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

Event:	Men's 400 metres
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	2 August (heats) 3 August (semifinal) 4 August (final)
Win Value:	45.28
Gold:	Lythe Pillay
Goldnoc:	RSA
Silver:	Steven McElroy
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Yusuf Ali Abbas
Bronzenoc:	BHR
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The men's 400 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 2, 3 and 4 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		43.87	Seoul, South Korea	28 September 1988
Championship Record		44.58	Nairobi, Kenya	21 August 2021
World U20 Leading		44.93	Eugene, United States	25 June 2022

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 2 August, with the 35 athletes involved being split into 5 heats, each of 7 athletes.^[3] The first 4 athletes in each heat ( 

Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified to the semi-final.^[4] The overall results were as follows:^[5]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			46.02	Q,
2	2			46.21	Q
3	2			46.24	Q,
4	4			46.38	Q
5	3			46.56	Q,
6	1			46.65	Q
7	3			46.66	Q
8	5			46.68	Q
9	2			46.69	Q
10	2			46.75	q,
11	5			46.76	Q
12	4			46.81	Q
13	4			46.85	Q
14	3			46.87	Q
15	1			46.89	Q
16	4			47.00	Q
17	1			47.02	Q
18	5			47.03	Q
19	3			47.10	Q
20	1			47.10	Q
21	5			47.12	Q,
22	2			47.16	q,
23	5			47.25	q,
24	1			47.39	q,
25	5			47.64
26	1			47.67
27	4			47.70
28	1			47.80
29	3			47.86
30	5			48.03
31	2			48.26
32	3			48.66
33	4			48.72
34	3			48.73
	4

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 3 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each.^[6] The first 2 athletes in each heat ( 

Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.^[7] The overall results were as follows:^[8]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			45.49	Q,
2	3			45.61	Q,
3	1			45.67	Q
4	2			45.91	Q
5	1			45.96	Q,
6	3			46.13	Q,
7	1			46.21	q
8	2			46.22	q,
9	2			46.27
10	2			46.50
11	3			46.54
12	3			46.62
13	2			46.63
14	1			46.69
15	1			46.81
16	1			46.88
17	3			46.94
18	2			47.00
19	1			47.51
20	3			47.55
21	3			47.69
22	3			47.97
23	1			48.03
24	2			48.10

Final

The final was started at 18:00 on 4 August.^[9] The results were as follows:^[10]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	5			45.28
	4			45.65
	1			45.80
4	2			46.01
5	7			46.31
6	8			46.36
	3
	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
2. Web site: 400 Metres Men − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 25 August 2022.
3. Web site: START LIST 400 Metres Men – Round 1. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
4. Web site: RESULTS 400 Metres Men – Round 1. World Athletics. 2 August 2022.
5. Web site: SUMMARY 400 Metres Men – Round 1. World Athletics. 2 August 2022.
6. Web site: START LIST 400 Metres Men – Semi-Final. World Athletics. 2 August 2022.
7. Web site: RESULTS 400 Metres Men – Semi-Final. World Athletics. 3 August 2022.
8. Web site: SUMMARY 400 Metres Men – Semi-Final. World Athletics. 3 August 2022.
9. Web site: START LIST 400 Metres Men – Final. World Athletics. 4 August 2022.
10. Web site: RESULTS 400 Metres Men – Final. World Athletics. 4 August 2022.