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2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women'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 Shade Abugan
  Nigeria
Silver Jessica Beard
  United States
Bronze Susana Clement
  Cuba

Results edit

Final edit

10 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Shade Abugan   Nigeria 51.84
  Jessica Beard   United States 52.09
  Susana Clement   Cuba 52.36
4 Racheal Nachula   Zambia 52.44
5 Yuliya Baraley   Ukraine 53.18
6 Angeline Blackburn   Australia 53.43
7 Lanie Whittaker   United States 53.98
8 Fabienne Kohlmann   Germany 54.12

Semifinals edit

9 July

Semifinal 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Shade Abugan   Nigeria 51.92 Q
2 Angeline Blackburn   Australia 52.90 Q
3 Lanie Whittaker   United States 53.61 q
4 Moa Hjelmer   Sweden 54.12
5 Latoya McDermott   Jamaica 54.15
6 Aleksandra Bulanova   Russia 54.18
7 Alyssa Johnson   Canada 55.86
Britney St. Louis   Trinidad and Tobago DQ IAAF rule 163.3

Semifinal 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Susana Clement   Cuba 52.90 Q
2 Racheal Nachula   Zambia 52.95 Q
3 Fabienne Kohlmann   Germany 53.78 q
4 Natália Zsigovics   Hungary 54.15
5 Meliz Redif   Turkey 54.29
6 Natalie Geiger   Canada 54.50
7 Olha Zemlyak   Ukraine 54.66
8 Mara Weekes   Barbados 55.61

Semifinal 3 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jessica Beard   United States 52.59 Q
2 Yuliya Baraley   Ukraine 53.48 Q
3 Olesea Cojuhari   Moldova 53.80
4 Berenice Manimba   France 53.85
5 Liliya Gafiyatullina   Russia 54.17
6 Chantel Malone   British Virgin Islands 54.98
7 Josefin Magnusson   Sweden 55.34
Karla Dueñas   Mexico DQ IAAF rule 163.3

Heats edit

8 July

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yuliya Baraley   Ukraine 54.61 Q
2 Lanie Whittaker   United States 54.74 Q
3 Moa Hjelmer   Sweden 55.32 Q
4 Mara Weekes   Barbados 55.34 Q
5 Antonique Campbell   Jamaica 56.27
6 Alexandra Štuková   Slovakia 56.33
7 Joceline Monteiro   Portugal 56.57
8 Martina Xuereb   Malta 56.84

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Shade Abugan   Nigeria 53.71 Q
2 Fabienne Kohlmann   Germany 53.85 Q
3 Natália Zsigovics   Hungary 54.67 Q
4 Karla Dueñas   Mexico 54.90 Q
5 Josefin Magnusson   Sweden 54.93 q
6 Olha Zemlyak   Ukraine 55.12 q
7 Mihaela Nunu   Romania 56.01

Heat 3 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Racheal Nachula   Zambia 52.65 Q
2 Susana Clement   Cuba 53.85 Q
3 Berenice Manimba   France 54.16 Q
4 Aleksandra Bulanova   Russia 54.38 Q
5 Latoya McDermott   Jamaica 54.62 q
6 Alyssa Johnson   Canada 55.66 q
7 Julia Müller-Foell   Germany 55.99
8 Francesca Xuereb   Malta 56.33

Heat 4 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jessica Beard   United States 53.65 Q
2 Olesea Cojuhari   Moldova 54.56 Q
3 Meliz Redif   Turkey 54.91 Q
4 Natalie Geiger   Canada 55.13 Q
5 Valeria Palacios   Mexico 56.07
6 Benedikte Hauge   Norway 56.08
7 Yen Tai-Ting   Chinese Taipei 57.52
8 Machettira Poovamma   India 57.94

Heat 5 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Angeline Blackburn   Australia 53.82 Q
2 Britney St. Louis   Trinidad and Tobago 54.67 Q
3 Liliya Gafiyatullina   Russia 54.95 Q
4 Chantel Malone   British Virgin Islands 55.38 Q
5 Floria Gueï   France 55.74
6 Florina Rusu   Romania 57.12
7 Oslyn Collins   Guyana 61.20
Rania Al-Qebali   Jordan DQ IAAF rule 163.3

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 39 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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