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Asian U20 Athletics Championships
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Asian U20 Athletics Championships

first edition, Jakarta
1986
editions held
21
medal nations
38
latest · Hong Kong
2026

History

Asian U20 Athletics Championships (formerly, Asian Juniors) is an age group championship across the Asian continent. It was inaugurated in Jakarta in December 1986, the same year World Junior starts. Hosted by 12 different countries, the championships were led by China until the last two editions that Japan came first in the standings. 

OLDEST ACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
Men's 100m: Li Tao (CHN) 10.26 in Jakarta 1986
Women's 1500m: Qu Yunxia (CHN) 4:11.89 in Beijing 1990

MOST MEDALS AT ASIAN U20
6 KazuhiroTamura, Japan (3-1-2)
6 K Mathews Beenamol, India (2-2-2)
6 Satti Geetha, India (2-3-1)
6 Shu-Hwa Wang, Taipei (2-3-1)
5 Suppachai Chimdee, Thailand (4-1-0)
5 Jisna Mathew, India (3-1-1)
5 Shua-Chuan Chen, Taipei (3-1-1)

LONGEST WIN STREAK BY A COUNTRY
13 China PR in Women's SP (1988-2010)
13 China PR in Women's DT (1988-2010)
9 Qatar in Men's 1500m (1999-2014)
9 China PR in Women's JT (1994-2008)
6 China PR in Women's LJ (1986-1996)
5 China PR in Men's Walking (1994-2001)
5 Japan in Men's 4x400m (1986-1994)
5 Japan in Women's 3000m (2004-2012)
5 China PR in Women's PV (1999-2006 and 2010-18)
5 China PR in Women's HT (1999-2006)

MOST SUCCESSFUL NATION IN ONE EDITION
China (CHN) in Beijing 1990 (26-30-22) 
MOST MEDALS IN TOTAL (Single edition)
China (CHN) in Beijing 1990 (78 medals) 

All-time medal table

38 nations
#NationTotal
1 China PR CHN335212110657
2 Japan JPN166156173495
3 Qatar QAT734229144
4 India IND72103115290
5 Chinese Taipei TPE5677101234
6 Republic of Korea KOR285363144
7 Thailand THA284032100
8 Kazakhstan KAZ19344295
9 Saudi Arabia KSA17271862
10 Uzbekistan UZB16222159
11 Iran IR IRI14193366
12 Sri Lanka SRI11191848

Most golds

  1. 1 Suppachai Chimdee 200m, relays · 2008–10 Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 0
  2. 2 Zhang Yuhong 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m · 2001–02 Gold 4 Silver 0 Bronze 0
  3. 3 Kazuhiro Tamura 100m, 200m, relays · 1996–97 Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 2
  4. 4 Mubarak Al-Nubi 400m, 400m hurdles, relays · 1994–96 Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 1
  5. 5 Shu-Chuan Chen (1978) 100m, 200m, relays · 1996–97 Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 1
  6. 6 Jisna Mathew 200m, 400m, relays · 2016–18 Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 1
  7. 7 Ya-Li Chen 100m, 200m, relays · 1986–88 Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 0
  8. 8 Worasit Vechaphut 100m, 200m, relays · 1992–94 Gold 3 Silver 0 Bronze 1
  9. 9 Jintara Seangdee 100m, 200m, relays · 2006–08 Gold 3 Silver 0 Bronze 1
  10. 10 Zhu Yuanhong 100m, relays · 1999–2002 Gold 3 Silver 0 Bronze 1

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