LEADERBOARD

Youngest World/Olympic Champions

Youngest gold medalists at World Championships and Olympic Games

#	Athlete	Count	Details
1	Quincy Wilson	16	The XXXIII Olympic Games 2024 — 4x400 Metres Relay
2	Mihaela PENEŞ	17	The XVIII Olympic Games 1964 — Javelin Throw (old)
3	Ismael Kirui	18	IAAF World Championships 1993 — 5000 Metres
4	Enefiok Udo-Obong	18	The XXVII Olympic Games 2000 — 4x400 Metres Relay
5	Arman Gino Hall	19	IAAF World Championships 2013 — 4x400 Metres Relay
6	Randy Williams	19	The XX Olympic Games 1972 — Long Jump
7	Eliud Kipchoge	19	IAAF World Championships 2003 — 5000 Metres
8	Keshorn Walcott	19	The XXX Olympic Games 2012 — Javelin Throw
9	LaShawn Merritt	19	IAAF World Championships 2005 — 4x400 Metres Relay
10	Mark Richardson	19	IAAF World Championships 1991 — 4x400 Metres Relay
11	Mohammed Aman	19	IAAF World Championships 2013 — 800 Metres
12	Nduka Awazie	19	The XXVII Olympic Games 2000 — 4x400 Metres Relay
13	Kirani James	19	IAAF World Championships 2011 — 400 Metres
14	Asbel Kiprop	19	The XXIX Olympic Games 2008 — 1500 Metres
15	Harvey Glance	19	The XXI Olympic Games 1976 — 4x100 Metres Relay
16	Steve Lewis	19	The XXIV Olympic Games 1988 — 400 Metres
17	Jacek Wszola	20	The XXI Olympic Games 1976 — High Jump
18	Hao Wang	20	IAAF World Championships 2009 — 20 Kilometres Race Walk
19	Mattia Furlani	20	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 2025 — Long Jump
20	Millard Hampton	20	The XXI Olympic Games 1976 — 4x100 Metres Relay
21	Sam Graddy	20	The XXIII Olympic Games 1984 — 4x100 Metres Relay
22	Sergey Bubka	20	IAAF World Championships 1983 — Pole Vault
23	Keston Bledman	20	The XXIX Olympic Games 2008 — 4x100 Metres Relay
24	Dexter Lee	20	IAAF World Championships 2011 — 4x100 Metres Relay
25	Parry O'Brien	20	The XV Olympic Games 1952 — Shot Put
26	Antonio Mckay	20	The XXIII Olympic Games 1984 — 4x400 Metres Relay
27	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie	20	IAAF World Championships 2015 — Marathon
28	Jeremy Wariner	20	The XXVIII Olympic Games 2004 — 4x400 Metres Relay
29	Matthew Birir	20	The XXV Olympic Games 1992 — 3000 Metres Steeplechase
30	Michael Berry	20	IAAF World Championships 2011 — 4x400 Metres Relay
31	Gennadiy Avdeyenko	20	IAAF World Championships 1983 — High Jump
32	Randolph Ross	20	The XXXII Olympic Games 2021 — 4x400 Metres Relay
33	Emmanuel Wanyonyi	20	The XXXIII Olympic Games 2024 — 800 Metres
34	József CSERMÁK	20	The XV Olympic Games 1952 — Hammer Throw
35	Raymond Pierre	20	IAAF World Championships 1987 — 4x400 Metres Relay
36	Al Oerter	20	The XVI Olympic Games 1956 — Discus Throw
37	Evelin JAHL	20	The XXI Olympic Games 1976 — Discus Throw
38	Kemar Bailey-Cole	20	The XXX Olympic Games 2012 — 4x100 Metres Relay
39	Haile Gebrselassie	20	IAAF World Championships 1993 — 10,000 Metres
40	Ding Chen	20	The XXX Olympic Games 2012 — 20 Kilometres Race Walk
41	Ronald Freeman	21	The XIX Olympic Games 1968 — 4x400 Metres Relay
42	Daniel Komen	21	IAAF World Championships 1997 — 5000 Metres
43	David Storl	21	IAAF World Championships 2011 — Shot Put
44	Shawnacy Barber	21	IAAF World Championships 2015 — Pole Vault
45	Julius Korir	21	The XXIII Olympic Games 1984 — 3000 Metres Steeplechase
46	Udo Beyer	21	The XXI Olympic Games 1976 — Shot Put
47	Danny Everett	21	IAAF World Championships 1987 — 4x400 Metres Relay
48	Darnell Hall	21	The XXV Olympic Games 1992 — 4x400 Metres Relay
49	Ralph Boston	21	The XVII Olympic Games 1960 — Long Jump
50	Dick Fosbury	21	The XIX Olympic Games 1968 — High Jump
51	Ryan Willie	21	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023 2023 — 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed
52	Lutz Dombrowski	21	The XXII Olympic Games 1980 — Long Jump
53	Edwin Moses	21	The XXI Olympic Games 1976 — 400 Metres Hurdles
54	Gerd Wessig	21	The XXII Olympic Games 1980 — High Jump
55	Darold Williamson	21	The XXVIII Olympic Games 2004 — 4x400 Metres Relay
56	Dainis Kula	21	The XXII Olympic Games 1980 — Javelin Throw (old)
57	Carlton Chambers	21	The XXVI Olympic Games 1996 — 4x100 Metres Relay
58	T'Mars Mccallum	21	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 2025 — 4x100 Metres Relay
59	Ryan Brathwaite	21	IAAF World Championships 2009 — 110 Metres Hurdles
60	Larry James	21	The XIX Olympic Games 1968 — 4x400 Metres Relay
61	Ethan Katzberg	21	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023 2023 — Hammer Throw
62	Larry Black	21	The XX Olympic Games 1972 — 4x100 Metres Relay
63	Jevaughn Minzie	21	The XXXI Olympic Games 2016 — 4x100 Metres Relay
64	Alfred Kirwa Yego	21	IAAF World Championships 2007 — 800 Metres
65	Niklas Kaul	21	IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2019 — Decathlon
66	Yuriy Sedykh	21	The XXI Olympic Games 1976 — Hammer Throw
67	Mark Hylton	21	IAAF World Championships 1997 — 4x400 Metres Relay
68	Reuben Kosgei	21	The XXVII Olympic Games 2000 — 3000 Metres Steeplechase
69	Lorenzo Patta	21	The XXXII Olympic Games 2021 — 4x100 Metres Relay
70	Million Wolde	21	The XXVII Olympic Games 2000 — 5000 Metres
71	Kenenisa Bekele	21	IAAF World Championships 2003 — 10,000 Metres
72	Moses Kiptanui	21	IAAF World Championships 1991 — 3000 Metres Steeplechase
73	Paul Ereng	21	The XXIV Olympic Games 1988 — 800 Metres
74	Jacques Freitag	21	IAAF World Championships 2003 — High Jump
75	Noureddine Morceli	21	IAAF World Championships 1991 — 1500 Metres
76	Karsten Warholm	21	IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2017 — 400 Metres Hurdles
77	Eddy De Lépine	21	IAAF World Championships 2005 — 4x100 Metres Relay
78	Dennis Mitchell	21	IAAF World Championships 1987 — 4x100 Metres Relay
79	Josh Mance	21	IAAF World Championships 2013 — 4x400 Metres Relay
80	Christian Taylor	21	IAAF World Championships 2011 — Triple Jump
81	Peter Rono	21	The XXIV Olympic Games 1988 — 1500 Metres
82	Andrey Prokofyev	21	The XXII Olympic Games 1980 — 4x100 Metres Relay
83	Justin Robinson	21	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023 2023 — 4x400 Metres Relay
84	Marlon Ramsey	21	IAAF World Championships 1995 — 4x400 Metres Relay
85	Richard Limo	21	IAAF World Championships 2001 — 5000 Metres
86	Isaya Klein Ikkink	21	The XXXIII Olympic Games 2024 — 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed
87	Xiang Liu	21	The XXVIII Olympic Games 2004 — 110 Metres Hurdles
88	Lee Mcrae	21	IAAF World Championships 1987 — 4x100 Metres Relay
89	Nikolay Chernetskiy	21	The XXII Olympic Games 1980 — 4x400 Metres Relay
90	Joaquim Cruz	21	The XXIII Olympic Games 1984 — 800 Metres
91	Brahim Boutayeb	21	The XXIV Olympic Games 1988 — 10,000 Metres
92	Saif Saaeed Shaheen	21	IAAF World Championships 2003 — 3000 Metres Steeplechase
93	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	21	The XXXII Olympic Games 2021 — 1500 Metres
94	Lee Evans	21	The XIX Olympic Games 1968 — 4x400 Metres Relay
95	Letsile Tebogo	21	The XXXIII Olympic Games 2024 — 200 Metres
96	Vladimir Muravyov	21	The XXII Olympic Games 1980 — 4x100 Metres Relay
97	Selemon Barega	21	The XXXII Olympic Games 2021 — 10,000 Metres
98	Busang Collen Kebinatshipi	21	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 2025 — 4x400 Metres Relay
99	Derek Mills	21	IAAF World Championships 1993 — 4x400 Metres Relay
100	Joe Deloach	21	The XXIV Olympic Games 1988 — 200 Metres