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

Event:Women's 400 metres
Competition:2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:2 August (heats)
3 August (semifinals)
4 August (final)
Competitors:34
Nations:28
Win Value:51.50
Gold:Yemi Mary John
Goldnoc:GBR
Silver:Damaris Mutunga
Silvernoc:KEN
Bronze:Rupal
Bronzenoc:IND
Prev:2021
Next:2024

The women'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]

Standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record49.42Tokyo, Japan27 August 1991
Championship Record50.50Barcelona, Spain13 July 2012
World U20 Leading51.24Lubbock, United States15 May 2022

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the 4 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 3 3 52.42 Q,
2 2 6 52.50 Q
2 5 4 52.50 Q,
4 5 7 52.56 Q
5 2 7 52.60 Q,
6 1 3 52.87 Q,
7 3 2 53.30 Q,
8 1 8 53.50 Q
9 5 8 53.53 Q
10 3 6 53.59 Q
11 1 5 53.69 Q
12 4 7 53.70 Q
13 4 6 53.99 Q
14 5 5 54.02 Q
15 1 6 54.04 Q,
16 3 5 54.13 Q
17 2 3 54.14 Q,
18 2 2 54.16 Q
19 4 2 54.32 Q
20 4 5 54.43 Q,
21 5 3 54.63 q
22 5 6 54.75 q,
23 4 8 55.23 q
24 3 7 55.31 q
25 4 4 55.57
26 5 2 55.75
27 1 7 55.86
28 1 4 55.92
29 3 4 56.26
30 4 3 56.55
31 2 4 56.70
32 2 5 57.33
33 3 8 58.09
2 8

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 4 51.72 Q,
2 2 5 52.27 Q,
3 1 6 52.29 Q,
4 2 6 52.29 Q,
5 2 4 52.33 q
6 3 6 52.51 Q
7 2 3 52.55 q,
8 1 7 52.84
9 1 3 53.09
10 1 5 53.22
11 3 3 53.28 Q
12 3 7 53.56
13 2 2 53.62
14 3 8 53.63
15 3 5 53.89
16 1 2 53.95
17 2 7 54.37
18 3 2 54.44
19 2 1 54.53
20 3 1 54.78
21 1 8 54.86
22 1 1 54.89
3 4
2 8

Final

The final was held on 4 August at 17:42[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
4 51.50
5 51.71
6 51.85
4 1 52.23
5 8 52.31
6 3 52.56
7 2 52.82
8 7 53.49

Notes and References

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