World Athletics U20 Championships

Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby is the most successful athlete at the championships, having won one gold and four silver in individual and relay sprinting events between 2000 and 2004.

Chris Nelloms, Davidson Ezinwa and Dexter Lee share the position of most successful male athlete, at four medals each.

[3] Two athletes subsequently lost their medals as a result of fraudulently misstating their age on official documents: Bahrain's 2006 steeplechase silver medallist Tareq Mubarak Taher and Morocco's Ahmed Baday (1998 5000 metres bronze).

[3] Given the age limitations on the competition it is rare that athletes get the opportunity to defend previous individual titles.

A total of fifteen athletes have won two individual titles at the same championships (nine men, six women).