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

Event:	Women's 400 metres hurdles
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	2 August (heats) 3 August (semifinals) 4 August (final)
Competitors:	44
Nations:	34
Win Value:	56.16
Gold:	Akala Garrett
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Hanna Karlsson
Silvernoc:	SWE
Bronze:	Michaela Rose
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The women's 400 metres hurdles 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]

Standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record		53.60	Fayetteville, United States	27 April 2018
Championship Record		54.70	Kingston, Jamaica	19 July 2002
World U20 Leading		57.12	Söderhamn, Sweden	26 July 2022

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 6 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	6	8			57.77	Q,
2	3	2			58.35	Q
3	3	4			58.40	Q
4	4	4			58.44	Q
5	6	5			58.52	Q,
6	1	3			58.84	Q,
7	2	5			58.89	Q
8	1	5			58.90	Q
9	4	8			58.90	Q
10	6	6			58.95	Q
11	2	4			59.03	Q
12	2	2			59.04	Q
13	6	1			59.35	q,
14	5	3			59.38	Q
15	5	7			59.39	Q
16	5	6			59.45	Q
17	4	2			59.57	Q
18	1	6			59.62	Q,
19	5	5			59.74	q,
20	4	3			59.88	q,
21	2	8				q,
22	1	4				q
23	2	6				q
24	6	2
25	3	8				Q
26	6	4
27	5	1
28	3	7
29	6	7
30	3	5
31	4	6
32	3	3
33	5	8
34	4	5
35	6	3
36	5	2
37	2	7
38	2	3
39	1	8
40	3	6
41	5	4
42	1	2
43	1	7
	4	7

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1	3			57.28	Q,
2	1	6			57.34	Q,
3	2	4			57.76	Q,
4	1	4			57.78	q
5	3	4			57.83	Q
6	2	6			57.83	Q,
7	2	3			58.07	q
8	3	5			58.28	Q
9	3	3			58.30
10	1	5			59.39
11	3	6			58.40
12	2	8			58.49
13	1	1			58.74
14	1	8			58.77
15	3	7			59.23
16	2	1			59.62
17	3	8			59.74
18	1	7			59.85
19	2	2			59.97
20	2	7
21	1	2
22	3	2
23	3	1
	2	5

Final

The final was held on 4 August at 17:14^[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	6			56.16
	3			56.71
	4			56.86
4	5			57.47
5	7			57.48
6	8			58.56
7	1			58.72
8	2

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 28 September 2022.
2. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 28 September 2022.
3. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Women − Round 1 − Summary. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 28 September 2022.
4. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Women − Semi-Final − Summary. World Athletics. 3 August 2022. 28 September 2022.
5. Web site: 400 Metres Hurdles Women − Final − Results. World Athletics. 4 August 2022. 28 September 2022.