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2003
World Youth Championships
 The Third IAAF World Youth Championships will be held in Sherbrooke, Canada in July.
Australia has done well at these championships in the past.
Our
team won two gold and a bronze medal at the inaugural event in 1999, and
the 2001 squad finished an impressive fourth on the medal tally,
winning three gold, three silver and one bronze medal.
As in senior athletics, the majority of Australia's medal successes have
been achieved by female athletes. Jana Pittman
(400m Hurdles), Shermin Oksuz (Long Jump) and Kimberley Mickle (Javelin)
have all been crowned World Youth Champion.
Georgie Clarke,
who won the 800m in 1999 and the 1500m in 2001, is Australia's most successful
athlete at these championships. James Watson - who won silver in the 2001 boy's High Jump - is Australia's most successful male athlete.
Many athletes will be competing in their first serious international meet. Some thrive on the thrill of competition; in 2001 Kim Mickle improved her personal best by over three metres in winning the javelin.
AUSSIE SUCCESS IN 2003
Predicting the medals in under-age championships is always difficult. A number of good performances by junior athletes are often overlooked when ranking lists are compiled, while many 'unknown' athletes step up at the international level. And - of course - there is always the factor of luck.
Australia would be very fortunate indeed to surpass our 2001 medal tally. Probably the best chance of a gold medal is Sally McLellan in the 100m Hurdles.
Sally is also running in the 200m and, to complicate her task, both
events are being held on the same days.
Jamee-Lee Hoebergen (400m) and the Girl's
Swedish relay team are other chances of medals , but American and Jamaican
opposition, 'at home' will prove very tough to beat in sprint, hurdles
and jump events.
I
rate field events athletes as the likeliest Australians to step up.
High-jumpers Ellen Pettit and David Baskin and the throwers Annabel Thomson,
Ronnie Buckley and Simon Wardhaugh could all improve their best
performances in the Championships and, in some cases, this could mean
medals.
Thomson and Baskin's best performances leading into the Sherbrooke event
are similar to those of Mickle and Watson prior to the 2001
Championships, where they starred.
Long jumper Jacinta Boyd missed much of the Australian domestic season due to
injury and is still a little below her best. She has enough talent to still challenge for
a medal, but
a PB would probably be needed to take the gold.
Good
Luck to the Youth of Australia!
CHAMPIONSHIPS TIMETABLE - including Australian details
Thursday, July 10, 2003
Morning session
9:00 M 400 METRES HURDLES YOUTH HEATS
9:00 M POLE VAULT QUALIFICATION
9:05 W TRIPLE JUMP QUALIFICATION
- Liz Dalton (12.57)
9:05 M JAVELIN THROW (700g) QUALIFICATION A
- Jon Wynn (69.15)
9:50 M 100 METRES OCTATHLON YOUTH
10:00 M SHOT PUT (5kg) QUALIFICATION A
- Ryan Phillips (18.38)
10:45 W 400 METRES HEATS
- Jamiee-Lee Hoebergen (53.91)
10:45 M JAVELIN THROW (700g) QUALIFICATION B
11:10 M LONG JUMP OCTATHLON YOUTH
11:35 M 3000 METRES HEATS
13:00 M 110 METRES HURDLES YOUTH HEATS
- Mitch Webber (14.23)
13:00 M HAMMER THROW (5kg) QUALIFICATION A
- Simon Wardhaugh (70.43)
13:10 M SHOT PUT (5kg) OCTATHLON YOUTH A
13:55 M 400 METRES HEATS
- Joel Milburn (48.14)
Afternoon session
14:00 M LONG JUMP QUALIFICATION
14:45 M 400 METRES OCTATHLON YOUTH
14:45 M HAMMER THROW (5kg) QUALIFICATION B
15:35 W 1500 METRES HEATS
- Emily Johnson (4-29.25)
- Hayley Tomlinson (4-26.5)
17:45 W 100 METRES HEATS
17:45 W DISCUS THROW QUALIFICATION A
- Julie Bennell (48.70)
- Callista Lyon (46.52)
18:15 W HIGH JUMP QUALIFICATION
- Ellen Pettit (1.80)
- Sophia Begg (1.79)
18:40 M 800 METRES HEATS
19:20 M SHOT PUT (5kg) FINAL
19:25 W DISCUS THROW QUALIFICATION B
19:45 M 110 METRES HURDLES YOUTH SEMI-FINAL
20:10 W 5000 METRES WALK FINAL
- Becky Lee (25-10.2)
- Susan Knapton (24-11.8)
Friday, July 11, 2003
Morning session
9:00 M 110 METRES HURDLES YOUTH OCTATHLON YOUTH
9:00 W HAMMER THROW QUALIFICATION A
9:50 M 100 METRES HEATS
10:10 M HIGH JUMP OCTATHLON YOUTH
10:45 W HAMMER THROW QUALIFICATION B
11:05 W 800 METRES HEATS
- Brooke Simpson (2-06.56)
12:30 M JAVELIN THROW (700g) OCTATHLON YOUTH A
13:00 M 2000 METRES STEEPLECHASE HEATS
13:15 W POLE VAULT QUALIFICATION
- Charmaine Lucock (3.85)
- Jamie Scroop (3.70)
13:35 W 200 METRES HEATS
- Sally McLellan (24.00)
- Keatyn Windley (24.49)
13:35 M JAVELIN THROW (700g) OCTATHLON YOUTH B
Afternoon session
14:30 M 1500 METRES HEATS
14:30 W TRIPLE JUMP FINAL
15:00 M JAVELIN THROW (700g) FINAL
15:05 M 1000 METRES OCTATHLON YOUTH
15:35 W 100 METRES HURDLES YOUTH HEATS
- Sally McLellan
17:45 W 100 METRES SEMI-FINAL
17:45 W DISCUS THROW FINAL
18:10 M HIGH JUMP QUALIFICATION
- David Baskin (2.10)
18:15 M 400 METRES SEMI-FINAL
18:35 W 400 METRES SEMI-FINAL
19:00 M 400 METRES HURDLES YOUTH SEMI-FINAL
19:00 M LONG JUMP FINAL
19:25 W 100 METRES FINAL
19:30 M HAMMER THROW (5kg) FINAL
19:45 M 110 METRES HURDLES YOUTH FINAL
20:05 W 100 METRES HURDLES YOUTH SEMI-FINAL
20:30 M 800 METRES SEMI-FINAL
Saturday, July 12, 2003
Morning session
9:00 W JAVELIN THROW QUALIFICATION A
- Annabel Thomson (48.97)
9:05 W SHOT PUT QUALIFICATION
- Sharmaine Motuliki (13.53)
- Dani Samuels (13.93)
9:15 W 100 METRES HURDLES YOUTH HEPTATHLON YOUTH
- Jennifer Coogan (5009 - 14.81, 1.61, 11.94, 25.44, 5.42, 38.26, 2-24.81)
9:35 M TRIPLE JUMP QUALIFICATION
10:05 M 200 METRES HEATS
10:35 W JAVELIN THROW QUALIFICATION B
10:50 W HIGH JUMP HEPTATHLON YOUTH
11:45 W 400 METRES HURDLES HEATS
12:00 W LONG JUMP QUALIFICATION
- Jacinta Boyd (6.25)
12:20 M MEDLEY RELAY HEATS
12:25 W HAMMER THROW FINAL
13:05 W MEDLEY RELAY HEATS
- Hoebergen, Windley, McLellan, Boyd (Smith)
Afternoon session
15:00 M 100 METRES SEMI-FINAL
15:05 W SHOT PUT HEPTATHLON YOUTH
15:15 M POLE VAULT FINAL
15:30 M 400 METRES HURDLES YOUTH FINAL
15:35 M DISCUS THROW (1500g) QUALIFICATION A
- Ronnie Buckley (59.69)
15:50 M 800 METRES FINAL
16:00 W HIGH JUMP FINAL
16:10 W 100 METRES HURDLES YOUTH FINAL
16:30 W 1500 METRES FINAL
16:50 W 200 METRES FINAL
17:10 M 400 METRES FINAL
17:15 M DISCUS THROW (1500g) QUALIFICATION B
17:25 W 400 METRES FINAL
17:30 W SHOT PUT FINAL
17:45 M 100 METRES FINAL
18:00 W 200 METRES HEPTATHLON YOUTH
18:35 M 3000 METRES FINAL
Sunday, July 13, 2003
Morning session
9:00 W JAVELIN THROW FINAL
9:15 W LONG JUMP HEPTATHLON YOUTH
9:30 M 10000 METRES WALK FINAL
- Adam Rutter (44-20.0)
- Michael McCagh (44-52.6)
10:45 M 200 METRES SEMI-FINAL
11:00 W JAVELIN THROW HEPTATHLON YOUTH A
Afternoon session
14:00 W POLE VAULT FINAL
14:00 W LONG JUMP FINAL
14:10 W 400 METRES HURDLES FINAL
14:25 M HIGH JUMP FINAL
14:30 W 800 METRES HEPTATHLON YOUTH
15:05 M 200 METRES FINAL
15:25 W 800 METRES FINAL
15:35 M DISCUS THROW (1500g) FINAL
15:45 M 2000 METRES STEEPLECHASE FINAL
16:00 M TRIPLE JUMP FINAL
16:10 M 1500 METRES FINAL
16:30 W MEDLEY RELAY FINAL
16:50 M MEDLEY RELAY FINAL
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