by Joy Kamani
Some Historical Facts About US Teams Placings at the World Youth Champs
Boys
100 Never have won a gold. The best finishes were seconds by Bryan Sears in 1999 (10.42) and Willie Hordge in 2001 (10.41)
200 One gold ever — Jonathan Wade in 2001 (20.95)
400 Never have won a good. The best finish was second by Cedric Goodman (Chalonda's brother) in 2003 (46.42)
800 Never finished above 8th, which was done twice — Michael Hadden in 2003 (1:53.31) and Dylan Ferris in 2007 (1:51.91).
1500 Best finish ever was 8th by Rolf Steier in 2001 (3:53.62)
3000 Never had a finalist until this year, where there are two: Zach Wills and Erik Olson
2000m Steeplechase — Best finish ever was 9th by Ben De Lay in 2003 (5:57.84)
110m Hurdles — 3 golds and 1 silver — Jason Richardson 2003 (13.29), Cordera Jenkins 2005 (13.35), Wayne Davis 2007 (13.18)
400m Hurdles — 2 golds, 2 silver, 2 bronzes — golds: Jason Richardson 2003 (49.91), William Wynne 2007 (49.01)
High Jump — one finalist ever — Donte Nall, =9th 2005
Pole Vault — one medallist ever — Scott Roth — 2nd 2005
Long Jump — one medallist ever — Christian Taylor — 3rd 2007
Triple Jump — one medallist ever - Christian Taylor - 1st 2007
Shot Put — three have ever made the finals with the best finish 10th
Discus — Best finish ever 5th until this year, where there were a medallist (Ryan Crouser) and 4th place (Alexander Thompson)
Hammer — Best finish ever 4th by Walter Henning in 2007
Javelin — Best finish ever 7th by Chad Brown in 2003
Octathon — Best finish ever 4th by Curtis Beach in 2007
10k Walk — Best finish ever 11th by Zach Pollinger in 2003
Medley Relay — one all but one (2nd in 2001)
Summary — Boys through 2007 —
100 through 400 10 of 30 possible medals
800 through 3000 0 of 40 possible medals
Hurdles 9 of 20 possible medals
HJ, PV 1 of 20 possible medals
LJ, TJ 2 of 20 possible medals
SP, DT, JT, WT 0 of 40 possible medals
Multi 0 of 10 possible medals
Relay 5 of 5 possible medals
Total Track Medals — 19 of 90
Total Field Medals — 3 of 80
Total Multi Medals — 0 of 10
Total Relay Medals — 5 of 5
Total medals 27 of 185
Girls
100 — Three golds — Allyson Felix (2001), Jessica Onyepunuka (2003) and Bianca Knight (2005).
200 — Two golds — La Shauntea Moore (1999) and Angel Perkins (2001)
400 — Three golds — Monique Henderson (1999), Stephanie Smith (2001) and Natasha Hastings (2003).
800 — Only one girl has ever made a final — Chanelle Price, 6th in 2005
1500m — Two girls have ever made the final, with Jordan Hasay finishing 2nd in 2007
3000m — No girl has ever made the final
2000m Steeplechase — No girl has made the final until this year, with Mc Kinzie Schulz and Eleanor Fulton making it.
100m Hurdles — Two golds ever — April Williams (2005) and Julian Purvis (2007)
400m Hurdles — Two golds ever — Ebony Collins (2005) and Dalilah Muhammad (2007)
High Jump — Best finish ever 10th place (Natassia Vice, 1999)
Pole Vault — Best finish ever 7th place (Julene Bailey, 2001)
Long Jump — Best finish ever 6th place (Kamesha Whitmire, 2001)
Triple Jump — One medal ever, third, Michelle Sanford (2001)
Shot Put — One Medal ever, second, Michelle Carter (2001)
Discus — Two Medals ever, both third, Amarachi Ukabam (2001) and Kamorean Hayes (2005)
Hammer — One finalist ever, Kristen Michalski, 10th in 2001
Javelin — One finalist ever, Rachel Walker, 9th in 2001
Hepthathlon — One ever in the top 8 — Gayle Hunter in 2003
5000m Walk — One ever in top 10 — Maria Michta in 2003
Medley Relay — undefeated in all 5 competitions
Summary — Girls through 2007 —
100 through 400 15 of 30 possible medals
800 through 3000 1 of 40 possible medals
Hurdles 9 of 20 possible medals
HJ, PV 0 of 20 possible medals
LJ, TJ 1 of 20 possible medals
SP, DT, JT, WT 3 of 40 possible medals
Multi 0 of 10 possible medals
Relay 5 of 5 possible medals
Total Track Medals — 25 of 90
Total Field Medals — 4 of 80
Total Multi Medals — 0 of 10
Total Relay Medals — 5 of 5
Total medals 34 of 185
