2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres hurdles explained

Event:Girls' 400 metres hurdles
Competition:2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics
Venue:Stadium Lille Métropole
Dates:6 July (heats)
7 July (semifinal)
9 July (final)
Competitors:35
Win Value:57.93
Gold:Nnenya Hailey
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Sarah Carli
Silvernoc:AUS
Bronze:Zurian Hechavarría
Bronzenoc:CUB
Prev:2009
Next:2013

The girls' 400 metres hurdles at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 6, 7 and 9 July.[1]

Medalists

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Nnenya Hailey
Sarah Carli
Zurian Hechavarría

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best55.209 June 1984
Championship Record55.96Marrakech, Morocco15 July 2005
World Youth Leading58.51Calabar, Nigeria25 June 2011

Heats

Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.[2]

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 59.97 Q
2 2 1:00.57 Q
3 5 1:01.10 Q
4 4 1:01.73 Q
5 6 1:02.15 q
6 1 1:02.22 q
7 7 1:11.96

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 1:01.13 Q
2 5 1:01.85 Q
3 6 1:02.24 Q
4 2 1:02.26 Q
5 3 1:02.31
6 7 1:03.73
7 4 1:04.20

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 59.06 Q, PB
2 3 59.96 Q
3 7 59.98 Q
4 4 1:00.18 Q
5 6 1:01.20 q, PB
6 2 1:06.79
5 DQ

Heat 4

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 1:00.19 Q
2 3 1:00.39 Q
3 1 1:00.85 Q
4 4 1:01.32 Q
5 6 1:03.43
6 7 1:03.52
7 2 1:03.77

Heat 5

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 58.71 Q
2 2 59.86 Q
3 4 1:00.38 Q, PB
4 1 1:00.91 Q
5 3 1:01.76 q
6 6 1:02.69
7 7 1:06.14

Semifinals

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 59.98 Q
2 6 1:00.18 Q
3 8 1:00.19
4 3 1:00.37
5 7 1:01.18
6 4 1:02.16
7 2 1:02.28
8 1 1:03.23

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 58.44 Q, WYL
2 7 58.74 Q, PB
3 6 59.18 q, PB
4 5 1:00.26
5 4 1:00.42
6 8 1:01.43
7 1 1:02.70
8 2 1:03.13

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 59.64 Q, PB
2 4 59.67 Q
3 6 59.97 q
4 3 1:00.18
5 1 1:00.51
6 7 1:02.11
7 8 1:02.32
8 2 1:02.45

Final

[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 57.93 WYL
8 58.05 PB
7 58.37 PB
4 1 58.80 PB
5 3 58.91 PB
6 6 58.94
7 2 59.76 PB
8 4 1:01.04

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/wyc11/results/eventCode=4528/racedate=08-06-2011/bydate.html Timetable
  2. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Girls - Round 1 . . 6 July 2011.
  3. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Girls - Semi-Final . . 7 July 2011.
  4. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Girls - Final . . 9 July 2011.