1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 20, 21 and 22 July.

Medalists

Gold	Awotoro Adediran
Silver	Ramon Clay
Bronze	Shaun Farrell

Results

Final

22 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		45.83
	align=left		align=left		46.13
	align=left		align=left		46.31
4	align=left		align=left		46.37
5	align=left		align=left		46.38
6	align=left		align=left		47.31
7	align=left		align=left		47.62
8	align=left		align=left		48.05

Semifinals

21 July

Semifinal 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.30	Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.52	Q
3	align=left		align=left		46.64	Q
4	align=left		align=left		46.74	Q
5	align=left		align=left		46.79
6	align=left		align=left		47.72
7	align=left		align=left		49.30
8	align=left		align=left		50.36

Semifinal 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.10	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.29	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.49	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.99	Q
5	align=left		align=left		48.00
6	align=left		align=left		48.21
7	align=left		align=left		48.94
8	align=left		align=left		49.18

Quarterfinals

21 July

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.36	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.61	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.64	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.84	Q
5	align=left		align=left		47.91
6	align=left		align=left		48.24
7	align=left		align=left		48.82
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.77	Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.92	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.10	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.55	Q
5	align=left		align=left		47.85
6	align=left		align=left		47.96
7	align=left		align=left		48.96
8	align=left		align=left		49.26

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.07	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.23	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.52	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.01	Q
5	align=left		align=left		48.11
6	align=left		align=left		48.17
7	align=left		align=left		49.00
8	align=left		align=left		49.15

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		48.05	Q
2	align=left		align=left		48.68	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.95	Q
4	align=left		align=left		49.02	Q
5	align=left		align=left		49.32
6	align=left		align=left		49.61
7	align=left		align=left		50.34
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Heats

20 July

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.87	Q
2	align=left		align=left		48.55	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.95	Q
4	align=left		align=left		49.07	Q
5	align=left		align=left		49.68
6	align=left		align=left		49.93

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.43	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.49	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.38	Q
4	align=left		align=left		49.28	Q
5	align=left		align=left		49.39
6	align=left		align=left		49.58
7	align=left		align=left		50.33
8	align=left		align=left		51.11

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.09	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.49	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.43	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.51	Q
5	align=left		align=left		48.88	q
6	align=left		align=left		48.91	q
7	align=left		align=left		50.05

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.66	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.81	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.08	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.36	Q
5	align=left		align=left		48.50	q
6	align=left		align=left		48.84	q
7	align=left		align=left		50.01

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.32	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.72	Q
3	align=left		align=left		48.53	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.54	Q
5	align=left		align=left		48.93
	align=left		align=left		DQ	IAAF rule 163.3

Heat 6

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		48.26	Q
2	align=left		align=left		48.86	Q
3	align=left		align=left		49.17	Q
4	align=left		align=left		49.57	Q
5	align=left		align=left		50.93
6	align=left		align=left		53.51
	align=left		align=left		DQ	IAAF rule 163.3

Heat 7

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.22	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.91	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.99	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.71	Q
5	align=left		align=left		49.28
6	align=left		align=left		49.43
7	align=left		align=left		60.49

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.