2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres
at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueEstadio Atlético de la VIDENA
Dates
  • 28 August 2024 (heats & semi-finals)
  • 29 August 2024 (final)
Competitors52 from 35 nations
Winning time51.29
Medalists
gold medal Lurdes Gloria Manuel   Czech Republic
silver medal Dianna Proctor   Canada
bronze medal Zaya Akins   United States
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2024 World U20 Championships
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100 mmenwomen
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1500 mmenwomen
3000 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
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110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
10000 m walkmenwomen
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Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
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Decathlonmen

The women's 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 28 and 29 August 2024.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[1]

Record Athlete & Nationality Mark Location Date
World U20 Record  Grit Breuer (GER) 49.42 Tokyo, Japan 27 August 1991
Championship Record  Ashley Spencer (USA) 50.50 Barcelona, Spain 13 July 2012
World U20 Leading  JaMeesia Ford (USA) 51.24 Eugene, United States 22 June 2024

Results

Heats

The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semi-finals.[1]

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 9 Charlotte Henrich  United Kingdom 53.07 Q
2 5 Johanna Martin  Germany 53.22 Q
3 8 Zita Szentgyörgyi  Hungary 53.63 Q
4 6 Madeleine Waddell  Australia 54.02 q
5 3 Camila Rodríguez  Dominican Republic 55.24
6 4 Kenya Maturana  Mexico 55.45
7 2 T'anna Liburd  Saint Kitts and Nevis 55.91
8 7 Jithma Wijethunga  Sri Lanka 56.16

[2]

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 1 Dianna Proctor  Canada 52.73 Q, PB
2 4 Lurdes Gloria Manuel  Czech Republic 52.76 Q
3 2 Dominika Duraj  Czech Republic 53.16 Q
4 3 Julia Ribeiro  Brazil 53.87 q
5 8 Borghild Oline Holstad  Norway 54.48 q
6 5 Narissa McPherson  Guyana 54.67
7 9 Elena Cambiolo  Italy 55.61
8 7 Chiara Risi  Switzerland 56.11
9 6 Lina Keder  Slovenia 56.54

[2]

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Ella Onojuvwevwo  Nigeria 52.19 Q
2 4 Paola Loboa  Colombia 52.81 Q, PB
3 9 Jemma Pollard  Australia 53.45 Q
4 3 Line Safaa  Norway 53.64 q, SB
5 1 Jonbibi Hukmova  Uzbekistan 54.12 q, PB
6 8 Abrina Wright  Jamaica 54.63
7 7 Angelique Abberley  Mauritius 54.66
8 2 Malena Galvan  Argentina 53.37 =PB
9 5 Neeru Pahtak  India 55.58

[2]

Heat 4

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Zaya Akins  United States 52.69 Q
2 5 Kara Dacosta  United Kingdom 53.59 Q
3 3 Maria Denisa Capotă  Romania 54.03 Q
4 6 Precious Molepo  South Africa 54.11 q
5 1 Lenka Gymerská  Slovakia 55.01
6 2 Ana Prieto  Spain 55.75
7 4 Paola Mireles  Mexico 56.58
8 9 Grazielly Sena  Brazil 56.75
9 7 Giuliana Oroná  Uruguay 58.42

[2]

Heat 5

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Elisa Valensin  Italy 53.82 Q
2 7 Karolina Zbičajnik  Slovenia 53.86 Q
3 4 Amelia Rowe  Australia 54.19 Q
4 3 Tianna Springer  Guyana 54.49
5 1 Michelle Liem  Switzerland 55.42
6 8 Eir Hlesdottir  Iceland 55.48
7 6 Chrysi Fountoulaki  Greece 55.54
8 2 Tyhra Charles  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 55.87
9 9 Salamatou Halidou Hassane  Niger DNS

[2]

Heat 6

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 9 Michaela Mouton  United States 53.29 Q
2 6 Nahomy Castro  Colombia 53.37 Q, SB
3 4 Shanque Williams  Jamaica 54.22 Q
4 7 Chane Vermeulen  South Africa 54.49
5 3 Kiara Webb  Denmark 54.60
6 5 Laavinia Jaiganth  Singapore 54.66 NU20R
7 2 Stefania Balint  Romania 55.05
8 8 Kristina Petkova  Bulgaria 55.09
9 1 Anuskha Kumbhar  India 56.52

[2]

Semi-finals

The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the final.[3]

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Zaya Akins  United States 52.11 Q
2 8 Elisa Valensin  Italy 52.23 Q, NU20R
3 5 Paola Loboa  Colombia 53.17
4 9 Jemma Pollard  Australia 53.49
5 3 Borghild Oline Holstad  Norway 53.99 PB
6 7 Kara Dacosta  United Kingdom 54.24
7 4 Shanque Williams  Jamaica 54.57
8 2 Julia Ribeiro  Brazil 55.12

[4]

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Dianna Proctor  Canada 52.59 Q, PB
2 8 Johanna Martin  Germany 52.69 Q
3 6 Charlotte Henrich  United Kingdom 52.74 q
4 2 Madeleine Waddell  Australia 53.50 PB
5 5 Nahomy Castro  Colombia 53.75
6 9 Zita Szentgyörgyi  Hungary 53.94
7 4 Maria Denisa Capotă  Romania 53.96 PB
8 3 Precious Molepo  South Africa 54.55

[4]

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 8 Lurdes Gloria Manuel  Czech Republic 51.91 Q
2 5 Ella Onojuvwevwo  Nigeria 51.99 Q
3 7 Michaela Mouton  United States 52.72 q
4 6 Karolina Zbičajnik  Slovenia 53.19 SB
5 9 Dominika Duraj  Czech Republic 53.35
6 4 Amelia Rowe  Australia 53.47
7 3 Line Safaa  Norway 53.99
8 2 Jonbibi Hukmova  Uzbekistan 54.87

[4]

Final

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Lurdes Gloria Manuel  Czech Republic 51.29
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Dianna Proctor  Canada 51.98 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Zaya Akins  United States 52.00
4 4 Johanna Martin  Germany 52.49 PB
5 6 Ella Onojuvwevwo  Nigeria 52.61
6 9 Elisa Valensin  Italy 52.69
7 3 Charlotte Henrich  United Kingdom 52.71
8 2 Michaela Mouton  United States 53.09

[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "400 Metres Women - Round 1 - Start list" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "400 Metres Women - Round 1 results" (PDF). World Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "400 Metres Women - Semi-Final - Start list" (PDF). World Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "400 Metres Women - Semi-Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ "400 Metres Women - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.