World Junior Ultimate Championships

World Junior Ultimate Championships
FrequencyEvery two years
CountryWorldwide
Founded2002
Organized byWFDF
2024 World Junior Ultimate Championships

The World Junior Ultimate Championships is an international ultimate frisbee competition organized by World Flying Disc Federation and players completed under the age of 20. It held every two years. Teams from across the world compete in two divisions: open and women's. The mixed division included since 2022.[1]

Edition

Year Date Host Top nation
1983 August 29–September 3 Goteborg, Sweden [2]
1984 September 2–9 Luzerne, Switzerland
1986 August 25–31 Colchester, United Kingdom
1988 August 29–September 3 Leuven, Belgium
1990 July 8–14 Oslo, Norway
1992 August 17–23 Utsunomiya, Japan
1994 August 21–28 Colchester, United Kingdom
1996 August 10–17 Jonkoping, Sweden
1998 August 15–22 Blaine, MN, United States
2000 August 12–20 Heilbronn, Germany
2002 July 10–13 Riga, Latvia  Canada
2004 August 1–7 Turku, Finland [3]
2006 August 13–18[4] Devens, MA, United States  United States
2008 August 2–9[5] Vancouver, Canada  United States
2010 August 2–7[6] Heilbronn, Germany  United States
2012 August 12–18[7] Dublin, Ireland  Colombia
 United States
2014 July 20–26[8] Lecco, Italy  Canada
 United States
2016 July 31–August 6[9] Wroclaw, Poland  Canada
 United States
2018 August 18–25[10] Waterloo, Canada  United States
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 [11]
2022 August 6–13[12] Wroclaw, Poland  United States
2024 July 21–27[13] Birmingham, United Kingdom  United States
2026 [14]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States166628
2 Sweden74213
3 Canada512623
4 Colombia2237
5 Finland1326
6 France1315
7 Japan1102
8 Hungary1012
9 Chinese Taipei1001
10 Germany0145
11 Australia0112
 Austria0112
13 Switzerland0101
14 Great Britain0033
15 Italy0022
16 Latvia0011
Totals (16 entries)353533103

References

  1. ^ "Ultimate - WFDF". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  2. ^ No World Junior Ultimate Championships in 1983–2000, the junior event inclued in World Ultimate Championships.
  3. ^ No World Junior Ultimate Championships in 2004, the junior event inclued in World Ultimate Championships.
  4. ^ "2006 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC)". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  5. ^ "2008 World Ultimate & Guts Championships (WUGC)". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  6. ^ "World Juniors Ultimate Championships conclude in Heilbronn, Germany". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  7. ^ "2012 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC)". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  8. ^ "2014 WFDF World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC)". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  9. ^ "WFDF 2016 World Junior Ultimate Championships to be held in Wrocław, Poland". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  10. ^ "WFDF 2018 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC)". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  11. ^ "Worlds (WUGC) and Masters (WMUC) events to be postponed to 2021, Juniors (WJUC) canceled". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  12. ^ "WFDF 2022 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC)". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  13. ^ "WFDF 2024 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC)". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).
  14. ^ "WFDF Seeks Bids to Host Upcoming 2025 and 2026 Championship Events". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF).