2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 15, 16 and 17 August.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold Danijela Grgić
  Croatia
Silver Sonita Sutherland
  Jamaica
Bronze Nawal El-Jack
  Sudan

Results edit

Final edit

17 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Danijela Grgić   Croatia 50.78
  Sonita Sutherland   Jamaica 51.42
  Nawal El-Jack   Sudan 51.67
4 Ksenia Zadorina   Russia 51.99
5 Jessica Beard   United States 52.51
6 Sekinat Adesanya   Nigeria 52.71
7 Li Xueji   China 52.84
8 Shade Abugan   Nigeria 52.87

Semifinals edit

16 August

Semifinal 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ksenia Zadorina   Russia 51.94 Q
2 Sekinat Adesanya   Nigeria 52.48 Q
3 Racheal Nachula   Zambia 53.05
4 Brandi Cross   United States 53.25
5 Marie-Angélique Lacordelle   France 53.82
6 Olga Mihailchenko   Ukraine 54.83
7 Benedikte Hauge   Norway 54.89
8 Désirée Meyer   Germany 55.17

Semifinal 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nawal El-Jack   Sudan 51.84 Q
2 Danijela Grgić   Croatia 52.00 Q
3 Wen Xiuyun   China 53.31
4 Carline Muir   Canada 53.37
5 Maris Mägi   Estonia 53.74
6 Marta Milani   Italy 54.83
7 Rita Nemes   Hungary 54.93
8 Sofie Persson   Sweden 55.52

Semifinal 3 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sonita Sutherland   Jamaica 51.67 Q
2 Shade Abugan   Nigeria 52.49 Q
3 Li Xueji   China 52.62 q
4 Jessica Beard   United States 52.97 q
5 Angeline Blackburn   Australia 54.03
6 Janin Lindenberg   Germany 54.06
7 Alejandra Idrobo   Colombia 55.27
8 Arista Hefer   South Africa 55.64

Heats edit

15 August

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sonita Sutherland   Jamaica 52.88 Q
2 Li Xueji   China 53.39 Q
3 Janin Lindenberg   Germany 55.01 Q
4 Sofie Persson   Sweden 55.44 Q
5 Anja Puc   Slovenia 55.66
6 Merica Moncherry   Saint Lucia 56.97
7 Amuchelani Tumelano   Botswana 57.92

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jessica Beard   United States 53.61 Q
2 Shade Abugan   Nigeria 53.77 Q
3 Olga Mihailchenko   Ukraine 55.32 Q
4 Désirée Meyer   Germany 55.47 Q
5 Eleonora Sirtoli   Italy 55.87
6 Bianka Varga   Hungary 56.88
7 Tyfia Lee   U.S. Virgin Islands 57.82
8 Batgereliin Möngöntuyaa   Mongolia 58.82

Heat 3 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sekinat Adesanya   Nigeria 53.13 Q
2 Danijela Grgić   Croatia 53.20 Q
3 Racheal Nachula   Zambia 53.40 Q
4 Marie-Angélique Lacordelle   France 54.40 Q
5 Alejandra Idrobo   Colombia 54.88 q
6 Benedikte Hauge   Norway 55.05 q
7 Arista Hefer   South Africa 55.20 q
8 Chimene Ningayo   Central African Republic 60.18

Heat 4 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ksenia Zadorina   Russia 53.15 Q
2 Carline Muir   Canada 53.25 Q
3 Wen Xiuyun   China 53.90 Q
4 Marta Milani   Italy 55.46 Q
5 Anamaria Ioniță   Romania 55.81
6 Jacqueline Davies   Australia 56.13
7 Machettira Poovamma   India 56.39

Heat 5 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nawal El-Jack   Sudan 52.49 Q
2 Brandi Cross   United States 53.69 Q
3 Maris Mägi   Estonia 54.76 Q
4 Angeline Blackburn   Australia 54.76 Q
5 Rita Nemes   Hungary 55.26 q
6 Alexandra Štuková   Slovakia 56.41
7 Khumoetsile Ngope   Botswana 58.94
8 Bianca Dougan   British Virgin Islands 59.09

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 38 athletes from 30 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2006 Beijing CHN Aug 15-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 12 March 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015