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| Host city |  Cali, Colombia |
|---|---|
| Events | 40 |
| Dates | 15–19 July |
| Main venue | Estadio Pascual Guerrero |
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The 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the ninth edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 15 and 19 July at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali, Colombia. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2015 (born in 1998 or 1999).
Medal summary
Boys
Girls
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay details |
 United StatesKeshun Reed Lynna Irby Norman Grimes Samantha Watson |
3:19.54 |  South AfricaAndré Nicholas Marich Renate Van Tonder Taylon Bieldt Kyle Appel |
3:23.60 |  CanadaNathan Friginette Ashlan Best Dean Ellenwood Kyra Constantine |
3:23.60 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 |  Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 37 | Colombia (COL)* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 39 | 40 | 38 | 117 | |
References
- 250 days to go – IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015. ] (7 November 2014). Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- Competition Sites – Estadio Pascual Guerrero Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Cali2015.co. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
External links
- Official 2015 World Youth Championships website Archived 2015-12-27 at the Wayback Machine at IAAF
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- Official statistics handbook
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