WORLD YOUTH GAMES
The International Olympic Committee organised a multi-sport World Youth Games in 1998, however many leading nations (including Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany and the United States) did not compete in the track and field programme. The event was originally intended to be held every 4 years, however has not been staged since. Athletes were under 17 on 31st December in the year of competition.
Venues: 1998 Moscow (RUS)
BOYS
100 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
wind |
| 1998 |
Paul Gorries RSA |
10.76 |
Konstantin Vasyukov UKR |
10.79 |
Mirko Turri ITA |
10.83 |
0.7 |
200 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
wind |
| 1998 |
Wang Hongzhen CHN |
21.33 |
Paul Gorries RSA |
21.40 |
Vladimir Demchenko UKR |
21.60 |
0.0 |
400 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Xu Zhizhou CHN |
47.50 |
Mandla Nkosi RSA |
48.36 |
Mohamed Zaiful Zainal Abidin MAS |
48.72 |
800 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS |
1:47.71 |
Othman Yousef KSA |
1:49.88 |
Mandla Nkosi RSA |
1:50.30 |
1500 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Berkhani Tadesse ETH |
3:53.96 |
Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS |
3:54.84 |
Ruto Kiptanui KEN |
3:56.13 |
3000 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Morteza Firuozi IRI |
8:30.06 |
Adellu Hussen ETH |
8:30.69 |
Ion Luchianov MDA |
8:32.10 |
110 Metres Hurdles [3'0"]
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
wind |
| 1998 |
Shen Zhensheng CHN |
13.74 |
Fadic Aguirre CHI |
14.15 |
Stefanos Ioannou CYP |
14.17 |
0.0 |
400 Metres Hurdles [2'9"]
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Hani Mourhej SYR |
51.39 |
Luca Bortolaso ITA |
51.70 |
Ryan Smith BAR |
53.26 |
High Jump
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Aleksey Klimov BLR |
2.12 |
Fabrizio Schembri ITA |
2.12 |
Kvang Chung-Soo KOR |
2.12 |
Pole Vault
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Filippos Sgouros GRE |
5.05 |
Aleksandr Korchmyd UKR |
4.90 |
Aleksey Khanafin RUS |
4.90 |
Long Jump
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Yoelmis Pacheco CUB |
7.50 |
Lu Ta-Wei TPE |
7.45 |
Luka Aracic CRO |
7.41 |
Triple Jump
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Alessandro Bonfim BRA |
15.57 |
Dmitriy Valyukevich BLR |
15.52 |
Yevgeniy Schapiro UKR |
15.15 |
Shot [5kg]
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Pavel Sofin RUS |
19.59 |
Mateus Monari BRA |
19.20 |
John Sullivan RSA |
19.19 |
Discus [1.5kg]
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Loy Martínez CUB |
61.47 |
Pavel Lyzhin BLR |
58.59 |
Ivan Napreyenko UKR |
57.19 |
Javelin [700g]
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Geikel Cabrera CUB |
72.36 |
Gerhardus Pienaar RSA |
71.79 |
Aleksandr Ivanov RUS |
67.97 |
5000 Metres Track Walk
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
|
BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Aleksandr Kuzmin BLR |
20:40.58 |
Viktor Burayev RUS |
20:41.08 |
Yevgeniy Demkov RUS |
20:41.25 |
4 x 100 Metres Relay
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
|
BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Finland |
41.87 |
Ukraine |
42.07 |
Malaysia |
42.19 |
4 x 400 Metres Relay
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
P.R. of China |
3:13.57 |
South Africa |
3:15.13 |
Chinese Taipei |
3:20.83 |
GIRLS
100 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
wind |
| 1998 |
Emily Maher IRL |
11.93 |
Thatiana Ignácio BRA |
12.05 |
Mojca Vauce SLO |
12.13 |
0.6 |
200 Metres
| |
GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
wind |
| 1998 |
Emily Maher IRL |
24.16 |
Natalya Pygyda UKR |
24.29 |
Lucyann Richards BAR |
24.30 |
0.7 |
400 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Natalya Pygyda UKR |
54.01 |
Aneta Lemiesz POL |
54.36 |
Yana Vecherkevich RUS |
54.53 |
800 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Niuvis Pie CUB |
2:07.01 |
Esther Desviat ESP |
2:07.05 |
Inna Kravchenko BLR |
2:07.17 |
1500 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Zanelle Grobler RSA |
4:20.62 |
Ljiljana Culibrk CRO |
4:21.11 |
Rasa Drazdauskaité LTU |
4:21.63 |
3000 Metres
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Katherine Vebombeza UGA |
9:29.94 |
Susilia Iikango NAM |
9:30.98 |
Abeie Legasse Khevan ETH |
9:34.95 |
100 Metres Hurdles [2'6"]
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
wind |
| 1998 |
Svetlana Sokolova RUS |
13.42 |
Joanna Doncer POL |
13.53 |
Mariya Koroteyeva RUS |
13.65 |
-0.4 |
400 Metres Hurdles
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Natalya Antyukh RUS |
59.94 |
Li Shuju CHN |
61.46 |
Dorota Wyszogrodzka POL |
61.89 |
High Jump
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Marina Kuptsova RUS |
1.86 |
Tatyana Efimenko KGZ |
1.84 |
Tatyana Grigoryeva RUS |
1.79 |
Pole Vault
| |
GOLD |
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SILVER |
|
BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Yelena Isinbayeva RUS |
4.00 |
Fanni Juhász HUN |
3.90 |
Anna Wielgus POL |
3.70 |
Long Jump
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GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Yevgeniya Stavchanskaya UKR |
6.30 |
Wang Lingli CHN |
6.20 |
Svetlana Sokolova RUS |
6.17 |
Triple Jump
| |
GOLD |
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SILVER |
|
BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Mabel Gay CUB |
13.41 |
Yevgeniya Stavchanskaya UKR |
13.05 |
Dana Veldáková SVK |
13.05 |
Shot
| |
GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Li Meiju CHN |
15.89 |
Li Min CHN |
15.35 |
Laura Bordignon ITA |
14.43 |
Discus
| |
GOLD |
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SILVER |
|
BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Liu Yanxia CHN |
49.92 |
Vera Begic CRO |
48.70 |
Yelena Lebusova RUS |
48.63 |
Javelin
| |
GOLD |
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SILVER |
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BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Magdalena Czenska POL |
49.75 |
Inga Kožarenoka LAT |
49.59 |
Natalya Shimchuk BLR |
48.97 |
3000 Metres Track Walk
| |
GOLD |
|
SILVER |
|
BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Lyudmila Yefimkina RUS |
12:57.97 |
Aura Morales MEX |
13:13.29 |
Irina Klepikova RUS |
13:16.27 |
4 x 100 Metres Relay
| |
GOLD |
|
SILVER |
|
BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Poland |
46.65 |
Croatia |
47.68 |
Chile |
48.13 |
4 x 400 Metres Relay
| |
GOLD |
|
SILVER |
|
BRONZE |
|
| 1998 |
Russia |
3:44.54 |
Kazakhstan |
3:49.93 |
South Africa |
3:56.30 |
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