The athletics competition at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held at the Athletics Stadium of Tbilisi in Tbilisi, Georgia between 27 July and 1 August.[1] A total of 36 events were held, evenly divided between the sexes, repeating the programme of the previous edition.
The competition was preceded the World Athletics Leaders Seminar, which included European Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen and IAAF Vice President Sergey Bubka among its attendees. The games' athletics came ahead of the city's hosting of the 2016 European Athletics Youth Championships – the first edition of the competition, which will be held in the even years between the European Youth Festival's events.[2]
French jumper Enzo Hodebar was the most successful athlete in the sport, being the only youth to take two individual titles with his long jump and triple jump wins. Serbia had two double medallists in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres: Elzan Bibić won a gold and a silver in the boys' events while Tamara Mićević was a double runner-up on the girl's side. The overall standard of winning performances was down on previous years, but three games records were set in the girls' section: Viivi Lehikoinen set a time of 57.74 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles, Elizaveta Bondarenko improved the pole vault standard to 4.20 m (13 ft 9+1⁄4 in), and Carolina Visca set a javelin throw games record of 60.09 m (197 ft 1+1⁄2 in).[3]
France easily topped the medal table with six gold medals among its haul of twelve – its performance in athletics accounted for most of the medals at the games, in which it placed third in the overall medal table.[4] Russian had the next highest number of golds, at four, while the Netherlands had the second-highest total with six medals including three gold. Ukraine ranked third with three golds and two silver medals. In total athletes from thirty nations reached the podium at the competition. The host nation failed to appear on the medal table.[3]
Medal summary
Boys
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Henrik Roger Larsson  Sweden | 10.72 | Lauri Tuomilehto  Finland | 10.82 | Pol Retamal  Spain | 10.92 |
| 200 m | Florian Barbier  France | 21.52 | Matěj Krsek  Czech Republic | 21.90 | Bryan Pronk  Netherlands | 21.93 |
| 400 m | Ihar Zubko  Belarus | 47.44 | Mahsum Korkmaz  Turkey | 48.51 | Gregor Grahovac  Slovenia | 48.56 |
| 800 m | Marino Bloudek  Croatia | 1:53.76 | Eliott Crestan  Belgium | 1:54.02 | Javier Mirón Spain | 1:54.92 |
| 1500 m | Kevin McGrath  Ireland | 4:01.11 | Elzan Bibić  Serbia | 4:01.62 | Pierre Proust France | 4:02.35 |
| 3000 m | Elzan Bibić Serbia | 8:50.10 | Nurkan Dagtekin Turkey | 8:54.91 | Tindaro Lisa  Italy | 8:56.65 |
| 110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) | Julian Andrianavalona France | 13.84 | Luis Salort Spain | 13.85 | Cristian Faidiga Italy | 14.11 |
| 400 metres hurdles (84.0 cm) | Aleix Porras Spain | 52.52 | Tuur Bras Belgium | 53.63 | Marc-Antoine Saban France | 53.82 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Stefan Schmid  Austria | 6:10.03 | Matevz Cimermancic Slovenia | 6:13.66 | Timothée Mischler France | 6:15.19 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | France Luc Bertrand Simon Boypa Marc-Antoine Saban Florian Barbier | 42.11 | Spain Luis Salort Alejandro Peiro Jesus Gómez Pol Retamal | 42.46 |  SlovakiaAdrián Baran Jakub Benda Simon Rigász Marcel Žilavý | 44.29 |
| High jump | Dmytro Nikitin  Ukraine | 2.12 | Ryan Carthy Walsh Ireland | 2.09 | Adonios Merlos  Greece | 2.06 |
| Pole vault | Bo Kanda Lita Bähre  Germany | 4.92 | Taras Shevtsov Ukraine | 4.60 | Riccardo Klotz Austria | 4.60 |
| Long jump | Enzo Hodebar France | 7.32 | Ioan Bogdan Sitoianu  Romania | 6.89 | Uladzislau Bulakhau Belarus | 6.88 |
| Triple jump | Enzo Hodebar France | 15.24 | Razvan Cristian Grecu Romania | 15.03 | Andrea Dallavalle Italy | 14.74 |
| Shot put (5 kg) | Arttu Korkeasalo Finland | 18.98 | Ariel Atias  Israel | 17.67 | Vadzim Charnyshou Belarus | 17.60 |
| Discus (1.5 kg) | Ferenc Aranyi  Hungary | 57.45 | Giorgios Koniarakis  Cyprus | 56.13 | Kornel Warszawski  Poland | 51.43 |
| Hammer throw (5 kg) | Mykhailo Havryliuk Ukraine | 75.20 | Mihaita Andrei Micu Romania | 70.18 | Dzmitry Baraukou Belarus | 68.05 |
| Javelin (700 g) | Ilia Tuzov  Russia | 69.67 | Matīss Velps  Latvia | 66.21 | Bartul Zemunik Croatia | 65.32 |
Girls
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Ciara Neville (IRL) | 12.01 | Klaudia Adamek (POL) | 12.16 |  Ingvild Meinseth (NOR) | 12.17 |
| 200 metres | Marine Mignon (FRA) | 24.07 | Gina Akpe-Moses (IRL) Anna Kerbachová (CZE) | 24.49 | Not awarded | |
| 400 metres | Andrea Miklós (ROU) | 53.68 |  Yasmin Giger (SUI) | 55.02 | Katarina Sekulić (SRB) | 55.09 |
| 800 metres | Malin Edland (NOR) | 2:07.43 |  Lilyana Georgieva (BUL) | 2:07.89 | Adrianna Czapla (POL) | 2:08.84 |
| 1500 metres | Merel van den Marel (NED) | 4:33.98 | Tamara Mićević (SRB) | 4:34.35 | Beata Topka (POL) | 4:35.33 |
| 3000 metres | Diane van Es (NED) | 9:58.49 | Tamara Mićević (SRB) | 9:59.07 | Justine Tinck (BEL) | 9:59.81 |
| 100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) | Kristina Kleshcheva (RUS) | 13.75 | Paula Sprudzane (LAT) | 13.75 | Nika Glojnaric (SLO) | 13.84 |
| 400 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) | Viivi Lehikoinen (FIN) | 57.74 CR | Iman Jean (FRA) | 1:00.57 | Marie Skjaeggestad (NOR) | 1:01.06 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Jasmijn Bakker (NED) | 6:48.80 | Anastasiia Makhrova (RUS) | 6:50.39 | Tira Pavuk (HUN) | 6:52.59 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Norway Live Haugstad Hilton Ida Eikeng Tonje Fjellet Kristiansen Ingvild Meinseth | 46.54 | France Whitney Tie Sacha Alessandrini Iman Jean Marine Mignon | 46.67 | Belgium Celine Gautier Laures Bauwens Hanne Vancamp Hanne Claus | 46.78 |
| High jump | Ekaterina Prikhodkova (RUS) | 1.80 | Maja Nilsson (SWE) | 1.80 | Sommer Lecky (IRL) | 1.80 |
| Pole vault | Elizaveta Bondarenko (RUS) | 4.20 CR | Lisa Gunnarsson (SWE) | 4.15 | Amalie Svabikova (CZE) | 3.90 |
| Long jump | Maja Bedrac (SLO) | 6.01 | Klinta Blusina (LAT) | 5.93 | Antonia Kohl (GER) | 5.91 |
| Triple jump | Georgiana Anitei (ROU) | 13.50 w | Sonia Da Konseisao Kussekala (UKR) | 13.30 w | Eva Pepelnak (SLO) | 12.87 w |
| Shot put (3 kg) | Marharyta Lukashenko (UKR) | 16.30 | Jessica Schilder (NED) | 16.05 | Emely Gross (GER) | 16.00 |
| Discus throw (1 kg) |  Alexandra Emilianov (MDA) | 51.93 | Helena Leveelahti (FIN) | 48.06 | Dara Obot (NED) | 46.30 |
| Hammer throw (3 kg) | Tatsiana Ramanovich (BLR) | 65.95 | Kiira Väänänen (FIN) | 64.24 | Dunya Ezgi Sayan (TUR) | 61.61 |
| Javelin throw (500 g) | Carolina Visca (ITA) | 60.09 CR | Jona Aigouy (FRA) | 54.70 | Arianne Duarte Morais (NOR) | 52.64 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Romania (ROU) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 10 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 24 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 36 | 37 | 35 | 108 | |
References
- Results
- Athletics Results. Tbilisi2015. Retrieved on 2015-08-06.
- Results