Ipswich athlete Larissa Chambers displays the silver medal she won at the Australian Youth Championships despite tearing a hamstring.

TWO tenacious medal successes, 11 personal bests and a standout season performance confirmed Ipswich and District Athletic Club competitors are among Australia's leading achievers.

A club record 14 athletes impressed at the Australian Youth Championships in Sydney last weekend.

"I'm really stoked," club president and respected coach Vic Pascoe said.

"It's good to see such young talent coming through. It's excellent."

Larissa Chambers and Madeline Mcguire led the way, winning a silver and bronze medal respectively.

Chambers finished second in the under-18 200m in 24.80s after a personal best 24.68s dash in her heat.

However, Chambers injured herself in the run and missed her main under-18 100m event.

"Her hamstring actually went 80 metres from the start and she actually slowed down," Pascoe said.

"When she went past me with 50m to go she was running fifth and got back up to run second.

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