1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27, 28 and 29 July.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold |  United States
|
| Silver | Mugur Mateescu Romania
|
| Bronze | Vadim Zadoynov Soviet Union
|
Results[]
Final[]
29 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
49.50 | ||
 |
Mugur Mateescu | Romania |
50.70 | |
 |
Vadim Zadoynov | Soviet Union |
50.88 | |
| 4 | United States |
51.01 | ||
| 5 | Samuel Matete |  Zambia |
51.70 | |
| 6 |  United Kingdom |
51.78 | ||
| 7 |  Switzerland |
52.23 | ||
| 8 |  France |
52.40 |
Semifinals[]
28 July
Semifinal 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
50.76 | Q | |
| 2 | Mugur Mateescu | Romania |
51.31 | Q |
| 3 | Vadim Zadoynov | Soviet Union |
51.51 | Q |
| 4 | Switzerland |
51.74 | q | |
| 5 | Paweł Woźniak |  Poland |
51.93 | |
| 6 | France |
52.44 | ||
| 7 |  Bulgaria |
52.86 | ||
| Paolo Bellino |  Italy |
DQ |
Semifinal 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
50.99 | Q | |
| 2 | Samuel Matete | Zambia |
51.56 | Q |
| 3 | France |
51.62 | Q | |
| 4 | United Kingdom |
51.63 | q | |
| 5 |  Japan |
52.72 | ||
| 6 |  Ethiopia |
52.73 | ||
| 7 | Fabrizio Mori | Italy |
54.54 | |
| 8 |  Jamaica |
55.31 |
Heats[]
27 July
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vadim Zadoynov | Soviet Union |
51.80 | Q |
| 2 | Switzerland |
51.89 | Q | |
| 3 | Samuel Matete | Zambia |
51.90 | Q |
| 4 | Paweł Woźniak | Poland |
52.11 | q |
| 5 | Jamaica |
53.18 | q | |
| 6 | Gilbert Hashan |  Mauritius |
54.20 | |
| 7 |  Israel |
54.21 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
51.90 | Q | |
| 2 | Japan |
52.19 | Q | |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
52.99 | Q | |
| 4 |  Bahrain |
53.25 | ||
| 5 |  Brazil |
53.56 | ||
| 6 |  West Germany |
53.88 | ||
| 7 |  Norway |
55.80 | ||
| 8 |  Guatemala |
56.30 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
52.02 | Q | |
| 2 | Fabrizio Mori | Italy |
52.39 | Q |
| 3 | Mugur Mateescu | Romania |
52.57 | Q |
| 4 | France |
52.79 | q | |
| 5 | Salvador Vila |  Spain |
53.38 | |
| 6 | Brazil |
53.48 | ||
| 7 | Benjamin Grant |  Sierra Leone |
55.24 | |
| 8 |  Portugal |
60.76 |
Heat 4[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
51.20 | Q | |
| 2 | France |
52.54 | Q | |
| 3 | Paolo Bellino | Italy |
52.70 | Q |
| 4 | Ethiopia |
52.75 | q | |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
53.31 | ||
| 6 |  Denmark |
53.84 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
Bahrain (1)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (1)
Denmark (1)
Ethiopia (1)
France (2)
Guatemala (1)
Israel (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (1)
Mauritius (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Soviet Union (1)
Spain (1)
Switzerland (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
West Germany (1)
Zambia (1)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 Apr 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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