1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Susanne Sieger
  East Germany
Silver Olga Pesnopevtseva
  Soviet Union
Bronze Sandie Richards
  Jamaica

Results

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Final

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18 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Susanne Sieger   East Germany 52.02
  Olga Pesnopevtseva   Soviet Union 52.17
  Sandie Richards   Jamaica 52.23
4 Janeene Vickers   United States 52.25
5 Tasha Downing   United States 53.21
6 Lacramioara Andrei   Romania 53.57
7 Małgorzata Kurach   Poland 54.18
8 Ulrike Alge   Austria 54.55

Semifinals

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17 July

Semifinal 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olga Pesnopevtseva   Soviet Union 52.40 Q
2 Tasha Downing   United States 53.38 Q
3 Lacramioara Andrei   Romania 53.71 Q
4 Małgorzata Kurach   Poland 53.87 Q
5 Julia Merino   Spain 54.84
6 Rossana Morabito   Italy 55.04
7 Noemi Batori   Hungary 55.17
8 Maxine Scringer   Canada 55.19

Semifinal 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sandie Richards   Jamaica 52.53 Q
2 Susanne Sieger   East Germany 52.82 Q
3 Janeene Vickers   United States 53.93 Q
4 Ulrike Alge   Austria 54.70 Q
5 Sabine Nolte   West Germany 55.20
6 Diane Dunrod   Saint Kitts and Nevis 56.57
7 Cheryl Allen   Canada 56.92
8 Timea Kovács   Hungary 57.31

Heats

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16 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lacramioara Andrei   Romania 54.38 Q
2 Cheryl Allen   Canada 54.58 Q
3 Rossana Morabito   Italy 54.77 Q
4 Marina Khripankova   Soviet Union 55.26
5 Jupira da Graça   Brazil 56.37
6 Sotiría Mavromáti   Greece 57.59
7 Guilhermina da Cruz   Angola 58.20

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Susanne Sieger   East Germany 52.97 Q
2 Sabine Nolte   West Germany 54.75 Q
3 Julia Merino   Spain 54.76 Q
4 Noemi Batori   Hungary 54.92 q
5 Sanja Beckei   Yugoslavia 55.27

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Janeene Vickers   United States 55.23 Q
2 Małgorzata Kurach   Poland 55.86 Q
3 Timea Kovács   Hungary 55.97 Q
4 Christine Duvergé   Mauritius 56.61
5 Chen Ya-Li   Chinese Taipei 56.83
6 Adriana Martínez   Ecuador 56.93

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sandie Richards   Jamaica 53.25 Q
2 Ulrike Alge   Austria 54.89 Q
3 Maxine Scringer   Canada 56.20 Q
4 Patricia Serret   Mauritius 56.50
5 Anna Cherry   Saint Lucia 59.20
6 Valeria López   Ecuador 60.70
7 Rose Sisana Dlamini   Swaziland 62.82

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olga Pesnopevtseva   Soviet Union 52.73 Q
2 Tasha Downing   United States 53.41 Q
3 Diane Dunrod   Saint Kitts and Nevis 54.90 Q
4 Donya Mohamed   Iraq 55.76
5 Josephine Ikolomi   Nigeria 57.46
6 Jacinta Kimwetich   Kenya 58.13
7 Rowan Maynard   Antigua and Barbuda 60.06
8 Rosanna Browne   Anguilla 65.32

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 33 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16–20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015