The 2018 staging of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Under-20 Championships in Tampere, Finland proved to be the perfect venue for Jamaican youth to reassure the nation that its reputation as the world’s sprint capital is still very much intact. With beautiful displays of sporting prowess, they ran, jumped and threw their way to the most medals the nation has ever received at that meet.
Jamaica ended with a tally of 12 medals – four gold, five silver and three bronze – and placed second overall behind Kenya, who won the meet with six gold medals, four silver and one bronze. Here’s a breakdown of the medals, events and athletes.
Gold Medals
Athlete: Damion Thomas
Event: Men’s 110m hurdles
Winning Time: 13.16s
Athlete: Kai Chang
Event: Men’s Discus Throw
Winning Distance: 62.36m
Athlete: Briana Williams
Event: Women’s 100m
Winning Time: 11.16s
Athlete: Briana Williams
Event: Women’s 200m
Winning Time: 22.50s
Silver Medals
Athlete: Christopher Taylor
Event: Men’s 200m
Time: 45.38s
Athlete: Orlando Bennett
Event: Men’s 110m hurdles
Time: 13.33s
Athletes: Michael Stephens, Jhevaughn Matherson, Christopher Taylor, Xavier Naire
Event: Men’s 4x100m Relay
Time: 38.96s
Athlete: Britany Anderson
Event: Women’s 100m hurdles
Time: 13.01s
Athlete: Shiann Slamon
Event: Women’s 400m hurdles
Time: 56.11s
Bronze Medals
Athlete: Chantz Sawyers
Event: Women’s 400m
Time: 45.89s
Athlete: Wayne Pinnock
Event: Men’s Long Jump
Winning Distance: 7.90m
Athletes: Janielle Josephs, Stacy-Ann Williams, Shian Salmon, Calisha Taylor
Event: Women’s 4x400m relay
Time: 3:31:90 minutes
Sources:
IAAF World U20s 2018 Medal Tables
Best Ever Finish For Ja At World U20s
