2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 400 metres

The men'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]

Men's 400 metres
at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates2 August (heats)
3 August (semifinal)
4 August (final)
Winning time45.28
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Bahrain
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Records edit

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

Record Athlete & Nationality Mark Location Date
World U20 Record   Steve Lewis (USA) 43.87 Seoul, South Korea 28 September 1988
Championship Record   Anthony Pesela (BOT) 44.58 Nairobi, Kenya 21 August 2021
World U20 Leading   Steven McElroy (USA) 44.93 Eugene, United States 25 June 2022

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Round 1 took place on 2 August, with the 35 athletes involved being split into 5 heats, each of 7 athletes.[3] The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified to the semi-final.[4] The overall results were as follows:[5]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 Lythe Pillay   South Africa 46.02 Q, SB
2 2 Yusuf Ali Abbas   Bahrain 46.21 Q
3 2 Delano Kennedy   Jamaica 46.24 Q, PB
4 4 Steven McElroy   United States 46.38 Q
5 3 Tadeáš Plaček   Czech Republic 46.56 Q, PB
6 1 Ángel González   Spain 46.65 Q
7 3 Shaemar Uter   Jamaica 46.66 Q
8 5 Masataka Tomoda   Japan 46.68 Q
9 2 Elkanah Chemelili   Kenya 46.69 Q
10 2 Martin Kouyoumdjian   Chile 46.75 q, PB
11 5 Ashton Schwartzman   United States 46.76 Q
12 4 Christopher Morales-Williams   Canada 46.81 Q
13 4 Andreas Grimerud   Norway 46.85 Q
14 3 Markel Fernández   Spain 46.87 Q
15 1 Busang Kebinatshipi   Botswana 46.89 Q
16 4 Tjaart van der Walt   South Africa 47.00 Q
17 1 Vinivius Moura   Brazil 47.02 Q
18 5 Joshua Atkinson   Thailand 47.03 Q
19 3 Shion Arita   Japan 47.10 [.092] Q
20 1 Tyler Floyd   Canada 47.10 [.094] Q
21 5 Marko Orešković   Croatia 47.12 Q, PB
22 2 Cooper Sherman   Australia 47.16 q, PB
23 5 Lukas Krappe   Germany 47.25 q, PB
24 1 Lukas Sutkus   Lithuania 47.39 q, PB
25 5 Denis Toma   Romania 47.64
26 1 Bamidele Ajayi   Nigeria 47.67
27 4 Michal Haidelmeier   Czech Republic 47.70
28 1 Remus Niculita   Romania 47.80
29 3 Emmanuel Rwotomiya   Uganda 47.86
30 5 Luca Sito   Italy 48.03
31 2 Amal Glasgow   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.26
32 3 Lex Revell-Lewis   New Zealand 48.66
33 4 Tumiso Gabonamong   Botswana 48.72
34 3 João Ribeiro Barros   Brazil 48.73
4 Joshua Mpanza   Zambia DQ

Semi-final edit

The semi-final took place on 3 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each.[6] The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.[7] The overall results were as follows:[8]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 Delano Kennedy   Jamaica 45.49 Q, PB
2 3 Lythe Pillay   South Africa 45.61 Q, SB
3 1 Steven McElroy   United States 45.67 Q
4 2 Busang Kebinatshipi   Botswana 45.91 Q
5 1 Shaemar Uter   Jamaica 45.96 Q, PB
6 3 Joshua Atkinson   Thailand 46.13 Q, NU20R
7 1 Yusuf Ali Abbas   Bahrain 46.21 q
8 2 Tyler Floyd   Canada 46.22 q, PB
9 2 Christopher Morales-Williams   Canada 46.27 PB
10 2 Ashton Schwartzman   United States 46.50
11 3 Andreas Grimerud   Norway 46.54
12 3 Masataka Tomoda   Japan 46.62
13 2 Tadeáš Plaček   Czech Republic 46.63
14 1 Martin Kouyoumdjian   Chile 46.69 PB
15 1 Ángel González   Spain 46.81
16 1 Markel Fernández   Spain 46.88
17 3 Cooper Sherman   Australia 46.94 PB
18 2 Vinicius Moura   Brazil 47.00
19 1 Marko Orešković   Croatia 47.51
20 3 Lukas Sutkus   Lithuania 47.55
21 3 Tjaart van der Walt   South Africa 47.69
22 3 Shion Arita   Japan 47.97
23 1 Elkanah Chemelili   Kenya 48.03
24 2 Lukas Krappe   Germany 48.10

Final edit

The final was started at 18:00 on 4 August.[9] The results were as follows:[10]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
  5 Lythe Pillay   South Africa 45.28 PB
  4 Steven McElroy   United States 45.65
  1 Yusuf Ali Abbas   Bahrain 45.80 PB
4 2 Tyler Floyd   Canada 46.01 PB
5 7 Joshua Atkinson   Thailand 46.31
6 8 Shaemar Uter   Jamaica 46.36
3 Busang Kebinatshipi   Botswana DQ
6 Delano Kennedy   Jamaica

References edit

  1. ^ "2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "400 Metres Men − Outdoor Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ "START LIST 400 Metres Men – Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "RESULTS 400 Metres Men – Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "SUMMARY 400 Metres Men – Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "START LIST 400 Metres Men – Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "RESULTS 400 Metres Men – Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "SUMMARY 400 Metres Men – Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "START LIST 400 Metres Men – Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "RESULTS 400 Metres Men – Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 4 August 2022.