2013 European Athletics Junior Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Rieti on 18 and 19 July.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

World Junior Record		43.87	Seoul, South Korea	28 September 1988
European Junior Record		45.01	East Berlin, East Germany	15 July 1984
Championship Record		45.36	Cottbus, East Germany	24 August 1985
World Junior Leading		44.82	Des Moines, IA, United States	21 June 2013
European Junior Leading		46.34	Kraków, Poland	4 July 2013

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
18 July 2013	12:20	Heats
18 July 2013	17:55	Semifinals
19 July 2013	18:20	Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	3				46.24	Q, PB
2	4			0.158	46.71	Q, PB
3	4			0.181	46.89	Q
4	2			0.169	47.06	Q, PB
5	4			0.169	47.15	Q, PB
6	2			0.215	47.20	Q
7	3				47.21	Q, PB
8	4			0.239	47.22	q
9	3				47.26	Q
10	2			0.160	47.29	Q
11	3				47.41	q
12	3				47.57	q
13	1			0.173	47.42	Q
14	2			0.202	47.71	q, SB
15	2			0.158	47.82
16	1			0.209	47.85	Q
17	1			0.235	47.86	Q
18	3				48.06	PB
19	2			0.184	48.11	PB
20	2			0.172	48.14
21	4			0.178	48.16	PB
22	1			0.168	48.22
23	1			0.180	48.24
24	4			0.289	48.30
25	3				48.41
26	1			0.169	48.57
27	1			0.160	49.24
	4

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2

Final

Wind:

Notes and References

1. http://la.sportresult.com/ajax/user_files/2013/Rieti/pdf/re0040061.pdf Heats results