2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres explained
The Girls' 400 metres at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10–12 July.
Medalists
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 4 | | | 54.66 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | | | 55.15 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | | | 55.34 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | | | 55.65 | q |
| 5 | 7 | | | 57.54 | |
| 6 | 5 | | | 58.15 | |
| 7 | 3 | | | 58.30 | | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 5 | | | 54.41 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | | | 55.19 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | | | 55.33 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | | | 55.62 | q |
| 5 | 7 | | | 55.80 | |
| 6 | 3 | | | 56.39 | |
| 7 | 4 | | | 57.40 | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 4 | | | 54.69 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | | | 54.92 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | | | 55.51 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | | | 55.62 | q |
| 5 | 8 | | | 57.35 | |
| 6 | 6 | | | 57.60 | |
| 2 | | | DQ | | |
Heat 4
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 8 | | | 55.18 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | | | 56.24 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | | | 56.80 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | | | 57.21 | |
| 5 | 3 | | | 57.48 | |
| 6 | 7 | | | 57.64 | |
| 7 | 4 | | | 59.52 | | |
Heat 5
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 3 | | | 54.16 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | | | 55.05 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | | | 55.87 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | | | 56.00 | |
| 5 | 4 | | | 56.48 | |
| 6 | 5 | | | 58.29 | |
| 7 | 8 | | | 59.24 | | |
Heat 6
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 3 | | | 55.07 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | | | 55.34 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | | | 55.69 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | | | 56.32 | |
| 5 | 6 | | | 56.89 | |
| 6 | 4 | | | 57.23 | |
| 7 | 2 | | | 59.99 | |
| 8 | | | DQ | | |
Heat 7
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 8 | | | 54.64 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | | | 54.95 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | | | 55.67 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | | | 56.76 | |
| 5 | 5 | | | 57.07 | |
| 6 | 6 | | | 57.63 | |
| 3 | | | DQ | | |
Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | | 53.23 | Q |
| 2 | | | | 54.15 | Q |
| 3 | | | | 54.47 | q |
| 4 | | | | 54.64 | q |
| 5 | | | | 54.94 | |
| 6 | | | | 55.46 | |
| 7 | | | | 55.77 | |
| 8 | | | | 56.03 | | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | | 53.70 | Q |
| 2 | | | | 54.25 | Q |
| 3 | | | | 54.95 | |
| 4 | | | | 55.14 | |
| 5 | | | | 55.29 | |
| 6 | | | | 55.99 | |
| 7 | | | | 56.01 | |
| 8 | | | | 56.33 | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | | 53.63 | Q |
| 2 | | | | 54.85 | Q |
| 3 | | | | 54.92 | |
| 4 | | | | 55.17 | |
| 5 | | | | 55.40 | |
| 6 | | | | 56.65 | |
| 7 | | | | 56.70 | |
| | | | DQ | | |
Final
The final was won by Sabrika Bakare in 52.77 seconds.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | | 52.77 | |
| | | | 53.38 | |
| | | | 53.56 | |
| 4 | | | | 53.80 | |
| 5 | | | | 54.14 | |
| 6 | | | | 54.59 | |
| 7 | | | | 54.69 | |
| 8 | | | | 54.81 | | |
Notes and References
- http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-youth-championships/8th-iaaf-world-youth-championships-4874/results/men/400-metres/heats/startlist iaaf.org - International Association of Athletics Federations
