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Athletics at the 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games

Athletics at the I Commonwealth Youth Games
The track at the host stadium
Dates11 – 13 August
Host cityEdinburgh, Scotland
VenueMeadowbank Stadium
Events30

2000 Commonwealth Youth Games

At the 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games, the athletics events were held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland from 11 to 13 August.[1] A total of 30 events were contested, divided equally between the sexes. Among the medallists were Nicola Sanders, the 2007 World Championships runner-up in the 400 metres, and Johan Cronje (bronze medallist at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in the 1500 metres).

Medal summary

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Boys

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Tyrone Edgar (ENG) 11.0  Marthinus van der Vyver (RSA) 11.0  Seriashe Childs (WAL) 11.0
200 metres  Dwayne Grant (ENG) 21.15  Gareth Roelf (RSA) 21.42  Tim Abeyie (ENG) 21.47
400 metres  Jacob Ramokoka (RSA) 47.11  Mark van Soest (RSA) 47.70  Sam Ellis (ENG) 48.40
800 metres  Johan Cronje (RSA) 1:51.32  Michael Coltherd (ENG) 1:52.09  James Nasrat (WAL) 1:52.35
1500 metres  Ricky Soos (ENG) 4:00.30  Johan Cronje (RSA) 4:00.32  Mitchell Kealey (AUS) 4:02.71
110 metres hurdles  Dominic Girdler (ENG) 14.20  Ryan Purcell (AUS) 14.27  Brenden Harmse (RSA) 14.33
400 metres hurdles  Ter de Villiers (RSA) 50.7  Stephen Murphy (SCO) 53.2  Elliott Wood (AUS) 53.7
4 × 100 m relay  England (ENG) 47.25  Wales (WAL) 47.45  Australia (AUS) 47.49
4 × 400 m relay  South Africa (RSA) 3:12.55  England (ENG) 3:17.10  Scotland (SCO) 3:18.44
High jump  James Watson (AUS) 2.09 m  Terry Wepener (RSA) 2.09 m  Chuka Enih-Snell (WAL) 2.09 m
Long jump  Nico Grimbeeck (RSA) 7.18 m  Leigh Smith (ENG) 7.09 m  Erik Surjan (AUS) 7.06 m
Triple jump  Jonathan Moore (ENG) 16.02 m  Owen O'Reilly (RSA) 14.47 m  Patrick Coleman (AUS) 14.15 m
Shot put  Greg Beard (ENG) 16.73 m  Gregory Holmes (AUS) 16.49 m  Johannes Fick (RSA) 16.10 m
Discus throw  Timothy Driesen (AUS) 50.37 m  Robert Morris (ENG) 48.64 m  Werner Smit (RSA) 47.22 m
Hammer throw  Riaan Smit (RSA) 66.70 m  Peter Field (ENG) 61.96 m  Timothy Driesen (AUS) 60.47 m

Girls

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Danielle Norville (ENG) 12.14  Danielle Selley (WAL) 12.21  Gemma Ryde (SCO) 12.27
200 metres  Veronica James (ENG) 24.16  Eleanor Caney (ENG) 24.65  Gemma Ryde (SCO) 24.99
400 metres  Kim Wall (ENG) 54.46  Lisa Miller (ENG) 54.99  Elmie Hugo (RSA) 55.30
800 metres  Jemma Simpson (ENG) 2:09.45  Lisa Corrigan (AUS) 2:10.16  Dina Lebo Phalula (RSA) 2:12.93
1500 metres  Shannon Hill (AUS) 4:35.2  Dina Lebo Phalula (RSA) 4:35.7  Louise Damen (ENG) 4:35.7
100 metres hurdles  Sara McGreavy (ENG) 14.12  Lauren McLoughlin (WAL) 14.25  Kiara McDonald (AUS) 14.39
400 metres hurdles  Nicola Sanders (ENG) 59.19  Corné Claassen (RSA) 61.80  Katie Nicholson (AUS) 62.70
4 × 100 m relay  England (ENG) 47.25  Wales (WAL) 47.45  Australia (AUS) 47.49
4 × 400 m relay  England (ENG) 3:45.78  South Africa (RSA) 3:51.52  Australia (AUS) 3:55.89
High jump  Marizca Gertenbach (RSA) 1.82 m  Aileen Wilson (SCO) 1.82 m  Samantha Adamson (ENG) 1.70 m
Long jump  Delia Visser (RSA) 6.02 m  Sarah Dosen (AUS) 5.94 m  Rachel Hogg (SCO) 5.77 m
Triple jump  Karen Pretorius (RSA) 11.94 m  Sharon Cakes (NIR) 11.93 m  Rebekah Williams (AUS) 11.90 m
Shot put  Anmaré Sullivan (RSA) 13.62 m  Belinda Johnson (AUS) 13.42 m  Charlotte Spelzini (ENG) 11.84 m
Discus throw  Emma Carpenter (ENG) 48.20 m  Samantha Fraser (AUS) 44.19 m  Tanya Bloem (RSA) 42.86 m
Hammer throw  Gabrielle Neighbour (AUS) 51.34 m  Laura Douglas (WAL) 48.63 m  Nicola Dudman (ENG) 45.87 m

References

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  1. ^ Australian Youth Team leaves for Commonwealth Youth Games Archived August 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2000-08-08). Retrieved on 2013-10-20.
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