2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 2, 3 and 4 August 2022.[1]

Women's 400 metres
at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates2 August (heats)
3 August (semifinals)
4 August (final)
Competitors34 from 28 nations
Winning time51.50
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Kenya
bronze medal    India
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Records

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U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[2]

Standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
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   Imaobong Nse Uko (NGR) 51.24 Lubbock, United States 15 May 2022

Results

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Round 1

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Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 3 3 Yemi Mary John   Great Britain 52.42 Q, PB
2 2 6 Rupal   India 52.50 [.496] Q
2 5 4 Berta Segura   Spain 52.50 [.496] Q, NU20R
4 5 7 Priya Mohan   India 52.56 Q
5 2 7 Damaris Mutunga   Kenya 52.60 Q, PB
6 1 3 Zenab Mahamat   Bahrain 52.87 Q, PB
7 3 2 Ellie Beer   Australia 53.30 Q, SB
8 1 8 Precious Molepo   South Africa 53.50 Q
9 5 8 Henriette Jæger   Norway 53.53 Q
10 3 6 Mekenze Kelley   United States 53.59 Q
11 1 5 Ella Clayton   Canada 53.69 Q
12 4 7 Dejanea Oakley   Jamaica 53.70 Q
13 4 6 Sylvia Chelangat   Kenya 53.99 Q
14 5 5 Jasmin Guthrie   Australia 54.02 Q
15 1 6 Mia Powell   New Zealand 54.04 Q, PB
16 3 5 Tharushi Dissanayaka   Sri Lanka 54.13 Q
17 2 3 Salma Lehlali   Morocco 54.14 Q, NU20R
18 2 2 Katriina Wright   Finland 54.16 Q
19 4 2 Queen Usunobun   Nigeria 54.32 Q
20 4 5 Ana Rus   Slovenia 54.43 Q, PB
21 5 3 Rickianna Russell   Jamaica 54.63 q
22 5 6 Ioana-Rebecca Andrei   Romania 54.75 q, PB
23 4 8 Zaya Akins   United States 55.23 q
24 3 7 Javonya Valcourt   Bahamas 55.31 q
25 4 4 Alianni Rosario Arrindel   Dominican Republic 55.57
26 5 2 Jamara Patterson   Grenada 55.75
27 1 7 Akrisa Eristee   British Virgin Islands 55.86
28 1 4 Julia Aparecida Rocha   Brazil 55.92
29 3 4 Nicole Milić   Croatia 56.26
30 4 3 Ibeyis Romero   Venezuela 56.55
31 2 4 Nancy Demattè   Italy 56.70
32 2 5 Paola Loboa   Colombia 57.33
33 3 8 Natasha Fox   Trinidad and Tobago 58.09
2 8 Osaretin Joy Usenbor   Nigeria DQ TR17.4.3

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.[4]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 1 4 Yemi Mary John   Great Britain 51.72 Q, PB
2 2 5 Rupal   India 52.27 Q, PB
3 1 6 Damaris Mutunga   Kenya 52.29 [.284] Q, PB
4 2 6 Dejanea Oakley   Jamaica 52.29 [.289] Q, NU20R
5 2 4 Henriette Jæger   Norway 52.33 q
6 3 6 Berta Segura   Spain 52.51 Q
7 2 3 Ellie Beer   Australia 52.55 q, SB
8 1 7 Ella Clayton   Canada 52.84
9 1 3 Mekenze Kelley   United States 53.09
10 1 5 Priya Mohan   India 53.22
11 3 3 Precious Molepo   South Africa 53.28 Q
12 3 7 Jasmin Guthrie   Australia 53.56 PB
13 2 2 Zaya Akins   United States 53.62
14 3 8 Queen Usunobun   Nigeria 53.63
15 3 5 Sylvia Chelangat   Kenya 53.89
16 1 2 Katriina Wright   Finland 53.95
17 2 7 Mia Powell   New Zealand 54.37
18 3 2 Rickianna Russell   Jamaica 54.44
19 2 1 Ana Rus   Slovenia 54.53
20 3 1 Ioana-Rebecca Andrei   Romania 54.78
21 1 8 Tharushi Dissanayaka   Sri Lanka 54.86
22 1 1 Javonya Valcourt   Bahamas 54.89 PB
3 4 Zenab Mahamat   Bahrain DQ TR17.4.3
2 8 Salma Lehlali   Morocco DQ TR17.4.3

Final

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The final was held on 4 August at 17:42[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
  4 Yemi Mary John   Great Britain 51.50 PB
  5 Damaris Mutunga   Kenya 51.71 NU20R
  6 Rupal   India 51.85 PB
4 1 Henriette Jæger   Norway 52.23 NU20R
5 8 Dejanea Oakley   Jamaica 52.31
6 3 Berta Segura   Spain 52.56
7 2 Ellie Beer   Australia 52.82
8 7 Precious Molepo   South Africa 53.49

References

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  1. ^ "2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ "400 Metres Women − Outdoor Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ "400 Metres Women − Round 1 − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ "400 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ^ "400 Metres Women − Final − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.