| 2017 World U18 Championships in Athletics | |
| Host City: | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Events: | 40 |
| Dates: | 12–16 July |
| Stadium: | Moi International Sports Centre |
| Previous: | 2015 Cali |
The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes.[1] The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.[2] Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2017 (born in 2000 or 2001).
South Africa topped the medals table with 11 medals, five of them gold, while host nation Kenya finished fourth with four gold and 15 medals in total.
The United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Italy decided not to take part in the championships for organizational, logistical, and health and safety reasons (concerning athletes still underage).[3] [4]
| 100 metres | Tshenolo Lemao | 10.57 | Retshidisitswe Mlenga | 10.61 | Tyreke Wilson | 10.65 | |
| 200 metres | Retshidisitswe Mlenga | 21.03 | Tshenolo Lemao | 21.12 PB | Luis Brander | 21.23 PB | |
| 400 metres | Antonio Watson | 46.59 PB | Daniel Williams | 46.72 PB | Colby Jennings | 46.77 NR | |
| 800 metres | Melese Nberet | 1:47.12 WU18L | Tolesa Bodena | 1:47.16 PB | Japhet Kibiwott Toroitich | 1:47.82 PB | |
| 1500 metres | George Manangoi | 3:47.53 | Abebe Dessassa | 3:48.65 PB | Belete Mekonen | 3:50.64 | |
| 3000 metres | Selemon Barega | 7:47.16 PB | Edward Zakayo | 7:49.17 PB | Stanley Mburu | 7:50.64 PB | |
| 110 metres hurdles | De'Jour Russell | 13.04 CR | Lu Hao-hua | 13.41 | Thomas Wanaverbecq | 13.55 | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sokwakhana Zazini | 49.27 | Moitalel Naadokila | 52.06 PB | Baptiste Christophe | 52.21 PB | |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Leonard Bett | 5:32.52 | Cleophas Meyan | 5:33.07 PB | Alemu Kitessa | 5:42.10 | |
| 10,000 metres walk | Zhang Yao | 41:12.01 WU18L | Salavat Ilkaev Independent Athletes | 41:24.17 PB | Dominic Ndingiti | 41:25.78 PB | |
| High jump | Breyton Poole | 2.24 WU18L | Chima Ihenetu | 2.14 PB | Vladyslav Lavskyy | 2.11 PB | |
| Pole vault | Matthias Orban | 5.00 | Christos Tamanis | 4.85 PB | Illya Kravchenko | 4.70 PB | |
| Long jump | Maikel Vidal | 7.88 WU18L | Lester Lescay | 7.79 PB | Andreas Samuel Bucsa | 7.47 | |
| Triple jump | Jordan Díaz | 17.30 WU18B | Frixon Chila | 15.92 PB | Arnovis Dalmero | 15.89 PB | |
| Shot put | Timo Northoff | 20.72 WU18L | Mikhail Samuseu | 19.99 | Jonathan de Lacey Lacey | 19.93 PB | |
| Discus throw | Claudio Romero | 64.33 WU18L | Oleksiy Kyrylin | 63.98 PB | Morne Brandon | 58.34 | |
| Hammer throw | Mykhaylo Kokhan | 82.31 | Damneet Singh | 74.20 PB | Raphael Winkelvoss | 71.78 | |
| Javelin throw | Liu Zhekai | 77.54 PB | Johannes Schlebusch | 75.68 PB | Song Qingshu | 73.64 | |
| Decathlon | Steven Fauvel-Clinch | 7559 WU18L | Olegs Kozakovs | 7377 PB | Leo Neugebauer | 7204 |
| 100 metres | Mizgin Ay | 11.62 | Magdalena Stefanowicz | 11.62 PB | Kevona Davis | 11.67 | |
| 200 metres | Talea Prepens | 23.51 PB | Jaël Bestué | 23.61 PB | Mizgin Ay | 23.76 PB | |
| 400 metres | Barbora Malíková | 52.74 PB | Mary Moraa | 53.31 PB | Giovana Rosália dos Santos | 53.57 PB | |
| 800 metres | Jackline Wambui | 2:01.46 WU18L | Lydia Jeruto Lagat | 2:02.06 PB | Hirut Meshesha | 2:06.32 | |
| 1500 metres | Lemlem Hailu | 4:20.80 | Sindu Girma | 4:22.14 | Edina Jebitok | 4:23.16 | |
| 3000 metres | Abersh Minsewo | 9:24.62 | Emmaculate Chepkirui | 9:24.69 | Yitayish Mekonene | 9:28.46 | |
| 100 metres hurdles | Britany Anderson | 12.72 | Cyrena Samba-Mayela | 12.80 | Daszay Freeman | 13.09 | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Zeney van der Walt | 58.23 | Sanique Walker | 58.27 | Gisèle Wender | 59.17 PB | |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Caren Chebet | 6:24.80 WU18L | Mercy Chepkurui | 6:26.10 PB | Etalemahu Sintayehu | 6:35.79 | |
| 5000 metres walk | Glenda Morejón | 22:32.30 | Meryem Bekmez | 22:32.79 | Elvira Khasanova Independent Athletes | 22:35.72 | |
| High jump | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | 1.92 CR | Martyna Lewandowska | 1.82 | Lavinja Jürgens | 1.79 SB | |
| Pole vault | Niu Chunge | 4.20 PB | Leni Freyja Wildgrube | 4.15 PB | Anna Airault | 4.10 PB | |
| Long jump | Gong Luying | 6.37 PB | Lea-Sophie Klik | 6.30 | Diane Mouillac | 6.28 PB | |
| Triple jump | Tan Qiujiao | 13.64 WU18L | Aleksandra Nacheva | 13.54 PB | Zulia Hernández | 13.29 PB | |
| Shot put | Selina Dantzler | 17.64 | Yu Tianxiao | 17.62 PB | Yue Sun | 17.59 PB | |
| Discus throw | Silinda Morales | 52.89 | Leia Braunagel | 51.29 | Liu Quantong | 50.10 | |
| Hammer throw | Amanda Almendáriz | 71.12 WU18L | Yaritza Martínez | 69.75 | Katsiaryna Valadkevich | 68.17 | |
| Javelin throw | Marisleisys Duarthe | 62.92 CR | Qing Cai | 57.01 | Dai Qianqian | 54.96 | |
| Heptathlon | María Vicente | 5612 | Johanna Seibler | 5602 | Urtė Bačianskaitė | 5467 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:21.71 | Shaquena Foote Anthony Cox Sanique Walker Antonio Watson Joanne Reid
| 3:22.23 | 3:24.45 |