Athletics at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games

Athletics at the V Commonwealth Youth Games
Host city Apia, Samoa
Date(s) 7–9 September
Main stadium Apia Park Sports Complex
Events 34
Records set 12 games records
2019



Athletics was one of the nine sports of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games. Held between 7 and 9 September, the events were staged at the Apia Park Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa.[1]

Each Commonwealth Games Association was permitted to send up to two athletes per event and one team per each of the three relay events. The age of participating athletes was limited to 16- and 17-year-olds only. This meant that for 2015 athletes must have been born in 1998 or 1999 to be eligible to take part.[2] Compared to the previous edition, the 2015 programme did not include the 2000 metres steeplechase, hammer throw, and triple jump disciplines. Two relay races were added to the programme, over distances of 4×200 m and 4×400 m.[3][4]

The highlight of the first day was a run of 10.20 seconds by the winner of the boys' 100 metres, Tlotliso Leotlela. This was one hundredth slower than the world youth best for the event and the joint-second fastest ever run by a youth athlete.[5]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Tlotliso Gift Leotlela (RSA) 10.20 GR  Rechmial Miller (ENG) 10.39  Cameron Tindle (SCO) 10.42
200 metres  Tlotliso Gift 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  Etim 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  Etim 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  Nigeria (NGR)
Etim Aniekeme Alphonsus
Idamadudu Praise Oghenefejiro
Adiakerehwa Blessing
Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun
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
Etim 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  Nigeria (NGR)
Adiakerehwa Blessing
Abolaji Omotayo Oluwaseun
Etim Aniekeme Alphonsus
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

Key
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Nigeria 6 1 3 10
1  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  Ghana 1 0 0 1
10  Scotland 0 3 4 7
11  Samoa 0 3 1 4
12  Uganda 0 2 2 4
13  Sri Lanka 0 2 0 2
14  Cayman Islands 0 1 0 1
14  New Zealand 0 1 0 1
14  Dominica 0 1 0 1
17  Northern Ireland 0 0 1 1
18  Saint Lucia 0 0 1 1
Total 32 31 27 90

References

  1. Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 Overall Competition Schedule v2. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
  2. Athletics. SamoaCYG2015. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
  3. Athletics. scyg-infoshare. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
  4. Commonwealth Youth Games 2011. World Junior Athletics History (archived). Retrieved on 2014-08-16.
  5. Minshull, Phil (2015-09-07). Leotlela clocks second fastest ever youth 100m with 10.20 in Samoa. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
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