Host city | Apia, Samoa |
| Venue | Apia Park Sports Complex |
| Events | 34 |
| Records set | 12 games records |
Each Commonwealth Games Association was permitted to send up to two athletes per event and one team per each of the three relay events. The age of participating athletes was limited to 16- and 17-year-olds only. This meant that for 2015 athletes must have been born in 1998 or 1999 to be eligible to take part.[2] Compared to the previous edition, the 2015 programme did not include the 2000 metres steeplechase, hammer throw, and triple jump disciplines. Two relay races were added to the programme, over distances of 4 × 200 m and 4 × 400 m.[3][4]
The highlight of the first day was a run of 10.20 seconds by the winner of the boys' 100 metres, Tlotliso Leotlela. This was one hundredth slower than the world youth best for the event and the joint-second fastest ever run by a youth athlete.[5]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  | 10.20 GR |  | 10.39 |  | 10.42 |
| 200 metres | | 20.56 w | | 20.56 w | | 21.11 w |
| 400 metres |  | 45.83 GR |  | 46.46 |  | 46.99 |
| 800 metres |  | 1:46.05 GR | | 1:46.15 | | 1:50.42 |
| 1500 metres | | 3:39.80 GR | | 3:40.77 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3:55.38 |
| 3000 metres | | 7:59.56 | | 7:59.78 | | 8:18.12 |
| 110 metres hurdles | | 13.50 |  | 14.22 |  | 14.32 |
| 400 metres hurdles |  | 51.12 GR |  | 51.54 | | 52.33 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Karabo Sibanda Thabiso Sekgopi Aobakwe Malau Kabo Mphali | 41.94 | Grant Szalek Johnathan Taylor Rowan Sutton Lachlan McDermot | 42.67 |  Henry Effiong Etim Adeyemi Sikiru Itsekiri Usheoritse Ese Idjesa Uruemu | 42.68 |
| 4×200 metres relay | Ojeikere Precious Omokheoa Itsekiri Usheoritse Ese Idjesa Uruemu Adeyemi Sikiru | 1:28.35 |  Junior Palamo Joe Fruean Luatimu Samau William Brown | 1:35.76 | Only two starters | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Leonardo Ledgister Michael Bentley Leon Clarke Jauavney James | 3:13.45 | Leo Tiasasa William Brown Matthew Kolio Daniel Talivaa | 3:43.15 | Only three starters and two finishers (Kenya DQ) | |
| High jump | | 2.14 m GR |  | 2.11 m | | 2.11 m |
| Long jump |  | 7.67 m w | | 7.48 m | | 7.38 m |
| Shot put | | 20.12 m GR | | 19.78 m | | 19.31 m |
| Discus throw | | 60.94 m | | 58.19 m | | 58.02 m |
| Javelin throw | | 79.29 m | | 68.23 m | | 67.91 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | | 11.59 | | 11.64 | | 11.72 |
| 200 metres | | 23.30 w | | 23.61 w | | 23.63 w |
| 400 metres | | 53.09 | | 53.14 | | 53.20 |
| 800 metres | | 2:06.84 | | 2:07.05 | | 2:07.33 |
| 1500 metres | | 4:18.02 GR |  | 4:18.22 | | 4:19.48 |
| 3000 metres | | 9:10.12 | | 9:20.20 | | 9:56.62 |
| 100 metres hurdles | | 13.18 GR | | 13.39 | | 13.46 |
| 400 metres hurdles | | 1:00.78 | | 1:01.70 | | 1:01.99 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Etim Aniekeme Alphonsus Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro Adiakerehwa Blessing Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun | 45.86 | Rachel Pace Kirra Womersley Madeleine Attlee Jacinta Beecher | 47.36 | Claudia Osborne Miriama Mefiposeta Emele Paletasala June Solia | 53.97 |
| 4×200 metres relay | Adiakerehwa Blessing Uche Brown Etim Aniekeme Alphonsus Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun | 1:41.60 | Miriama Mefiposeta June Solia Emele Paletasala Claudia Osborne | 1:57.57 | Only two starters | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Adiakerehwa Blessing Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun Etim Aniekeme Alphonsus Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro | 4:02.75 | Only two starters and one finisher (Samoa DQ) | |||
| High jump | | 1.80 m | | 1.77 m | | 1.74 m |
| Long jump | | 6.26 m w | | 6.04 m w | | 5.90 m w |
| Shot put | | 16.39 m GR | | 15.78 m | | 15.03 m |
| Discus throw | | 46.95 m | | 46.20 m | | 44.83 m |
| Javelin throw | | 49.57 m |  | 45.45 m |  | 40.88 m |
Medal table
* Host nation (Samoa)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 nations) | 32 | 31 | 27 | 90 | |
References
- Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 Overall Competition Schedule v2. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
- Athletics. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
- Athletics Archived 2018-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. scyg-infoshare. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
- Commonwealth Youth Games 2011. World Junior Athletics History (archived). Retrieved on 2014-08-16.
- Minshull, Phil (2015-09-07). Leotlela clocks second fastest ever youth 100m with 10.20 in Samoa. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
- Results
- Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 7/09/2015 - 9/09/2015. QLDAthletics. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
- Athletics. scyg-infoshare. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
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