2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres explained
| Event: | Girls' 400 metres |
| Competition: | 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics |
| Venue: | Stadium Lille Métropole |
| Dates: | 6 July (heats)
7 July (semifinal)
8 July (final) |
| Competitors: | 47 |
| Win Value: | 51.84 |
| Gold: | Shaunae Miller |
| Goldnoc: | BAH |
| Silver: | Christian Brennan |
| Silvernoc: | CAN |
| Bronze: | Olivia James |
| Bronzenoc: | JAM |
| Prev: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The girls' 400 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 6, 7 and 8 July.[1]
Medalists
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
Shaunae Miller
| Christian Brennan
 | Olivia James
 | |
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best | | 50.01 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| Championship Record | | 51.19 | Marrakesh, Morocco | 15 July 2005 |
| World Youth Leading | | 51.62 | | 2 April 2011 | |
No new records were set during the competition.
Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.[2]
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | 54.15 | Q |
| | | 54.43 | Q |
| | | 55.64 | Q |
| | | 55.95 | q, PB |
| | | 56.19 | q |
| | | 56.49 | |
| | | 58.74 | PB |
| | | 59.58 | | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | 54.39 | Q |
| | | 57.06 | Q |
| | | 57.07 | Q |
| | | 57.19 | |
| | | 57.52 | PB |
| | | 57.98 | |
| | | 58.97 | |
| | | 59.28 | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | 53.52 | Q |
| | | 53.71 | Q, PB |
| | | 55.81 | Q, PB |
| | | 55.89 | q, PB |
| | | 56.38 | |
| | | 57.21 | |
| | | 58.14 | | |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | 54.59 | Q |
| | | 54.72 | Q |
| | | 56.86 | Q |
| | | 57.01 | |
| | | 57.13 | SB |
| | | 59.13 | |
| | | 1:03.18 | |
| | | DNF | | |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | 54.78 | Q |
| | | 55.58 | Q |
| | | 55.97 | Q |
| | | 56.26 | q |
| | | 56.41 | |
| | | 58.92 | |
| | | 1:00.44 | SB |
| | | 1:01.37 | | |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | 53.83 | Q |
| | | 55.11 | Q |
| | | 55.63 | Q, PB |
| | | 55.91 | q |
| | | 56.27 | q, PB |
| | | 57.46 | PB |
| | | 57.55 | |
| | | 57.64 | | |
Semifinal
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.[3]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 5 | | | 52.79 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | | | 53.21 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | | | 53.97 | |
| 4 | 8 | | | 55.29 | PB |
| 5 | 7 | | | 55.40 | |
| 6 | 2 | | | 56.49 | |
| 7 | 1 | | | 57.16 | |
| 8 | 4 | | | 57.38 | | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 5 | | | 52.92 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | | | 53.32 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | | | 53.51 | q |
| 4 | 3 | | | 54.11 | |
| 5 | 8 | | | 55.55 | PB |
| 6 | 7 | | | 55.89 | |
| 7 | 1 | | | 56.46 | |
| 8 | 2 | | | 56.97 | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 3 | | | 53.15 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | | | 53.51 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | | | 53.92 | q |
| 4 | 6 | | | 54.02 | |
| 5 | 1 | | | 56.15 | |
| 6 | 8 | | | 56.25 | |
| 7 | 2 | | | 57.05 | |
| 8 | 7 | | | 58.35 | | |
Final
[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 6 | | | 51.84 | |
| 5 | | | 52.12 | |
| 7 | | | 52.14 | |
| 4 | 3 | | | 52.72 | |
| 5 | 1 | | | 52.82 | |
| 6 | 8 | | | 53.01 | |
| 7 | 4 | | | 53.31 | |
| 8 | 2 | | | 54.55 | | |
Notes and References
- http://www.iaaf.org/wyc11/results/eventCode=4528/racedate=07-08-2011/bydate.html Timetable
- Web site: 400 Metres Girls - Round 1 . . 6 July 2011.
- Web site: 400 Metres Girls - Semi-Final . . 7 July 2011.
- Web site: 400 Metres Girls - Final . . 8 July 2011.
