statistics handbook

Youngest and Oldest
G = gold medallist; M = medallist; F = finalist (finish in top 12 in a final);
C = competitor
Youngest and oldest overall in each category in bold text.
Men
Youngest
Event Age Youngest Country Year
50 / 60 G 20 years 145 days Valeriy Borzov URS 1970
M 19 years 180 days Mark Lewis-Francis GBR 2002
F 17 years 360 days Tim Goebel GER 2000
C 16 years 122 days Alberto Gavaldá ESP 2009
200 G 20 years 268 days Christian Malcolm GBR 2000
M 17 years 113 days Ade Mafe GBR 1984
F 17 years 113 days Ade Mafe GBR 1984
C 17 years 112 days Ade Mafe GBR 1984
400 G 19 years 149 days Alfons Brijdenbach BEL 1974
M 18 years 113 days Nikolay Chernyetskiy URS 1978
F 18 years 113 days Nikolay Chernyetskiy URS 1978
C 17 years 164 days Benjamin Lobo Vedel DEN 2015
800 G 18 years 321 days Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 2000
M 18 years 321 days Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 2000
F 17 years 181 days David Fiegen LUX 2002
C 17 years 179 days David Fiegen LUX 2002
1500 G 20 years 209 days Rui Silva POR 1998
M 20 years 160 days Gheorghe Ghipu ROU 1975
F 19 years 240 days Massimo Pegoretti ITA 1994
C 18 years 264 days Riccardo Materazzi ITA 1982
3000 G 20 years 321 days Ali Kaya TUR 2015
M 20 years 111 days Wilfried Scholz GDR 1971
F 19 years 71 days Bouabdellah Tahri FRA 1998
C 19 years 69 days Bouabdellah Tahri FRA 1998
50H / 60H G 20 years 341 days Stanislav Olijar LAT 2000
M 18 years 291 days Arto Bryggare FIN 1977
F 18 years 17 days Jon Ridgeon GBR 1985
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