2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8, 9 and 10 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Shade Abugan
  Nigeria
Silver Jessica Beard
  United States
Bronze Susana Clement
  Cuba

Results

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Final

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10 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Shade Abugan   Nigeria 51.84
  Jessica Beard   United States 52.09
  Susana Clement   Cuba 52.36
4 Racheal Nachula   Zambia 52.44
5 Yuliya Baraley   Ukraine 53.18
6 Angeline Blackburn   Australia 53.43
7 Lanie Whittaker   United States 53.98
8 Fabienne Kohlmann   Germany 54.12

Semifinals

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9 July

Semifinal 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Shade Abugan   Nigeria 51.92 Q
2 Angeline Blackburn   Australia 52.90 Q
3 Lanie Whittaker   United States 53.61 q
4 Moa Hjelmer   Sweden 54.12
5 Latoya McDermott   Jamaica 54.15
6 Aleksandra Bulanova   Russia 54.18
7 Alyssa Johnson   Canada 55.86
Britney St. Louis   Trinidad and Tobago DQ IAAF rule 163.3

Semifinal 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Susana Clement   Cuba 52.90 Q
2 Racheal Nachula   Zambia 52.95 Q
3 Fabienne Kohlmann   Germany 53.78 q
4 Natália Zsigovics   Hungary 54.15
5 Meliz Redif   Turkey 54.29
6 Natalie Geiger   Canada 54.50
7 Olha Zemlyak   Ukraine 54.66
8 Mara Weekes   Barbados 55.61

Semifinal 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jessica Beard   United States 52.59 Q
2 Yuliya Baraley   Ukraine 53.48 Q
3 Olesea Cojuhari   Moldova 53.80
4 Berenice Manimba   France 53.85
5 Liliya Gafiyatullina   Russia 54.17
6 Chantel Malone   British Virgin Islands 54.98
7 Josefin Magnusson   Sweden 55.34
Karla Dueñas   Mexico DQ IAAF rule 163.3

Heats

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8 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yuliya Baraley   Ukraine 54.61 Q
2 Lanie Whittaker   United States 54.74 Q
3 Moa Hjelmer   Sweden 55.32 Q
4 Mara Weekes   Barbados 55.34 Q
5 Antonique Campbell   Jamaica 56.27
6 Alexandra Štuková   Slovakia 56.33
7 Joceline Monteiro   Portugal 56.57
8 Martina Xuereb   Malta 56.84

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Shade Abugan   Nigeria 53.71 Q
2 Fabienne Kohlmann   Germany 53.85 Q
3 Natália Zsigovics   Hungary 54.67 Q
4 Karla Dueñas   Mexico 54.90 Q
5 Josefin Magnusson   Sweden 54.93 q
6 Olha Zemlyak   Ukraine 55.12 q
7 Mihaela Nunu   Romania 56.01

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Racheal Nachula   Zambia 52.65 Q
2 Susana Clement   Cuba 53.85 Q
3 Berenice Manimba   France 54.16 Q
4 Aleksandra Bulanova   Russia 54.38 Q
5 Latoya McDermott   Jamaica 54.62 q
6 Alyssa Johnson   Canada 55.66 q
7 Julia Müller-Foell   Germany 55.99
8 Francesca Xuereb   Malta 56.33

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jessica Beard   United States 53.65 Q
2 Olesea Cojuhari   Moldova 54.56 Q
3 Meliz Redif   Turkey 54.91 Q
4 Natalie Geiger   Canada 55.13 Q
5 Valeria Palacios   Mexico 56.07
6 Benedikte Hauge   Norway 56.08
7 Yen Tai-Ting   Chinese Taipei 57.52
8 Machettira Poovamma   India 57.94

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Angeline Blackburn   Australia 53.82 Q
2 Britney St. Louis   Trinidad and Tobago 54.67 Q
3 Liliya Gafiyatullina   Russia 54.95 Q
4 Chantel Malone   British Virgin Islands 55.38 Q
5 Floria Gueï   France 55.74
6 Florina Rusu   Romania 57.12
7 Oslyn Collins   Guyana 61.20
Rania Al-Qebali   Jordan DQ IAAF rule 163.3

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 39 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015