title: 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships
text: # 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships
  
  The 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships was the 18th edition of the biennial athletics competition for European under-20 athletes, which was held in Kaunas, Lithuania on 21–24 July.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres | Craig Pickering Great Britain | 10.51 | Simeon Williamson Great Britain | 10.52 | Alexander Nelson Great Britain | 10.60 |
  | 200 metres | Daniel Schnelting Germany | 21.12 | Julian Thomas Great Britain | 21.17 | Wade Bennett-Jackson Great Britain | 21.41 |
  | 400 metres | Željko Vincek Croatia | 46.14 | Martyn Rooney Great Britain | 46.56 | Dimítrios Régas Greece | 46.79 PB |
  | 800 metres | Mattias Claesson Sweden | 1:49.58 | Lukas Rifesser Italy | 1:50.79 | Steve Fennell Great Britain | 1:50.85 |
  | 1500 metres | Colin Costello Ireland | 3:45.25 PB | Danny Darcy Ireland | 3:46.07 | Adrian Danilewicz Poland | 3:47.22 (SB) |
  | 5000 metres | Barnabás Bene Hungary | 14:22.30 | Dušan Markešević Serbia and Montenegro | 14:24.04 PB | László Tóth Hungary | 14:25.46 |
  | 10,000 metres | Mugdat Öztürk Turkey | 30:10.60 PB | Stepan Rogovtsev Belarus | 30:12.76 PB | Carlos Gazapo Spain | 30:24.18 |
  | 110 metres hurdles | Garfield Darien France | 13.77 | Konstadinos Douvalidis Greece | 13.99 | Alexander John Germany | 14.10 |
  | 400 metres hurdles | Milan Kotur Croatia | 50.15 NJR | Dai Greene Great Britain | 51.14 PB | Fadil Bellaabouss France | 51.31 |
  | 3000 metres steeplechase | Marcin Chabowski Poland | 8:40.88 CR | Albert Minczér Hungary | 8:45.82 PB | Andrzej Pasternak Poland | 8:52.31 PB |
  | 4×100 metres relay | Germany Marius Sewald Christian Blum Nils Müller Daniel Schnelting | 39.90 | Poland Mikołaj Lewański Dariusz Kuć Radosław Drapała Karol Sienkiewicz | 40.03 | Finland Teemu Vilén Visa Hongisto Timo Salonen Niko Viiala | 40.29 NJR |
  | 4×400 metres relay | United Kingdom Richard Buck Set Osho Richard Strachan Martyn Rooney | 3:06.67 | Russia Aleksandr Sigalovskiy Dmitriy Buryak Anton Kokorin Artyom Sergiyenkov | 3:07.19 NJR | Poland Patryk Baranowski Paweł Dobek Ziemowit Ryś Kacper Kozłowski | 3:09.75 |
  | 10,000 m walk (track) | Andrey Ruzavin Russia | 39:28.45 CR | Aleksandr Prokhorov Russia | 40:43.67 PB | Giorgio Rubino Italy | 40:46.95 PB |
  | High jump | Ivan Ukhov Russia | 2.23 m | Wojciech Theiner Poland | 2.21 m | Niki Palli Israel | 2.19 m |
  | Pole vault | Dmitriy Starodubtsev Russia | 5.50 m | Konstadinos Filippidis Greece | 5.45 m | Mikhail Golovtsov Russia | 5.45 m |
  | Long jump | Greg Rutherford Great Britain | 8.14 m NJR | Sebastian Bayer Germany | 7.73 m | Mihail Mertzanidis-Despoteris Greece | 7.63 m |
  | Triple jump | Stevens Marie-Sainte France | 16.29 m | Zhivko Petkov Bulgaria | 15.98 m | Dmitriy Nikonov Russia | 15.84 m |
  | Shot put (6 kg) | Remigius Machura, Jr. Czech Republic | 20.09 m NJR | Lajos Kürthy Hungary | 19.65 m | Maksim Sidorov Russia | 19.32 m |
  | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | Margus Hunt Estonia | 62.19 m CR, NJR | Lajos Kürthy Hungary | 59.75 m | Martin Wierig Germany | 59.04 m |
  | Hammer throw (6 kg) | Kristóf Németh Hungary | 78.85 m CR | Yevgeniy Aydamirov Russia | 76.73 m | Yury Shayunou Belarus | 74.78 m |
  | Javelin throw (800 g) | Ioannis-Georgios Smalios Greece | 77.25 m | Alexander Vieweg Germany | 75.85 m | Ari Mannio Finland | 72.47 m |
  | Decathlon (junior implements) | Andrei Krauchanka (BLR) | 7997 pts | Arthur Abele (GER) | 7634 pts | Mauri Kaattari (FIN) | 7427 pts |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres | Iwona Brzezińska Poland | 11.67 PB | Lina Grinčikaitė Lithuania | 11.69 | Eleni Artymata Cyprus | 11.74 |
  | 200 metres | Yuliya Chermoshanskaya Russia | 23.21 | Jala Gangnus Germany | 23.57 | Angela Moroșanu Romania | 23.71 |
  | 400 metres | Danijela Grgić Croatia | 52.42 | Ksenia Zadorina Russia | 53.39 | Angela Moroșanu Romania | 53.48 |
  | 800 metres | Nataliia Lupu Ukraine | 2:02.78 PB | Mariya Shapayeva Russia | 2:03.00 | Olga Cristea Moldova | 2:03.08 |
  | 1500 metres | Morag McLarty United Kingdom | 4:15.12 PB | Yekaterina Martynova Russia | 4:15.46 PB | Azra Eminovic Serbia and Montenegro | 4:15.77 PB |
  | 3000 metres | Adelina De Soccio (ITA) | 9:20.89 | Susan Kuijken (NED) | 9:28.45 | Barbara Maveau (BEL) | 9:29.78 |
  | 5000 metres | Emily Pidgeon (GBR) | 16:14.71 | Tatyana Azorkina (RUS) | 16:18.60 | Svetlana Kudelich (BLR) | 16:33.07 |
  | 100 metres hurdles | Eline Berings (BEL) | 13.41 | Christina Vukicevic (NOR) | 13.56 | Cindy Billaud (FRA) | 13.65 |
  | 400 metres hurdles | Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) | 55.89 | Yekaterina Kostetskaya (RUS) | 55.89 | Yuliya Bychkova (RUS) | 58.12 |
  | 3000 metres steeplechase | Polina Jelizarova (LAT) | 10:12.82 | Ancuta Bobocel (ROM) | 10:14.29 | Susi Lutz (GER) | 10:14.96 |
  | 4×100 metres relay | Poland (POL) Agnieszka Ceglarek Marika Popowicz Marta Jeschke Iwona Brzezińska | 44.65 | Russia (RUS) Yuna Mekhti-Zade Natalya Dashina Yuliya Kashina Yuliya Chermoshanskaya | 44.70 | France (FRA) Christelle Monne Nelly Banco Symphora Behi Céline Distel | 44.79 |
  | 4×400 metres relay | Russia (RUS) Ksenia Kuznetsova Ksenia Zadorina Nadezhda Shlyapnikova Yekaterina Kostetskaya | 3:32.63 | Germany (GER) Wiebke Ullmann Désirée Meyer Julia Müller-Foell Janin Lindenberg | 3:36.63 | Ukraine (UKR) Aleksandra Peycheva Anzhelika Shevchenko Natalya Lupu Kseniya Karandyuk | 3:36.64 |
  | 10000 m walk (track) | Vera Sokolova Russia | 43:11.34 WJR CR | Olga Mikhaylova Russia | 45:31.49 PB | Martina Gabrielli Italy | 46:38.53 NJR PB |
  | High jump | Svetlana Shkolina Russia | 1.91 m | Julia Hartmann Germany | 1.87 m | Iryna Kovalenko Ukraine | 1.85 m |
  | Pole vault | Silke Spiegelburg Germany | 4.35 m | Svetlana Makarevich Belarus | 4.20 m NJR | Elena Scarpellini Italy | 4.15 m NJR |
  | Long jump | Denisa Ščerbová Czech Republic | 6.57 m | Amy Harris Great Britain | 6.35 m | Anna Nazarova Russia | 6.31 m |
  | Triple jump | Tetyana Dyachenko Ukraine | 14.04 m NJR | Cristina Bujin Romania | 13.72 m | Liliya Kulyk Ukraine | 13.42 m |
  | Shot put (4 kg) | Denise Hinrichs Germany | 17.55 m | Irina Tarasova Russia | 16.53 m | Magdalena Sobieszek Poland | 16.24 m |
  | Discus throw (1 kg) | Kristina Gehrig Germany | 50.60 m | Liliana Cá Portugal | 49.69 m | Marina Yakimova Belarus | 49.31 m |
  | Hammer throw (4 kg) | Noémi Németh Hungary | 63.70 m | Valentina Srša Croatia | 63.12 m | Laura Gibilisco Italy | 62.58 m |
  | Javelin throw (600 g) | Mariya Abakumova Russia | 57.11 m | Maria Zerva Greece | 56.47 m | Sandra Schaffarzik Germany | 55.49 m |
  | Heptathlon (junior implements) | Jessica Ennis (GBR) | 5891 pts | Julia Mächtig (GER) | 5830 pts | Ksenija Balta (EST) | 5747 pts |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
  | 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
  | 3 | Germany (DEU) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
  | 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
  | 5 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
  | 6 | Croatia (CRO) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 8 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
  | 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
  | 10 | Greece (GRC) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
  | 11 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
  | 12 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
  | 13 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 14 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 14 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 16 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 16 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 16 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 19 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 20 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 21 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 21 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 21 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 24 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 25 | Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 25 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 25 | Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 25 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (28 entries) | Totals (28 entries) | 43 | 43 | 39 | 125 |
  