Athletics at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games

Athletics at the III Commonwealth Youth Games
180pxpx The host athletics stadium in 2010
Host city	Pune, India
Date(s)	14 to 16 October
Main stadium	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
← 2004 Bendigo 2011 Douglas → 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games

At the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, the athletics events were held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India from 14 to 16 October. A total of 34 events were contested, which were split evenly between the sexes. After the swimming programme, the athletics competition had the next most number of events.

Medal summary

Boys

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Shehan Abeyptiya Sri Lanka (SRI)	10.43 GR	Suwaibou Sanneh Gambia (GAM)	10.51	Jason Rogers Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)	10.52
200 metres	Shehan Abeyptiya Sri Lanka (SRI)	21.27	Ray Williams Australia (AUS)	21.30	Amiya Mallick India (IND)	21.33
400 metres	Kirani James Grenada (GRN)	46.66 GR	Elvis Ukale Uganda (UGA)	47.16	Jordan McGrath England (ENG)	47.26
800 metres	Windy Jonas South Africa (RSA)	1:50.72	Daniel Lagamang Botswana (BOT)	1:51.28	David Mutinda Kenya (KEN)	1:52.22
1500 metres	Jonathon Ndiku Kenya (KEN)	3:45.96 GR	Alex Cherop Uganda (UGA)	3:48.41	Windy Cylof Jonas South Africa (RSA)	3:48.41
5000 metres	Moses Kibet Uganda (UGA)	14:10.86	Dickson Huru Uganda (UGA)	14:11.06	Japhet Korir Kenya (KEN)	14:11.3
110 metres hurdles	Sam Baines Australia (AUS)	13.77 GR	Cornel Fredericks South Africa (RSA)	13.99	Jared Bezuidenhout Australia (AUS)	14.08
4×100 metres relay	Ranil Jayawardena Roshan Chamara Silva Keith de Mel Shehan Abeyptiya Sri Lanka (SRI)	40.85 GR	Mitchell Zlim Kevin Moore Jared Bezuidenhout Sam Baines Australia (AUS)	41.08	Simon Leveille Phillip Hayle Makinde Oluwasegun Andre Robert Hamilton Canada (CAN)	41.31
4×400 metres relay	Jithin Paul Dharambir Singh Inderjeet Parveen Kumar India (IND)	3:13.32 GR	Dean Swart Folavia Sehohle Windy Jonas Willem Voigt South Africa (RSA)	3:14.01	Frazer Wickes Shaun McFarlane Tama Toki Matthew Robinson New Zealand (NZL)	41.31
High jump	Willem Voigt South Africa (RSA)	2.11	Nikhil Chittarasu India (IND)	2.09	Derek Drouin Canada (CAN)	2.09
Pole vault	Blake Lucas Australia (AUS)	5.25 GR	Cheyne Damon Rahme South Africa (RSA)	5.20	Edward Mourbey Northern Ireland (NIR)	4.70
Long jump	Stefan Brits South Africa (RSA)	7.38	Rosito Andrews India (IND)	7.24	Azarudeen Buhari India (IND)	7.14
Triple jump	Dheeraj Mishra India (IND)	15.42	Benjamin Williams England (ENG)	15.41	Boipelo Rakola Motlhatlhego South Africa (RSA)	15.20
Shot put	Curtis Griffith England (ENG)	18.56 GR	Stephen Brink South Africa (RSA)	18.41	Jasdeep Singh Dhillon India (IND)	18.10
Discus throw	Julian Wruck Australia (AUS)	60.88 GR	Curtis Griffith England (ENG)	55.35	Arjun Kumar India (IND)	52.02
Hammer throw	Peter Smith England (ENG)	68.38	Chandrodaya Singh Narayan India (IND)	67.38	Ajaj Ahmed India (IND)	64.97
Javelin throw	Krishan Tripathi India (IND)	71.52 GR	Rohit Kumar India (IND)	67.60	Luke Bissett Australia (AUS)	65.64

Girls

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Shaunna Thompson England	11.46 GR	Elly Graf Australia	11.80	Lauren O'Sullivan Australia	11.81
200 metres	Shaunna Thompson England	23.42 GR	Racheal Nachula Zambia	23.86	Lauren O'Sullivan Australia	24.14
400 metres	Racheal Nachula Zambia	52.97 GR	M. R. Poovamma India	55.17	Rabecca Nachula Zambia	55.20
800 metres	Caster Semenya South Africa	2:04.23 GR	Rachel Stringer England	2:05.71	Lynsey Sharp Scotland	2:06.77
1500 metres	Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa Kenya	4:20.16 GR	Jessica Parry Canada	4:20.59	Ciara Mageean Northern Ireland	4:22.53
3000 metres	Mercy Cherono Kenya	9:06.01 GR	Doreen Chesang Uganda	9:35.71	Mary Naali Tanzania	9:36.63
100 metres hurdles	Kierre Beckles Barbados	13.88 GR	Gayathri Govindaraj India	14.00	Brianna Beahan Australia	14.08
4×100 metres relay	India (IND) Nirupama Sunderraj Bhagyashri Shirke Srabani Nanda Gayathri Govindaraj	46.27	Australia (AUS) Brianna Beahan Lauren O'Sullivan Elly Graf Ainsley Ackerman	46.74	Canada (CAN) Olivia Charnuski Loudia Laarman Alyssa Johnson Karlene Hurrell Jemmott	46.83
4×400 metres relay	India (IND) Chinchu Jose Anu Mariam Jose Arya Charivila M. R. Poovamma	3:42.02 GR	Canada (CAN) Lauren Leon Karlene Hurrell Jemmott Jessica Parry Alyssa Johnson	3:45.46	Australia (AUS) Aimie Laube Alicia Keir Zoe Mazoudier Selma Kajan	3:46.10
High jump	Elizabeth Lamb New Zealand	1.79	Molly Grant Australia	1.74	Norliyana Kamarudin Malaysia	1.71
Pole vault	Jade Ive England	4.05 GR	Ariane Beaumont-Courteau Canada	3.90	Abi Haywood England	3.80
Long jump	Abigail Irozuru England	5.92	Hannah Lewis Northern Ireland	5.85	Mariah Ririnui New Zealand	5.80
Triple jump	Shardha Ghule India	13.11 GR	Gayathri Govindaraj India	12.89	Ainsley Ackerman Australia	12.72
Shot put	Julie Labonté Canada	15.02	Vika Lolo Australia	14.73	Margaret Satupai Samoa	14.24
Discus throw	Vika Lolo Australia	50.49 GR	Margaret Satupai Samoa	48.43	Shaunagh Brown England	42.96
Hammer throw	Sophie Hitchon England	58.43 GR	Maria Badenhorst South Africa	50.92	Ashleigh Mumberson Australia	50.87
Javelin throw	Bianca Maurer Australia	49.87	Pip Charlesworth New Zealand	46.14	Poonam Rani Jakhar India	44.25

References

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