Världsungdomsspelen

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The Världsungdomsspelen (translation: World Youth Games), also known as the Gothenburg Youth Games, is an annual youth outdoor track and field competition open to the public, with age category competitions between the ages of twelve and nineteen, as well as senior level events. First organised in 1996, it is held over three days each July at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg. It is a mass participation event, typically attracting around 3500 mostly Swedish athletes, and its popularity has led to the introduction of qualifying standards for the throwing events.[1] The event attracts participation from beyond Sweden, with twenty nations represented at the 2019 event.[2]

Världsungdomsspelen
Youth athletes preparing to compete at the 2015 meet
DateJuly
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Event typeTrack and field
Official sitewww.vuspel.se

Many Swedish international track and field athletes have participated in the senior competition, with meet record breakers including Olympic champions Carolina Klüft, Stefan Holm and Gerd Kanter, as well as European medallists Susanna Kallur and Emma Green. Several athletes who set age category records as teenagers at the Världsungdomsspelen have gone on to international success, such as Olympic champion Armand Duplantis, European champion Henrik Ingebrigtsen, European medallist Aníta Hinriksdóttir and world medalist Iréne Ekelund.[3] The competition allows young people and international class athletes to compete in the same space.[4]

Meeting records

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Senior men

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.27 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure   Gambia 2006
200 m 20.65 Johan Wissman   Sweden 2005
400 m 46.26 Johan Wissman   Sweden 2012
800 m 1:45.20 Khadevis Robinson   United States 2002
1500 m 3.46.09 Henrik Ingebrigtsen
Eric Senorski
  Norway
  Sweden
2009
2011
3000 m 8:14.04 Mustafa Mohamed   Sweden 99
5000 m 14:24.84 Jörgen Johansson   Sweden 2008
110 m hurdles 13.49 Robert Kronberg   Sweden 2003
400 m hurdles 49.45 Karsten Warholm   Norway 2015
3000 m steeplechase 8:53.50 Robin Lindgren   Sweden 2012
High jump 2.28 m Linus Thörnblad   Sweden 2008
Pole vault 5.60 m Patrik Kristiansson   Sweden 2000
Long jump 8.25 m Morten Jensen   Denmark 2005
Triple jump 16.73 m Peder Pawel Nielsen   Denmark 2012
Shot put 19.65 m Kim Christensen   Denmark 2011
Discus throw 63.97 m Sven Martin Skagestad   Norway 2017
Hammer throw 70.89 m Bengt Johansson   Sweden 2006
Javelin throw 76.92 m Huang Shih-feng   Chinese Taipei 2016

Senior women

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 11.46 Helene Rønningen   Norway 2018
200 m 23.64 Elisabeth Slettum   Norway 2015
400 m 53.21 Ellinor Stuhrman   Sweden 2003
800 m 2:02.74 Lovisa Lindh   Sweden 2014
1500 m 4:20.96 Ida Nilsson   Sweden 2005
3000 m 9:21.78 Maria Larsen   Denmark 2015
100 m hurdles 13.53 Agathe Holtan Wathne   Norway 2017
400 m hurdles 56.07 Amalie Iuel   Norway 2018
2000 m steeplechase 6:32.49 Sandra Eriksson   Finland 2008
3000 m steeplechase 10:10.20 Klara Bodinson   Sweden 2013
High jump 1.92 m Emma Green   Sweden 2005
Pole vault 4.71 m Michaela Meijer   Sweden 2017
Long jump 6.82 m Erica Johansson   Sweden 1999
Triple jump 13.85 m Camilla Johansson   Sweden 1999
Shot put 16.05 m Helena Engman   Sweden 2004
Discus throw 60.68 m Anna Söderberg   Sweden 2005
Hammer throw 66.64 m Tracey Andersson   Sweden 2015
Javelin throw 56.04 Christina Scherwin   Denmark 2000

References

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  1. ^ Gothenburg Youth Games 28-30/6 2019, Ullevi Arena in Göteborg, Sweden. Vuspel. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ Succé för Ayla från Kista – fyra medaljer i Världsungdomsspelen (in Swedish). Mitti. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  3. ^ Rekord Världsungdomsspelen. Vuspel (2018-09-06). Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. ^ World Youth Games. Goteborg. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
Records
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