- Medal summary Boys
- Girls
- References
{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = Athletics at the I Commonwealth Youth Games
|Logo =Meadowbank-track-and-field.jpg
|Size =200px
|Colour = #FFA41B
|Optional caption = The track at the host stadium
|Host city = Edinburgh, Scotland
|Dates = 11 – 13 August
|Stadium = Meadowbank Stadium
|Nations participating =
|Athletes participating =
|Events = 30
|Records set =
|Previous =
|Next = 2004 Bendigo
|Games = 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games
}}At the 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games, the athletics events were held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland from 11–13 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 summaryBoys{{clear}}| 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 | ENG}} | 47.25 | WAL}} | 47.45 | AUS}} | 47.49 | | 4×400 m relay | RSA}} | 3:12.55 | ENG}} | 3:17.10 | 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| 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 | ENG}} | 47.25 | WAL}} | 47.45 | AUS}} | 47.49 | | 4×400 m relay | ENG}} | 3:45.78 | RSA}} | 3:51.52 | 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 |
References1. ^Australian Youth Team leaves for Commonwealth Youth Games {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819144350/http://www2.iaaf.org/News/Articles/getnews81a6.html?Event=WJC00&Code=2337 |date=August 19, 2012 }}. IAAF (2000-08-08). Retrieved on 2013-10-20.
- Results
- 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-10-20.
- Commonwealth Youth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-20.
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