1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 20, 21 and 22 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Olabisi Afolabi
  Nigeria
Silver Monique Hennagan
  United States
Bronze Hana Benešová
  Czech Republic

Results

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Final

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22 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Olabisi Afolabi   Nigeria 51.97
  Monique Hennagan   United States 52.25
  Hana Benešová   Czech Republic 52.60
4 Li Yajun   China 52.62
5 Tracey Barnes   Jamaica 53.46
6 Tamsyn Lewis   Australia 53.51
7 Cicely Scott   United States 53.57
Claudine Williams   Jamaica DNF

Semifinals

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21 July

Semifinal 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Claudine Williams   Jamaica 52.43 Q
2 Li Yajun   China 52.99 Q
3 Hana Benešová   Czech Republic 53.48 Q
4 Cicely Scott   United States 53.65 Q
5 Žana Minina   Lithuania 53.81
6 Florence Ekpo-Umoh   Nigeria 53.84
7 Heidi Suomi   Finland 54.49
8 Sandrine Thiébaud   France 55.73

Semifinal 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olabisi Afolabi   Nigeria 52.27 Q
2 Monique Hennagan   United States 52.74 Q
3 Tamsyn Lewis   Australia 53.91 Q
4 Tracey Barnes   Jamaica 53.92 Q
5 Daimí Pernía   Cuba 54.09
6 Larisa Bolenok   Russia 54.85
7 Claudia Angerhausen   Germany 55.02
8 Zhang Yu   China 55.54

Heats

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20 July

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olabisi Afolabi   Nigeria 53.60 Q
2 Cicely Scott   United States 54.63 Q
3 Žana Minina   Lithuania 54.88 Q
4 Vernetta Rolle   Bahamas 55.12
5 Melissa Straker   Barbados 55.76
6 Kaltouma Nadjina   Chad 56.08
7 Militza Castro   Puerto Rico 56.16
8 Natalya Dorokhina   Kazakhstan 57.78

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Claudine Williams   Jamaica 53.82 Q
2 Florence Ekpo-Umoh   Nigeria 54.69 Q
3 Claudia Angerhausen   Germany 54.71 Q
4 Zhang Yu   China 54.81 q
5 Yolande Venter   South Africa 54.93
6 Barbora Dostálová   Czech Republic 55.88
7 Valentina Golovko   Russia 55.97

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Li Yajun   China 53.38 Q
2 Hana Benešová   Czech Republic 53.89 Q
3 Tamsyn Lewis   Australia 54.42 Q
4 Louretta Thorne   United Kingdom 55.06
5 Lidurka Torres   Cuba 55.37
6 Onica Fraser   Guyana 55.82
Tonique Williams   Bahamas DQ

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Monique Hennagan   United States 53.50 Q
2 Tracey Barnes   Jamaica 53.92 Q
3 Daimí Pernía   Cuba 54.17 Q
4 Heidi Suomi   Finland 54.36 q
5 Larisa Bolenok   Russia 54.77 q
6 Sandrine Thiébaud   France 54.91 q
7 Andrea Burlacu   Romania 55.30
8 Tacko Diouf   Senegal 59.02

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1994 Lisbon POR Jul 20-24, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 August 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015