2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 2000 metres steeplechase
Appearance
Boys' 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | |||||||||
Dates | 17 and 19 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 25 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 5:27.58 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The boys' 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 17 and 19 July 2015.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World Youth Best | Meresa Kahsay (ETH) | 5:19.99 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 12 July 2013 |
Championship Record | Meresa Kahsay (ETH) | 5:19.99 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 12 July 2013 |
World Youth Leading | Vincent Kipyegon Ruto (KEN) | 5:27.17 | Nairobi, Kenya | 17 June 2015 |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the final.[2]
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
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Vincent Kipyegon Ruto | Kenya | 5:27.58 | ||
Wogene Sebisibe | Ethiopia | 5:29.41 | PB | |
Geoffrey Rotich | Kenya | 5:30.16 | PB | |
4 | Tegenu Mengistu | Ethiopia | 5:38.99 | PB |
5 | Boniface Abel Sikowo | Uganda | 5:40.05 | PB |
6 | Adrián Ben | Spain | 5:45.59 | PB |
7 | Louis Gilavert | France | 5:46.00 | |
8 | Daniel do Nascimento | Brazil | 5:46.05 | |
9 | Leo Magnusson | Sweden | 5:49.26 | PB |
10 | Sean Bergman | Canada | 5:53.96 | PB |
11 | Yassine Bih | Morocco | 5:57.25 | |
12 | Thomas Byrkjeland | Norway | 5:58.63 | |
13 | Luo Chun | China | 5:58.92 | |
14 | Will Battershill | Great Britain | 6:03.39 | |
15 | Kevin Robertson | Canada | 6:14.11 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Timetable". World Athletics.
- ^ "2000 Metres Steeplechase Boys - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 July 2015.
- ^ "2000 Metres Steeplechase Boys - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 July 2015.