World Junior Outdoor Track & Field Records
| pending | |
| women-only |
Last updated: 11/30/2008
Men
| Event | Peformance | Name | Location | Date |
| 100 m | 10.01 | Darrell Brown TRI | Saint-Denis, FRA | 2003-Aug-24 |
| 10.01 | Jeffery Demps USA (18) | Eugene, OR | 2008-Jun-28 | |
| 200 m | 19.93 | Usain Bolt JAM | Devonshire, BMU | 2004-Apr-11 |
| 400 m | 43.87 | Steve Lewis USA | Seoul, KOR | 1988-Sep-28 |
| 800 m | 1:42.69 | Abubaker Kaki SUD (18) | Oslo, NOR | 2008-Jun-06 |
| 1,000 m | 2:15.00 | Benjamin Kipkurui KEN | Nice, FRA | 1999-Jul-17 |
| 1,500 m | 3:30.24 | Cornelius Chirchir KEN | Fontvieille, MCO | 2002-Jul-19 |
| 1 mi. | 3:50.25 | Alex Kipchirchir KEN | Rieti, ITA | 2003-Sep-07 |
| 3,000 m | 7:28:78 | Augustine Kiprono Choge ETH | Doha, QAT | 2005-May-13 |
| 5,000 m | 12:52.61 | Eliud Kipchoge KEN | Oslo, NOR | 2003-Jun-27 |
| 10,000 m | 26:41.75 | Samuel Wanjiru KEN | Brussels, BEL | 2005-Aug-26 |
| 110 m Hurdles | 13.12 | Liu Xaing CHN | Lausanne, CHE | 2002-Jul-02 |
| 400 m Hurdles | 48.02 | Danny Harris USA | Los Angeles, CA | 1984-Jun-17 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase | 7:58.66 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen KEN | Brussels, BEL | 2001-Aug-24 |
| 10,000 m Race Walk | 38:46.4 | Viktor Burayev RUS (17) | Moscow, RUS | 2000-May-20 |
| 4x100 m Relay | 38.66 | United States Junior: David Kimmons Demi Omole Ivory Williams LaShawn Merritt | Grosseto, ITA | 2004-Jul-18 |
| 4x400 m Relay | 3:01.09 | United States Junior: Brandon Johnson LaShawn Merritt Jason Craig Kerron Clement | Grosseto, ITA | 2004-Jul-18 |
| High Jump | 2.37 m (7'9¼") | Dragutin Topic YUG | Plovdiv, BGR | 1990-Aug-12 |
| 2.37 m (7'9¼") | Steve Smith GBR | Seoul, KOR | 1992-Sep-20 | |
| Pole Vault | 5.80 m (19'0¼") | Maksim Tarasov URS | Bryansk, RUS | 1989-Jul-14 |
| 5.80 m (19'0¼") | Raphael Holzdeppe GER | Biberach, | 2008-Jun-28 | |
| Long Jump | 8.34 m (27'4½") | Randy Williams USA | Munich, DEU | 1972-Sep-08 |
| Triple Jump | 17.50 m (57'5") | Volker Mai GDR (former East Germany) | Erfurt, DEU | 1985-Jun-23 |
| Shot Put | 21.96 m (72'0¾") | Edis Elkasevic HRV | Zagreb, HRV | 2002-Jun-29 |
| Discus Throw | 70.13 m (230'1") | Mykyta Nesterenko UKR (17) | Halle, DEU | 2008-May-24 |
| Hammer Throw | 82.62 m (271'0") | Evgeny Aydamirov RUS | Tula, RUS | 2006-Jul-22 |
| Javelin Throw | 83.87 m (275'2") | Andreas Thorkildsen NOR | Bergen, NOR | 2001-Jun-07 |
| Decathlon | 8397 pts. | Torsten Voss GDR (former East Germany) | Erfurt, DEU | 1982-Jul-06 |
Women
| Event | Peformance | Name | Location | Date |
| 100 m | 10.88 | Marlies Göhr GDR (former East Germany) | Dresden, DEU | 1977-Jul-01 |
| 200 m | 22.18 | Allyson Felix USA | Athens, GRC | 2004-Aug-25 |
| 400 m | 49.42 | Grit Breuer GER | Tokyo, JPN | 1991-Aug-27 |
| 800 m | 1:54.01 | Pamela Jelimo KEN | Zürich, CHE | 2008-Aug-29 |
| 1,000 m | 2:35.4 | Irina Nikitina USSR | Podolsk, RUS | 1979-Aug-05 |
| 2:35.4 | Katrin Wühn GDR (former East Germany) | Potsdam, DEU | 1984-Jul-12 | |
| 1,500 m | 3:51.34 | Yingylai Lang CHN | Shanghai, CHN | 1997-Oct-19 |
| 1 mi. | 4:17.57 | Zola Pieterse GBR | Zürich, CHE | 1985-Aug-21 |
| 3,000 m | 8:28.83 | Zola Pieterse GBR | Rome, ITA | 1985-Sep-07 |
| 5,000 m | 14:30.88 | Tirunesh Dibaba ETH | Bergen, NOR | 2004-Jun-11 |
| 10,000 m | 30:26.50 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai KEN | Beijing, CHN | 2008-Aug-15 |
| 100 m Hurdles | 12.84 | Aliuska López CUB | Zagreb, HRV | 1987-Jul-16 |
| 400 m Hurdles | 54.40 | Xing Wang CHN | Nanjing, CHN | 2005-Oct-21 |
| 2,000 m Steeplechase | 6:19.8 | Irina Poluskina LVA | Kounas, LVA | 2003-Aug-10 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase | 9:24.51 | Ruth Bisibori Nyangau KEN | Deagu, KOR | 2007-Oct-03 |
| 10,000 m Race Walk | 43:11.34 | Vera Sokolova RUS (18) | Kaunas, LTU | 2005-Jul-21 |
| 4x100 m Relay | 43.29 | United States "Blue" Junior: Bianca Knight Jeneba Tarmoh Elizabeth Olear Gabrielle Mayo | Eugene, OR | 2006-Aug-08 |
| 4x400 m Relay | 3:27.60 | USA National Team: Alexandria Anderson Ashlee Kidd Stephanie Smith Natasha Hastings | Grosseto, ITA | 2004-Jul-18 |
| High Jump | 2.01 m (6'7") | Olga Turchak URS | Moscow, RUS | 1986-Jul-07 |
| 2.01 m (6'7") | Heike Balck GDR (former East Germany) | Karl-Marx-Stadt, DEU | 1989-Jun-18 | |
| Pole Vault | 4.48 m (14'8¼") | Silke Spiegelburg GER | Münster, DEU | 2005-Aug-25 |
| Long Jump | 7.14 m (23'5¼") | Heike Drechsler GDR (former East Germany) | Bratislava, SVK | 1983-Jun-04 |
| Triple Jump | 14.62 m (47'11¾") | Tereza Marinova BUL | Sydney, AUS | 1996-Aug-25 |
| Shot Put | 20.54 m (67'4¾") | Astrid Kumbernuss GDR (former East Germany) | Orimatilla, FIN | 1989-Jul-01 |
| Discus Throw | 74.40 m (244'1") | Ilke Wyludda GDR (former East Germany) | Berlin, DEU | 1988-Sep-13 |
| Hammer Throw | 73.24 m (240'3") | Wenxiu Zhang CHN | Changsha, CHN | 2005-Jun-24 |
| Javelin Throw | 63.01 m (206'8") | Vira Rebryk UKR | Bydgoszcz, POL | 2008-Jun-10 |
| Heptathlon | 6542 pts. | Carolina Klüft SWE | Munich, DEU | 2002-Aug-09 |