Team USA tops the medal tally at the 2024 World Athletics Junior U20 Championships with 16 medals

Team USA dominated the medal tally at the 2024 World Athletics Junior U20 Championships. The Championships that commenced on August 27, 2024, concluded on August 31, 2024.

The American squad collected a total of 16 medals, including eight gold, and four silver and bronze medals. The 2024 edition of the Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la Videna in Lima, Peru.

The US squad was followed by Ethiopia with 10 medals, including six gold and two silver and bronze medals. The Chinese squad settled in third place with a total of 11 medals with four gold and silver and three bronze medals. They were followed by Jamaica, Kenya, and South African squads with five, seven, and seven medals, respectively.

The medal tally with the top 10 countries at the 2024 World Athletics Junior U20 Championships is given below:

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	8	4	4	16
2	Ethiopia	6	2	2	10
3	China	4	4	3	11
4	Jamaica	4	0	1	5
5	Kenya	3	3	1	7
6	South Africa	3	2	2	7
7	Australia	2	7	5	14
8	Czech Republic	2	2	2	6
9	Croatia	2	1	0	3
10	Netherlands	1	1	1	3

Team USA secured eight gold medals at the 2024 World Athletics Junior U20 Championships

Team USA claimed eight gold medals at the 2024 World Athletics Junior U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, including four in track and four in field events.

Ja'Kobe Tharp clinched a gold medal in the men's 110m hurdles after clocking a stunning time of 13.05 seconds. He defeated Andre Korbmacher and Yuangjiang Chen, who posted 13.14 and 13.21 seconds, respectively.

Vance Nilsson also claimed a gold medal in the men's 400m hurdles after clocking a world U20 lead of 49.26 seconds. He was followed by Michal Rada and Antti Sainio with 49.30 and 49.61 seconds, respectively. Molly Haywood dominated the women's pole vault after clearing a height of 4.47m.

The men's and women's 4x400m relay bagged gold medals after recording 3:03.56 and 3:30.74, respectively. While the women's squad defeated Australian and British teams, the USA men's team surpassed the South African and Australian squads.

The medals collected by Team USA are given below.

Gold medals for Team USA:

1. Ja'Kobe Tharp - Men's 110m hurdles
2. Vance Nilsson - Men's 400m hurdles
3. Scottie Vines - Men's high jump
4. Bryce Ruland - Men's discus throw
5. Molly Haywood - Women's pole vault
6. Akaoma Odeluga - Women's shot put
7. Men's 4x400m relay
8. Women's 4x400m relay

Silver medals for Team USA:

1. Jayden Davis - Men's 400m
2. Andre Korbmacher - Men's 110m hurdles
3. Karson Gordon - Men's triple jump
4. Sophia Beckmon - Women's long jump

Bronze medals for Team USA:

1. Sidi Njie - Men's 400m
2. Zaya Akins - Women's 400m
3. Sophia Gorriaran - Women's 800m
4. Evelyn Bliss - Women's javelin throw