2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' 400 metres hurdles explained

Event:	Girls' 400 metres hurdles
Competition:	2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	15, 16 and 18 July
Competitors:	30
Nations:	21
Win Value:	55.94
Gold:	Sydney McLaughlin
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Xahria Santiago
Silvernoc:	CAN
Bronze:	Brandeé Johnson
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2013
Next:	2017

The girls' 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 15, 16 and 18 July 2015.^[1]

Sydney McLaughlin set a championship record with a time of 55.94 s to win the gold medal.^[2]

Records

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

World Youth Best		55.20	San Jose, United States	9 June 1984
Championship Record		55.96	Marrakesh, Morocco	15 July 2005
World Youth Leading		55.28	Lisle, United States	1 July 2015

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1			56.81	Q
2	1			58.08	Q,
3	2			58.89	Q
4	4			59.23	Q
5	4			59.60	Q
6	3			59.74	Q
7	4				Q
8	3				Q
9	1				Q
10	2				Q
11	4				q,
12	3				Q
13	1				q
14	2				Q
15	1				q,
16	4				q
17	1
18	1
19	2
20	3
21	3
22	4
23	3
24	2
25	3
26	2
27	2
	2
	4
	3

Semifinal

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.^[4]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1			56.79	Q
2	2			58.51	Q
3	1			58.56	Q
3	2			58.56	Q,
5	2			58.67	Q
6	2			58.70	q
7	1			58.90	Q,
8	1			58.92	q
9	1			59.03
10	2			59.18
11	1			59.35
12	2			59.87
13	1
14	2
15	1
16	2

Final

^[5]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			55.94
			56.79
			57.47
4			57.75
5			57.88
6			58.21
7			58.49
8			59.89

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timetable . World Athletics.
2. News: 15-year-old McLaughlin runs huge 55.94 to win WYC gold in 400m hurdles. Watch Athletics. 19 July 2015. 20 August 2024.
3. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Girls - Round 1 . . 15 July 2015.
4. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Girls - Semi-Final . . 16 July 2015.
5. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Girls - Final . . 18 July 2015.