2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles explained

Event:	Men's 400 metres hurdles
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	3 August (heats) 4 August (semifinal) 5 August (final)
Competitors:	49
Nations:	35
Win Value:	48.84
Gold:	İsmail Nezir
Goldnoc:	TUR
Silver:	Matic Ian Guček
Silvernoc:	SLO
Bronze:	Roshawn Clarke
Bronzenoc:	JAM
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 3, 4 and 5 August 2022.^[1]

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[2]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		47.85	Eugene, United States	11 June 2021
Championship Record		48.51	Grosseto, Italy	16 July 2004
World U20 Leading		48.42	Lubbock, United States	15 May 2022

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 3 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	5			50.66	Q,
2	5			50.68	Q
3	2			50.71	Q
4	3			50.92	Q,
5	3			51.04	Q
6	2			51.12	Q
7	2			51.13	Q,
8	7			51.25	Q
9	5			51.25	Q,
10	1			51.29	Q
11	4			51.34	Q
12	4			51.37	Q,
13	7			51.41	Q,
14	4			51.45	Q,
15	1			51.52	Q,
16	4			51.52	q
17	7			51.53	Q
18	1			51.59	Q,
19	7			51.96	q
20	7			52.16	q,
21	2			52.17
22	5			52.20
23	2			52.22
24	6			52.45	Q
25	6			52.49	Q
26	6			52.50	Q,
27	3			52.50	Q
28	1			52.55
29	6			52.64
30	3			52.80
31	7			52.83
32	7			52.88
33	3			52.91
34	2			53.02
35	2			53.07
36	6			53.10
37	5			53.21
38	1			53.23
39	4			53.26
40	6			53.28
41	5			53.58
42	5			53.76
43	3			54.05
44	6			54.13
45	4			54.26
46	1			54.65
47	3			55.11
48	3			56.18
	1				,
	4

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[4]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	3			49.35	Q,
2	3			49.48	Q,
3	3			49.72	Q,
4	2			50.12	Q
5	1			50.37	Q,
6	2			50.45	Q,
7	1			50.59	Q,
8	2			50.62	q,
9	2			50.82
10	1			50.84
11	1			50.86
12	2			50.95
13	1			51.11
14	3			51.15
15	3			51.22
16	2			51.35
17	1			51.42
18	1			51.59
19	3			51.65
20	3			51.72
21	2			52.58
22	3			52.61
23	1			52.63
24	2			52.97

Final

The final was held on 5 August at 17:49.^[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	5			48.84
	1			48.91
	3			49.62
4	4			50.18
5	6			50.18
6	7			50.20
7	8			50.86
8	2			51.23

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 25 September 2022.
2. Web site: 400 metres hurdles Men − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 25 September 2022.
3. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Men − Round 1 − Summary. World Athletics. 3 August 2022. 25 September 2022.
4. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Men − Semi-Final − Summary. World Athletics. 4 August 2022. 25 September 2022.
5. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Men − Final − Results. World Athletics. 5 August 2022. 25 September 2022.