2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles explained

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 20, 21 and 22 July.

Medalists

Gold	Anna Cockrell
Silver	Shannon Kalawan
Bronze	Xahria Santiago

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record		54.15	Eugene, United States	10 July 2016
Championship Record		54.70	Kingston, Jamaica	19 July 2002
World Junior Leading		54.15	Eugene, United States	10 July 2016

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			56.85	Q
2	5			56.94	Q, NU20R
3	2			57.75	Q, PB
4	1			57.77	Q, PB
5	5			58.23	Q
6	1			58.44	Q, PB
7	3			58.48	Q
8	4			58.62	Q
9	5			58.65	Q, SB
10	3			58.65	Q, PB
11	1			58.66	Q
12	4			58.75	Q, PB
13	1			59.03	Q
14	5			59.04	Q, PB
15	5			59.13	q
16	4			59.19	Q
17	3			59.37	Q
18	4			59.54	Q
19	1			59.79	q, PB
20	4			59.96	q
21	2			59.98	Q
22	4			59.99	q, PB
23	5				SB
24	1
25	5
26	1
27	3				Q
28	3
29	3
30	2				Q
31	5
32	1
33	2
34	3
35	4
36	2
37	2
38	2				NU20R
39	3
	4

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	3			56.10	Q
2	1			57.13	Q, PB
3	2			57.28	Q
4	1			57.32	Q
5	3			57.62	Q
6	2			57.69	Q, SB
7	1			58.08	q, SB
8	2			58.33	q
9	2			58.47
10	1			58.48	NU20R
11	3			58.55
12	3			58.76
13	1			58.88
14	2			58.93
15	1			59.02
16	2			59.13
17	3			59.15
18	3			59.20	PB
19	1			59.84
20	2			59.89
21	1
22	3
23	3
	2

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	7			55.20	PB
	8			56.54
	4			56.90	SB
4	6			57.83
5	3			58.17
6	5			58.23
7	2			59.08
8	9			59.66

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heats results . IAAF. 8 October 2017.
2. Web site: Semifinals results. IAAF. 8 October 2017.
3. Web site: Final results. IAAF. 8 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709215618/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5680/AT-400H-W-f----.RS6.pdf. 9 July 2020.