Team Jamaica was just edged out of the top spot on the medal table by the United States of America (USA) at the end of the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.
Jamaica, however, ended with a record 16 medals, one more than USA, 15. The six gold, seven silver and three bronze won by Jamaica is a record at any international meeting. USA ended with seven gold, four silver and four bronze.
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Jamaica’s Technical Director, David Riley, described the team’s performance as “amazing team effort by our Juniors #Cali2022 #TeamJamaica. 16 medals has exceeded all expectations and is the most by any team at the Championships. Wow. #WCLC2022.”
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe tweeted: “Absolute pleasure to see so many talented athletes step up and perform on the big stage when it matters. Congratulations to everyone bringing home @WACali22 medals, personal bests and hopefully many new friends.”
World Athletics U20 Championships Medal Table
| RANK | COUNTRY | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Botswana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Great Britain & N.I. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | India | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Algeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Eritrea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |