The men'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
edit| Gold | Marcus Boyd United States
|
| Silver | Kirani James Grenada
|
| Bronze | O'Neal Wilder United States
|
Results
editFinal
edit10 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Marcus Boyd | United States |
45.53 | |
 |
Kirani James | Grenada |
45.70 | |
 |
O'Neal Wilder | United States |
45.76 | |
| 4 | Kurt Mulcahy |  Australia |
46.54 | |
| 5 | Niklas Zender |  Germany |
46.78 | |
| 6 | Daniel Harper |  Canada |
47.20 | |
| 7 | Jordan McGrath |  United Kingdom |
47.81 | |
| Brian Gregan |  Ireland |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Semifinals
edit9 July
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirani James | Grenada |
46.55 | Q |
| 2 | Marcus Boyd | United States |
46.88 | Q |
| 3 | Petr Vaněk |  Czech Republic |
47.22 | |
| 4 | Marcell Deák Nagy |  Hungary |
47.43 | |
| 5 | Jānis Leitis |  Latvia |
47.51 | |
| 6 | Awad El-Karim Makki |  Sudan |
48.21 | |
| 7 | Juan Lewis |  Bahamas |
48.30 | |
| 8 | Hideyuki Hirose |  Japan |
48.30 | |
| 9 | Akihiro Urano | Japan |
48.34 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Zender | Germany |
46.78 | Q |
| 2 | Brian Gregan | Ireland |
46.88 | Q |
| 3 | Nigel Levine | United Kingdom |
47.14 | |
| 4 | Zwede Hewitt |  Trinidad and Tobago |
47.36 | |
| 5 | Vladimir Krasnov |  Russia |
47.38 | |
| 6 | Silvester Kirwa Meli |  Kenya |
47.73 | |
| 7 | Pétros Kiriakídis |  Greece |
48.03 | |
| 8 | Ismail Al-Sabani |  Saudi Arabia |
48.04 |
Semifinal 3
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Neal Wilder | United States |
46.08 | Q |
| 2 | Kurt Mulcahy | Australia |
46.56 | Q |
| 3 | Daniel Harper | Canada |
46.81 | q |
| 4 | Jordan McGrath | United Kingdom |
47.13 | q |
| 5 | Rondell Bartholomew | Grenada |
47.60 | |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Vega |  Puerto Rico |
47.94 | |
| 7 | Mauritz Kåshagen |  Norway |
48.22 | |
| 8 | Curtis Kock |  Netherlands Antilles |
48.36 |
Heats
edit8 July
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Zender | Germany |
47.34 | Q |
| 2 | Juan Lewis | Bahamas |
47.78 | Q |
| 3 | Marcell Deák Nagy | Hungary |
47.85 | Q |
| 4 | Arkadiusz Wojno |  Poland |
48.17 | |
| 5 | Bacar Jannot |  Comoros |
48.38 | |
| 6 | Alejandro Guerrero |  Spain |
49.20 | |
| 7 | Alessandro Pedrazzoli |  Italy |
50.80 | |
| Victor Isaiah |  Nigeria |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.3 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideyuki Hirose | Japan |
47.86 | Q |
| 2 | Jānis Leitis | Latvia |
47.95 | Q |
| 3 | Pétros Kiriakídis | Greece |
48.24 | Q |
| 4 | Darnell Greig | Trinidad and Tobago |
48.42 | |
| 5 | Yonas Al-Hosah | Saudi Arabia |
48.47 | |
| 6 | Roman Starukh |  Ukraine |
48.90 | |
| 7 | Juraj Mokráš |  Slovakia |
49.29 | |
| 8 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria |
49.45 |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Neal Wilder | United States |
46.82 | Q |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Vega | Puerto Rico |
48.03 | Q |
| 3 | Curtis Kock | Netherlands Antilles |
48.21 | Q |
| 4 | Kevin Williams |  Jamaica |
48.42 | |
| 5 | Denys Teslenko | Ukraine |
48.49 | |
| 6 | Marc Orozco | Spain |
48.61 | |
| 7 | Tom Chouquet |  France |
49.06 | |
| 8 | Marvin Augustine |  Dominica |
52.08 | |
| 9 | Peter Semper |  Montserrat |
54.87 |
Heat 4
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirani James | Grenada |
46.53 | Q |
| 2 | Daniel Harper | Canada |
47.18 | Q |
| 3 | Jordan McGrath | United Kingdom |
47.38 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Krasnov | Russia |
47.73 | q |
| 5 | Domenico Fontana | Italy |
47.99 | |
| 6 | Pascal Nabow | Germany |
48.06 | |
| 7 | La'Sean Pickstock | Bahamas |
48.54 | |
| 8 | Akino Ming | Jamaica |
49.08 |
Heat 5
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Gregan | Ireland |
47.32 | Q |
| 2 | Silvester Kirwa Meli | Kenya |
47.34 | Q |
| 3 | Ismail Al-Sabani | Saudi Arabia |
47.39 | Q |
| 4 | Petr Vaněk | Czech Republic |
47.78 | q |
| 5 | Jakub Krzewina | Poland |
47.97 | |
| 6 | Rasmus Olsen |  Denmark |
48.46 | |
| 7 | Hafidhou Attoumani | France |
48.56 | |
| 8 | Fadi Ba-Hafs |  Yemen |
51.53 |
Heat 6
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Boyd | United States |
47.56 | Q |
| 2 | Rondell Bartholomew | Grenada |
47.85 | Q |
| 3 | Awad El-Karim Makki | Sudan |
47.93 | Q |
| 4 | Erik Voncina |  Slovenia |
48.20 | |
| 5 | Zoltán Kovács | Hungary |
48.25 | |
| 6 | Endrik Zilberstein |  Georgia |
48.58 | |
| 7 | José Antonio Flores |  Mexico |
49.36 | |
| 8 | Isoa Me |  Fiji |
49.40 | |
| 9 | Wong Man Hou |  Macau |
54.57 |
Heat 7
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Mulcahy | Australia |
47.35 | Q |
| 2 | Nigel Levine | United Kingdom |
47.38 | Q |
| 3 | Zwede Hewitt | Trinidad and Tobago |
47.45 | Q |
| 4 | Mauritz Kåshagen | Norway |
47.75 | q |
| 5 | Bereket Desta |  Ethiopia |
47.80 | |
| 6 | Akihiro Urano | Japan |
48.07 | |
| 7 | Arnaud Froidmont |  Belgium |
48.47 | |
| 8 | Fabian Norgrove |  Barbados |
49.10 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 58 athletes from 42 countries participated in the event.
Australia (1)
Bahamas (2)
Barbados (1)
Belgium (1)
Canada (1)
Comoros (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Denmark (1)
Dominica (1)
Ethiopia (1)
Fiji (1)
France (2)
Georgia (1)
Germany (2)
Greece (1)
Grenada (2)
Hungary (2)
Ireland (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (2)
Kenya (1)
Latvia (1)
Macau (1)
Mexico (1)
Montserrat (1)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (1)
Poland (2)
Puerto Rico (1)
Russia (1)
Saudi Arabia (2)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (1)
Spain (2)
Sudan (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Ukraine (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Yemen (1)
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015