Athletics at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
| Athletics at the V Commonwealth Youth Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–9 September |
| Host city | Apia Park Sports Complex |
| Events | 34 |
| Records set | 12 games records |
Each
The highlight of the first day was a run of 10.20 seconds by the winner of the boys'
youth athlete.[5]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Tlotliso Leotlela (RSA) |
10.20 GR
|
 Rechmial Miller (ENG) |
10.39 |  Cameron Tindle (SCO) |
10.42 |
| 200 metres | Tlotliso Leotlela (RSA) |
20.56 w | Toby Harries (ENG) |
20.56 w | Kyle Bradley Appel (RSA) |
21.11 w |
| 400 metres |  Karabo Sibanda (BOT) |
45.83 GR
|
 Jamal Walton (CAY) |
46.46 |  Chandan Bauri (IND) |
46.99 |
| 800 metres |  Willy Tarbei (KEN) |
1:46.05 GR
|
Bett Kipyegon (KEN) |
1:46.15 | Ben Greenwood (SCO) |
1:50.42 |
| 1500 metres | Kumari Taki (KEN) |
3:39.80 GR
|
Lawi Kosgei (KEN) |
3:40.77 |  Brodie Modini (AUS) |
3:55.38 |
| 3000 metres | Davis Kiplangat (KEN) |
7:59.56 | Richard Kimunyan (KEN) |
7:59.78 | Alex Yee (ENG) |
8:18.12 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Mpho Katlego Tladi (RSA) |
13.50 |  Benjamin Collerton (NZL) |
14.22 |  Benjamin Fisher (NIR) |
14.32 |
| 400 metres hurdles |  Rivaldo Leacock (BAR) |
51.12 GR
|
 Jauavney James (JAM) |
51.54 | Harrison Kimpton-Moss (AUS) |
52.33 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Botswana (BOT) Karabo Sibanda Thabiso Sekgopi Aobakwe Malau Kabo Mphali |
41.94 | Australia (AUS) Grant Szalek Johnathan Taylor Rowan Sutton Lachlan McDermot |
42.67 |  Nigeria (NGR)Henry Effiong Etim Adeyemi Sikiru Itsekiri Usheoritse Ese Idjesa Uruemu |
42.68 |
| 4×200 metres relay | Nigeria (NGR) Ojeikere Precious Omokheoa Itsekiri Usheoritse Ese Idjesa Uruemu Adeyemi Sikiru |
1:28.35 |  Samoa (SAM)Junior Palamo Joe Fruean Luatimu Samau William Brown |
1:35.76 | Only two starters | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Jamaica (JAM) Leonardo Ledgister Michael Bentley Leon Clarke Jauavney James |
3:13.45 | Samoa (SAM) Leo Tiasasa William Brown Matthew Kolio Daniel Talivaa |
3:43.15 | Only three starters and two finishers (Kenya DQ) | |
| High jump | Tejaswin Shankar (IND) |
2.14 m GR
|
 Roshan Dammika Ranatunga Ranatungage (SRI) |
2.11 m | Lashane Wilson (JAM) |
2.11 m |
| Long jump |  Richard Seklorwu (GHA) |
7.67 m w | Thomas Wilson (AUS) |
7.48 m | Benjamin Fisher (NIR) |
7.38 m |
| Shot put | Kevin Nedrick (JAM) |
20.12 m GR
|
Werner Jakobus Visser (RSA) |
19.78 m | Burger Lambrechts, Jr. (RSA) |
19.31 m |
| Discus throw | Werner Jakobus Visser (RSA) |
60.94 m | George Evans (SCO) |
58.19 m | Burger Lambrechts, Jr. (RSA) |
58.02 m |
| Javelin throw | Hadeesh Mohd (IND) |
79.29 m | George Davies (ENG) |
68.23 m | Luke Giacca (AUS) |
67.91 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun (NGR) |
11.59 | Aniekeme Alphonsus (NGR) |
11.64 | Alisha Rees (SCO) |
11.72 |
| 200 metres | Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro (NGR) |
23.30 w | Alisha Rees (SCO) |
23.61 w | Aniekeme Alphonsus (NGR) |
23.63 w |
| 400 metres | Junelle Bromfield (JAM) |
53.09 | Jisna Mathew (IND) |
53.14 | Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro (NGR) |
53.20 |
| 800 metres | Amy Harding-Delooze (AUS) |
2:06.84 | Carys McAulay (SCO) |
2:07.05 | Abitha Mary Manuel (IND) |
2:07.33 |
| 1500 metres | Amy Harding-Delooze (AUS) |
4:18.02 GR
|
 Peruth Chemutai (UGA) |
4:18.22 | Janat Chemusto (UGA) |
4:19.48 |
| 3000 metres | Sheila Chelangat (KEN) |
9:10.12 | Peruth Chemutai (UGA) |
9:20.20 | Janat Chemusto (UGA) |
9:56.62 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Taylon Bieldt (RSA) |
13.18 GR
|
Kirra Womersley (AUS) |
13.39 | Rachel Pace (AUS) |
13.46 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Junelle Bromfield (JAM) |
1:00.78 | Yamani Danansooriya Mudi (SRI) |
1:01.70 | Niamh Emerson (ENG) |
1:01.99 |
| 4×100 metres relay | |
45.86 | Australia (AUS) Rachel Pace Kirra Womersley Madeleine Attlee Jacinta Beecher |
47.36 | Samoa (SAM) Claudia Osborne Miriama Mefiposeta Emele Paletasala June Solia |
53.97 |
| 4×200 metres relay | Nigeria (NGR) Adiakerehwa Blessing Uche Brown Aniekeme Alphonsus Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun |
1:41.60 | Samoa (SAM) Miriama Mefiposeta June Solia Emele Paletasala Claudia Osborne |
1:57.57 | Only two starters | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro |
4:02.75 | Only two starters and one finisher (Samoa DQ) | |||
| High jump | Niamh Emerson (ENG) |
1.80 m | Adaora Chigba (ENG) |
1.77 m | Paige Wilson (AUS) |
1.74 m |
| Long jump | Renate Monika van Tonder (RSA) |
6.26 m w | Billie Arch (AUS) |
6.04 m w | Rachel Alexander (SCO) |
5.90 m w |
| Shot put | Grace Robinson (AUS) |
16.39 m GR
|
Sophie Merritt (ENG) |
15.78 m | Anamika Das (IND) |
15.03 m |
| Discus throw | Kristina Moore (AUS) |
46.95 m | Bianca Hansen (AUS) |
46.20 m | Sophie Merritt (ENG) |
44.83 m |
| Javelin throw | Emma Hamplett (ENG) |
49.57 m |  Shanee Angol (DMA) |
45.45 m |  Rochelle Etienne (LCA) |
40.88 m |
Medal table
* Host nation (Samoa)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Australia | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Kenya | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Jamaica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | England | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | India | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Botswana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Barbados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Scotland | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Samoa* | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Uganda | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 32 | 31 | 27 | 90 | |
References
- ^ Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 Overall Competition Schedule v2 Archived 2021-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
External links
- Official website Archived 2021-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
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