Vincent Luis (FRA) took the 2008 Junior Men World Championship crown in Vancouver, Canada with a dominating performance in cold and rainy conditions. Denis Vasiliev (RUS) was the runner-up and Jonathon Brownlee (GBR) finished third, catching and passing Josh Amberger (AUS) late on the run.

Unofficial results 2008 ITU Junior Men World Championships

750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run

Top 10 Junior men

1. Vincent Luis (FRA) 57:06
2. Denis Vasiliev (RUS) 57:36
3. Jonathon Brownlee (GBR) 57:43
4. Josh Amberger (AUS) 57:52
5. Rodrigo Gonzales (MEX) 58:19
6. Franz Loeschke (GER) 58:24
7. Min Ho Heo (KOR) 58:26
8. Igor Polyanskiy (RUS) 58:35
9. Tom Davison (NZL) 58:39
10. David Obozil (FRA) 58:40